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Blackstreet Snapshot

Music Genre

R&B

Music Style

Urban, Club/Dance, New Jack Swing, Electronic

Music Mood

Party/Celebratory, Sexual, Sensual, Confident, Street-Smart, Freewheeling, Sexy, Brash, Playful, Boisterous

Wikipedia Text

Blackstreet (often stylized as BLACKstreet) is an American R&B group founded in 1991 Thomas Taliaferro and Teddy Riley, the inventor of New Jack Swing known for his work as a member of Guy. Chauncey Hannibal and Levi Little were signed under production and management contracts with Thomas Taliaferro and were merged into what became Blackstreet featuring Teddy Riley. The current members are Teddy Riley, Dave Hollister, Mark Middleton, & Eric Williams . The original members of Blackstreet were Teddy Riley, Chauncey Black , Levi Little, and Joseph Stonestreet. Stonestreet was replaced however, by Dave Hollister before they began work on their self-tiled debut album. The name Blackstreet is a portmanteau of the nicknames of Hannibal (Chauncey Black) and Joseph Stonestreet (Street). The group is notorious for doing the dance move "The Lean" at concerts.

Gender

Male

Origin

New York City, New York, U.S.

Music Genre (Text)

R&B, Hip hop soul

Year(s) Active

1991–present

Record Label

Interscope (1994–1999), DreamWorks (2002–2004), TR Music Group (2009–present)

Group Members

Teddy Riley, Dave Hollister, Mark Middleton, Eric Williams