Teddy Riley's vocal group that turned a 1996 single into a global anthem.
For the full picture, start with 'No Diggity' and then check out something like 'Don't Leave Me' from their later work.
Blackstreet matters because they delivered one of the definitive R&B hits of the '90s with 'No Diggity.' That song, from their 1996 album 'Another Level,' was a worldwide smash that still gets played everywhere. It cemented Teddy Riley's move from producing New Jack Swing to leading a vocal group, and their catalog includes deep cuts like 'Don't Leave Me' and 'Happy Song (Tonight).'
The group formed in 1991 when Teddy Riley assembled singers like Chauncey Hannibal and Dave Hollister. After their 1994 debut 'Baby Be Mine,' the 1996 album 'Another Level' and its hit 'No Diggity' defined them, though lineup changes and a royalty lawsuit with Uptown Records followed. They kept making albums into the late '90s and beyond, including 'Finally' in 1999.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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