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Members
Original:
Teddy Riley (Born Edward Theodore Riley, October 8, 1967 in Harlem, New York City, NY)
Chauncey Hannibal (A.K.A. Chauncy Black & C. Black) (Born November 24, 1968)
Levi Little (Born in New Jersey)
Joe Stonestreet

Blackstreet:
Teddy Riley (Born Edward Theodore Riley, October 8, 1967 in Harlem, New York City, NY)
Chauncey Hannibal (A.K.A. Chauncy Black & C. Black) (Born November 24, 1968)
Levi Little (Born in New Jersey)
Dave Hollister (A.K.A. The Black Angel) (Born August 17, 1970 in Chicago, IL)

Another Level:
Teddy Riley (Born Edward Theodore Riley, October 8, 1967 in Harlem, New York City, NY)
Chauncey Hannibal (A.K.A. Chauncy Black & C. Black) (Born November 24, 1968)
Mark Middleton
Eric Williams (A.K.A. E-Ballad)

Finally:
Teddy Riley (Born Edward Theodore Riley, October 8, 1967 in Harlem, New York City, NY)
Chauncey Hannibal (A.K.A. Chauncy Black & C. Black) (Born November 24, 1968)
Eric Williams (A.K.A. E-Ballad)
Terrell Phillips (Born December 3, 19?? in North Carolina)

Level II:
Teddy Riley (Born Edward Theodore Riley, October 8, 1967 in Harlem, New York City, NY)
Chauncey Hannibal (A.K.A. Chauncy Black & C. Black) (Born November 24, 1968)
Mark Middleton
Eric Williams (A.K.A. E-Ballad)

New Jack Reunion Tour:
Teddy Riley (Born Edward Theodore Riley, October 8, 1967 in Harlem, New York City, NY)
Mark Middleton
Eric Williams (A.K.A. E-Ballad)
J-Stylz (Born Sherman Tinsdale)

Part-Time Tour Fill-Ins:
J-Stylz (Born Sherman Tinsdale)
Quinn (Born Kermit Quinn)

Currentish:
Teddy Riley (Born Edward Theodore Riley, October 8, 1967 in Harlem, New York City, NY)
Chauncey Hannibal (A.K.A. Chauncy Black & C. Black) (Born November 24, 1968)
Dave Hollister (A.K.A. The Black Angel) (Born August 17, 1970 in Chicago, IL)
Lenny Harold
Tony Tyler

Got it? Good.

Members' Other Groups
Guy:

Aaron Hall (A.K.A. The Nasty Man) (Born August 10, 1964 in The Bronx, New York, NY)
Damion Hall (A.K.A. Crazy Legs) (Born Albert Damion Hall, June 6, 1968 in The Bronx, New York, NY)
Teddy Riley (Born Edward Theodore Riley, October 8, 1967 in Harlem, New York City, NY)

Blayse:
Terrell Phillips (Born December 3, 19?? in North Carolina)
Marc Nelson (Born January 23, 1971 in Philadelphia, PA)
Tony Grant
Gary "Lil' G" Jenkins (Born in Nashville, TN)

Q.D.T.:
(acronym: Quik, Dogg & Teddy)
DJ Quik (Born David Martin Blake on January 18, 1970, in Compton, CA)
Snoop Dogg (A.K.A. Snoop Doggy Dogg, Tha Doggfather, Niggaracci & Snoopy Collins) (Born Cordozar Calvin Broadus, Jr., October 20, 1971 in Long Beach, CA)
Teddy Riley (Born Edward Theodore Riley, October 8, 1967 in Harlem, New York City, NY)

Flipmode Squad:

Busta Rhymes (Born Trevor Smith, Jr., May 20, 1972 in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY)
Rampage (A.K.A. Rampage The Last Boyscout) (Born Roger McNair, 1974 in Brooklyn, NY)
Spliff Star (Born William A. Lewis in Brooklyn, NY)
Baby Sham (Born L. Jones)
Chauncey Black (A.K.A. C. Black) (Born Chauncey Hannibal, November 24, 1968)
Reek Da Villian (Born Tariek (Shamel Rondo Horton) Williams in Roosevelt, NY)
DJ Scratchator (Born H. Jordan)

M.E.R.:
Mark Middleton
Eric Williams (A.K.A. E-Ballad)
Jeremy "Remy" Hanna

Albums
Blackstreet
Blackstreet - Another Level
Blackstreet - Finally
Blackstreet - No Diggity: The Very Best Of Blackstreet
Blackstreet - Level II
Blackstreet - Greatest Remixes
Chauncey Black - C. Black & The Pirate
Guy
Guy - III
Guy - The Best Of Guy (20th Century Masters: The Millenium Collection)
Dave Hollister - Ghetto Hymnz
Dave Hollister - Chicago '85...The Movie
Dave Hollister - Things In The Game Done Changed
Dave Hollister - "Everybody Wants To Be Loved" The Lost Tapes Volume 1: The Force One Network Collection
Dave Hollister - Real Talk
Levi Little - Soul Connection
Mark Middleton - My Turn My Time
Teddy Riley - Black Rock EP
Teddy Riley - Blackrock

Singles
Blackstreet - Before I Let You Go (Single)
Blackstreet - Tonight's The Night (Single)
Blackstreet - Fix (Single)
Blackstreet - Wizzy Wow (Single)
Dave Hollister - My Favorite Girl (Single)
Dave Hollister - One Woman Man (Single)
Dave Hollister - Never Gonna Change (Single)
Levi Little - Somebody To Love/Pick Up The Phone (Single)

Also Featured On...
B C D E F G H I J K L M N P R S T W

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Charli Baltimore - Cold As Ice (Teddy Riley)
Benzino - The Benzino Project (Teddy Riley)
Boyz 'N The Hood (Force One Network (Dave Hollister))
The Brothers (Dave Hollister)
Bulworth (Teddy Riley)
Busta Rhymes - The Big Bang (Chauncey Black)

C
CB4

D
Death Row Greatest Hits (Dave Hollister)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Greatest Hits (Teddy Riley)

E
EPMD - We Mean Business (Teddy Riley)

F
50 Cent - Power Of The Dollar (Dave Hollister)
Foxy Brown - Ill Na Na
Foxy Brown - The Hits And Unreleased Vol. 1

G
Get On The Bus

H
Hav Plenty

I
In Too Deep (Dave Hollister)

J
Jay-Z - In My Lifetime Vol. 1
Jay-Z - The City Is Mine (Single)
Janet Jackson - I Get Lonely (Single)
Juice (Teddy Riley)

K
Kool & The Gang - The Hits Reloaded (Import)
Kurupt - Against The Grain (Dave Hollister)
Kurupt - Down And Dirty (Dave Hollister)

L
Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz - Make It Reign (Chauncey Black)

M
Terrace Martin - Signal Flow (Chauncey Black)
MTV Party To Go '98
MTV The First 1000 Years: R&B

N
Nutta Butta - Freak Out (Single) (Teddy Riley)

P
Panther

R
Ray J - This Ain't A Game (Teddy Riley)
Redman - Doc's Da Name (Dave Hollister)
The Relativez - Money Respect Money (Dave Hollister)
Ride (Dave Hollister)
Romeo Must Die (Dave Hollister)
The Rugrats Movie
Rush Hour 2 (Teddy Riley)

S
Erick Sermon - Def Squad Presents Erick Onasis (Dave Hollister)
Snoop Dogg - Ego Trippin' (Teddy Riley)
Soul Food
The Source Presents Hip Hop Hits Volume 2 (Eric Williams)
Sticky Fingaz - Black Trash: The Autobiography Of Kirk Jones (Dave Hollister)
Keith Sweat - Didn't See Me Coming (Dave Hollister)
Keith Sweat - Sweat Hotel Live (Teddy Riley)
SWV - The Remixes (Teddy Riley)

T
Carl Thomas - So Much Better (Dave Hollister)
Tony Thompson - Sexsational (Dave Hollister)
Thug Radio Mixtape 14: Ridin' (Chauncey Black)
2Pac - 2Pacalypse Now (Dave Hollister)
2Pac - Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z... (Dave Hollister)
2Pac - Keep Ya Head Up (Single) (Dave Hollister)
2Pac - R U Still Down? (Remember Me) (Dave Hollister & Eric Williams)
2Pac - Greatest Hits (Dave Hollister)
2Pac - 7 Dayz In Vegas: 2Pac LIVEs (Dave Hollister)
2Pac - The Best Of 2Pac (DVD) (Eric Williams)
2Pac - Rare & Unreleased (Dave Hollister & Eric Williams)

W
Wild Wild West
The Wood
Wreckx-N-Effect - Hard Or Smooth (Teddy Riley)

Bio From AllMusic.Com
One of the top R&B vocal groups of the '90s, Blackstreet was founded by singer, producer, and new jack swing pioneer Teddy Riley after the breakup of his seminal trio Guy. Riley had taken a few years to concentrate on his booming production career, which saw him working with Wreckx-N-Effect, Bobby Brown, Michael Jackson, and SWV, among others. His itch to get back in the performing arena resulted in the formation of Blackstreet in 1994, which included singers Chauncey "Black" Hannibal, Levi Little, and Joe Stonestreet in addition to Riley. Stonestreet was replaced by Dave Hollister prior to the recording of the group's self-titled debut album, which appeared in the spring of 1994. On the strength of "Before I Let You Go," a Top Five hit on the R&B charts, Blackstreet was a platinum-selling hit even without much crossover exposure. Two more singles from the album, "Booti Call" and "Joy," were minor hits as well. Hollister subsequently left for a solo career and Little exited as well; their replacements were Mark Middleton and Eric Williams. The new additions helped set the stage for Blackstreet's pop breakthrough with 1996's Another Level. More specifically, it was the inescapable smash single "No Diggity," which featured special guest Dr. Dre, that put them over the top. "No Diggity" reigned for four weeks on top of the pop charts and won a Grammy for Best R&B Vocal by a Duo or Group; it also pushed sales of Another Level past the four million mark. The follow-up single, "Don't Leave Me," was a decent-sized hit in 1997, and the group later made a guest appearance on Jay-Z's "The City Is Mine" and teamed with Mya and Mase for the hit "Take Me There" from the Rugrats soundtrack. More personnel shifts had ensued following their blockbuster success, however: Middleton left for his own solo career and was replaced by Terrell Phillips. Blackstreet's third album, Finally, was released in early 1999, and though it contained "Take Me There" (and a bevy of guest cameos), it spent only one week in the Top Ten. The group's commercial momentum had slowed in the intervening years, and Finally struggled to go gold. Tensions within the group and with their label, Interscope, ran high, and a rift between Hannibal and Riley spelled the end of the road for Blackstreet before the year was even out. Reports surfaced in early 2000 that Hannibal had sued Riley for two million dollars, but after Riley filed a countersuit, Hannibal denied that he had ever taken legal action and the matter was dropped. Riley recorded a reunion album with Guy in 2000, and subsequently began working on material for his first solo record. However, he had second thoughts about disbanding Blackstreet, and patched things up with Hannibal; Middleton and Williams returned to restore the Another Level lineup, and Riley's solo project became a Blackstreet reunion. The resulting album, Level II, was released in early 2003. - Steve Huey

Teddy Riley's Bio From AllMusic.Com
The acknowledged "king of New Jack Swing", producer/songwriter Teddy Riley's enviable list of platinum-laced credits include Guy, the Winans, JOE (the Riley-produced "Stutter" topped both the R&B/pop charts in early 2001), Johnny Kemp, Blackstreet, Keith Sweat, Michael Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Hi-Five, and Al B. Sure among many others.

Born in Harlem, Riley grew up in the St. Nicholas projects. He began playing drums at three years old. At five, Riley picked up the guitar and the trumpet. When he turned eight, he began playing piano for the Little Flower Baptist Church. Later, he began playing in bands around New York. After meeting Kool And The Gang member Royal Bayyan, Riley was introduced to the arts of record production and songwriting. Hooking up with Gene Griffin in the mid '80s, Riley's many talents resulted in platinum hits for Guy � the singing trio that included Riley and brothers Aaron Hall and Damion Hall. One of Riley's early production was Deja's 1988 Virgin LP, We Belong Together.

In the early 90s, Guy disbanded and Riley formed Blackstreet with Chauncey Hannibal, Dave Hollister, and Levi Little. The self-titled debut album went platinum. Their second album, Another Level, followed suite and spawned the million-seller "No Diggity." Tiring of the rigors of big city life, Riley moved to Virginia, opening his state-of-the art Future Recording Studios in the mid-'90s. � Ed Hogan

Levi Little's Bio From AllMusic.Com
New Jersey-born vocalist Levi Little first attracted attention as the lead vocalist on Blackstreet's smash single "Joy; " his solo debut Soul Connection followed in 1998. � Jason Ankeny

Apparently, Levi Little can do it all. On his soulful debut, Soul Connection, this Patterson, New Jersey native performed, arranged, mixed and produced all the track recordings, and also played most of the instruments. That's some major feat. Although some of the melodies are similar in sound to his urban music contemporaries JOE and Brian McKnight, Levi's contribution to the canon of soul artists is a considerable one. Smooth singing graces enticing songs like "Strong Love" and "Somebody to Love," creating silky romantic montages. Bruce Hornsby's expert keyboard work on "The Walls" completes this steady supply of timeless funk and sensual R&B, making this an overall impressive effort. � Roxanne Blanford

Dave Hollister's Bio From AllMusic.Com
Onetime R&B session vocalist Dave Hollister first appeared on the soundtrack of Boyz 'N The Hood, but got his big break as an original member of Teddy Riley's Blackstreet, performing on their 1994 debut album. He departed shortly thereafter to pursue a solo career, not only as a singer but also as a songwriter and producer. Hollister's first recorded effort as a solo act, the Erick Sermon/Redman collaboration "Weekend," was featured on the movie soundtrack The Ride and released as a single in 1998. His solo debut album, Ghetto Hymnz, was issued in 1999. Chicago '85...The Movie followed a year later. The album eventually went gold thanks to the popularity of "One Woman Man." In 2002, Hollister left DreamWorks for Motown in search of some new energy. His third album, Things In The Game Done Changed appeared the same year and reflected Hollister's change in sound although it didn't fare as well as his previous releases. Quickly returning to his original label, Hollister issued Real Talk in fall 2003. He then signed with Gospo Centric and released 2006's The Book of David, Vol. 1: The Transition. � Steve Huey