Blackstreet
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Origin | New York City, New York, U.S. |
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Years active | 1991–2003;[1] 2014–present |
Labels | Interscope, DreamWorks |
Members | Chauncey "Black" Hannibal Levi Little Mark Middleton Eric Williams |
Past members | Teddy Riley Dave Hollister Joseph "Street" Stonestreet (deceased) Terrell Phillips Sherman "J-Stylz" Tisdale Kermit Quinn Lenny Harold Tony Tyler (deceased) Rodney Poe |
Website | therealblackstreet |
Blackstreet (often stylized as BLACKstreet) is an American
Formation
After the breakup of Guy, Riley (while working on Bobby Brown's third album, Bobby) came up with the idea to start a new group featuring himself, Hannibal, a singer named Joseph "Street" Stonestreet and Levi Little. Originally, the group was to be named Stonestreet, but it was later decided to combine Stonestreet with Chauncey's nickname "Black". The group became Blackstreet Featuring Teddy Riley, with an original lineup of Riley, Hannibal, Little, and Stonestreet. However, Stonestreet left after the release of the single "Baby Be Mine", and was replaced with Dave Hollister before the first self-titled album was released.
Career
In 1993, their first single "Baby Be Mine" was released on the soundtrack to the Universal Pictures comedy CB4 (starring Chris Rock). The song was written by Riley and Stonestreet and produced by Riley.[2]
Their debut album, Blackstreet, featured the singles "Booti Call", "Before I Let You Go" and "Joy".[2] "Booti Call" and "Before I Let You Go" were both Top 40 hits, with "Before I Let You Go" hitting the Top 10. In 1996, they released their second album Another Level. It was a breakthrough success due to the top single "No Diggity" (with Dr. Dre), which was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1996. In 1998, Blackstreet won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.[2]
Another Level eventually went four times platinum in the United States and peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard chart. "No Diggity" was later ranked at No. 91 on
Blackstreet had a top ten album with
After several failed attempts to keep Blackstreet together, all members eventually continued with solo careers for a time. However, in 2014 it was announced that past members Black, Little, Middleton, and Williams were back together under the Blackstreet moniker. They continued to perform with this lineup currently, and embarked on their second Australian tour in April 2015.[8]
In 2015, three ex-members, Mark Middleton, Eric Williams and Jeremy Hanna were backing vocals for
Members
Current
- Chauncey "Black" Hannibal
- Levi Little
- Mark Middleton
- Eric Williams
Blackstreet featuring Teddy Riley
- Teddy Riley
- Dave Hollister
- Sherman "J-Stylz" Tisdale
- Rodney Poe
Past members
- Joseph "Street" Stonestreet (Original member only appeared on single "Baby Be Mine") (Deceased)
- Terrell Phillips (Appeared on the album Finally)
- Kermit Quinn (performed during live shows, does not appear on album)
- Lenny Harold
- Sherman Tisdale
- Tony Tyler (deceased)
Discography
- Blackstreet (1994)
- Another Level (1996)
- Finally (1999)
- Level II (2003)
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