Today's post is gonna be dedicated to a group that got their start from the mind of a musical genius: Teddy Riley. They wowed us with their first self titled cd, and with the modification of the group, they took us to "Another Level". This is about Blackstreet:
This is and always will be one of the greats that they were known for from that cd. "Don't Leave" was hot, because not only did it have a sick beat to it, but the way that Chauncey and em was sangin that track, you'da thought that the girl was leaving the sound booth never to return again. This was definitely one of those songs that you could have on repeat, because you knew that if you was feelin it, then you wanted to hear it again.
Blackstreet definitely blessed our ears with some great hits...spanning over 4 different CDs. At times, they were thought to be a modern day Guy (due to Teddy Riley being the brainiac behind the entire operation). Their first cd was a banger to me, but in all actuality, I was stuck on Another Level. It was one of those that got madd rotation in the car, on the cd player on the way to school, at the crib; anywhere. Matter fact, it still gets rotation to this day. The list below are a few of my favorites from this group from all 4 cds and a hawt remix as well.
No Diggety: A collabo between Teddy Riley and Dr. Dre. Can't go wrong with that combination. Not to mention, Queen Pen was at the height of her 15 mins of fame at that point too.
My Paradise: One of the best interludes ever IMO. I think this shoulda been a full song. Hmmm..thoughts for another post.
Before I Let You Go: One of the bangers of the first CD. Real romantic and stuff. Definitely good for a "get int the mood" cd.
Deep: Here is their real nasty side. They brought it real hard core with this one.
I Get So Lonely (remix): Even though this was a Janet song, they still brought another flavor to it.
Booti Call: Taken from the old school music, but with an up to date 90's new jack swing. I'm sure all folks was bumpin this.
I think that Blackstreet was one of those groups from the 90s that made their impact on R&B as a whole...but you know they had great beginnings given that Teddy Riley had already made his step into the music world with Guy. So it was almost a given that they were gonna have some sort of success.
Today's post is gonna be dedicated to a group that got their start from the mind of a musical genius: Teddy Riley. They wowed us with their first self titled cd, and with the modification of the group, they took us to "Another Level". This is about Blackstreet:
Another Level was the BEST Blackstreet album that dropped. Granted the self-entitled joint was real good (pours out a little likka for the secular Dave Hollister), but Another Level really was another level.
ReplyDeleteTo me, it was one of the top two CDs to drop in '96 (112 was the other one).
CORRECTION - Booti Call was not on Another Level - it was on their self-entitled CD.
Yeah I know...I'm bout to specify that the list came from the span of all 4 CDs, and not just one. But I agree with your commentary though!
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