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The Sad Reason Teddy Riley Will Never Reunite With Guy Bandmates
Famed producer Teddy Riley was candid on Sway in the Morning about his fractured relationship with group members from Guy and the truth behind “Guy 2.0.”
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America Needs to Have a Conversation About White People Covering ‘No Diggity’
A few weeks ago, I was having a conversation with editor Angela Helm while she was beaming about an interview that she had just completed with musical genius Teddy Riley. Not content in simply letting her bask in her glory, as she explained how she asked all the right questions, I proceeded to burst her…
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A Dozen+ Songs Touched by Teddy Riley, and You Ain’t Even Know
Best believe if you love hip-hop, R&B, soul, gospel, or any form of black music, you have quite a few of Teddy’s jams on your music app or iPhone. From Big Daddy Kane to Jay-Z, Michael Jackson to SWV, Teddy Riley was the man behind the boards of some of pop’s greatest hits; and some…
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Unsung: Gospel or R&B? Dave Hollister Won’t Let Anyone Box Him In
Chicago native Dave Hollister has always had vocal chops, straddling the secular and gospel worlds with seeming ease. But after a peak career in the ’90s with Teddy Riley’s group Blackstreet, and then as a solo artist, his name disappeared from the lips of fans who had reveled in his old-school-style love songs. Hollister is…