Rock On The Net: Blackstreet (original) (raw)

| | Blackstreetbutton.gif (123 bytes) The R&B group Blackstreet (sometimes noted as BLACKstreet) consists of Chauncey Hannibal, Eric Williams, Mark Middleton, and its founder - famed producer, Teddy Riley. Riley formed the group in the early 90s with Riley, Hannibal, Joe Stonestreet and Levi Little. Dave Hollister replaced departing Stonestreet before the release of their debut LP. 1994... # 91 Singles Artist of the Year May Blackstreet LPbutton.gif (123 bytes) Blackstreet released their debut LP - Blackstreet. August button.gif (123 bytes) Blackstreet hit the Top 40 with "Booti Call." November button.gif (123 bytes)Blackstreet hit the Top 40 with "Before I Let You Go." December button.gif (123 bytes) Blackstreet was certified gold. 1995... # 54 Singles Artist of the Year January button.gif (123 bytes) Blackstreet hit the Top 10 with "Before I Let You Go." April button.gif (123 bytes) Blackstreet was certified platinum. May button.gif (123 bytes) Blackstreet hit the Top 40 with "Joy." 1996... # 53 Singles Artist of the Year button.gif (123 bytes) Eric Williams and Mark Middleton replaced Levi Little and David Hollister. September Blackstreet - Another Levelbutton.gif (123 bytes) Blackstreet released Another Level. button.gif (123 bytes)Blackstreet hit the Top 40 with "No Diggity." button.gif (123 bytes)Blackstreet topped the Billboard Hot R&B Singles Airplay chart for 7 weeks with "No Diggity." October button.gif (123 bytes)Blackstreet topped the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, Hot R&B Singles Sales chart for 4 weeks, and the Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales chart for 3 weeks with "No Diggity." button.gif (123 bytes) Another Level topped the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart for 5 weeks. November Blackstreet - "No Diggity" (Single)button.gif (123 bytes)Blackstreet hit the Top 10 with "No Diggity." button.gif (123 bytes)Blackstreet topped the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart for 4 weeks and the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart for 6 weeks with "No Diggity." button.gif (123 bytes)Another Level was certified platinum. December button.gif (123 bytes) The single "No Diggity" was certified platinum. 1997... # 22 Singles Artist of the Year March button.gif (123 bytes) Blackstreet hit the Top 40 with "Don't Leave Me." April button.gif (123 bytes)Another Level was certified 3x platinum. button.gif (123 bytes) "Don't Leave Me" topped the Billboard R&B Singles Airplay chart for 3 weeks. May button.gif (123 bytes) Blackstreet hit the Top 10 with "Don't Leave Me." September button.gif (123 bytes)Blackstreet was nominated for 2 MTV Video Music Awards including Best Rap Videoand Best R&B Video ("No Diggity" with Dr. Dre). November button.gif (123 bytes)Another Level was certified 4x platinum. December button.gif (123 bytes) Blackstreet topped the Billboard Year-End Charts as the Top R&B Album Artist - Duos/Group. 1998... # 153 Singles Artist of the Year January button.gif (123 bytes) Blackstreet were nominated for an American Music Award for Favorite Soul/R&B Album (Another Level). button.gif (123 bytes) Blackstreet could be heard helping out Jay-Z with his song, "The City Is Mine." February button.gif (123 bytes) Blackstreet won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group ("No Diggity") and were nominated for Best R&B Song (awarded to the songwriter) ("No Diggity"). December button.gif (123 bytes) Blackstreet hit the Top 40 with "Take Me There" with Mya and Mase. 1999... # 78 Singles Artist of the Year February button.gif (123 bytes) Blackstreet hit the Top 10 with "Take Me There" with Mya and Mase. March Blackstreet - Finallybutton.gif (123 bytes) Blackstreet released Finally. button.gif (123 bytes) Blackstreet hit the Top 40 with "Girlfriend / Boyfriend" with the help of Janet Jackson. button.gif (123 bytes) Middleton left Blackstreet to go solo, and was replaced with Terrell Philips. October button.gif (123 bytes) Finally was certified gold. Blackstreet with Janet Jackson - Girlfriend / Boyfriend (Single)button.gif (123 bytes) By year's end, Blackstreet had broken up. 2000... June button.gif (123 bytes) Legal confusion surrounded Blackstreet when Hannibal announced he was filing a $2 million lawsuit against Riley, but then re-tracked the statement. November button.gif (123 bytes)Rolling Stone & MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs includes "No Diggity" at # 91. 2003... March Blackstreet - Level IIbutton.gif (123 bytes) Blackstreet regrouped and released - Level II. button.gif (123 bytes) # 214 on the Top Pop Artists of the Past 25 Years chart. 2007.. December button.gif (123 bytes) VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 90's included "No Diggity" at # 32. 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