Edward Theodore Riley (born October 8, 1967) is an American record producer, singer, and songwriter credited with the creation of the R&B and

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fusion genre,

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. Musical artists who utilized Riley's production and songwriting — namely

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Keith Sweat Keith Sweat (born July 22, 1961) is an American singer, producer and songwriter. An early figure in the new jack swing musical movement, he is known for his collection of hits including "I Want Her," "Make It Last Forever (song), Make It Last For ...

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, and

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, among others — helped popularize the genre with several hit songs and albums from the late 1980s to 1990s. He is the founder and lead vocalist of the musical group Blackstreet, as well as its predecessor

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.Hogan, Paul. "

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Retrieved on September 19, 2009 With Blackstreet and Guy, Riley has released four and three commercially successful studio albums, respectively. He has produced four ''Billboard'' Hot 100-number one singles: " I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)" by

, "

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" by Bobby Brown, and "

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" (featuring

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and Queen Pen) by his group, Blackstreet. His other productions include the 1992 singles " Remember the Time" by Michael Jackson and " Right Here (Human Nature Remix)" by SWV. Beginning with his work on the extended play ''

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'' (2011), Riley has since worked on releases in the

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pop market, having produced the singles " Call Me Baby" for

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in 2015, " The Boys" for

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in 2011, and " Mamacita" for

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in 2014. A two-time

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winner, Riley's influence on

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production had led to further usage of samples, sound effects, and rapping segments as well as singing — a practice which in part was reminiscent of the

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. He is also credited with popularizing modern use of the

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vocoder, and discovering

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in 1991.

Early life

Riley was raised in St. Nicholas Houses in

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. A

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from the age of five, he began playing instruments in church. His uncle, who owned the Harlem club The Rooftop, built a studio in the club in which Riley would spend most of his time while growing up. By age 15, he was beginning to work with artists like Doug E. Fresh.

Career

Under the guidance of local music producer Gene Griffin, Riley formed the short-lived group Kids at Work. At the age of 18, Riley produced

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's 12" single " Go See the Doctor". Released on an independent label in 1986, the song became a crossover hit, reaching number 89 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Riley had previously worked on the production of Doug E. Fresh and the Get Fresh Crew's "The Show" in 1985. In 1987, Riley, Aaron Hall, and Timmy Gatling formed the R&B group

. In 1989, Riley produced

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's "I Get the Job Done", as well as other work for

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, and

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. That same year, he helped produce the debut album ''

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'' of his rap group,

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. After the release and tour of Guy's second album, '' The Future'', Riley co-produced half of

's album '' Dangerous'' on the recommendation of Jackson's long-time producer

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. After the disbandment of Guy in 1992, Riley moved on to producing and promoting Wreckx-n-Effect's second album ''

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'', which he also performed on. In late 1991, Riley formed a second group, Blackstreet. The group would go on to release several major hits, including " Don't Leave Me" (1997), the number one single "

" (featuring

and Queen Pen) (1996), and " Girlfriend/Boyfriend" (with

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featuring

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and

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) (1999). By 2011, the group had disbanded and reformed several times. In 2000, Riley worked with Spice Girl

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on the tracks "ABC 123", "I Believe", and "Pack Your Shit" for her solo debut album ''

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''. He also worked on an album with Outsiderz 4 Life, producing "Wil' Out" and other songs. At the start of 2006, he was part of the New Jack Reunion Tour, featuring Blackstreet and Guy, in addition to

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, SWV, and

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. In May 2006, Riley announced that he would be working on two key projects: a new Blackstreet album and a new Guy album. In 2008, Riley was the victim of a

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that left him bankrupt. In June 2008, a fire destroyed Riley's

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recording studio. Fire investigators said that an electrical problem caused the blaze that burned the abandoned recording studio. The Virginia Beach Fire Department said lightning in the area also could have been a factor, although there was no direct strike. The empty studio was for sale and was insured for $336,000. In 2009, Riley performed with Guy at the

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. In the same year, Riley worked with

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and

Robin Thicke Robin Alan Thicke (born March 10, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known for his 2013 single " Blurred Lines" (featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams), which peaked atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, received ...

on their respective albums. Leading on from his work on

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's album ''

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as well as Snoop Dogg. Riley produced and co-wrote the song "

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" with

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for her EP ''

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''. Speaking in March 2010 to ''

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'''s Pete Lewis, Riley said that he was no longer affiliated with Guy (Riley had last performed with the group in October 2010). Riley also said that the current lineup of Blackstreet consisted of himself, Chauncey "Black" Hannibal,

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, and Sherman "J-Stylz" Tisdale. He confirmed that he was working on a new Blackstreet album, though intended to release his own album – entitled ''TRX'' – first. Artists he could possibly be working with for the project included

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and

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, plus his own new, upcoming acts. However, Hannibal stopped performing with the group and the lineup became Riley, Hollister, Mark Middleton, and Eric Williams. In 2012, Hannibal returned to Blackstreet; Middleton and Williams left the group. As of 2019, the group's lineup now consists of Riley, Hollister, J-Stylz, and Rodney Poe under the name "Blackstreet 2". In August 2010, co-executor of the Michael Jackson estate, John Branca, confirmed that a posthumous album from Jackson would be released, containing work done in the previous five years with producers

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, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, and Riley, as well as work written and produced solely by Jackson himself. The album ''

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'' was released on December 14, 2010, in the United States. After the release, several people questioned some of the music Riley produced for the project. Riley insisted all of the songs were sung by Jackson and claimed that vocal artifacts were added from overprocessing Jackson's voice. However, Riley made comments in an interview with Dan Dodds (also known as Soul Jones) in which he stated that there were some elements of his voice in the music. Riley is reported to have said, "They may use some elements from me, put together ideas but I haven't been working on the new album." Recently, Riley has stepped into the Korean music market. Riley worked with rapper

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on an English track titled "

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", which was originally meant for Michael Jackson. Riley produced a

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for the girl group Rania. He produced the tracks "Believe" and "Flow" by the R&B group

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for the album '' Twenty''. He has also produced Korean girl group

's single " The Boys" for the group's first international release. He has also produced songs for Girls' Generation's labelmates

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and

. He worked with Shinee on "Beautiful", "Shine", and "Dangerous" from their two-part third studio album ''

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''. Riley also produced the songs "Milk" and "All Night" for

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's third studio album '' Red Light'' and the song "What Is Love" for Exo.

Personal life

As of 2025, Riley has nine children.

Discography

;With Kids at Work * ''Kids at Work'' (1984) ;With Guy * ''

'' (1988) * '' The Future'' (1990) * '' Guy III'' (2000) ;With Blackstreet * '' Blackstreet'' (1994) * '' Another Level'' (1996) * '' Finally'' (1999) * '' Level II'' (2003)

Production discography

Singles

Production credits

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& the Boyz , ''

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, ''

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References

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