16 Facts About Teddy Riley

Teddy Riley is the founder and lead vocalist of the musical group Blackstreet, as well as its predecessor Guy.

Teddy Riley is credited with popularizing modern use of the talk box vocoder, and discovering Pharrell Williams in 1991.

Teddy Riley was raised in St Nicholas Houses in Harlem, New York City.

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

In 1989, Teddy Riley produced Big Daddy Kane's "I Get the Job Done", as well as other work for the Jacksons, the Winans, and James Ingram.

Teddy Riley worked on an album with Outsiderz 4 Life, producing "Wil' Out" and other songs.

In May 2006, Teddy Riley announced that he would be working on two key projects: a new Blackstreet album and a new Guy album.

In 2008, Teddy Riley was the victim of a Ponzi scheme that left him bankrupt.

In 2009, Teddy Riley performed with Guy at the BET Awards.

Teddy Riley produced and co-wrote the song "Teeth" with Lady Gaga for her EP The Fame Monster.

Teddy Riley said that the current lineup of Blackstreet consisted of himself, Chauncey "Black" Hannibal, Dave Hollister, and Sherman "J-Stylz" Tisdale.

Teddy Riley insisted all of the songs were sung by Jackson and claimed that vocal artifacts were added from overprocessing Jackson's voice.

However, Teddy Riley made comments in an interview with Dan Dodds in which he stated that there were some elements of his voice in the music.

Teddy Riley worked with rapper Jay Park on an English track titled "Demon", which was originally meant for Michael Jackson.

Teddy Riley has produced Korean girl group Girls' Generation's single "The Boys" for the group's first international release.

Teddy Riley has produced songs for Girls' Generation's labelmates Shinee and Exo.