{"id":1261,"date":"2018-10-17T10:35:13","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T16:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/?p=1261"},"modified":"2018-12-10T19:05:50","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T02:05:50","slug":"teddy-riley-producing-hip-hop-heavyweights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hiphopnewsjournal.com\/staging\/teddy-riley-producing-hip-hop-heavyweights\/","title":{"rendered":"Teddy Riley: Producing Hip Hop Heavyweights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently Teddy Riley, the architect of New Jack Swing and one of the most influential music producers in history has been enjoying a career resurgence. He recently has been active producing for the likes of Nile Rodgers and Case.\u00a0 He is also set to receive a much-deserved Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year.\u00a0 Throughout his 35 years plus career Teddy Riley has been able to work with quite a few hip hop heavyweights.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Teddy Riley \u2013 Breakfast Club Interview<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f7B5pJXVpyk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One of the hip hop artists Teddy Riley worked with early on was the legendary Kool Moe Dee on his sophomore platinum selling 1987 album <strong><em>How Ya Like Me Now<\/em><\/strong>. Most notably on the infamous title track which was a memorable diss towards LL Cool J. Around that same time Teddy Riley would forge a relationship with Heavy D.\u00a0 Teddy Riley would produce tracks on Heavy D\u2019s firs three albums.\u00a0 Heavy D would then return the favor and make appearances on albums from Teddy Riley\u2019s group Guy during that timeframe. One of the trademark tracks Teddy Riley produced for Heavy D was \u201cWe Got Our Own Thang\u201d from the 1989 platinum album <strong><em>Big Tyme<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Kool Moe Dee \u2013 How Ya Like Me Now (prod. by Teddy Riley)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A9_nAZ3VEA0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Heavy D \u2013 We Got Our Own Thang (prod. by Teddy Riley)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6uPWH3TziI4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Teddy Riley would continue being a producer in high demand during the early 90\u2019s. In 1993 he would collaborate with LL Cool J on the remix to \u201cStand by Your Man\u201d from the gold album <strong><em>14 Shots to the Dome<\/em><\/strong>. Later on that year Teddy Riley would link up with DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince on \u201cI\u2019m Looking for the One (To Be with Me)\u201d from the gold album <strong><em>Code Red<\/em><\/strong>. The following year he produced several tracks for MC Hammer\u2019s 1994 platinum album <strong><em>The Funky Headhunter<\/em><\/strong>. One of the songs is the underrated \u201cDon\u2019t Stop\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>LL Cool J \u2013 Stand by Your Man (remix) (prod. by Teddy Riley)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xXrXQIpGT-0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>DJ Jazzy Jeff &amp; The Fresh Prince \u2013 I\u2019m Looking for the One (To Be with Me) (prod. by Teddy Riley)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6JsgY2PXWAg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>MC Hammer \u2013 Don\u2019t Stop (prod. by Teddy Riley)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r8wxcKKtH1M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Teddy would continue achieving success producing for hip hop superstars in the late 90\u2019s. During this time he would line up the artist with his most successful group Blackstreet. This first occurrence was with \u201cGet Me Home\u201d, the lead single from Foxy Brown\u2019s 1996 platinum album <strong><em>Ill Na Na<\/em><\/strong>. Teddy Riley teamed up with the production duo the Trackmasters and delivered an unforgettable track. The year after Teddy would produce and have his group Blackstreet appear on \u201cThe City Is Mine\u201d from Jay-Z\u2019s platinum sophomore album <strong><em>In My Lifetime, Vol. 1. <\/em><\/strong>This would occur one last time on \u201cGet Ready\u201d, the only single from Mase\u2019s gold 1999 album <strong><em>Double Up<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Foxy Brown \u2013 Get Me Home feat. Blackstreet (prod. by Teddy Riley &amp; Trackmasters)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UX_b8v4hywk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Jay-Z \u2013 The City Is Mine feat. Blackstreet (prod. by Teddy Riley)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KY97oRcXDKY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Mase \u2013 Get Ready feat. Blackstreet (prod. by Teddy Riley)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe width=\"1080\" height=\"810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H58TqfZ9E6o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Teddy Riley is one of the most prolific and influential producers in music of all-time. He achieved success in pop, r&amp;b, and hip hop. Based on his work and achievement he should have received his Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame twenty years ago. Beyond his talent it is humility and staying hungry as a producer that has kept him in demand after all these years. 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