Teddy Riley

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Teddy Riley is an American singer, songwriter, and producer widely credited with pioneering the new jack swing genre that fused R&B with hip-hop.

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instanceOf human
musician
record producer
singer
songwriter
activeYearsStart 1980s
associatedAct Blackstreet
Bobby Brown
Guy
Heavy D & the Boyz
Keith Sweat
Michael Jackson
Wreckx-N-Effect
birthName Edward Theodore Riley
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
creditedWith creating new jack swing
dateOfBirth 1967-10-08
ethnicity African-American
familyName Riley
founded Blackstreet
Guy
genre R&B
hip hop
new jack swing
soul
givenName Edward
influencedGenre contemporary R&B
hip hop soul
instrument drum machine
keyboards
piano
memberOf Blackstreet
Guy
name Teddy Riley self-link
notableFor pioneering the new jack swing genre
occupation audio engineer
keyboardist
record producer
singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Harlem
surface form: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States
produced Blackstreet
surface form: Blackstreet – No Diggity

My Prerogative
surface form: Bobby Brown – My Prerogative

Guy – Groove Me
Guy – I Like
Keith Sweat – I Want Her
Michael Jackson – Dangerous (album, multiple tracks)
Michael Jackson
surface form: Michael Jackson – Jam

Michael Jackson – Remember the Time
residence United States of America
surface form: United States

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Forever (album) producer Teddy Riley
subject surface form: Forever
Get Away producer Teddy Riley
Humpin’ Around producer Teddy Riley
Malice n Wonderland producer Teddy Riley
My Prerogative producer Teddy Riley
Something in Common producer Teddy Riley
Get Away writer Teddy Riley
My Prerogative writer Teddy Riley
Something in Common writer Teddy Riley