Blackstreet — Another Level

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The story of Blackstreet’s breakthrough second album is really the story of “No Diggity”, the realisation of group leader Teddy Riley’s dream of merging hip-hop and R&B. This is when the producer’s novel new jack swing sound was fully absorbed into mainstream DNA, affirmed by the presence of Dr Dre, who, fresh off “California Love”, also ghost-produced the hit. Over barbershop harmonies, Riley’s funky talk-box, chiming keys and Bill Withers’ sampled hum, Blackstreet deliver a rare anthem praising independent women...who sleep around. Amid a set of songs that includes covers of both The Beatles and DeBarge, it’s this song’s spiritual and sonic fusion of Boyz II Men and Jodeci that unifies the album. <br />Wildly, “No Diggity” was almost left off <i>Another Level</i>—Riley’s old band Guy turned it down, and so did Blackstreet’s other members at first—but even without it, the supporting songs showcase a quartet that had found their groove. “This Is How We Roll” uses smooth sax, shimmering Rhodes keyboards and crew ad-libs to channel boom-bap’s mellow party-starting mood. The pining “Don’t Leave Me” plays out over a crisply cut ’80s synth loop complete with crackling vinyl static. And slinky seducer “Fix” taps right into hip-hop’s psyche by cutting up Grandmaster Flash’s “The Message”. While there are plenty of vocal chops on display, it was Blackstreet’s rap-derived confidence more than old-school competence that defined the moment they’d come to share with Usher, 112 and others. Meanwhile, “No Diggity” went onto inspire a vicious 2Pac diss track (“Toss It Up”, aimed at Dre) and, in 2012, a pretty fierce a cappella medley in <i>Pitch Perfect</i>.

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  1. Blackstreet Intro 1:14
  2. This Is How We Roll 3:30
  3. No Diggity (feat. Dr. Dre & Queen Pen) 5:04
  4. Fix 4:05
  5. Good Lovin' 4:31
  6. Let's Stay in Love 4:14
  7. We Gonna Take U Back (Lude)/Don't Leave Me 5:17
  8. Never Gonna Let You Go 5:00
  9. I Wanna Be Your Man 4:05
  10. Taja's Lude (Interlude) 0:26
  11. My Paradise (Interlude) 2:11
  12. Deja's Poem 0:24
  13. (Money Can't) Buy Me Love 3:30
  14. Blackstreet (On the Radio) [Radio Interview] 3:23
  15. I Can't Get You (Out of My Mind) 4:45
  16. I'll Give It to You 4:17
  17. Happy Song (Tonite) 5:38
  18. Motherlude 4:36
  19. The Lord Is Real (Time Will Reveal) 4:13