The Toxic Drama That Destroyed R&B Group Blackstreet!

[@mariesmall688]

❤Hollister! whether it is R&B or gospel, he's always been on point.

[@malod]

Yeah Teddy messed up that vision

[@SuzyDamari21]

What are his best songs that I could listen to?

[@Blessed-tn1wd]

Yup! Love Dave Hollister🌸

[@Blessed-tn1wd]

@@SuzyDamari21 Just start listening to his albums. They are all wonderful..”Ghetto Hymns,” “Chicago 85,” “Things in the Game Done Changed,” etc.

[@danettehubbard8862]

Dave Hollister is The Man

[@merewilcox471]

@@danettehubbard8862 facts !

[@MaryMarisen]

One woman man is still giving 💯

[@leonpressley6882]

Dam straight up..he was the David Ruffin of that group..as far as I'm concerned without the coke habit

[@dontelindsey5846]

David is still one of my favorite singers.

[@sharonbarnes4443]

I love his songs❤❤❤❤

[@tiffanyriley7455]

Yes❤❤❤❤❤

[@darrylallen3461]

The best..

[@ivorgittens9466]

😅

[@Blessed-tn1wd]

Mine too. Love his storytelling.

[@er6333]

We want this kind of Music to make a Grand COMEBACK❣️

[@MrHennessyROB]

Dave put out some heat with the “Chicago 85” album

[@TheKmj931]

Flames

[@sonyat4191]

His gospel CD 'Book of David" is great as well.

[@gregbuze9143]

Indeed

[@ladawnmalloy1]

🎯🎯🎯 I STILL have that album in rotation

[@pharaohacura3618]

FACTS!!!

[@ericawatson898]

Black Street was not the same since Dave left the group

[@tiffanyriley7455]

It always be like that

[@jeanettetimmons716]

Facts

[@Blessed-tn1wd]

Dave was certainly an integral part and I have near all of his music, but that second line-up and album “Next Level” is classic. I wore that cd out lol. Now after that, yeah it certainly was even less the same.

[@leroybarnett5396]

I totally agree 💯 Dave became one of my favorites out of blackstreet I got a chance to meet David when I lived in Milwaukee at his show he was down to earth very humble one brother but hey that's the any industry no one is just living a perfect life and just know issues are going to come u just gotta buckle up and get ready for that ride cuz it's going to be a wild ride period

[@Swervedaplumber]

Facts

[@jkeys769]

Blackstreet was an amazing group! Every member was talented and they could have done amazing things!! It's sad to see that they failed to work things out back then. They created music that I still listen to this day!

[@Elwrt455]

David Hollister singing "Before I Let You Go" ! I couldn't get enough of his singing ( one of the songwriters was Leon Sylvers who wrote my other jam by Shalamar "Over and Over")

[@lenardshaw6037]

Over and over is my favorite jam by shalamar love me some Blackstreet as well happy holidays to you and yours

[@Orralanda]

😊 as a female dancer back in the 90s. Yes definitely was a hit

[@montariomcarthur7842]

Sylvers from “FAMOUS BROS & SIS GROUP”???

[@Blessed-tn1wd]

@@montariomcarthur7842 Yes!

[@michaelsheppard6714]

Aaron Hall was the lead singer of Guy. Teddy was just producing and rapping here and there. Dave Hollister was the jewel of Blackstreet him and Chauncey Black. When Dave went solo Chauncey was all he had.

[@ronnieburton9593]

Mark middleton was the true glue

[@BajaricaN412]

I argue that Eric was a decent replacement for David vocally. He killed it in No Doggity, Don't Leave, I Wanna Be Your Man, even Do 4 Luv (2pac feat. Eric Williams), and any chance he was utilized properly.

[@demonparish4261]

Just producing 😅 he'll that's harder then just singing.

[@Rick-og6oy]

JUST producing! You know nothing about music. I guess Quincy Jones had nothing to do with Thriller he just produced it.

[@markfrank5937]

JUST producing AND writing. That sounds like ownership. 🤷

[@user-fo6pg6se6i]

Joy is one the most beautiful songs ever made

[@atlmahar1266]

Written by Michael jackson

[@pharaohacura3618]

@@atlmahar1266CO-Written

[@deonrogers6593]

​@@atlmahar1266Not true. It was written for Michael Jackson. He was not that fond of it. He did a version but didn't it on his album. Teddy wrote the song.

[@Blessed-tn1wd]

@@deonrogers6593 My understanding as well.

[@TeeceABeast]

I love that song I still blast it riding to work!!! Hell I’m playing it in the morning!!! Thank you God for great music and I’ll be 43 on Monday December 16th!!! I feel blessed and grateful!!!

[@souldeep808]

7:43 "Dave came to me and said, 'Yo can I get paid more money?' And I said yes, I'm cool with that." Bruh!! No producer has EVER said THAT! 🤣🤣

[@deonhacker8076]

😅😅😅😅😅

[@Blessed-tn1wd]

🤭🤭🤭🤭

[@deewoo2776]

I still play their CDs.

[@hancet3676]

Blackstreet ain't shit without DAVE HOLLISTER!!! He is the best singer out of the whole group. He is the TRUTH!!!

[@musamthembo7245]

' Chicago '85 The Movie ' , absolutely gold dust of an album.

[@kellyroyds5040]

Why are people always accused of jealousy when they don't receive their money, credit, etc?

[@goodymob9638]

Because it actually happens, egos have been the killer of groups throughout history.

[@MrBlytheville]

@@goodymob9638or maybe it’s true that they don’t get their money. You don’t find it odd that most 90s R&B groups of the 90s and even rap groups back then have all broken up from not getting paid? That’s all jealousy or people not getting paid?

[@goodymob9638]

@MrBlytheville I used to produce concerts in the 80-90s, so I knew a lot of groups. And the things that contributed to a lot of them breaking up was, splitting of the money, egos, and jealousy. You have to remember how young we were, we were in our early 20s.

[@dehjhunaeday5743]

I never stopped playing them my favorite cd is another level my childhood man I miss the 90s

[@Blessed-tn1wd]

Yesss! That cd hit different. No skips.

[@Motheroftwosons]

David Made The Group❤

[@G.A-m1t]

They ALL made the group!😏

[@RobertFoster-kx5nt]

I knew that David Hollister was a standout frontman of the group Blackstreet...please listen to "Force One Network"=Spirit then you'll see how underatted this singer really is😔😔....

[@mrskay1674]

Its sad they couldn't overcome their differences. So many great hits. Their rendention of the Beetles "Money Cant Buy Me Love" is one of my favorites.

[@MaverickPerspective]

Dave: Ain’t nobody coming to see you Teddy. They coming to see me.

[@bimrebeats]

Nah, Teddy gave them all the shine they wanted while singing backup in his own band as long as it lined his pockets 😂

[@CleanMusicLover229]

Teddy Riley was doing what Gene Griffin did to Guy. The reason he's only worth $3 million is because he signed over his publishing to Gene Griffin a day after signing to Uptown Records. Majority of the songs he's credited for doing in the 90s, he actually didn't write or produce. He had ghostwriters and ghost producers, Willie "Mucho" Scott, Pharell Williams, Allstar, and Sprague "Doogie" Williams. He wanted to add Rodney"Darkchild" Jerkins to his team of ghostwriters/producers, but Rodney's father said $5,000 per song wasn't enough and countered it for $17,000. Teddy declined it. Even Timmy Gatling (original member & co-founder of Guy), said Teddy was given credit to the songs he (Timmy) wrote and produced after getting kicked out of Guy (for not signing Gene's contract). Timmy was the main writer on Guy's debut album. He is also the only member of Guy to own all of his publishing and Masters, because he didn't sign Gene Griffin's contract.

[@pharaohacura3618]

BOOM!!! no lies told here

[@mikebrown8014]

Don’t forget Tammy Lucas Also wrote songs for teddy

[@thecookouttrivia]

I sang "Before I Let Go" to my high school sweetheart. I can't sing but I sang it to her anyway. Met Dave on a cruise in 2015 and told him that story. He laughed, but he appreciated the love. One of my favorite singers of all time, a cool brother and it was an honor to meet him.

[@bighutch3043]

Nah dawg.. im from Chicago & Dave Hollister is also from the Crib.. Teddy You know it was not about jealousy because it was Not.. it was about you Mr Teddy Riley stealing their money & under paying black street guys , lieing about the amount of money they all were supposed too split evenly. But teddy will take the money from the concert promoters & pocket black streets share .. now thats what happened, Teddy Riley was raping blackstreet financially.. FACTS, Dave had a good solo career too. 👑👌🏾 🎭💯🎯

[@LanierHale-oq3dr]

Crabs in a bucket is universal.

[@dehjhunaeday5743]

Dave hollister Chicago baby💪🏾

[@KEVINRICHARDS]

The first and second albums are classic and I still play them today.

[@Blessed-tn1wd]

Right! 🙌🙌

[@krisw.5025]

Teddy needs to be ashamed of himself. So many people talk about what a nightmare he is. For him to sit there and tell Dave to look out for “his brother” when Dave just wanted to get paid what he’d earned. Tell Chauncey to write and produce a hit! Don’t go back Dave!

[@Creggo5]

Why was there a random picture of 112?

[@shereenthomas4888]

I literally read your message as it showed that part 😂

[@murrdatv8381]

😂😂😂

[@vegasmitch1472]

Teddy should be worth $50 Million or More!!! 2 Many Hits written, Song & produced by Him!!

[@CleanMusicLover229]

He signed over his publishing to Gene Griffin. In the 90s, he had ghostwriters and ghost producers.

[@vegasmitch1472]

@CleanMusicLover229 yeaaaah i Know about Gene Fk"n Him & Guy Over & that's why Tim Gatling was kicked out because he wouldn't Sign the BS From Gene (the Original Suge Knight)

[@ColleenScott-kh8ur]

It's a shame sometimes we're like crabs 🦀 in a barrel. It's sad, but true. Blackstreet could have been so much greater if jealousy and greed didn't take them down.

[@TradeWynn65]

D. Hollister is everything ❤.

[@ThePrinceOfTheTalkbox]

Dave Hollister MADE that group with his voice

[@torriewatkins3935]

Dang they didn't talk about Levi at all that was a major voice in that group MJ gave him so much props on BlackStreet version of the song Joy where he sang lead.

[@sharaemuhammad2436]

My favorite song of theirs

[@julieelle9897]

Teddy… $3M ?!? That doesn’t sound right… he hiding something somewhere

[@dhodges1911]

He lost HUGE in that no prenuptial divorce.

[@torrance1972]

He lost a lot of money in bad investments he had his own episode on msnbc American Greed

[@taramcbride2315]

He had a bad deal...doing bad business. He wasnt paid for a lot of his projects. Some of his biggest projects he didnt get credit for or get paid.

[@mondingo67]

There is no way teddy is only worth 3 million dollars. The dude wrote and produced the following: my prerogative, no diggity, two can play that game, just got paid, make it last forever, remember the time, the kissing game, rump shaker and other huge hits! How on earth is he only worth 3 million dollars ?? Just the royalties from these songs are worth more than 3 million.

[@billyjacc]

😂

[@charlieredeemed]

I grew up with their music. Some of the best vocals.

[@JohnathanMarshall-wv5gp]

"I'm with my favorite girl" 🎶 🎶 🎶 Team Hollister 👊🏿

[@monicataylor5529]

Yessss

[@monicataylor5529]

That first line "Whats wrong with your shady ass.." lol

[@JohnathanMarshall-wv5gp]

"U think this is a game"??? 🎶 🎶 🤨

[@garynoyb4318]

I call CAP!! In all the other videos and tell alls - it was Chauncy who was jealous of Dave. smh.. Dave and Teddy are still tight to this day...

[@78MsShortcake]

This is true. I watched their "Unsung" episode and the narrator said they're song "Before I Let You Go" could not be played in the episode because Chauncey wouldn't give permission to use it

[@Itsmiimiibaby]

Exactly.

[@ninobrown5555]

this is clickbait, if it wasnt for TR theyd be NO NEW JACK SWING!, NO Blackstreet, No TR pop collabs, TR DA MAN!

[@g.g.2620]

“Pay me my money, Jerry!”

[@merewilcox471]

Their story not as bad as a lot of other groups

[@nefertitimcmillan949]

It is, they just didn't display it in THIS video.

[@JawandeSimpson]

Yeah but Teddy did it I was singing you guys's songs backward and forward you guys have great hits still to this day❤❤❤ give these guys their flowers 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@curt349]

People act sometimes like jealousy doesn't exist in the music industry and definitely within group's success

[@wannitafindley6911]

That is the 100% truth! Teddy doesn't want someone else to shine! His talent is not singing lead! This is why the groups bouncing around! From guy, to the first backstreet! Then the second backstreet! And then the quality of righting went down! Aaron hall, rising star! Chauncey, rising vocalist! David Hollister, star! Teddy is the master of ceremony! Puts things together! Production! But dude, not vocally lifted! But enough talent to sing back up!

[@traciescott1871]

Brought that concert here to TX headlining Guy..get there no Aaron. I was pissed! Then, gonna get up there and give this monologue on Aaron wasn't there. Negro, we know that..,Damien singing lead. Had the audacity to come back 4-6 months later with Aaron. Man,who Rhonda spend $300 on the same set?! I'm not! 👋😑

[@calvinwilds46]

Teddy genius was new jack swing he created a sound the world dance to for a while

[@tiffanyriley7455]

@@calvinwilds46yeah that true💯💯💯💯

[@wannitafindley6911]

@calvinwilds46 all that is true! We're talking about character and greed!

[@calvinwilds46]

@wannitafindley6911 unfortunately the industry is full of no character and greedy people. But I understand what you're saying.

[@SpousalPrivilege]

They still look and sound great! Great music, good times!❤❤

[@liviaforeign6630]

right!!! They Still got the vocals

[@Motheroftwosons]

I love me some David Hollister I meet him when he came to Kansas City for the community health far and I was able to meet him face to face he’s very short

[@sharlinemoore8549]

That's why he didn't last. Teddy was selfish.

[@SMorgan722]

lol nice

[@Morgan24_7]

Teddy....you're part of the reason Aaron Hall is where he is today. Training dogs....last I knew.

[@williamrichardson24]

Why is there no mention of Joe Stonestreet (R.I.P) ? He was one of the original lineup.

[@islandbee]

Honestly, I thought he was the best vocalist. I even heard demos of a solo project that never got released. It’s too bad that it never materialized.

[@thesaintst1851]

Teddy’s net worth is around 50 million.. just checked. 3 million?.. after all HE’S done? Is ridiculous

[@larrybowie4650]

Cool

[@saturdayschild8535]

I’m surprised he has that much left. What he’s done isn’t what most people think. He’s robbed a lot of artists of their ideas. By running “internships” and dubbing some that thought they were collaborating with him as “for hire,” he stole the work of many.

[@CleanMusicLover229]

Actually, majority of his catalog was written and produced by OTHERS. He had GHOSTWRITERS AND GHOST PRODUCERS

[@leonzaclaiborne5926]

when Hollister went solo. I left with him.

[@kingkumul9386]

Guy was one of the biggest groups in the world so why not just do whatever Teddy Riley says he was the visionary

[@tiffanyriley7455]

To much right😂😂😂

[@She_Tried_It]

0:16 If you're gonna tell it, tell it. Teddy Riley in the beginning of the video - who are you talking about? Who had control? Are you saying Dave Hollister, the singer for the "first hit" (Before I let you Go went to #7 on the chart) was jealous of someone and wanted them out? Or someone else in control wanted Dave out? Teddy and Dave would be the only two with any "control" due to talent. So I assume he means Dave got a big head? 0:28 Who started to act differently towards "Levi and myself"? Who was speaking here? Chauncey talking about Dave? 1:18: Dave Hollister is speaking about having secret meetings without Teddy and someone going back and telling Teddy whom they saw as the leader of the group. Why were they acting without Teddy? Without Teddy, they didn't have anything - he helped create an entire GENRE. So it looks like Chauncy Hannibal was the problem? The original members of the R&B group Blackstreet were Teddy Riley, Chauncey "Black" Hannibal, Levi Little, and Dave Hollister. 5:00 OK, if you say Teddy don't want no one else to get shine and No Diggity was "your song", and Teddy made it into a hit and didn't give you credit, that's not quite right: the song is written by Teddy Riley, Chauncey Hannibal, Lynise Walters, Andre Young, William Stewart, Bill Withers, Richard Vick with Teddy RileyWilliam "Skylz" Stewart producers - Hollister is nowhere listed. So if you feel like you want to make decisions and do your own thing. WHERE ARE YOU NOW? When the group broke up, you talked like you could be successful making decisions. Where's your solo career? Your new group? Teddy went on to more greatness on his own - so maybe it was best to let him make decisions. 7:32 So Teddy blames Chauncy for breaking up the group because Hollister wanted more money and Chauncy said no way. And to this day, Teddy Riley is holding out for what reason?

[@ZukiBiker13]

Another story of Teddy not correctly handling his business. So much talent but not being able to manage it.

[@lovablelibra]

Why l remember the lyrics to this 30 years later, yet can’t remember what l ate for breakfast 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@ultramag0343]

He's gotta be worth more than $3 million

[@CleanMusicLover229]

Nope. He doesn't own the majority of his publishing. He signed it over to his then manager Gene Griffin.

[@sheliadurantvlogs4564]

Dave is such a nice and humble man. He came to my job once and he was so nice.

[@ej1218]

Dave the best singer in the group to me ❤❤❤❤ I love all his single albums

[@wendylee5397]

Team Levi Little leading #JOY Representing OUR Hometown..Paterson, NJ

[@babybluepradas1]

Damn They had Damn Good Thing Goin On Till Tht One Person With Jealousy OR MissIng Money 💰! DAVE HOLLISTER THE MAN

[@MrHarrisbuford]

Unbelievable how 100’s of millions slip through the hands of these celebs.

[@mostmost1]

It never makes their hands. Just numbers on predatory contracts.

[@saturdayschild8535]

@@mostmost1Even when it does reach them, they waste it on impulse ego driven purchases.

[@mostmost1]

@@saturdayschild8535 like most humans do with money. Let's stop acting like they are special when we all are conditioned not to be.

[@richardheard3288]

You know teddy lying 🤥

[@wandadevereaux2359]

The best move David Hollister made was to leave Blackstreet. Ted Riley is not sharing the "throne".

[@latetrickwatts4047]

Chicago 85 was a bad ass album…but Ghetto Hymns…is a super bad classic!

[@Choklat_]

DAVE WAS BLACKSTREET, NOT UP FOR DEBATE 😤 ❤

[@G.A-m1t]

They ALLLLLLLLLLLLL made the group. The sound, harmonies, sway, style, production!!!!!

[@vincenthenderson964]

Did they really show 112?!?

[@NubianPrince85]

I was thinkin the same😮

[@KinToNatTuner]

Dave Hollister was the voice of that group, period!

[@BatkoNashBandera774]

I was going to ask wdf happened to the Hood's Boyz II Men, aka Blackstreet... thanks for making this video so I can see.

[@diell1975]

So Teddy Riley has been writing & producing hits for over 30 years but him and David Hollister have the same net worth? 3 million dollars?🤔 Chauncey is worth a mil & ain't on the radar at all! I was with you until you said that part. 🤦🏾‍♂️🤣🤣🤣

[@mostmost1]

Teddy made way more money. Just because he don't got it now doesn't mean he didn't generate it. His first buisness partner stole most of his early publishing and money.

[@H8tespeech]

As teenagers we would take them to the record store n Jamaican restaurant in Norfolk. Teddy had them living in a little ass apartment across from thr studios/my high-school.. Pharrell was there too.. Dave was cool af. Chauncey was snitching n the members didn't like him. Good times.

[@saturdayschild8535]

I remember this. A lot going on behind the scenes of those “good” times. The Hummingbird had the best curry chicken though.

[@Ice.M.]

Dave was the only one that can sing..

[@CelinaWilson-f2o]

Big Joe Holt my step daddy, sold my song to this groups management back in the days...aka ( Big Joe Louis). Louisville Kentucky. 1313 Dixie Highway was the residence. The Wedding Song. 🎼🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🦂💎

[@jefeking2117]

How tf you not listen too Dave Hollister?? Now 30’years they wanna come back

[@themelanatedtouch784]

Omg I love Dave Hollister Chicago 85 was a hit.

[@Juilus.67]

A person's vanity destroys everything around them

[@BigOpp2024]

How long did they work on the guy 3 album cause fave was gone by 96 and guy3 came out in 2000?

[@jenellewaugh5550]

I love Dave Hollister.

[@beataddict5475]

Teddy created New Jack Swing so noone can tell me anything bad about him lol

[@Anne.411]

I see all these R&B groups were just as much in their feelings as they got us over these songs

[@troypowell6620]

Dave Hollister 🐐🎤

[@omegalivestreamofficial8096]

dang they have a small amount of cash for that many albums sold

[@bryantmcalister]

Money is the key break up to most groups. It's the live of money that is the root of all evil. And these people must really love that money

[@spamspam7265]

GIVE THEM THEIR MONEY THEY ALL WORKED FOR A LEAVE

[@TheTruth-mi2yh]

The narrator of this video could have done a little more research and learned that the name BLACKSTREET actually came from the original member (Joseph Stonestreet) and Chauncey Black. That little fact is never mentioned, but Google (Baby Be Mine) by Blackstreet, and the lead singer in the video is JOSEPH STONESTREET, hence the name Backstreet! And that, is where the name originated!

[@danas916x]

Another Level will forever be a classic album

[@shawnb1125]

Sounds like some in the group forgot their roles. Teddy WAS the producer/rapper. Chauncey WAS the original Lead w'BlackStreet. Until Davis came w'his Silky sound... they both did the damn thing. Teddy was power hungry (diddy like mentality) and Chauncey refused to take home less just to allow David to take home more... which I don't blame him. His voice was as equally important. Seems to me Teddy should've remembered who (C&D) buttered his bread. Thus why, *Guy* played out. TOO DAMN GREEDY

[@sonyat4191]

Why are you showing the group 112 @ 5:32?

[@waterjack3]

Net worth, 3 million??? Smfh.. Babyface is with 200 million. Teddy should have a lot more bread!

[@exploringwithbellanoche1286]

How is Teddy only worth $3 million bucks? All that producing he’s done😩

[@ronaldrussoe1749]

As a Black street fan this breaks my heart but, Dave's Chicago 85 shows he made the right decision leaving Mr Ego Riley, who ruined a good thing.

[@lilone9621]

Let’s be clear, Teddy was never the singer, he might have been one of the song writers but that is it. Between Black street and Guy, the stories re the same and one person both have in common.

[@Cam-lg2vy]

Neverseen them dudes since .except Dave and teddy

[@boygorge4166]

Legends for ever 🙏🏽💪🏽

[@SharonHYmes]

So Sad😢

[@tiffanyriley7455]

Yes. The voice beautiful

[@kellyroyds5040]

He seems to ruin the best groups.

[@G.A-m1t]

Who?

[@chancest.thomas5160]

0:05 Yaasss 6:18 - 7:12 Teddy!! You'd BETTA FIX dis Mess U made!!

[@kuunami]

Girl you're a perfect 10! I wanna get in!!!!!🎵🎵🎵🎵🎶🎶

[@TruthB7Told]

The music industry is GRIMY!

[@marshallduke1728]

Mark Middleton is the most underrated singer of the group. Go listen to his song "I DO" from the Brothers movie soundtrack. Beautiful.

[@liviaforeign6630]

I didn't realize until this very moment that Dave Hollister came from Blackstreet.I had noo idea, just learned this today I thought he was a solo artist. He's Amazing!! They ALL are.

[@lesliesuggs7695]

Learn your music he was the best singer in the group

[@liviaforeign6630]

@@lesliesuggs7695 thank you

[@ibexy]

Teddy Riley is surely worth more than 3 million dollars.

[@montrellbrown9120]

Back in the 90s and 2000s, females would tell me I looked a little like Dave!!! I actually saw him in a Kroger late night in Atlanta back in 06! I had just left a club and had a fur coat on!!! I was walking down isles and saw dude!!! He actually had a fur on too, but his was way more expensive than mine!!! lol looked at each and he dapped me up!!! Shit was crazy

[@afrogroov]

Teddy Riley's ego and poor business acumen has been a problem all his career....the curse of his musical genius is that he fell short in other important areas such as....common sense....humility.... simplicity.....sitting back....letting people shine....