Teddy Riley on Making His Biggest Song 'No Diggity', How Dr. Dre Ended Up Doing a Verse (Part 22)

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Part 21: • Teddy Riley on Telling...
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In this clip, Teddy Riley looks back at the success of the "Dangerous" album that he produced for Michael Jackson before discussing the popularity of "Rump Shaker" by Wreckx-n-Effect; another record that he produced. The Grammy winner reveals that the lyrics were written by Pharrell and that he was sued for sampling the saxophone without clearing the music first. From there, he talks about making music with Blackstreet and the famous song that put them on the map, "Booty Call." Before explaining where the concept for "Booty Call" originated, he talks about his friendship with Mike Tyson. Moving along, Riley talks about sampling Bill Withers for Blackstreet's biggest hit, "No Diggity." He also explains how he ended up singing the first verse on the track and how the song landed on the desk of Jimmy Lovine, which resulted in a feature from Dr. Dre.

[@andremotivation6561]

Dave Hollister is one of the most underrated singers in rnb history. Black Street was that group.

[@steviecritiquenewby7874]

Facts 💯🙌🏿

[@PPCSI133]

Sung the hook on dear mama too!

[@dawgpound187]

@@PPCSI133 nah he didn't do the hook for Dear Mama, he did Brenda's Got A Baby & Keep Ya Head Up

[@bennyblanco2091]

Yup✊🏾

[@tomapep1]

Don’t Take My Girl Away (Chicago 85)🔥🔥

[@82deoll]

Will Vlad let Teddy tell his stories. Cutting him off like he knows them better. 😂😂

[@tymck9694]

Seriously

[@shamondavis406]

@82deoll I strongly agree with you!! I'm like 'Shut up MF, let this man tell HIS story'.

[@PipelineRecordsTV]

😂😂

[@JS-bh3pz]

To be fair about 50% of stuff Teddy says either never happened or is a unique take on factual events. He has been doing it for years. Lots of stuff he says in this interview doesn't add up at all and it is easily provable that he is not telling the truth just by googling those events.

[@ramonnelson7007]

Teddy is one of the biggest producers of any generation but literally underrated shockingly

[@daysrays3987]

Only underrated to those who didnt grow up in that era...respectfully

[@deykno87]

New Jack swing music was trash that’s why.. still love him too

[@MyKeeP81]

@@deykno87 lol if you think new jack swing was trash then please excuse yourself off this earth. your opinion isnt wanted lol my god who says that?

[@jamalvines2133]

@@deykno87 OK ONLY PERSON THE MUSIC U LISTEN TO IS NEW JACK

[@ramonnelson7007]

@@daysrays3987 that is true however if persons call themselves music loves then they should get to know his music his production and also writing but this generation will call it old and trash sadly

[@DeeNice681]

No Diggity is their biggest hit but ‘Before I Let Go’ will always be my favorite!

[@davidwright82]

Yeah that first album is by far their best

[@wiltisdabest]

Don't leave me is better too. Hell No diggity isn't even the best Teddy Riley led song. Booti Call & Good Life are better.

[@leahmonet3581]

dont leave me is my fave too @@wiltisdabest

[@LutherPittman]

Mine too!!!

[@ibexy]

"Before I let you go..." how can I ever forget that song! I still remember the day I first heard it. My landlady's daughter brought it back in a song collection from uni and played it for me. I fell in Love with Blackstreet and bought the whole album. Still blasting Blackstreet to date since the 90s. And then "No diggity"! This is so emotional right now!

[@tbur6470]

Leon Sylvers co wrote that song

[@AR-ii3ly]

Riley’s output in the late 80s and 90s was phenomenal. Also, Dre’s verse was a rap and Riley was singing, so there’s no comparison.

[@jackjill8129]

true but I guess difference is Teddy actually wrote his Dre didn't

[@demetrrius3000]

@@jackjill8129 teddy didn’t write it either.

[@rapidfiremuzik_official]

Teddy is an underrated musician, he's been doing it the nicest for a very longtime as a Producer & Artist

[@shawnstrickland7313]

He’s definitely not underrated. U must be young.

[@bertisjordan1085]

Child prodigy!

[@tjones020570]

I feel bad for him. I think he worked real hard for it.

[@andremotivation6561]

Shout to the late and great Bill Withers for being the inspiration for No Diggity with his song Grandma's Hands

[@davidmalik9821]

Never knew, wow.

[@TheRealJPhillips]

This is a very good interview. I'm a TR fan so I'm really engulfed in all this. He needs to make a movie about all this. ASAP

[@JJ-mm9uf]

I said the same thing in one of the earlier parts of the interview but a TV series. A movie might be better though, or a couple movies.

[@TheSstretch68]

Damn this an incredible interview with TEDDY RILEY!!! Recently found out he produced GRAND PUBA’s first group MASTERS OF CEREMONIES!!! Dude is a musical genius.

[@nlee4566]

No Digitty was one of many 90s songs that got grandma dancing on the dance floor!

[@Eichwiesel]

Bill withers.. Grandma's Hands is the sample.. Listen to it! So it fits perfect with grandma's dancing!

[@kazardancing]

yea on soul food too

[@kgmams9852]

Legendary indeed. Must say following this interview had to revisit that song we grew up listening, No Diggidy, and yeah Mr Riley is the one who led it... Sold 1.6million copies in '96, won a Grammy '98🤎... Legendary🔥

[@demetrrius3000]

Crazy to see 1.6 mill copies sold..as big as it was I would’ve thought it was like 3+ million..that song was so huge in 96

[@LWH768]

Teddy also produced The Show, one the most iconic HipHop songs of all time. DCOG

[@QuabmasM]

To finish the story, Suge Knight ended up hearing the song before it came out & had Pac jump on a remix of it dissing Dr Dre(called "Toss It Up"). To add insult to injury, he had Aaron Hall on it(who was beefing w/ Teddy Riley) w/ Kci & Jojo which was a shot at Puff Daddy who had signed Jodeci(before they went on to be heavily west coast affiliated). Keep in mind, Puff Daddy used to be an intern for Teddy Riley & would set up his keyboards. If Im not mistaken, the original remix had to have the sample removed because they didnt clear it & then later the song got pulled from the radio due to Jimmy Iovine strong arming the radio stations lol. The song ended up being the last music video Pac shot before he died. They shot a video on the beach w/ a bunch of white girls & didnt like how it came out, then months later reshot it(w/ a bunch of light skin girls in post production lol) & finished the day before Pac died. Aaron Hall is in the original video but in the 2nd video couldnt be in it due to legal issues so *R Kelly plays the role of him when his vocal part comes up(& keep in mind, R Kelly bit the Fk out of Aaron Hall's vocal style when he first came out & of course copied Teddy Riley's new jack swing style production just like errbody else) . *correction: R Kelly wasnt in the video, it was a look alike confirmed by Danny Boy in an interview on youtube in a video about him doing gay things w/ R&B singers if you wanna search for it. He clarifies this at the end of the video & I had to search through dozens of videos to find the EVIDENCE which means I was misinformed(likely by a nickel in a Toss it Up comment section from the past). Either way, all these nickels in the comment section here blindly disagreeing aint got the answers neither & like Terrence Howard said in Get Rich or Die Trying "even if Im wrong Im right cuz i couldve been right". I had to prove myself wrong by finding evidence. Now Ive corrected my incorrection. Either way, I dont randomly make ish up & Im a thorough bred nickel myself.

[@shesbaldbutiwould]

lol where did u get that r kelly story from,never happened

[@King-rs9mo]

@@shesbaldbutiwould thank you cause I was finna scream 😱

[@kinggokubeats5008]

R Kelly??? LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOO YOU JUST PULLED THAT ONE OUT YA ASS 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@jamarwashington6419]

@@shesbaldbutiwould google it. I been watching these Riley, Jodeci, etc story videos over a decade. In the music video youll see a dude in a car whos face is never shown for Aaron Halls part. I dont give a Fk who that dude is but apparently it was R Kelly according to Riley or Jodeci. Google will help u confirm it. No need to make ish up nor blindly deny ish i have no clue about. If u know u know. I know cuz the folk who know said so. This like the 100th interview on this song. Even Danny Boy's gay butt got a take on it,he prolly said so in his input on it too. Yall lagging behind learning all this on Vlad's vulture late interview site anyway lol.

[@jamarwashington6419]

@@kinggokubeats5008 you too slow to google it? This aint the 1st interview on the song Too Lated head ahh nickel lol.

[@jason6010]

Every sound in Rump Shaker is a sample. Sax, drums etc

[@cryptohendrix6031]

Check baby check baby 1,2,3,4

[@VoyageOne1]

The Emotions - Blind Alley 😉

[@kendricjonrs8581]

Just so it's clear Vladimir.... we don't watch because you're talented. We watch because you have (access) to legends.

[@guyyonce7769]

It 's crazy, when Dr Dre is on someone else song, even without producing, it's become his biggest hit '

[@ajamu4304]

Uncleared sample in Rumpshakers was Lafayette Afro Rock Band an American funk rock band formed in Roosevelt, Long Island, New York in 1970. Shortly after their formation, they relocated to France.

[@AMWTSCAM82]

In my Tony Yayo voice "Vlad shut the f up let Teddy explain the story "

[@2004cbr]

I blew out a pair of subs when this song came out . The bass hit hard !

[@beverleywilliams4121]

I got to see this interview in it's entirety & outside of how amazing Mr. Riley was/is as a subject, one of the things that made it even more interesting was the interviewer. No disrespect to him, however, some of his facts were incorrect & he did not know some of the people, places or things that Teddy Riley was speaking about; then what Mr. Riley did was correct him on the facts & gave him back stories on the people, places & things in order for him to understand the vibe of that time along with the overall feeling of what New York City/Harlem was like. Because Teddy Riley was painting these pictures for him, you could hear him gain the understanding/appreciation of how important Mr. Riley was in shaping Black music, that is still influenced today with his contributions

[@preamstream]

Nicely said

[@anthonyreel3140]

Teddy you are real one. You gave Will his props that was my guy. i was always at your studio during these times with him in VA beach .

[@1tmproductions]

I'm a 90's R and B guy so I had to know that was Teddy on first verse. But through the years I guess I forgot. I don't know why I put in my head it was Dave Hollister lol. But Teddy did a great job on the first verse. It sets the tone. And to be honest I thought it was cool but being a teenager back then, that two step beat didn't really sell it for me. No Diggity didn't sound like anything out. I liked that "Don't Leave Me Sound". But that tells you great Teddy is. It grew on me after a while and is their biggest hit now.

[@jackiegreen1692]

Production wide this is one of Teddys simplest beats !

[@strauqq1]

I always felt that the bottom should have been stronger on the kick or something. Sonically. Maybe it's just me. But I loved the melody of the song.

[@New_Czar]

One of my favorite songs from back in the day. Teddy is one helluva story teller!

[@strauqq1]

Not to me. You really think that he's this humble in the studio?

[@New_Czar]

@@strauqq1 I’m sure he’s a beast in the studio. That what makes him one of the best producers during that era. And still a great story teller.

[@kaffeinepower552]

Don’t leave me was my favorite. That track and their performance was 💪💪💪

[@lovemycity420]

Teddy Riley created a whole new sound

[@moiznicees]

Damn vlad can you talk more about weackz and effects and how Pharrell wrote his verse that's a major track vlad

[@corysmith4293]

He skip over wrecks n effects 😂 lol

[@efree345]

Teddy's a great story teller! 👏🏿

[@GranFinale]

ISDN ? Damn, haven't heard that acronym in decades.

[@iunderstand118]

This just makes so happy! What a natural raconteur?! Great.

[@4renzicfiles92]

Just so folks know Teddy did the SHOW!! Dougie Fresh!

[@Shawn-xg1ow]

While he was still in highschool at that if I'm not mistaken. That's Crazy..

[@yallisitme7292]

Outstanding interview!

[@DruDilly]

I’m trying to figure out how Jimmy Iovine was on his phone and there were no smartphones in 1996

[@shermricks7340]

Vlad stay getting his facts wrong Smdh! Then when they tell him no he’s wrong, he tries to tell them their real life story he read online.. Smmfh.

[@NoelG314]

man he didnt expain toss it up... been waiting for this since 96 smh maybe tomorrow

[@athirdwhy9734]

Great story. Vlad really has a problem with letting his guests talk. He almost didn't let Teddy get the full story out.

[@southernflavamaker]

I pray if I ever make it to heaven I want this beat playing in the background....

[@YoungBlaze]

Vlad: So booty call was about Mike Tyson? Lmao

[@patientking3005]

Vlad got them Aaron hall flashbacks cued 😂

[@shawncain882]

Jimmy Ivine couldn't have been messing around on his phone like that back in 96' because cell phones didn't have text capability back then, maybe he had a 2-way pager

[@melvinhhcp3615]

2-way pagers weren't out then. Skytell's? Yes

[@shawncain882]

@@melvinhhcp3615 , 2-way pagers came out in 1995

[@RanceRob]

Man there wasn’t no “phones” back then? What was Jimmy doing? Scrolling up and down on his contacts list on his StarTac? (There were no contact lists on the StarTac cuz I had one!) 😂

[@RanceRob]

@Jay Anthony bruh Jimmy wasn't scrolling through no text messages on a cellphone when No Diggity came out. Do your Googles then come back.

[@shoominati23]

Boss song, and the Urban Takeover remix took it to the next level

[@shagw4286]

Love the behind the scenes stories, espcially the ones without gangsta bullshit!

[@pauldavis1963]

Two times that Pharrell has clearance sampling problem. Rump Shaker and Blurred Lines

[@TrueToYourself511]

Pac did that beat like it was suppose to be done 💯

[@djxcel23]

The name of the group they sampled, is called Lafeyette afro rock band.

[@delanoblanco2248]

Can believe he is the guy on the first verse. He keep looking familiar all along

[@michaelmclendon6368]

Dr Dre Blackstreet No Diggity

[@OnlyThe1Son]

DAYYUUMMMM... magic happening right there...

[@johnathanbell3192]

Vlad never has his facts str8 everytime he think he knows something they correct him and he still believes what he wants 😂

[@JAYALEXANDER0187]

Great interview

[@thedfferencetab1977]

Insane… the last 2 mins of the video… wow

[@room616oc]

Great story. Thank u Vlad for letting him talk without mentioning pac and Suge.

[@bigwill6089]

That sample for "No Diggity" was originally meant for 2Pac but he turned it down then ended up using it anyways!

[@DJ_SECRET_863]

he said they sent it by "ISDN" look how far the internet has come

[@thomasrichardson1441]

If it wasn't 4 teddy rnb or hip hop wouldn't be where it is now

[@Keepit100-t6c]

I really couldn't stand when Pac made a reference to Teddy Riley on "Toss it Up" by saying, "Teddy who?". He for sure knew who Teddy Riley was. He had done much more legendary work than Pac way before he even came out.

[@dianevrules]

STFUSB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is hip hop. Teddy didnt do s7&& for hip hop but make it soft. Teddy didnt do s&*^^ for R&B but take Jimmy Jam & terry Lewis new jack swing and call it that bs. Pac is the GOAT.

[@MichaelBrown-ti1un]

Love Pac, but he was "hypmatized by hatred" (Boosie voice) by that point 😂😂😂. Pac was going at everything he saw as a target on that Makaveli album.

[@ZYaKnoe249]

He doesn’t even say that lmaooo

[@corysmith4293]

😂 forgot about that Teddy who line lol PAC didn’t give damn 😂 lol

[@Keepit100-t6c]

@@ZYaKnoe249 Yes he did say that. If not what did he say then?

[@dianevrules]

Once Dre got on that song, it became a hit. Queen Pen too. If they werent on that song, it would not have been a hit. There needed to be some hip-hop on that song.

[@MichaelBrown-ti1un]

Interesting take 🤔🤔🤔. The contemporary adult r&b stations back then like Stevie Wonder's KJLH in Los Angeles, at times, would add songs like No Diggity, sans the rap feature, into rotation. I remember old heads liking that record due to the Bill Withers sample, and the bluesy-jazzy sonics of the production. You're likely right tho, without Dre and Queen Pen's verses, the youngsters might have skipped over that song. Unlike now, there was no shortage of really dope r&b to choose from.

[@3rdGenerationCancer]

Thats a supposition I cant agree with. Teddy Verse, the chorus and the beat drives the song. Nobody has ever quoted Dre or Queen Pen's verse which both were not that remarkable.

[@corysmith4293]

Queen pen verse was ok to me, it got her sign so it did that for her at the time

[@shawnstrickland7313]

Diane V has no idea what she’s talking about

[@luckygoodluck6699]

Shout out to Mr. Teddy Riley..I believe I was at a video shoot at one of his places in Virginia Beach..My first music video..God is great..never lose faith..Psalms 27:14(bible)

[@slangx9684]

Vlad ....Shut up! Let the man tell the story

[@Realone031]

Booti call is a slapper 😂

[@KrownRoyal]

“And we stole y’all beat, and we stole y’all beat”

[@Troy84Baby]

I was hoping he explained how Toss It Up was jacked from him by 2pac

[@3rdGenerationCancer]

Maybe that was just a false story then.

[@CoolUnivercity]

If you need a fix was afire record too!

[@wasssup7573]

Let him speak Vlad 😃

[@comfortmobilecarwash9561]

why/how is this dude face so clean? no hair bumps, no moles, no acne, no wrinkles, no discoloration, no scars

[@nenerideout5522]

He looks really good 😊

[@rastarells4769]

Man I hope Vlad ask him what ever happen with the group he was forming QDT...Quik / Dogg / Teddy

[@jwaave_oftha619waavedroppe2]

“I like the way you work ittttt. No digggitty.” That shit slap lol never knew who it was by tho

[@chrisblack6853]

Vlad you didn’t ask about Tupac I ain’t mad at cha beat and No Diggity beat which Tupac flipped for Toss it up what’s the back story

[@youngkingC2]

Jimmy Iovine was texting back in 96?

[@jspurs22]

Most of these hits are from this guy very talented

[@therichardgravesgroup4747]

Vlad, I am sure that TEDDY RILEY has more info about the song than you...let him tell it...

[@MrJesu84]

Jimmy iovine was figiting with his phone in '96?

[@alexdixon4550]

Nobody ever thought booty call was about Mike Tyson, see h ow people make shit messy

[@Pop_Richie]

He was on his phone back when Backstreet was putting out songs? 🤔…texting in the 1990’s!?

[@Pop_Richie]

@Jay Anthony he made it seem like he was texting, which would be very difficult from a “block phone”, I grew up on thoses

[@jay-quinthunder7967]

👋😳Yo you know it's funny it seem like people hate on Vlad TV but I don't remember any black person trying to come out with this platform set up just like this🤨

[@jusdef07]

Everyone from the culture KNOWS that song was influenced by Bill Belemy. Bill Belemy made a comedy routine and movie from that saying he made popular.

[@dtbredhalf5823]

😊😊😊😊😊😊.Classic shit😊🙏🏾🖤love it

[@alexdixon4550]

Won't no Twitter in 95 Jimmy was on his phone doing what??????

[@estebanramosjimenez7291]

No diggity instant classic...

[@death2you459]

Whoever fees Vlad his research and info needs to get fired ASAP!! Everyone knows Bill Bellamy was the inspiration for "Booty Call." That term was fist heard when he did Def Comedy Jam. SMDH at Vlad...😶

[@terrencecleveland5067]

Did Teddy make like Jimmy Iovine was texting on a phone back in 96😒

[@renerivera9085]

Top G

[@TrishanthChandrahasan]

Teddy looks like he's 29 years old

[@jeronwhite3113]

Jermaine dupri and teddy riley look alike

[@dakidubbad]

Looks like Shawty Lo

[@daddybone305]

He seem so humble

[@jasonthemagnificent2.0]

That 1st BLACKstreet album was sick

[@CEE662]

💯✌🏽

[@trentrama2645]

second was amazing too

[@nwananka]

Dave Hollister is a beast

[@GHOST91141]

Facts

[@MichaelBrown-ti1un]

Indeed. Happy to see Booti Call produced by Erick Sermon get mentioned. Joy and Before I Let You Go are two of the most beautiful ballads of the '90s. I hate to be the "back in my days" old head, but none of this sh## out right now is holding a candle to either of those first two Blackstreet albums.

[@bradleycampbell245]

Teddy Riley and Dr. Dre, two of the most iconic musical geniuses

[@matthewjones9237]

And Corey Feldman

[@unrealamas]

And Darkchild. Funny thing is how Darkchild was mentored by Teddy Riley

[@yorkrothschild9922]

@@matthewjones9237 Corey Feldman wazup with the youth…

[@DowntownLilLisa]

DeVante Swing n Jodeci was huge back in day! ❤

[@bendedstraw4294]

@@unrealamas and Pharrell

[@danielwong5378]

Vlad is so adamant on letting people know that he know things. Stop cutting him off and let him tell the story. Okay...you know things (So you think). Congratulations!!!

[@hismajesty2036]

Exactly..and then he start talking over them as they are correcting his ass.

[@frankstudent]

Vlad is a damn observer in hip hop culture, not a participant.

[@vrcorvettes2048]

Thank God...I'm so glad somebody said it. You have the guest ..lead off with the question and let the guest respond. You don't have to interject commentary all the damn time about how "knowledgeable you think you are"....then damn you still get it WRONG and the guest has to clear it up

[@slimcutz2081]

@@vrcorvettes2048 🤣🤣🙌💯

[@demetrrius3000]

Lol be cutting ppl be off but be wrong than a mug lol

[@aaronvisual]

“Wasn’t that sample going to be used for Tupac?” “That’s the part I’m gonna tell you” in other words… Vlad SHUTUP and let the bredda talk. Ffs

[@GEECHIEGirl]

Pharrell Williams wrote Rump Shaker. The soundtrack to my teenage/college life💐💐💐💐

[@char_d.0908]

Good hearing the story about how No Diggity came to be what it was... The song was 🔥🔥🔥💯 Dre and Queen Pen also did their thing!

[@1trl2]

OG teddy always have the best facial hair lineup ever!

[@notsogood9449]

Am I the only person that doesn't like "No Diggity"?

[@davidbravestrong3368]

I Thought It Was Corny

[@Keysala79]

Teddy is such a humble personality ❤

[@mustanggang5.0]

I always wanted to know how Nickelodeon came about having Teddy producing “Take me there” for the rugrats movie.

[@brentwylie5558]

If I recall right it is because Blackstreet won a Nickelodeon award for best group, so Teddy returned the love

[@CJ-nn7it]

Being a huge fan of Blackstreet and No Diggity this whole interview sends chills! Teddy is such an amazing talent 🙌🏾