Teddy Riley

American producer and songwriter Teddy Riley, creator of the new jack swing genre of R&B-hip hop, was raised in Harlem, New York City. His interest in music manifested at an early age, and at five years old RIley started playing instruments in church. By fourteen, he was already making tracks for upstate New York rappers. His first group, Kids at Work, was short-lived, but eighteen year old Riley was already producing singles which made the Billboard Hot 100. In the late 80s, he formed the R&B group Guy and became the producer of rap group Wrecks-n-Effect. Riley went on to release two albums with Guy before the group's disbandment, and co-produce Michael Jackson's "Dangerous" (1991). In the same year, Riley formed the group Blackstreet, which would go on to release major hits over the years, like "No Diggity" (1996), and collaborate with artists such as Dr. Dre, Janet Jackson and Ja Rule. The producer has also worked on Melanie B's solo debut album "Hot" (2000), Snoop Dogg'S "Ego Trippin'" (2008), Lady Gaga's "The Fame Monster" (2008) and Michael Jackson's posthumous album "Michael" (2010). In addition to his own personal projects and his work with Blackstreet, he has since turned his attention to the strength of the Korean market, producing several hits for groups like Girls' Generation, Shinee and Exo.