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Headliner
Blackstreet Last time in Providence: 14 years ago

Venue

Mohegan Sun Arena

1 Mohegan Sun Blvd., 06382, Uncasville, CT, US

mohegansun.com/

Capacity: 9,000

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Doors open: 19:30

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Blackstreet biography

Blackstreet is an American R&B and soul group formed in New York, USA. The group came to be in 1991 and currently consists of Chauncey Hannibal, Levi Little, Mark Middleton and Eric Williams.

The group was born when founding members Chauncey Hannibal and Teddy Riley – who is no longer a member of the group – started making music together in New York. The pair brought on additional band members and quickly started attracting attention with their fresh and compelling sound.

In 1993 the group released their debut album, “Blackstreet”. The eponymous album was a huge hit and eventually went on to be certified platinum. One single from this debut album, "Before I Let You Go", was a top 10 hit on the US Billboard Chart and won the group scores of fans across the US.

Blackstreet followed up this impressive initial success with their second album, “Another Level”. The album outdid the success of its predecessor and peaked at number three on the US Billboard chart, largely due to the massive hit single, “No Diggity” which featured rap vocals by Dr. Dre. The track, which is now considered to be a rap classic and even won its own Grammy Award, was a breakout hit for the band and saw them become heavyweights within the American R&B world.

The band’s subsequent two albums “Finally” and “Level II” failed to best the success of “Another Level”. Tensions within the band caused the group to disband and reunite several times between 1999 and 2014 when Blackstreet announced they would be touring with members Chauncey Black, Levi Little, Mark Middleton and Eric Williams.

Blackstreet has collaborated with multiple artist including Dr Dre, Jay Z, Ja Rule and Janet Jackson. They have toured widely and have fans from all corners of the globe.

Live reviews

There’s certainly plenty of artists, over the pasr couple of decades, who have kind of hinted at a crossover between hip hop and R&B, between harder, rougher rap stylings and the unparalleled smoothness of new jack swing, but as appealing a combination as it sounds - even though it’s a pairing that, on paper, shouldn’t come so easily - the truth remains that nobody has quite mastered that blend of styles in the same way that Blackstreet achieved in the early nineties, most notably with their signature track, ‘No Diggity’. The manner in which that song mixed together laid-back R&B and rapped verses is testament to the visionary nature of the New York outfit’s songwriting; officially speaking, they’re still a going concern, despite the fact that they’ve been far from prolific since their 1991 formation. Indeed, Blackstreet have only managed to turn out four studio albums over the course of their near twenty-five year career, a pitiful return; that isn’t to say, though, that the individual members haven’t worked hard on solo careers. Earlier this year, it was announced that four of the original six members - Teddy Riley and Dave Hollister are missing - will reform for a tour that should initially take them across America; expect mellow cuts from across their back catalogue, slick dance moves and sharp instrumentation should they pencil anything in across the pond.

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