By early 2001, Teddy Riley's yearning to reform BLACKstreet had became a serious impediment to progress on the solo album he was working on. "I found myself driving by Mark Middleton’s house every day," he admits. "I guess I was hoping Mark would just be outside and we could talk, but I never saw him. Finally, one day I drove by and his family was outside, so I asked them to tell Mark I needed to speak with him."

Middleton did reach out to Riley, and the two quickly agreed that it was time for BLACKstreet to regroup. Before long, Riley, Middleton, Chauncey Hannibal and Eric Williams, the lineup that presided over BLACKstreet in 1997, during its incredible Another Level period, was back in the studio. The result is Level II (released March 11, 2003, on DreamWorks Records).

Sound Files (MP3)
No Diggity (w/Dr.Dre & Queen Pen) - from the album Another Level
Girlfriend/Boyfriend (w/Janet Jackson, Ja Rule & Eve) - from the album Finally
Take Me There (w/Mya) - from the album Finally
Don't Leave Me - from the album Another Level
I Wanna Be Your Man - from the album Another Level
U Blow My Mind - from the album Blackstreet
Get You Home (w/Foxy Brown) - from the album Ill Na Na (by Foxy Brown)

DISCOGRAPHY

Blackstreet
Released: 1994
Label: Interscope
Another Level
Released: 1996
Label: Interscope
Finally
Released: 1999
Label: Interscope
Level II
Released: 2003
Label: Dreamworks SKG

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