A majority of the music we were jamming to in the late ’80s and early ’90s we can thank Teddy Riley for. One of the big New Jack Swing producers of the time, Riley made hits for all your ...

Teddy Riley: The King of New Jack Swing Riley is affectionately known as the “King of New Jack Swing,” and rightfully so since he fused hip-hop and R&B/soul in his productions.

Teddy Riley has made some of the most important American music in history. As a producer, the Harlem-born icon invented the genre of New Jack Swing, a layered and vibrant sound that fused rap and ...

Teddy Riley discussed the New Jack Swing sound and what he learned from Michael Jackson at the producer's informative Red Bull Music Academy talk. ... “If you hear the song ‘New Jack Swing’ ...

Check out Teddy Riley and his all-star collaborators at the Apollo on December 9th for the “The Kings and Queens of New Jack Swing.” The sound originated 30 years ago, but the party’s not over.

Teddy Riley’s production is sharp, energetic, and laced with percussive rhythms that felt revolutionary at the time—and still sound fresh today. This song is New Jack Swing in its purest form ...

Today, new jack swing songs are considered oldies but goodies, says Brooklyn-based DJ Ace, who played many of Long Island’s nightclubs during the late 1980s and early ‘90s.

New Jack Swing pioneer Teddy Riley — who produced iconic hits including Doug E. Fresh’s “The Show” and Bobby Brown’s “My Prerogative” — has announced his new memoir, Remember the ...

New Jack Swing pioneer Teddy Riley — who produced iconic hits including Doug E. Fresh’s “The Show” and Bobby Brown’s “My Prerogative” — has announced his new memoir, Remember the ...

Whether you’re revisiting these classics or hearing them for the first time, these eight tracks are essential listening for any fan of R&B and New Jack Swing. Bobby Brown’s imprint on music is ...

Gloria Estefan sang a medley of her hits, Post Malone sang one of his forgotten gems, Teddy Riley swayed to New Jack Swing and Jeff Lynne rocked out to “Mr. Blue Sky” at the Songwriters Hall ...

Gloria Estefan sang a medley of her hits, Post Malone sang one of his forgotten gems, Teddy Riley swayed to New Jack Swing and Jeff Lynne rocked out to “Mr. Blue Sky” at the Songwriters Hall ...