1988 – Washington Heights to Harlem NYC…..Teddy Riley was the genius behind the concoction that was merging the 80′s crooner rnb style with hip hop influx ,doing this with his own incredible twist on production,utilising james brown drum samples with heavy chord and vocal melodies.Riley used to sit in his studio on like 173rd st or something like that with ques of major releasing artists at his door for beats.80% of this style of music he created and pioneered…

When u listen to this just think of :

Olive suits with tangerine lapels

Wes snipes rocking the kangol with the black cane and gold chain in New Jack City…..

Triangular Kid and Play cuts with the blonde trim

dance moves like a co-ordinate epileptic

and Halle Berry in Boomerang