Early Career and Blackstreet
Before his Blackstreet days, Mark Middleton was a member of R&B group Brik Citi, who released one album in 1994 ("Between A Rock And A Hard Place"). In 1992 Middleton contributed background vocals for R&B singer Bruce Saunders on his album. His groupmate Eric Williams also sang background vocals on Saunders album. In 1996 New Jack Swing pioneer and founder and member of R&B groups Guy and Blackstreet Teddy Riley and Blackstreet's co-founder Chauncey Hannibal were looking for new members for Blackstreet after the departure of members Levi Little and Dave Hollister. The group first recruited Englewood, New Jersey native Williams, who was a good friend of Hannibal. Williams told Riley and Hannibal about Middleton who sang background vocals with him for Bruce Saunders. After hearing Middleton sing Riley and Hannibal were blown away by his talent and he became a member of Blackstreet. Middleton along with Eric Williams made their debut's with Blackstreet on the first single from their second album Another Level in the summer of 1996 called "No Diggity" featuring West Coast rapper Dr. Dre and Teddy Riley's protégé female rapper Queen Pen.
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