Iconic screenwriter, journalist dead at 66: ‘He helped define pop culture in the ‘80s and ‘90s’
The screenwriter behind the classic films “New Jack City,” "Sugar Hill," and "Above the Rim" died this week in Baltimore.
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"Michael was taking so long and he brought Quincy in to hear it": As Teddy Riley announces his new memoir, Remember The Times, here’s what he said about producing Michael ...
Teddy Riley, the king of new jack swing, is set to release his memoir, Remember The Times. The title is a reference to Remember The Time, a track from Michael Jackson’s 1991 album, Dangerous, a hefty ...
Hip-Hop Community Mourns Death of Influential Journalist & Screenwriter Barry Michael Cooper
He invented the term 'New Jack Swing' and wrote the scripts for 'New Jack City', 'Above the Rim', and 'Sugar Hill'.
Barry Michael Cooper, ‘New Jack City,’ ‘Sugar Hill’ and ‘Above the Rim’ Writer, Dies at 66
Barry Michael Cooper, the screenwriter behind the influential “Harlem Trilogy” of films New Jack City, Sugar Hill and Above ...
Writer of several classic New York movies dies at 66
Barry Michael Cooper, a writer and producer who worked on several classic New York films, has died at the age of 66. Cooper ...
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Edward Theodore "Teddy" Riley
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Blackstreet’s Debut Album: How Teddy Riley Got His Groove Back
Blackstreet’s debut album saw Teddy Riley find his footing again as a performer, while helping R&B crossover from urban radio to the Top 40. It’s hard to imagine what R&B sounded like before ...
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Best New Jack Swing Songs: 40 Party Starting Jams
But it’s also a culture too. In 1987, writer Barry Michael Cooper went to Harlem’s legendary Apollo Theater to interview then-20 year old Teddy Riley about the new R&B sound the young producer ...