Teddy Riley & Chauncey Black Tussle Over Use of ‘BlackStreet’ Name

It was all good just a week ago!

Apparently, a lot has changed in the past few months with the group Blackstreet. We all thought they were in the mist of making a comeback after a performance at Shanti Das’ “ATL On the Park” showcase. Well, a reunion may be at a halt now.

Chauncey Black has filed a lawsuit against Teddy Riley for name infringement. Black claims that Riley is promoting and doing tours using the group’s name “Blackstreet” without securing permission from him. You see, originally the name was registered and copyrighted by Teddy Riley.  But after the copyright expired, Chauncey Black re-registered the name and is currently the owner of the “Blackstreet”.  Some speculate that the lawsuit was filed because Black is not seeing any proceeds (money) from the tours. So, he is feeling a bit salty.

A representative of Riley told TMZ that the multi-platinum producer has no comment and the claims are frivolous and ridiculous.

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