Call Me

Blackstreet recorded 'Call Me' featuring Jay-Z, produced by Teddy Riley and Chauncey Hannibal, with the track originally released as a promotional single in 1997 and later appearing on the group's 1998 release What's the Flavor? Released as a guest collaboration single, 'Call Me' paired Teddy Riley's established New Jack Swing production sensibility with a Jay-Z verse, capturing a moment when R&B vocal groups and emerging hip-hop artists were increasingly crossing over on each other's records during the late 1990s. The track is now valued primarily for its early Jay-Z guest appearance, predating his ascension to superstardom, and stands as a snapshot of Teddy Riley's continued production work in the period following Blackstreet's commercial peak with 'No Diggity'.