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Blackstreet , often stylized as BLACKstreet , is an American R & B group founded in 1991 by Teddy Riley and Chauncey Hannibal , also known as " C . Black ." Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound and silence , which exist in time . The common elements of music are pitch ( which governs ___MASK69___ and harmony ), rhythm ( and its associated concepts tempo , meter , and articulation ), dynamics ( loudness and softness ), and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture ( which are sometimes termed the " color " of a musical sound ). Different styles or types of music may emphasize , de - emphasize or omit some of these elements . Music is performed with a vast range of instruments and vocal techniques ranging from singing to rapping ; there are solely instrumental pieces , solely vocal pieces ( such as songs without instrumental accompaniment ) and pieces that combine singing and instruments . The word derives from Greek  (" mousike "; " art of the Muses "). In its most general form , the activities describing music as an art form include the production of works of music ( songs , tunes , symphonies , and so on ), the criticism of music , the study of the history of music , and the aesthetic examination of music . Ancient Greek and Indian philosophers defined music as tones ordered horizontally as melodies and vertically as harmonies . Common sayings such as " the harmony of the spheres " and " it is music to my ears " point to the notion that music is often ordered and pleasant to listen to . However , 20th - century composer John Cage thought that any sound can be music , saying , for example , " There is no noise , only sound ." Mason Durell Betha ( born August 27 , 1977 ), better known by stage name Mase ( formerly often stylized Ma $ e or MA $ E ), is an American hip hop recording artist and minister . He is best known for being signed to Sean " Diddy " Combs ' s ___MASK45___ ___MASK94___ . Shalamar is an American R & B and soul music vocal group , active in the mid - 1970s and throughout the 1980s , that was originally a disco  driven vehicle created by " Soul Train " booking agent Dick Griffey and show creator and producer Don Cornelius . They went on to be an influential dance trio , masterminded by Cornelius . As noted in the " British Hit Singles & Albums ", they were regarded as fashion icons and trendsetters , and helped to introduce " body - popping " to the ___MASK80___ . Their collective name , " Shalamar ", was picked by Griffey . `` Get Ready '' was the only single released from Mase ' s second album , Double Up . It was released on May 25 , 1999 , produced by Sean `` Puffy '' Combs , Teddy Riley and Andreao `` Fanatic '' Heard `` and featured R & B group , Blackstreet , it contains a sample of '' A Night to Remember `` , performed by Shalamar . '' Get Ready `` was Mase ' s poorest performing single , due in large part to the fact that the rapper retired from music before the song ' s official release and did not promote or perform the song publicly . It failed to match the success as his previous three singles , only making it to 25 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( 125 on the U . S . Charts ) and # 50 on the Hot R & B / Hip - Hop Singles & Tracks . Bad Boy Entertainment ( also known as ___MASK94___ ) is an American record label founded in 1993 by Sean Combs . Today , it operates as an imprint of Epic Records , a division of Sony Music Entertainment . Soul Train is an American musical variety television program which aired in syndication from 1971 until 2006 . In its 35 - year history , the show primarily featured performances by R & B , soul , dance / ___MASK9___ and hip hop artists , although funk , jazz , disco and gospel artists also appeared . The series was created by Don Cornelius , who also served as its first host and executive producer . Edward Theodore " Teddy " Riley ( born October 8 , 1967 ) is an American singer - songwriter , musician , keyboardist , and ___MASK37___ producer credited with the creation of the new jack swing genre . Through his production work with Michael Jackson , Bobby Brown , Doug E . Fresh , Today , Keith Sweat , Heavy D ., Usher , Jane Child , etc . and membership of the groups Guy and Blackstreet , Riley is credited with having a massive impact and seminal influence on the formation of contemporary R & B , hip - hop , soul and ___MASK9___ since the 1980s . Disco is a genre of dance music containing elements of ___MASK7___ , soul , ___MASK9___ , and salsa . It achieved popularity during the mid - 1970s to the early 1980s . Its initial audiences in the U . S . were club - goers from the gay , African American , Italian American , Latino , and psychedelic communities in Philadelphia and New York City during the late 1960s and early 1970s . Disco can be seen as a reaction against both the domination of rock music and the stigmatization of dance music by the counterculture during this period . It was popular with both men and women , from many different backgrounds . The ___MASK80___ of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the ___MASK80___ ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western ___MASK44___ . Lying off the north - western coast of the European mainland , it includes the island of Great Britain ( the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part of the island of Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south - south - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in ___MASK44___ . It is also the 21st - most populous country , with an estimated 65 . 1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the ___MASK42___ .