Teddy Riley Talks His Verzuz Battle With Babyface, and His Rocky Road to (and From) Fame
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variety.comBy Jeff Vasishta “I’m just shocked — I’m still in awe and on a high,” Teddy Riley says from his home in Las Vegas, two days after his Verzuz battle with legendary songwriter and producer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds shut down Instagram. “So many people in the business — people I don’t even know, and those I do — reached out.
I think people felt the intimacy of Babyface and myself playing music and enjoying it.” If there’s any doubt about the impact of the event, Riley’s Instagram IG followers increased 141% — from 328,000 to 855,000 — while his Twitter following registered a 3021.4% increase.
And what’s particularly remarkable is that neither Riley or Babyface’s music has been lighting up the charts recently — their golden years of the
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