EXCLUSIVE: Teddy Riley on Growing Up in Harlem Projects Surrounded by Drugs, Playing Keyboard by 5

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Part 2: Teddy Riley: Gladys Knight Brought Me on Stage at Age 5 and Said I'll Be a Star

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In this clip, the legendary Teddy Riley opened up about his upbringing in Harlem during the 1970s. He recounted his parents splitting and how that forced him and his siblings into engaging in different street activities to help make ends meet. Teddy also began laying out his introduction to music and when his family discovered that he was musically inclined.