{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Reel Tight | image = | caption = | alias = | origin = Chattanooga, Tennessee | genre = R&B | years_active = 1997–1999 | label = G-Funk / Restless | website = | current_members = Bobby Kane<br>Bobby Rice<br>Danny Johnson<br>Reggie Long }} '''Reel Tight''' was an American R&B group from Chattanooga, Tennessee, consisting of singers Danny Johnson, Bobby Kane, Reggie Long, and Bobby Rice.<ref>{{cite web |title=Reel Tight |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/reel-tight-mn0000460979 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref> They were discovered and mentored by Warren G.<ref>{{cite web |title=Warren G's New Group Reel Tight, Too Short, Top Ten CDs, Da Rangaz & More |url=https://www.offbeat.com/articles/warren-gs-new-group-reel-tight-too-short-top-ten-cds-da-rangaz-more/ |website=OffBeat Magazine |access-date=October 19, 2024 |date=April 1, 1999}}</ref> Their sole album ''Back to the Rea''l was released in 1999,<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Weingarten, Mark |date=April 1999 |title=Reel Tight: Back to the Real |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sigEAAAAMBAJ&q=reel+tight+warren+g&pg=PA183 |magazine=Vibe |page=183 |volume=7 |issue=3}}</ref> and two singles from the album reached the ''Billboard'' charts.<ref>{{cite web |title=Reel Tight: Reasons (Adult R&B Songs) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/reel-tight/chart-history/rba/ |website=billboard.com |publisher=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Reel Tight: (Do You) Wanna Ride [Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs] |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/reel-tight/chart-history/bsi/ |website=billboard.com |publisher=Billboard}}</ref>
In 2011, songwriter Ernest Lee Straughter sued Usher over allegations that he plagiarized Reel Tight's "No More Pain".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/usher-fighting-charge-he-stole-237711/ |title=Usher Fighting Charge He Stole Mega-Hit 'Burn' From Songwriter |last=Gardner |first=Eriq |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=September 21, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204073609/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/usher-fighting-charge-he-stole-237711/ |archive-date=February 4, 2023}}</ref>
==Discography== {|class="wikitable" |- !rowspan="2"| Year !rowspan="2"| Title !colspan="2"| Chart positions |- ! <small>U.S.</small> ! <small>U.S. R&B</small> |- |1999 |''Back to the Real'' *Released: April 13, 1999 *Label: G-Funk / Restless |align="center"|197 |align="center"|32 |- |}
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