In 2008 the group returned to focusing on a single artist with Streetwize Does Mary J Blige. It also included Robin Thicke's "Lost Without U" and Kanye West's "Heaven (Only Knows)." The set's closer was a reading of Thom Bell's smash Delfonics' vehicle "La La (Means I Love You)." The album peaked at number nine at Contemporary Jazz and number nine on the Jazz Albums list. Dre hits, it included versions of tracks he produced, including Eminem's "My Name Is," Snoop Dogg's "Gin and Juice," and "Nuthin' But a G Thang." The band continued in the slow-jam cover-song mode on 2007's Sexy Love, titled after the Ne-Yo hit. Two years later, the band returned with Does Dre, the project's first outing to focus on the work of a single artist. It included a pair of Isley Brothers tributes in "Don't Say Goodnight" and "Between the Sheets." Among its other selections were Avant's Read Your Mind" and Beyonce's "Me, Myself and I." It too peaked at number three. Streetwize changed it up for 2004's sultry Slow Jamz. The set peaked at number three on the Contemporary Jazz chart. 2003's Work It polished the edges off tracks made popular by Missy Elliott, Erykah Badu, and Jennifer Lopez, and featured Randy Brecker, Erica Wilson, David Mann, and Chuck Loeb in the lineup. 2002's Smooth Urban Jazz featured versions of Mystikal's "Shake It Fast," Aaliyah's "Rock the Boat," and D'Angelo's "Brown Sugar." While it didn't chart, it did win enthusiastic critical notice. He proposed Streetwize to Shanachie and they greenlighted it.
He was also playing more covers live that resonated with fans. Waters created the Streetwize project following 2001's From the Heart, inspired by Blue Note's mid-'60s tendency to encourage their artists to cover pop hits from charting artists of the day.
After a five-year hiatus, Waters brought the project back for 2020's Ocean Eyes. 2015's Does the Divas was the project's first to focus exclusively on female vocalists. 2012's Feelin' Sexy offered ballads and 21st century love songs it went to number three, as did the following year's Body Party. 2006's Does Dre was their first to focus on a single artist. Their sophomore date, Work It, went all the way to number two on the contemporary jazz charts. Since 2002's Streetwize: Smooth Urban Jazz, they have almost exclusively recorded jazz covers of contemporary rap and R&B hits, though Waters' love for vintage R&B, funk, and disco is acknowledged by including a classic song or two on most productions. His regular collaborators include vocalist Maysa Leak and guitarist Ken Navarro the rest of the lineup fluctuates according to a particular recording's needs. Streetwize is a charting contemporary jazz studio recording project led by saxophonist Kim Waters.
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