Deborah Cox Does Freestyle

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Her brand new single "House Is Not A Home" is straight up Freestyle (and it's the original version of the song that's Freestyle, not the remix). Check it out on iTunes.
 
I agree with you Chuck. It's a great song but to me freestyle is not freestyle unless it is sung by a freestyle artist, which Deborah Cox is not. She is an R&B/Dance artist.

Randi (FreestyleGal)
 
Freestygal said:
I agree with you Chuck. It's a great song but to me freestyle is not freestyle unless it is sung by a freestyle artist, which Deborah Cox is not. She is an R&B/Dance artist.

Randi (FreestyleGal)
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well that is not completely true - Gwen Stefani had a couple of tracks on her recent "Love Angel Music Baby" album that were DEFINITELY without a doubt freestyle and she is mainly a pop/rock artist.

Monet, Joyce Sims and Shannon were all black and had more R&Bish, soulful voices than the typical "freestyle" artists, yet their songs are all considered classic freestyle hits from the peak of the freestyle era.

I think it is the sounds used and the vocal melody flow of the song that make a track sound "freestyle" - certain drum sounds, orchestra hits etc are all typical of a classic freestyle track.
 
Freestygal said:
I agree with you Chuck. It's a great song but to me freestyle is not freestyle unless it is sung by a freestyle artist, which Deborah Cox is not. She is an R&B/Dance artist.

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I thought the same way too...but then I could not come with an explanation for Information Society. :losmile
 
Some other notable examples of non-freestyle artists who released freestyle tracks are:
Diana Ross - Swept Away (produced by Daryl Hall of Hall & Oates)
Debbie Harry (from Blondie) - In Love With Love
Dan Hartman (Relight My Fire, I Can Dream About You) - The Name Of The Game
 
Only in america would ANY freestyle mix that has all the elements of breaks, breakbeat, electro, planet rock or the plain old latin hearthrob released on a major label by a branded artist or remixer would be considered as "not freestyle"!

Nonetheless,enjoy this track; it's good with some old school riffs throughout the bassline;we certainly like it.

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Ok I see the point that everyone has made. But I heard Deborah's song on the radio again last night and I still dont think it's freestyle.

Randi (FreestyleGal)
 
Hey guys, just my two cents...I was actually in the studio when the song was being recorded. According to Hosh Gureli, Deborah's manager, as we sat in the studio, the song is meant to recall the popular sound of those 120-bpm type songs such as the Pussycat Dolls "Don't Cha" or Destiny's Child "Lose My Breath". The word "freestyle" never came up during the recording process, and knowing Hosh, it probably wasn't a thought in the creative process altogether.

HOWEVER

For those of you who are adament to the idea that the song is freestyle-inspired, you'll be interested to know that the song was composed by Dee Robert (who wrote freestyle hits such as Caprice "There Goes Your Heart" and Stephanie Bennett/Paradigm "Back 2 Me") and the song was produced by none other than Tony Moran. So yes, the song absolutely does have some "freestyle spirit"!

But overall, no, not a freestyle song
 
Thanks for the interesting info James. Dee Robert is very talented. I love her remake of Separate Ways by Journey!

Randi
 
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