Crystal2001
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I have selected this problem as my Science Fair project because I felt that Science was more than just plants and animals. I also felt that Freestyle was more than just music. So I turned Freestyle into a question, a question that I have been asking myself lately. Has Freestyle changed? And if it did, has it changed for the better or for the worse? In order to answer these questions, I must use my Science skills to find the answers. I can state a Hypothesis, test my Hypothesis as well, and also record my data and make graphs to show all the work I have done. I can’t just go to the library and find a book on Freestyle music. What I can do is ask many Freestyle fans the same question, and interview Producers and Artists who will know the answers I am looking for.
This is what my project is based on, it is based on the fans and the artists opinions. Where do I find the Freestyle fans? That is easy, because I go to a web-site called Club Freestyle that is created by a man named Jack G. This site contains over 3,000 members who are all Freestyle fans. One member named Antonio Martinez, has helped me with the history of Freestyle itself, which is my background information.
Freestyle first started in the clubs in the late 1980’s, not being played on the radio as much as today. When Freestyle started getting air play, it was Hot 105 in Miami, and Power 106 in Los Angeles that promoted the hits by TKA, Nayobe, and Expose. Later on, more stations began to recognize Freestyle, and more hits were being made. Despite the great number of hits being made, Freestyle has taken a downfall. When it did, it was called the “Freestyle Backlash.” This downfall was made because House music, Rap, Pop, and R&B had taken over the stations, leaving Freestyle being played as Classics. Although they are Classics, they are Classics that will always be remembered, and Classics that will never die. Today, there are new Freestyle music being made. The question is, has it all changed?
My hypothesis for this project, is that Freestyle has changed in many different ways. I would have said that it hadn’t changed, but I feel that my opinion is not enough for this project. For the fact that there are many other people out there, that may say it has changed for whatever the reason may be. So I say that the answer may vary,depending on the out come of the answer.
The procedures I have taken, was to first go to Club Freestyle, and post a thread. A thread is a post made by a member asking questions about Freestyle so that other members can answer to it giving their opinions. The first thread that I made was about “Young Teens.” It asked the members what they thought about young teens being into Freestyle. I asked this because Freestyle could have changed because of the new audience that they made. Next, I made another thread called “Freestyle Then/Freestyle Now, What has changed OR Has it changed?” and in this thread they can vote on either “Yes” or “No.” Whatever their vote may have been, they had a chance to say why exactly they thought that. Next, I did an interview with a Producer named Nelson”FFWD”Cruz, asking the same questions I have and even more. Whatever the out come to my question may be, it would be stated in my results and conclusion.
The results and conclusions to “Freestyle Then/Freestyle Now, What has changed OR Has it changed?” is that it has changed. Twenty one people had chosen “Yes”, giving it 84%, and the ones that chose “No” had only equaled to 16%. So my hypothesis had been correct. Now the reasons for people saying it has changed, was that Freestyle back
then lasted longer and had a softer beat to it. Today, the songs are cut down 2-3 minutes, and the beats sound more like Techno. Now, Freestyle has also changed, because the Artists them selves have changed. I had asked some people why they thought Artists may have changed their genre of music, and some said it was because of the money, or they just felt like doing something diffrent. The interview I did with Nelson”FFWD”Cruz will be on my display board, and all the responses to my project from the members of Club Freestyle, will also be shown on my display board as all my data. This will be giving the credit they deserve, because with out them, my project could not have been completed.
I am glad I had chosen this topic, because I have learned something more about the music I love so much. You must know that Freestyle is not just music, it is a part of our history, and contains so much Chemistry. For me to have done all this with the interview and everything, made me look at this genre of music differently. To find out that freestyle has changed, and realized that it hasn’t changed for the better to most people, maybe the Artists would do something about it, and make Freestyle what it used to be....
This is what my project is based on, it is based on the fans and the artists opinions. Where do I find the Freestyle fans? That is easy, because I go to a web-site called Club Freestyle that is created by a man named Jack G. This site contains over 3,000 members who are all Freestyle fans. One member named Antonio Martinez, has helped me with the history of Freestyle itself, which is my background information.
Freestyle first started in the clubs in the late 1980’s, not being played on the radio as much as today. When Freestyle started getting air play, it was Hot 105 in Miami, and Power 106 in Los Angeles that promoted the hits by TKA, Nayobe, and Expose. Later on, more stations began to recognize Freestyle, and more hits were being made. Despite the great number of hits being made, Freestyle has taken a downfall. When it did, it was called the “Freestyle Backlash.” This downfall was made because House music, Rap, Pop, and R&B had taken over the stations, leaving Freestyle being played as Classics. Although they are Classics, they are Classics that will always be remembered, and Classics that will never die. Today, there are new Freestyle music being made. The question is, has it all changed?
My hypothesis for this project, is that Freestyle has changed in many different ways. I would have said that it hadn’t changed, but I feel that my opinion is not enough for this project. For the fact that there are many other people out there, that may say it has changed for whatever the reason may be. So I say that the answer may vary,depending on the out come of the answer.
The procedures I have taken, was to first go to Club Freestyle, and post a thread. A thread is a post made by a member asking questions about Freestyle so that other members can answer to it giving their opinions. The first thread that I made was about “Young Teens.” It asked the members what they thought about young teens being into Freestyle. I asked this because Freestyle could have changed because of the new audience that they made. Next, I made another thread called “Freestyle Then/Freestyle Now, What has changed OR Has it changed?” and in this thread they can vote on either “Yes” or “No.” Whatever their vote may have been, they had a chance to say why exactly they thought that. Next, I did an interview with a Producer named Nelson”FFWD”Cruz, asking the same questions I have and even more. Whatever the out come to my question may be, it would be stated in my results and conclusion.
The results and conclusions to “Freestyle Then/Freestyle Now, What has changed OR Has it changed?” is that it has changed. Twenty one people had chosen “Yes”, giving it 84%, and the ones that chose “No” had only equaled to 16%. So my hypothesis had been correct. Now the reasons for people saying it has changed, was that Freestyle back
then lasted longer and had a softer beat to it. Today, the songs are cut down 2-3 minutes, and the beats sound more like Techno. Now, Freestyle has also changed, because the Artists them selves have changed. I had asked some people why they thought Artists may have changed their genre of music, and some said it was because of the money, or they just felt like doing something diffrent. The interview I did with Nelson”FFWD”Cruz will be on my display board, and all the responses to my project from the members of Club Freestyle, will also be shown on my display board as all my data. This will be giving the credit they deserve, because with out them, my project could not have been completed.
I am glad I had chosen this topic, because I have learned something more about the music I love so much. You must know that Freestyle is not just music, it is a part of our history, and contains so much Chemistry. For me to have done all this with the interview and everything, made me look at this genre of music differently. To find out that freestyle has changed, and realized that it hasn’t changed for the better to most people, maybe the Artists would do something about it, and make Freestyle what it used to be....
