How Old Were You When you First Listened To Freestyle?

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I was 13 yrs old; when I went to sneak in the FUNHOUSE! Jellybean was spinning and played his remix of The Mexican (in my book; the first true freestyle record - it really had that latin sound) He then played Shannons give me tonight and later on; The original Dancing on the fire; You can find both of these (mexican/dancing on the fire) on the Jellybean wotupski album. These are three (including shannon) of the most incredible freestyle records to date. High quality production, sampling and editing (dancing on the fire) in these tracks.

DJ Legend; Btw; It's the Jimmy Castor Bunch! LOL it's like afro-street electro fusion to me. Awesome record; awesome. Kraftwerk (tour de france 12 inch import is my favorite kraftwerk track along with Transe Europe Express - I have the import somewhere where they sing it in German; They sing it like "trance eye - ropie express" - That ish is mad funny to listen to. Hell Computer World is Nostalgic; to me it's the greatest Electro album that has stood the test of time.
 
i was 18 years old just starting my naval career TKA was not on the secne yet but once i first heard "the scars of love" that was it i then became a dj got my first equipment at the navy exchange on lay away then started djing every club in the tidewater area then it was every other weekend driving back and forth to new york getting all the newest freestyle records i was the only person at that time to play anything other then R&B in VA then all of the sudden all the clubs in va beach wanted me to spin i was my fifteen minutes of fame DJ taezee i even converted a big time club down there from a "'sawdust on the floor " country bar into the mecca for new york dance music (butterfield stage was the club) me and about fifteen guys from new york became the PPC (portsmouth party crew) which we were named after the base we had been assigned too "portsmouth naval hospital in virginia" we started the freestyle trend in the south not to mention the yankee new yorican resentment by all of the local guys at that time becuase all the girls were crazy about us we were the shit period and i was the head of PPC Talk about flash back by day i was the command fitness drill instructor/ combat instructor by night i was DJ taezee spinning freestyle the new style from new york!!
 
I must have been about six when my older cousins would be listening to Stevie B, Cynthia and Shannon 🙂
 
Oh My God I'm Blown Away By How Long Freestyle Has Been Around. I Still Remeber My First Live Concert Was Seing Tka At Riverside Park. Thank You For Sharing Your Stories.
 
I was about 14 when AEIOU came out in 1982 (I think it was 82). Then Shannon came out with Let The Music Play and Give Me Tonight the next year (I think it was 83). Then it was Expose, Lisa Lisa, Phyllis Nelson, ect... The first Artist that I saw was Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam in 1986 at Great Adventure (here in Jersey). I also saw a great triple bill at the Memorial High School gym in WNY with Judy Torres, India, & TKA. I think that was in 1988
 
I was 8 when I heard "The Point of No Return" by Expose.
 
9 years old....roughly. My uncle was playing a mix tape. he dj'd and I got into that and heard "Let the Music Play" and that mix tape and POW! whatta summer that was.

JOD: JohnnyO. "Memories"
 
I Got To Say That I Was About 16 When I First Listen To Freestyle And Since Then I've Been In Love.
 
I was 10- summer of 85 when I heard Lisa Lisa for the 1st time, but I was visiting in NYC and I lived in Tx so I never heard it aain- and I onlt knew the chorus..so for years that bugged me. then All cried out- I had a god sister had relationship probs and that song played alot in the house. so nothing else really till I moved to NYC in 88/89... been craving it ever since
 
15 Yrs Old I Heard A Tape By, I Think Tony Touch Belive It Or Not. He Was Boys With A Dj P.f.cuttin The Dj For Blahzay Blahzay(danger,oh My God) And After That I Went To The Record Shop On Knickerbocker Ave. And Bought Every Freestlye Record There.
 
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