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The History of Freestyle Music
Often growing in tandem with contemporary styles like electro and house, Freestyle emerged in the twin Latin capitals of New York City and Miami during the early '80s. Freestyle classics like "I Wonder If I Take You Home" by Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, "Let the Music Play" by Shannon, and "Party Your Body" by Stevie B relied on angular, synthesized beats similar to electro and early house, but also emphasized the romantic themes of classic R&B and disco. The fusion of mechanical and sensual proved ready for crossover during the period, and both Shannon and Lisa Lisa hit the Top 40 during 1984-85. Freestyle also dovetailed nicely with the rise of dance-pop during the mid-'80s -- Madonna's early producer and remixer, John Benitez (aka Jellybean), was also active in the freestyle community. By the end of the decade, a number of artists -- Exposé, Brenda K. Starr, Trinere, the Cover Girls, India, and Stevie B (all but the last female) -- followed them into the pop or R&B charts. Even after popular success waned in the late '80s though, freestyle moved to the underground as a vital stream of modern dance music alongside house, techno, and bass music. Similar to mainstream house, freestyle artists are usually (though by no means exclusively) either female vocalists or male producers. Newer figures like Collage, Lil Suzy, George Lamond, Angelique, Johnny O, and others became big stars in the freestyle community.
source from All Music Guide
* I found this on a site, and I had seen a thread relating to this ubject recently, and there was alot of different definitions. So i figured this looked like the most credible explanation for the history of freestyle.😉
-Savoy
Often growing in tandem with contemporary styles like electro and house, Freestyle emerged in the twin Latin capitals of New York City and Miami during the early '80s. Freestyle classics like "I Wonder If I Take You Home" by Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, "Let the Music Play" by Shannon, and "Party Your Body" by Stevie B relied on angular, synthesized beats similar to electro and early house, but also emphasized the romantic themes of classic R&B and disco. The fusion of mechanical and sensual proved ready for crossover during the period, and both Shannon and Lisa Lisa hit the Top 40 during 1984-85. Freestyle also dovetailed nicely with the rise of dance-pop during the mid-'80s -- Madonna's early producer and remixer, John Benitez (aka Jellybean), was also active in the freestyle community. By the end of the decade, a number of artists -- Exposé, Brenda K. Starr, Trinere, the Cover Girls, India, and Stevie B (all but the last female) -- followed them into the pop or R&B charts. Even after popular success waned in the late '80s though, freestyle moved to the underground as a vital stream of modern dance music alongside house, techno, and bass music. Similar to mainstream house, freestyle artists are usually (though by no means exclusively) either female vocalists or male producers. Newer figures like Collage, Lil Suzy, George Lamond, Angelique, Johnny O, and others became big stars in the freestyle community.
source from All Music Guide
* I found this on a site, and I had seen a thread relating to this ubject recently, and there was alot of different definitions. So i figured this looked like the most credible explanation for the history of freestyle.😉
-Savoy