steve b
New member
my thoughts on this "Death of freestyle crap!"
Originally posted by JackG
Nice discussion.
I busted my ass for the last 2 years
to get us this far. Dedicated my Life
to this organization for everyone here.
You know what gets me- people always
complaining... NEVER taking action.
I dont want to hear any fkin misery.
If you cant enjoy freestyle music for what
it is - then don't.
If some of you want to be friggin pissed at me for
saying this - I dont really give a shit.
You want to go cry on the other sites about
JackG and how mean he is - I dont and never
did Give a Rats Ass.
Frankly, I am sick of all the whining.
PEACE
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Jack, if you see this, please dont move it, i want it to be a new thread, thanx
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Dayum right, Jack G!!!
I'm sorry, but i have to say something about this "Death of Freestyle" business. This is what i truly feel.
Yes, it is true that freestyle music is not mainstream pop anymore, BUT, there is still a scattered fan base out there for it. Last sunday night wasnt the greatest turnout for a freesyle mega concert either, but you just dont give up and say, oh, well, its the death of freestyle. lets just pack it up and go home cryin. what kinda bullcrap is that!!! Let's understand something, i havent seen many club owners that will do a freestyle event on a saturday night at a time of year when the city clubs are busier. Let's examine the 3 blis concerts. Me and a lot of others didnt have off Martin luther king or presidents day. And guess where half the world was last weekend, the NJ shore or the hamptons or anywhere but NYC. Two people i know that are die hard freestyle fans from this site were in vegas and the nj shore. You cant expect 1000 people on nights like this. There were still about 300 to 400 peeps in there sunday. That would be a decent crowd at any smaller club. The first 2 blis concerts had more people for sure.
Maybe what some clubs should do is mix the acts and not make it just a freestyle night. Maybe you can have cynthia or fascination and another artist from today's dance like amber, just to get another kind of dance music crowd in the club. To me amber's songs are good modern day dance tracks and they sound something like freestyle with the fast random drum beats and the sexy vocals!!!
You wanna know why alot of freestyle fans dont make it out to the clubs?? Think about the avg age of the classic freestyle fan. They are probably anywhere from 25-35, got small kids at home and too many other things to worry about. Who the hell has time to stay out to 4am anymore, BUT how do i know that they are out there?? Because every time i listen to ktu when they are playin freestyle i hear some guido from strong island or some guidette or boriqua from the bronx or nj sayin, "ohh judy, im just lovin this freestyle".
Listen, all i know is that if we give up, then freestyle will eventually fade out, but this site and its fans and the artists have made a difference these last couple of years in keeping freestyle on the map and exposing it to the younger generation of fans around
15-20 yrs old. I would have never known where half the freestyle events were goin on if it wasn't for this site.
Are you going to tell me that two years, over 200,000 posts!!! and a ton of great freestyle events are for nothing!!! I dont think so!!!
I agree with what people are saying about how freestyle may evolve into a new but somwehat similar sound, but the only people who will invent this sound are the freestyle artists and producers in the studio, and the only way they will keep recording is if we keep supporting them by buying the cd's. But buy it only if you believe in it and it moves you inside like all great freestyle songs do!! I bought the new TKA cd. I liked two of the songs on it and didn't really like the rest, but that doesn't mean im gonna abandon TKA as a fan. I respect their effort. If anyone expected them to match their "TKA's greatest hits" cd, then i got some swamp land to sell ya to build some houses on!!!! lol
If just one of our artists can get "the break" and get some exposure and maybe get a contract with a big label, then they can throw one or two freestyle tracks onto a mainstream record and see how the public reacts to it. But we'll never know unless we keep supporting them in the meantime.
I believe the only way we are gonna pack the clubs for freestyle is by getting the younger crowd in there and exposed to it. I think all freestyle events should be 18 to party. There are alot of younger kids that like it because it's still "cool" music when you put it up against today's dance. You know what i did with the flyers i had for club blis last sunday? I gave them to my younger brother and his friend to post up and throw around Baruch college where they go to school. I put some around s.i. mall. I dont know if it got any more people to go, but i did something!! Even if our efforts reach only one person, it will multiply by word of mouth.
I think that Jack G should make a ton a business cards and give them to the cf members to put out all over when they go out!!! The power of this website can multiply very fast if people know about it.
Now you may disagree with me, you may think im crazy, you may piss on this post, but if you wanna help keep it alive, you can do these few simple things to make a difference:
- support the artists (old and new school) by buying their cd's
- going to freestyle events when you can
- call the radio stations and request old and new school freestyle
- expose the younger generation to freestyle, tell your younger brothers and sisters and their friends.
I dont wanna hear any more of this givin up on freestyle garbage. If you got something to criticize, fine, but offer a suggestion also!!!
Freestyle music is not the only music that i like, but its the only music still to this day that makes me wanna just get up and dance my (_|_) off!!! The true freestyle fans feel it inside. To me, its the only music with passion!!!
If you are a true freestyle fan, just do your part to help keep it alive, thats all i can ask.
lata steve b
Quote: "I guess it really only comes down to one simple thing,
GET BUSY DYIN', OR GET BUSY FREESTYLIN'.... DAYUM RIGHT!!"
Originally posted by JackG
Nice discussion.
I busted my ass for the last 2 years
to get us this far. Dedicated my Life
to this organization for everyone here.
You know what gets me- people always
complaining... NEVER taking action.
I dont want to hear any fkin misery.
If you cant enjoy freestyle music for what
it is - then don't.
If some of you want to be friggin pissed at me for
saying this - I dont really give a shit.
You want to go cry on the other sites about
JackG and how mean he is - I dont and never
did Give a Rats Ass.
Frankly, I am sick of all the whining.
PEACE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jack, if you see this, please dont move it, i want it to be a new thread, thanx
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Dayum right, Jack G!!!
I'm sorry, but i have to say something about this "Death of Freestyle" business. This is what i truly feel.
Yes, it is true that freestyle music is not mainstream pop anymore, BUT, there is still a scattered fan base out there for it. Last sunday night wasnt the greatest turnout for a freesyle mega concert either, but you just dont give up and say, oh, well, its the death of freestyle. lets just pack it up and go home cryin. what kinda bullcrap is that!!! Let's understand something, i havent seen many club owners that will do a freestyle event on a saturday night at a time of year when the city clubs are busier. Let's examine the 3 blis concerts. Me and a lot of others didnt have off Martin luther king or presidents day. And guess where half the world was last weekend, the NJ shore or the hamptons or anywhere but NYC. Two people i know that are die hard freestyle fans from this site were in vegas and the nj shore. You cant expect 1000 people on nights like this. There were still about 300 to 400 peeps in there sunday. That would be a decent crowd at any smaller club. The first 2 blis concerts had more people for sure.
Maybe what some clubs should do is mix the acts and not make it just a freestyle night. Maybe you can have cynthia or fascination and another artist from today's dance like amber, just to get another kind of dance music crowd in the club. To me amber's songs are good modern day dance tracks and they sound something like freestyle with the fast random drum beats and the sexy vocals!!!
You wanna know why alot of freestyle fans dont make it out to the clubs?? Think about the avg age of the classic freestyle fan. They are probably anywhere from 25-35, got small kids at home and too many other things to worry about. Who the hell has time to stay out to 4am anymore, BUT how do i know that they are out there?? Because every time i listen to ktu when they are playin freestyle i hear some guido from strong island or some guidette or boriqua from the bronx or nj sayin, "ohh judy, im just lovin this freestyle".
Listen, all i know is that if we give up, then freestyle will eventually fade out, but this site and its fans and the artists have made a difference these last couple of years in keeping freestyle on the map and exposing it to the younger generation of fans around
15-20 yrs old. I would have never known where half the freestyle events were goin on if it wasn't for this site.
Are you going to tell me that two years, over 200,000 posts!!! and a ton of great freestyle events are for nothing!!! I dont think so!!!
I agree with what people are saying about how freestyle may evolve into a new but somwehat similar sound, but the only people who will invent this sound are the freestyle artists and producers in the studio, and the only way they will keep recording is if we keep supporting them by buying the cd's. But buy it only if you believe in it and it moves you inside like all great freestyle songs do!! I bought the new TKA cd. I liked two of the songs on it and didn't really like the rest, but that doesn't mean im gonna abandon TKA as a fan. I respect their effort. If anyone expected them to match their "TKA's greatest hits" cd, then i got some swamp land to sell ya to build some houses on!!!! lol
If just one of our artists can get "the break" and get some exposure and maybe get a contract with a big label, then they can throw one or two freestyle tracks onto a mainstream record and see how the public reacts to it. But we'll never know unless we keep supporting them in the meantime.
I believe the only way we are gonna pack the clubs for freestyle is by getting the younger crowd in there and exposed to it. I think all freestyle events should be 18 to party. There are alot of younger kids that like it because it's still "cool" music when you put it up against today's dance. You know what i did with the flyers i had for club blis last sunday? I gave them to my younger brother and his friend to post up and throw around Baruch college where they go to school. I put some around s.i. mall. I dont know if it got any more people to go, but i did something!! Even if our efforts reach only one person, it will multiply by word of mouth.
I think that Jack G should make a ton a business cards and give them to the cf members to put out all over when they go out!!! The power of this website can multiply very fast if people know about it.
Now you may disagree with me, you may think im crazy, you may piss on this post, but if you wanna help keep it alive, you can do these few simple things to make a difference:
- support the artists (old and new school) by buying their cd's
- going to freestyle events when you can
- call the radio stations and request old and new school freestyle
- expose the younger generation to freestyle, tell your younger brothers and sisters and their friends.
I dont wanna hear any more of this givin up on freestyle garbage. If you got something to criticize, fine, but offer a suggestion also!!!
Freestyle music is not the only music that i like, but its the only music still to this day that makes me wanna just get up and dance my (_|_) off!!! The true freestyle fans feel it inside. To me, its the only music with passion!!!
If you are a true freestyle fan, just do your part to help keep it alive, thats all i can ask.
lata steve b
Quote: "I guess it really only comes down to one simple thing,
GET BUSY DYIN', OR GET BUSY FREESTYLIN'.... DAYUM RIGHT!!"
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