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Eluder said:As others have said, a mix of the old w/the new would be great.
Rhoq, got a question for ya, do you totally hate the new school Freestyle or something, 'cause from your post it sounds like you don't think those that like "New School" Freestyle are real fans, and to be honest, that bothers me. I like the old school stuff too, but I love the new high energy type Freestyle a little more, that shouldn't mean I'm not a "real" fan of Freestyle. If I misunderstood your post, just lemme know. 😀
Eluder, if that is the impression you are getting I am sorry. That is not the way I feel at all. I do believe that there are 3 types of Freestyle fans...
Type 1 is the "Freestyle Purist" - basically they only accept the Old School
Type 2 are the fans of the New School - this type has 3 sub-divisions
a. The New School sound of the mid 1990's (Viper, Tamania, Artistik, etc.)
b. The Progressive sound of the late 1990's/2000's (Angelina, Paradigm, etc.)
c. Fans of both a & b
Type 3 is a Freestyle fan who enjoys something from the Old School and New School (whether it is Type 2-c, Type 2-a or Type 2-b)
Now although I love the Old School, I like to think of myself as a "Type 3 Freestyle Fan" as I enjoy the Old & New School sounds, but as far as the New School goes I lean towards the "Type 2-a" sound.
What you have to understand is that you are talking about 2 (maybe 3) different generations of Freestyle fans as each of the 3 styles are different. Someone who is a fan of the New School may not necessarily be familiar with the Old School as many New School Freestyle fans discovered the music during the mid 1990's. When the Progressive sound became popular this created yet another base of fans. Again, a fan of the Progressive Freestyle sound may not really be into the more traditional sound of the Old School and New School sounds, or you can have a fan who enjoys it all...
Now we have 3 different styles with 3 different sounds overall, but yet they are all the same type of music - FREESTYLE. It is kind of hard for me at times as a hardcore fan of the Old School to relate to fans of the newer sounds. I respect each generation of Freestyle for what it has done for the music, but I still believe in my heart that "There Is No School Like The Old School". No matter what type of Freestyle you prefer, the bottom line is that you support the music no mater what!
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