You got that Right D!
That sums up what I have been trying to tell y'all..
No need to say anything more, I wouldn't mind if Jack closes this topic now.
To me, Progressive Freestyle is the product of Trip Hop and Freestyle. Arists such as Angelina, Jocelyn Enriquez, and Rockell successfully married the two, and gained popular appeal.
Whether Prgressive Freestyle is Freestyle is all about labeling and terminology. It definitely is not the same style as Old School. I put them on different shelves. But in lack of a better name for it, and because Progressive artists, producers and fans are already calling it Freestyle, then it's Freestyle to me, too.
Whatever you like is your choice. You may say one style is better than the other, and that's fine. I just disagree with comments about Progressive being made hastily or having worse vocals or having less soul, because I could come up with enough examples to counter the argument. Ahhh... To each his own.
(Check out "Alright" by Trip Hop artist, Devone'. It's my favorite song right now.)