What WAS the very 1st Freestyle song?

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oooh Arturo! U opening all kinds of cans wit' little worms squirmin' around & whatnot aren't U? I've alwayz thought of Planet Rock as strictly an electro-break dancing song (although I remember break dancers dancing to a lot of Freestyle back in the days as well). But notice, Afrika Bam-Bam is rapping on the track, not singing. To me, in Freestyle, U GOTTA sing....period! A good example of non-freestyle songs on a Freestyle label were 'Two Without Hats' tracks! I've always considered those "House" cause no one was really singing & the beat was different than your run-of -the-mill Freestyle (unless U think Vargas bustin out with "Wepaaa" is considered singing!)

Planet Rock - Electro!
 
One More Shot - Cbank
Let The Music Play- Shannon
HOney To a Be - Tina B

I beleive these were all 83-84

Thant Planet Rock and Krafwert for America's famousand favorite breakbeat
 
exactly mark. i think it is improper to say that shannon's singles were ever latin hip hop to begin with but it is freestyle. And freestyle is just basically Dance & Hip Hop like it or not. i consider her 2 debut singles one of the first freestyle records.
 
LatinHipHop

Ummm, it was dubbed "Latin Hip Hop" because of the dominant Latin audience. It doesn't matter if the artist is Latin or not.
 
The truly first groundbreaking record

It's our opinion that the original version of "The Mexican" recorded in 1974 was the record that set the foundation for what would later be called freestyle. Unlike the freestyle that we are use to hearing today, this song was recorded using live instruments.
 
Putana, I myself have always considered "Planet Rock" an Electro-funk jam. However, in recent years, it has become the trend for the new generation of Freestyle fans to refer to anything with a Freestyle beat as "Freestyle". Songs by artists such as Robin Fox, La Rissa, and even Angelina (to name a few). Those songs lack the chords and melodies that are commonly found in Freestyle music, yet they preserve a Freestyle beat, and that is enough for them to gain credibility as Freestyle songs....so, since "Planet Rock" also has Freestyle beat, it is fair to call it a Freestyle song....and if it is a Freestyle song, then it must have been the first one, since it came out in 1982.
 
1st track?
Freestyle sounding - Probably "xena" and "on the upside".1982

Followed by Bambaata and Planet Rock.(and planet patrol - play/rock at your own risk)
 
WHAT ABOUT IOU BY FREEZE? THAT WAS DEFINATLEY ONE OF THE FIRST
AND SHANNON -LET THE MUSIC PLAY WHICH SHAPED THE WHOLE FREESTYLE SOUND
 
I would have to agree with Luis. The Mexican was and still is a truly great one!
 
UK-Freestyle said:
1st track?
Freestyle sounding - Probably "xena" and "on the upside".1982

Followed by Bambaata and Planet Rock.(and planet patrol - play/rock at your own risk)
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Sorry my friend. Xena's Electro-Freestyle smash "On the Upside" came out in mid to late 1983. Afrika Bambaataa's and The Soul Sonic Force's Planet Rock came out in May of 1982 and hit radio airwaves that summer. Planet Patrol's "Play At Your Own Risk" came out late 1982 after Bambaataa's.
 
I think the first True Freestyle/Electro/Funk song catalyst is Afrika Bambaata's and The Soul Sonic Force's "Planet Rock". Alison Moyet-Yaz (Yaz or Yazoo) had Electro hits such as "Don't Go" and "Situation" back in '82 as well as Rocker's Revenge ("Walking On Sunshine"), Planet Patrol ("Play At Your Own Risk"-close Sounding to "Planet Rock") and Afrika's "Looking for the Perfect Beat"-all which many consider Freestyle music or catalysts (Freestyle music in the early 80s was heavily influenced by Disco/Electro-Funk such as C-Bank (John Robie-"Get Wet") and Freeez ("Pop Goes My Love") for example. (Disco did not quite die out until sometime around the Summer of 1982-1984, believe that!-SOS Band's "Take Your Time (Do It Right)", Lipps Inc.'s "Funky Town", etc. etc.) We must pay respect to these artists.

Freestyle or Electro Freestyle Songs that came before Shannon's "Let the Music Play" (released Fall 1983 to radio, Charted late 1983/early 1984) include C-Bank's feat. Jenny Burton's "One More Shot" (1982), I.O.U. (and Sometimes Y) by Freeez feat. John Rocca (mid 1983), "Jam on Revenge" by Newcleus (1983), "Lookout Weekend" by Debbie Deb (1983/1984) and "Confusion" by New Order (1983).

I believe Shannon was the first Freestle Artist to hit the airwaves with one of the, if not, first Latin percussion and syncopated songs that solidified Freestyle. The classic anthem was "Let the Music Play." She is definitely Freestyle, and so are the singles "Give Me the Night" and "My Heart's Divided" as well as her others that sprang throughout the mid to late 1980s.

Then other Freestyle jams hit such as George Kranz's "Din Daa Daa" (1983/1984), Jenny Burton's "I Remember What You Look Like" (1984), Jellybean's "Mexican" (1984), Alisha's "All Night Passion" (1984), Tina B's "Honey to a Bee" (1984) etc. etc.

As 1985 hit, Freestyle emerged with a new sound, thanks to Lisa Velez's "I Wonder If I Take You Home" which truly symbolized Latin Hip Hop with the help of the R&B classic Full Force. Nayobe's "Please Don't Go" was significant as well in the Latin Hip Hop/R&B genre-all Freestyle music.

One must know that Freestyle music really is a form of Hip Hop music as Hip Hop/Garage/House/Acid Jazz etc. all have the same roots. It is influenced by Electro/Funk/Disco/Hip Hop.

To sum up, I believe Shannon's "Let the Music"play was the first successful Freestyle song to hit the airwaves that left a hallmark in Freestyle music history.
 
Gotta be Shannon. C-Bank seems to be the other argument and "One More Shot" was an electro track, not true freestyle.
 
i cant understand why everybody considers planet rock a freestyle track, it was a rap song set to electro music.actually a sped up, changed around melody originally done by kraftwork called trans europe express. to say planetrock had a freestyle feel is true, but to say it was a true blue freestyle track is not.
 
i thought just a couple people considered the song "planet rock" to be freestyle, italo..
the only freestyle thing about it is the beat, really
 
tran man said:
i thought just a couple people considered the song "planet rock" to be freestyle, italo..
the only freestyle thing about it is the beat, really
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Exactly, and what's funny about that is "Planet Rock" was "Planet Rock" before freestyle even existed! lol
 
jboyvip said:
I think the first True Freestyle/Electro/Funk song catalyst is Afrika Bambaata's and The Soul Sonic Force's "Planet Rock". Alison Moyet-Yaz (Yaz or Yazoo) had Electro hits such as "Don't Go" and "Situation" back in '82 as well as Rocker's Revenge ("Walking On Sunshine"), Planet Patrol ("Play At Your Own Risk"-close Sounding to "Planet Rock") and Afrika's "Looking for the Perfect Beat"-all which many consider Freestyle music or catalysts (Freestyle music in the early 80s was heavily influenced by Disco/Electro-Funk such as C-Bank (John Robie-"Get Wet") and Freeez ("Pop Goes My Love") for example. (Disco did not quite die out until sometime around the Summer of 1982-1984, believe that!-SOS Band's "Take Your Time (Do It Right)", Lipps Inc.'s "Funky Town", etc. etc.) We must pay respect to these artists.

Freestyle or Electro Freestyle Songs that came before Shannon's "Let the Music Play" (released Fall 1983 to radio, Charted late 1983/early 1984) include C-Bank's feat. Jenny Burton's "One More Shot" (1982), I.O.U. (and Sometimes Y) by Freeez feat. John Rocca (mid 1983), "Jam on Revenge" by Newcleus (1983), "Lookout Weekend" by Debbie Deb (1983/1984) and "Confusion" by New Order (1983).

I believe Shannon was the first Freestle Artist to hit the airwaves with one of the, if not, first Latin percussion and syncopated songs that solidified Freestyle. The classic anthem was "Let the Music Play." She is definitely Freestyle, and so are the singles "Give Me the Night" and "My Heart's Divided" as well as her others that sprang throughout the mid to late 1980s.

Then other Freestyle jams hit such as George Kranz's "Din Daa Daa" (1983/1984), Jenny Burton's "I Remember What You Look Like" (1984), Jellybean's "Mexican" (1984), Alisha's "All Night Passion" (1984), Tina B's "Honey to a Bee" (1984) etc. etc.

As 1985 hit, Freestyle emerged with a new sound, thanks to Lisa Velez's "I Wonder If I Take You Home" which truly symbolized Latin Hip Hop with the help of the R&B classic Full Force. Nayobe's "Please Don't Go" was significant as well in the Latin Hip Hop/R&B genre-all Freestyle music.

One must know that Freestyle music really is a form of Hip Hop music as Hip Hop/Garage/House/Acid Jazz etc. all have the same roots. It is influenced by Electro/Funk/Disco/Hip Hop.

To sum up, I believe Shannon's "Let the Music"play was the first successful Freestyle song to hit the airwaves that left a hallmark in Freestyle music history.
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You know ur shit- I like that. :cheers
 
I AGREE WITH YOU 100% THAT LET THE MUSIC PLAY SET THE DEFINITION OF THE SOUND FOR FREESTYLE AS WE KNOW IT, BUT I CANT AGREE WHEN YOU SAY THAT FREESTYLE IS A FORM OF HIP HOP MUSIC. THERE CAN SOMETIMES BE HIP HOP ELEMENTS IN FREESTYLE, BUT TO SAY THAT, I FEEL ITS KIND OF AN INSULT TO THE MUSIC. FREESTYLE IS MUCH MORE THAN THAT.LOL
 
maybe its hard to find out which was the first freestyle song because freestyle music didnt just pop into the scene over night. It evolved, id say all those songs mentioned could be considered, but no one knew what freestyle was or had a classification for it till there were enough songs out there to make one up for it. , i used to use the terms freestyle, heart throb, and maimi hip hop or latin hip hop to describe any songs with that sound. I have no idea what the first one was, but i started spinning at the same time that freestyle just blew up, i think it evolved from old school hip hop music, many freestyle tracks used the planet rock beats, when i spun freestyle, i added certain songs to the crate that first belonged to other types of music. Since i spun in chicago, i was influenced by the house scene of course, but i would spin freestyle, house, techno, or what ever was in and i liked. Sometimes i would intermix some of these songs which now i could say i would add songs like can u feel the beat lisa lisa to my classics crate (classics meaning songs like dont stop the rock, the great divide, wake up, trance dance, etc., because i think it belongs in that crate where before when i was deep into freestyle, i would definitely use it in my freestyle crate. My point is, a lot of music evolved from other genres and many artists were people like you and me, thats if you dont claim to have any musical training or engineering certification, who just went out and knew what people would like and just created it. I remember when i would let people from out of town listen to my freestyle music, they would say, wtf is that? they didnt know about it because it wasnt a mainstream type of music at the time... it was always underground and if an artist made it big, now it wasnt called freestyle no more, it would be placed in a category such as pop, or something, but now with the internet being so big, people are able to get educated on such history of the music. I just hope in the end, the correct history comes out.
 
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