Who do you think was the pioneer of freestyle as we know it now?

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stevie b

stevie b is the true pioneer of freestyle
 
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😉 I AGREE SHANNON IS DEFINITELY A PIONEER OF FREESTYLE..BUT SO IS "JENNY BURTON" THE ORGINAL VOCALIST OF C-BANK.."REMEMBER WHAT YOU LIKE" WAS ALSO ANOTHER HIT SHE SANG.. 😉
 
Shannon definitely!! Stevie B came out later, but was cool too! I've seen him in concert many times!

April
 
imo, the main and original pioneers of freestyle are Afrika Bambataa and Kraftwerk. Those original beats and loops are still an integral part of today's freestye sound.
 
By all means Shannon kicked this off especially in regards to the female vocalists.
 
I BELIEVE FREESTYLE WAS INTRODUCED TO US IN MANY STYLES SUCH AS HIP HOP BE BOP BY MAN PARISH AND RUNNING FROM INFO.SOCIETY..ALSO SONGS AND SINGERS LIKE ONE MORE SHOT,SET IT OFF,A.E.I.O.U.,SHANNON,JELLYBEAN'S MEXICAN REMIX,NAYOBE'S PLEASE DON'T GO WERE PUMPIN AND WERE AHEAD OF THEIR TIME.ONE SONG THAT WILL ALWAY'S BRING ME BACK TO THE OLD SCHOOL IS HANSON & DAVIS "HUNGRY FOR YOUR LOVE".
 
This post came at the perfect time. As I type I am looking at my "Perfect Beats 3" cd that I just got in the mail this week which offers the best of "NEW YORK ELECTRO HIP HOP". The music that took over the air waves after the death of disco in the early 80's It seems to me that this was indeed the stepping stone for what was to come by the mid 80's.After reading the inner sleeve it is most definitely obvious as I have know for many yeras that not only are Arthur Baker and John Robie due the most credit but NYC as well!!!

:blah to all who oppose
 
although lil suzy was just elaborating on the freestyle music that already was around at the time, pontiac.
 
"Little" Louie Vega
Aldo Marin
Andy Panda
Arthur Baker
Zahid Tariq
MacQuayle
Joe Moskowitz
Peter Schwartz
Johan Brunkvist
Carlos Rodgers
Carlos Berrios
Franc Reyes
Chris Barbosa
Jerry Salerno
Phil Austin (Trutone)
Adam Levy
Mark Legget
Tony Moran
Albert Cabrera
Andy Marvel
Chep Nunez (R.I.P.)
Baby J
"Gungie"
Donna Valenti
Sal Abbatiello
Victor Franco
Elis Pacheco
Todd Terry
The Mic Mac Family
Paco
Eddie Rivera (R.I.P)
Tim "Spinnin" Schommer
Michael Schweiger
John Ade
Vito Bruno
Joey Gardner
Tom Silverman
Virgil Simms
Will Socolov
Benji Candelario

The list goes on and on. From promoters, to D.j,s, to producers,to keyboard players, all these people in some way or another put freestyle on the map and made it what it is today.
 
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While I don't think it can be credited to one artist or producer, my vote would have to go to Chris Barbosa.
 
all good choices!

producers & DJ's would have to be:

Arthur Baker
John Robie
Jellybean
Tony Moran
Lewis Martinee'
Chris Barbosa
Mark Ligett
Little Louie Vega
Sal Abbateillo
Joey Gardner

Pioneering Artists would have to be:

Afrika Bambataa & The Soulsonic Force
Freeze
Shannon
Jenny Burton
Tina B.
Alisha
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
Nayobe
X-Posed (original Expose') - & Freestyle's 1st female trio.

- (all above are from 1984 or before)-

Stevie B Cover Girls, etc, are DEFINATELY legendary parts in this music's history, but they weren't "the firsts", know what I mean?

: P

So thats my list- although I prob missed a few here n' there. But u guyz get da picture.
 
AnthonyA1971 said:
Arthur Baker, John Robie, Afrika Bambaataa
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There's the true answer. Arthur Baker & John Robie as the first producers of the instrumental eletro hip-hop sound which evolved into latin hip-hop which evolved into freestyle. Afrika Bambabaataa, only for being the first artist to introduce the producers and their sound to the people. Everyone else came afterwards! lol

Though people can always argue: "Can the originators of a now predominantly latin-driven sound be two white guys and a black rapper?" If you trace it all the way back to the beginning...then yeah, that's what it looks like. lol
 
The SOURCE magazine March 2000

Hip-hop 101-Respect The Architects
"Afrika Bambaataa: Rock The Planet" words by A.L. Dre

The early 70's. Gangs run rampant through the streets of the Bronx. After rollin' through parties thrown by a young Kool DJ Herc, and hearing him spin what would one day become classic b-boy breaks, the teenage leader of the notorious Black Spades takes his own extensive record collection and begins "moonlighting" as a DJ. Hailing from Bronx River Projects, he refocuses his energies, and instead of rumblin' with other gangs, he uses his influence to plant his vision of Afrocentric empowerment in the soil of hip-hop's budding movement. Under his newfound direction, the Black Spades morph into The Organization, only to shorlty thereafter transform themselves into what will remain hip-hop's longest standing institution: the Universal Zulu Nation. the young man's eclectic musical tastes--including rock, Carribean rhythms and electronic sounds--leads to the classic Soul Sonic Force record, "Planet Rock", which then lays the foundation for Miami bass, Latin freestyle, electronica, jungle and other styles of international dance music. And to this day, Afrika Bambaataa stands as hip-hop's premier ambassador to the world.
 
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