Freestyle Music

[ayres]

Not freestlye rap, I'm talking about 80s and 90s Freestyle music like Shannon "Let the Music Play." You know, corny pop-electro NY & Miami shit. Cosmo and I were asked to do a party a few months ago playing freestyle, and now I've been asked to write a little article about my favorite freestyle records, and I am the first to admit I don't go that deep with it. Here is the stuff I play when I play freestyle:Freez - I.O.U.Johnny O - Fantasy GirlConnie - Funky Little BeatDebbie Deb - When I Hear Music / Lookout WeekendLisa Lisa and the Cult Jam - I Wonder if I Take You Home / Can You Feel The BeatShannon - Let the Music Play / Give Me TonightStevie B - Party Your BodyExpose - Come Go With Me / Point of No Return (Exposure LP)Brenda K Starr - What Goes On / What You See is What You Get / Picking Up PiecesTrinere - I'll Be All You Ever NeedThe Cover Girls - Show Me / Because of You / (Show Me LP)TKA - Maria / Scars of Love / Tears May Fall / Come Get My Love (Scars of Love LP)Noel - Silent Morning (Noel LP)Tina B - Honey to a BeeIndia - Right From the StartWhat is the hot freestyle shit I need to get up on? Knowledge me!!!

 

[grandpa_shig]

stacey q - 2 of hearts
trinere - theyre playing our song
dino - summer girls
young & restless - b girls

 

[picoandsepulveda]

stacey q - 2 of hearts

 

[ayres]

young & restless - b girls

i always thought of that as miami bass. do yall think Strafe "Set it Off" is freestyle? I don't, but I can't really figure out why.

 

[grandpa_shig]

yeah, youre prolly right. but for a shitty dj like myself, you can mix in and out of them things with ease.

 

[ovulationist]

ooo - ooh "Diamond Girl".....(yes, yes...)

 

[Jonny_Paycheck]

young & restless - b girls

i always thought of that as miami bass. do yall think Strafe "Set it Off" is freestyle? I don't, but I can't really figure out why.

definitely, even if it wasn't intended to be. Staple of freestyle sets.

 

[Garcia_Vega]

Point of No Return use to kill it at the jr. high dances!

Frida---I Know There's Something Going On

 

[hogginthefogg]

Dudes...SWEET SENSATION - HOOKED ON YOU.


Paging DJ Stef, already.

 

[jdeez]

C-Bank - One More Shot
C-Bank - Get Wet
Carmen - You & Me
Cover Girls - Show Me
Cover Girls - Because Of You
Cynthia - Thief Of Heart
Debbie Deb - When I Hear Music
Expos - Come Go With Me
Expos - Point of No Return
Freeez - IOU
Freestyle - Don't Stop The Rock
Information Society - Running
Jellybean - The Mexican
Johnny O - Fantasy Girl
Leather & Lace - Tender Heart
Leather & Lace - Let Your Body Go
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Can You Feel The Beat
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - I Wonder If I Take You Home
Nayobe - Please Don't Go
Nice & Wild - Diamond Girl
Nocera - Summertime, Summertime
Nolan Thomas - Yo, Little Brother
Planet Patrol - Play At Your Own Risk
Shannon - Give Me Tonight
Shannon - Let The Music Play
Tina B - Honey To A Bee
TKA - Scars of Love 1990s
Angelina - Release Me
Collage - I'll Be Loving You
Collage - Diana
Coro - Stand By Your Lover
Clear Touch - Cherish
Cynthia - If I Had The Chance
Cynthia - How I Love Him
George Lamond - Bad of the Heart
George Lamond - Distant Heart
George Lamond - Look Into My Eyes
Intonation - Free My Love
Jocelyn Enriquez - I've Been Thinking About You
Jocelyn Enriquez - Do You Miss Me
Lil' Suzy - Promise Me
Lil' Suzy - Take Me In Your Arms
Lina Santiago - Feel So Good
Joei Mae - He's My Baby
Lisette Melendez - Time Passes By
Lisette Melendez - Together Forever
Manuella - Don't Try To Come Back
Natalie - I Want Your Love
Nina Bena - Sweetheart
Planet Soul - Set You Free
Rochelle - Praying For An Angel
Rockell - In A Dream
Rockell & Collage - Can't We Try
Samantha - Be Sure
Two In A Room - El Trago
Two In A Room - Ahora

 

[JoshD]

Freez - I.O.U.

yeah, you're the man.


Time to Move

some Detroit ish (LIGHTES THE DANCEFLOOR UP!!!!)

 

[Adelfi]

Carmen - "Time To Move" Some Detroit ish (LIGHTES THE DANCEFLOOR UP!!!!)

Josh, I remember walking into Street Corner 5 minutes after you found this sealed and I'm sure Aaron hooked you up big time. I didn't show it at the time but I was wearing one of these when I left the store -

Currently on Gemm for $43

 

[paulnice]

I'll try and post an old freestyle mix I did later on tonight.

One of my first pro gigs was being Suave's tour DJ.
Not the "Rico Suave" guy mind you, just "Suave".
He was local and got signed to Mic Mac/Metropolitan which was one of the bigger freestyle labels.
His big hit was "Crying Over You". We toured a lot with Johnny O & Cynthia.
I learned to hate the music pretty quickly. Today I still hate it yet I love it too. It's weird.


a few other tunes of note...

Judy Torres / "Come Into My Arms"
Monet / "My Heart Gets All The Breaks"
Nocera / "Summertime Summertime"
Bass Noir / "My Love Is Magic"
Sybil / "Let Yourself Go"
Kreamcicle / "No News"
Joyce Simms / "Lifetime Love", "Come Into My Life"

 

[faux_rillz]

Nice & Wild - Diamond Girl

That's my jam!

One of the few redeeming things about the guido techno station that my girl likes to listen to is the Freestyle show hosted by Judy Torres.

 

[JoshD]

One of my first pro gigs was being Suave's tour DJ.
Not the "Rico Suave" guy mind you, just "Suave".
He was local and got signed to Mic Mac/Metropolitan which was one of the bigger freestyle labels.
His big hit was "Crying Over You". We toured a lot with Johnny O & Cynthia.
I learned to hate the music pretty quickly. Today I still hate it yet I love it too. It's weird.

WOW


Cynthia

 

[JoshD]

Attached files

 

[dig_this]

stacey q - 2 of hearts

no doubt, definitely a "shouldnt be a secret weapon, but in some stupid way it totally is" thing....every time I would play that at a gig and those I-I-I-I's come in people don't know what to do with themselves.....kinda just stand there slackjawed for a second, but then usually eat it up. (DRUNK CROWDPLAESER)

 

[undertheradar]

This is one of Mangoman's favorites.....

 

[dig_this]

This is one of Mangoman's favorites.....

that sleeve/label is nuts. that kinda graphically sums up freestyle right there.

 

[grandpa_shig]

oh snap! where's TA and tino TCB or whoever tongan care of business. and where is STEF!!!