Latin freestyle, Latin hip hop, freestyle music. What is freestyle music as it is commonly known?
Freestyle music is a form of hip hop/electronic dance that is heavily influenced by Latin American culture. It originated in New York in the early 1980s, the main root being Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force's seminal 1982 record "Planet Rock." It peaked in the mid to late '80s and early '90s, but has remained relatively underground ever since.
Freestyle music has been popular not only with Latinos but with African Americans and to a certain extent with Italians as well. Along the way, freestyle music spread from New York City to Miami and eventually to other American cities with strong Hispanic populations before splintering off to countries such as Canada, Brazil and Germany.
This blog is one of the main authorities on freestyle music and hopes to keep the music genre alive by being informative and entertaining.
As Shannon sang, "Let the Music Play!"
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