United Kingdom
The Freestylers formed in 1996 when DJs and dance music p… Read Full Bio ↴United Kingdom
The Freestylers formed in 1996 when DJs and dance music producers Matt Cantor, Aston Harvey and (initially) Andrew Galea joined forces. All three of them had been involved in the British dance music scene since the 1980s. Cantor had recorded as Cut n' Paste and Strike with Andy Gardner (Plump DJs). Aston Harvey recorded as Blapps! Posse best known for the 1990 breakbeat dance hit "Don't Hold Back" before working with Definition of Sound, Rebel MC and DJ Rap (as DJ Rap and Aston). Harvey joined with Galea under the name Sol Brothers before Cantor was recruited to form the Freestylers. The group took their name from their first sample "Don't Stop The Rock" by Freestyle.
The trio's first single "Drop The Boom (AK-48)" on their own Scratch City Records in 1996 becoming a dancefloor hit in the UK and Miami. The band released the Freestyle EP in 1996 on Freskanova (Freskanova's parent label, Fresh, had released Cantor, Galea and Harvey's previous work). Andrew Galea left the Freestylers shortly after the release of the Freestyle EP.
After the departure of Andrew Galea, Matt and Aston formed an 11-piece band (initially an idea of their record label, Freskanova). This consisted of the 2 producers (Cantor and Harvey), a scratch DJ (Mad Doctor X), a guitarist (Tony Ayiotou), drummer (Clive Jenner), bass guitarist (Joe Henson), 2 MCs (MC Navigator and Tenor Fly) and 3 breakdancers (Coza, Marat, Tim).
The band's first album We Rock Hard was released in 1998. The single "B-Boy Stance" became a singles hit in the UK in 1998 featuring the contributions of rapper Tenor Fly. In 1999, the Freestylers enjoyed success in the U.S. with track "Don't Stop" reached the top 10 of the Billboard dance charts and "Here We Go" becoming a MTV Buzzworthy clip. We Rock Hard sold well in the US selling over 150,000 and reaching the top 30 of the Billboard Heatseeker chart.
Following the success of B-Boy Stance, the band were asked to remix tracks by Audioweb, Afrika Bambaataa and the Jungle Brothers as well as a big beat compilation album FSUK 2 and a Radio 1 Essential Mix featuring Beenie Man, Public Enemy, Whodini and The Fall.
The Freestylers released a mix album Electro Science in 2000. Their second album Pressure Point was released in 2001 with the track Get Down Massive featuring Navigator reaching top 20 on the Billboard dance charts in 2002.
During 2002 and 2003 the group began releasing singles under the artist name Raw As F**k which then became the title of their third album. Released in 2004, it featured the single "Push Up", which reached the top 30 in the UK and top 3 in Australia. Another single, which was previously released before "Push Up", called "Get A Life", was re-released and reached the top 20 in Australia.
The Freestylers formed in 1996 when DJs and dance music p… Read Full Bio ↴United Kingdom
The Freestylers formed in 1996 when DJs and dance music producers Matt Cantor, Aston Harvey and (initially) Andrew Galea joined forces. All three of them had been involved in the British dance music scene since the 1980s. Cantor had recorded as Cut n' Paste and Strike with Andy Gardner (Plump DJs). Aston Harvey recorded as Blapps! Posse best known for the 1990 breakbeat dance hit "Don't Hold Back" before working with Definition of Sound, Rebel MC and DJ Rap (as DJ Rap and Aston). Harvey joined with Galea under the name Sol Brothers before Cantor was recruited to form the Freestylers. The group took their name from their first sample "Don't Stop The Rock" by Freestyle.
The trio's first single "Drop The Boom (AK-48)" on their own Scratch City Records in 1996 becoming a dancefloor hit in the UK and Miami. The band released the Freestyle EP in 1996 on Freskanova (Freskanova's parent label, Fresh, had released Cantor, Galea and Harvey's previous work). Andrew Galea left the Freestylers shortly after the release of the Freestyle EP.
After the departure of Andrew Galea, Matt and Aston formed an 11-piece band (initially an idea of their record label, Freskanova). This consisted of the 2 producers (Cantor and Harvey), a scratch DJ (Mad Doctor X), a guitarist (Tony Ayiotou), drummer (Clive Jenner), bass guitarist (Joe Henson), 2 MCs (MC Navigator and Tenor Fly) and 3 breakdancers (Coza, Marat, Tim).
The band's first album We Rock Hard was released in 1998. The single "B-Boy Stance" became a singles hit in the UK in 1998 featuring the contributions of rapper Tenor Fly. In 1999, the Freestylers enjoyed success in the U.S. with track "Don't Stop" reached the top 10 of the Billboard dance charts and "Here We Go" becoming a MTV Buzzworthy clip. We Rock Hard sold well in the US selling over 150,000 and reaching the top 30 of the Billboard Heatseeker chart.
Following the success of B-Boy Stance, the band were asked to remix tracks by Audioweb, Afrika Bambaataa and the Jungle Brothers as well as a big beat compilation album FSUK 2 and a Radio 1 Essential Mix featuring Beenie Man, Public Enemy, Whodini and The Fall.
The Freestylers released a mix album Electro Science in 2000. Their second album Pressure Point was released in 2001 with the track Get Down Massive featuring Navigator reaching top 20 on the Billboard dance charts in 2002.
During 2002 and 2003 the group began releasing singles under the artist name Raw As F**k which then became the title of their third album. Released in 2004, it featured the single "Push Up", which reached the top 30 in the UK and top 3 in Australia. Another single, which was previously released before "Push Up", called "Get A Life", was re-released and reached the top 20 in Australia.
B Boy Stance
Freestylers Lyrics
All up for one more time, I wanna.. anyway
Now listen to the Fly alongside the Freestylers, original gangstas
If that's testin' you and ya never feel plasters
And the B-Boy Stance
And the B-Boy Stance
Whoa pickup
Badman, why you off chuckin what I we
Girlie says nothing and a copy on da tea
You might frighten them but you don't frighten me
Hey Badman, why you want chuckin' what I we
Girlie says nothing and a copy da tea
You might frighten them but you don't frighten me
Hey Mr Badman, Badman, Badman, Badman
You know why
Well, this is Tenor Fly and the new Freestylers
Original Rude Boy, original gangstas
If, then your days will get old
But boy, we're here to see your days are numbered
Ramp win a Joker,
Rude boy will turn round and band, street
Defeat ya
No surrender, no defeat cos'
Pure gunshot sound of your head
Notice that we fire pure copper and lead
Boy, say if you're sorry
See we, and then they know we
And them claims say there, no other way
We are original rude boy ? dead
Badman, why you off chuckin' what I we
Girlie says nothing and a copy on da tea
You might frighten them but you don't frighten me
Hey Mr Badman, why you off chuckin' what I we
Girlie says nothing and a copy on da tea
You might frighten them but you don't frighten me
We've just come from Prison, and we get? Parol
Soul
Robert Deniro, Al Pacino
It's the Freestylers and we never feel no sorrow,
Boom boom see you'll never see tomorrow
Oh, you'll never feel no sorrow
Boom boom, ? and at the sound of the gun
Boom boom, you see a boy he might run
Boom boom, and he likes to have fun
Ninja
See we ?
We are
Freestylers make it feel hip
And the B-Boy Stance Freestylers make it feel hip
And the
First ?
And ? test me
? sorry
? because
Hey Mr Badman, why you off chuckin a we
Girlie says nothing and a copy on da tea
You might frighten them but you don't frighten me
First a no we
Hey Mr Badman, why you off chuckin a we
Girlie says nothing and a copy on da tea
You might frighten them but you don't frighten me
Hey Mr Badman, Badman, Badman
Now listen to the Fly alongside the Freestylers, original gangstas
If that's testin' you and ya never feel plasters
And the B-Boy Stance
And the B-Boy Stance
Whoa pickup
Badman, why you off chuckin what I we
You might frighten them but you don't frighten me
Hey Badman, why you want chuckin' what I we
Girlie says nothing and a copy da tea
You might frighten them but you don't frighten me
Hey Mr Badman, Badman, Badman, Badman
You know why
Well, this is Tenor Fly and the new Freestylers
Original Rude Boy, original gangstas
If, then your days will get old
But boy, we're here to see your days are numbered
Ramp win a Joker,
Rude boy will turn round and band, street
Defeat ya
No surrender, no defeat cos'
Pure gunshot sound of your head
Notice that we fire pure copper and lead
Boy, say if you're sorry
See we, and then they know we
And them claims say there, no other way
We are original rude boy ? dead
Badman, why you off chuckin' what I we
Girlie says nothing and a copy on da tea
You might frighten them but you don't frighten me
Hey Mr Badman, why you off chuckin' what I we
Girlie says nothing and a copy on da tea
You might frighten them but you don't frighten me
We've just come from Prison, and we get? Parol
Soul
Robert Deniro, Al Pacino
It's the Freestylers and we never feel no sorrow,
Boom boom see you'll never see tomorrow
Oh, you'll never feel no sorrow
Boom boom, ? and at the sound of the gun
Boom boom, you see a boy he might run
Boom boom, and he likes to have fun
Ninja
See we ?
We are
Freestylers make it feel hip
And the B-Boy Stance Freestylers make it feel hip
And the
First ?
And ? test me
? sorry
? because
Hey Mr Badman, why you off chuckin a we
Girlie says nothing and a copy on da tea
You might frighten them but you don't frighten me
First a no we
Hey Mr Badman, why you off chuckin a we
Girlie says nothing and a copy on da tea
You might frighten them but you don't frighten me
Hey Mr Badman, Badman, Badman
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ASTON HARVEY, JONATHAN ERIC SUTTER, MATTHEW DAVID CANTOR, WINSTON DELANO RILEY, Jonathan Sutter, Matthew Cantor, Winston Riley
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