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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.

Drop the Boom
Freestylers Lyrics

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No es alarmatico
No es problematico
Es algo normal
Dos chicas en bikini
Subiendose la mini en la orilla de la playa

Se pegan a mi cuerpo de forma fenomenal
Dos chicas extra sexys

Cuerpo miss universal
Y se lucen ellas seducen
La fantasia de cuaquier hombre
Escuchen bien lo que les voy a contar

Boom Boom y Shacky Shacky
Dos flacas pa mi
Son dos bellezas naturales que se aman
Y estan mirandome a mi
Soy presa facil
Ya no me puedo resistir
Yo me las llevo a la... cama

Bom Bom y Shacky Shacky
Dos flacas pa mi
Son dos bellezas naturales que se aman
Y estan mirandome a mii
Soy presa facil
Ya no me puedo resistir
Yo me las llevo pa la cama

Boom Boom
Morena dulce bella y corte modelao
Hay la suerte mia que me haya mirao
Hablandole al oído Shacky a su lao
Que le habra hablao?

Boom Boom
Morena dulce bella y corte modelao
Hay la suerte mia que me haya mirao
Hablandole al oído Shacky a su lao
Que le habra hablao?

Boom Boom y Shaky Shaky
Dos flacas pa mi
Son dos bellezas naturales que se aman
Y estan mirandome a mi
Soy presa facil
Ya no me puedo resistir
Yo me las llevo pa la cama

Bom Bom y Shacky Shacky
Dos flacas pa mi
Son dos bellezas naturales que se aman
Y estan mirandome a mii
Soy presa facil
Ya no me puedo resistir
Yo me las llevo pa la cama

Ronrronea mi felina fiera
Se vuelve salvaje
Me araña me engatuza
Me envuelven como meneean
Y se meneean
Vuelven loquito a todos quien las vea

Runrrunea mi felina fiera
Se vuelve salvaje
Me araña me engatuza
Me envuelven como meneaan
Y se meneean
Vuelven loquito a todos quien las vea

Y se mojaron ...(qué?)
El pelo.(aah)
Compraron un bon bon bum caramelo(hay que rico)
Y se casaron (cómo?)
Sin velo (aahja)
Y me atraparon como pez en un anzuelo

Y se mojaron ...el pelo
Compraron un bon bon bum caramelo
Y se casaron
Sin velo
Y me atraparon como pez en un anzuelo

No es alarmatico
No es problematico
Es algo normal

Dos chicas en bikini
Subiendose la mini en la orilla de la playa

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Freestylers' song "Drop the Boom" are about two beautiful women at the beach who catch the attention of the singer. The women are described as having a "phenomenal" body that is Miss Universe level, and they seduce any man's fantasy. The song has a Spanish flair for its use of Spanish words such as "No es alarmatico" and "Bom Bom y Shacky Shacky." The chorus repeats the phrase "Boom Boom y Shacky Shacky" which refers to the two women who are interested in the singer. The lyrics also include the phrase "Runrrunea mi felina fiera," which translates to "My feline beast purrs" and adds to the seductive tone of the song.

Line by Line Meaning

No es alarmatico
It's not alarming

No es problematico
It's not problematic

Es algo normal
It's something normal

Dos chicas en bikini
Two girls in bikinis

Subiendose la mini en la orilla de la playa
Pulling up their skirt at the beach

Se pegan a mi cuerpo de forma fenomenal
They stick to my body phenomenally

Dos chicas extra sexys
Two extra sexy girls

Cuerpo miss universal
Body of Miss Universe

Y se lucen ellas seducen
And they show off, they seduce

La fantasia de cualquier hombre
The fantasy of any man

Escuchen bien lo que les voy a contar
Listen well to what I'm going to tell you

Boom Boom y Shacky Shacky
Boom Boom and Shacky Shacky

Dos flacas pa mi
Two skinny girls for me

Son dos bellezas naturales que se aman
They are two natural beauties who love each other

Y estan mirandome a mi
And they are looking at me

Soy presa facil
I'm an easy prey

Ya no me puedo resistir
I can't resist anymore

Yo me las llevo pa la cama
I take them to bed

Morena dulce bella y corte modelao
Sweet, beautiful and well-dressed brunette

Hay la suerte mia que me haya mirao
It's my lucky day that she looked at me

Hablandole al oído Shacky a su lao
Shacky talking to her ear on the side

Que le habra hablao?
What did she say to her?

Ronrronea mi felina fiera
My wild feline purrs

Se vuelve salvaje
She turns wild

Me araña me engatuza
She scratches me, she charms me

Me envuelven como meneean
They wrap me as they move

Y se meneean
And they move

Vuelven loquito a todos quien las vea
They drive crazy anyone who sees them

Y se mojaron ...el pelo
And they got wet... their hair

Compraron un bon bon bum caramelo
They bought a bon bon bum candy

Y se casaron
And they got married

Sin velo
Without a veil

Y me atraparon como pez en un anzuelo
And they trapped me like a fish on a hook

Writer(s): Aston Harvey, Matthew David Cantor, Tony Butler, Byron K Smith, Norberto Lazaro Morales, Eric Bernard Griffin, Garfield Owen Baker

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