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In the book How to Rap, Big Daddy Kane and Myka 9 note that originally a freestyle was a spit on no particular subject – Big Daddy Kane said, "in the '80s, when we said we wrote a freestyle rap, that meant that it was a rhyme that you wrote that was free of style... it's basically a rhyme just bragging about yourself."
Tyler Gregory Okonma (born March 6, 1991), known professionally as Tyler, the Creator, ... his music as rap is a ... and Found Freestyle 2019" with ...
Harry Hamilton McKenzie (born February 17, 1990), commonly known as Harry Mack, is an American rapper, producer, drummer, and YouTuber from Portland, Oregon, known for his viral freestyles performed in public.
"Okra" (stylized as "OKRA") is a song by American hip hop artist Tyler, the Creator, released as a digital single on March 29, 2018. It was written and produced by Tyler, the Creator. Described by Tyler as a "throwaway song", the single garnered media attention for its abrupt release and a lyrical reference to American actor Timothée Chalamet.
The lyrics revolve around topics including wealth and fashion. [3] In the first verse, Tyler, the Creator makes puns based on a PlayStation controller, [4] [5] acknowledges the habit of many rappers to spend money on jewelry with a mention of designer Ben Baller, [6] and boasts his income with lines about buying "COMME blouses" [3] [5] and packing houses with "some Leo Dicaps and some Cole ...
Freestyle, [10] or Latin freestyle [4] (initially called Latin hip hop) is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in the New York metropolitan area, Philadelphia, and Miami, primarily among Black Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Italian Americans. An important precursor to freestyle is 1982's "Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa & Soul ...
Trilogy is an American freestyle and hip hop group from the Bronx, New York City, founded in 1985 by Carlos "CNR" Rivera, Duran Ramos and J.R. Mansanet. [1] The group pioneered freestyle music and scored several hit songs including "Love Me Forever or Love Me Not", "Good Time", and "Do You Wanna Get Funky".
The history of freestyle rap is explored in the film, with a mix of performance and commentary from a number of artists. Using archive footage, the film traces the origins of improvised hip hop to sources including African-American preachers, Jamaican toasts, improvised jazz, and spoken-word poets.