Club version of Try Yazz by Two Without Hats
Two Without Hats recorded “Try Yazz” for Micmac Records, catalog number MIC-516, and the single became one of the label’s signature club records of the late 1980s, its title playing on the era’s fascination with jazzing up freestyle’s edit culture. Read the full Two Without Hats biography.
The official video for Look Into My Eyes by George Lamond About George Lamond George Lamond was born George Garcia in Washington, D.C., and raised in New York. “Bad of the Heart” first appeared on the small New York independent Ligosa before Columbia signed him and took the single national in 1990, where it reached…
The official video for Temptation by Corina Corina Heading Corina, born Corina Katt Ayala, is an American singer-songwriter and actress known for her contributions to the freestyle music genre. She gained prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s with several dance hits. Her most notable song, “Temptation,” peaked at number 6 on the Billboard…
The radio mix of In A Dream by Rockell About Rockell Rockell, born Rachel Mercaldo on Staten Island, arrived a decade after freestyle’s first wave and proved the genre could still mint hits. Robbins Entertainment released “In a Dream” in 1997, and the single became the anthem of freestyle’s late-90s revival, selling strongly and charting…
The radio version of Right From The Start by La India About La India La India, born Linda Viera Caballero in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, and raised in the South Bronx, started in freestyle before becoming one of the most decorated voices in salsa. Her 1990 album Breaking Night, produced by Little Louie Vega, carried…
The radio version of What Comes Around Goes Around by Giggles Read a biography of Maria “Giggles” Respeto About Giggles Giggles was born Maria Respeto in Santurce, Puerto Rico, and moved to New York at eleven. She studied performing arts at Lehman College in the Bronx, and Cutting Records released “Love Letter” in the late…
The official live performance video of Dancing On The Fire by La India Read a La India biography. About La India La India, born Linda Viera Caballero in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, and raised in the South Bronx, started in freestyle before becoming one of the most decorated voices in salsa. Her 1990 album Breaking…