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I cannot believe how long it took me to get around to this one. I guess the timing is a little weird now (in light of a recent bit of Twitter drama wherein some clueless kids apparently hated on Diplo because "only Latinos and gay people are allowed to play Freestyle").
Anyway, Freestyle was a genre of dance music that evolved out of the Latino communities in New York and Miami in the 1980s. But first, some backstory: Part of the reason why disco did so well in New York was that it appealed to African-Americans, Italian-Americans, and Latinos. This meant that during the heyday of disco, a radio station could lock down all three of these huge demographics--something that you'd be hard-pressed to do today. Anyway, after the "death" of disco, stations had to pick which of these audiences they wanted to retain. A lot of New York stations... (full article at http://yearofmixtapes.blogspot.com) Uploaded 2 years ago - Featuring tracks by Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam , Planet Patrol, Ale, Rochelle Fleming, The Flirts and more       |  Listeners also enjoyedEnjoying Mixcloud?Join with Facebook Do you like us? |
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