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Freestyle or Latin freestyle, also called Latin hip-hop in its early years, is a form of electronic music that is heavily influenced by Hispanic and African-American culture. Freestyle emerged around 1982 and hit its peak in 1989. It continues to be produced today and enjoys some degree of popularity, especially in urban Latino population centers. Another popular modern genre Florida breaks evolved from this sound.
The music first developed primarily in northeastern U.S. states like New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Initially, it was a fusion of the vocal styles found in 1970s disco music with the syncopated, synthetic instrumentation of 1980s electro, as favored by fans of breakdancing. It was also influenced by sampling, as found in Hip-hop music. In the 1990s, the electro and hip-hop influences were supplanted by house music. Freestyle music based on house rather than electro is sometimes referred to as freestyle house.
House Sub-Genres:
2Step
Acid house
Chicago house
Deep house
Disco
Eurodance
French house
Freestyle house
Funky house
Garage
Ghetto house
Hard house
Hi-NRG
Hip house
Italo disco
Italo house
Minimal house/Microhouse
Pumpin' house
Progressive house/Tribal house
Spacesynth
Tech house
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