Here is some slammin' classic Chicago Freestyle for your ass! Legacy originally consisted of two guys named Jessie Settle and Joel. Jessie started his career as a local DJ, spinning all through the South East side of Chicago. Through his experience as a DJ, Jessie fell in love with Freestyle music. In 1989 he decided to retire from the DJ-world and pursue a singing career in the music industry. Soon after he met up and coming Freestyle singer Joel and the singing dou was born. The name originated as "Latin Lagacy" but the "Latin" was removed and it remained as Legacy. In 1989 they recorded their first demo called "Girls do it just for fun" and released it on their label Latin House Records. Only 500 copies of that original Latin House label were pressed and released. It has since become a collectors item with Freestyle vinyl freaks like myself. Despits the fact that limited copie were pressed, Jesie and Joel toured the city creating a huge buzz and following for Legacy. In 1991 the boys decided to part ways. Joel went on and pursued a solo artist career under Chicao's DJ International Records. He released his first single, the now classic Chicago Freestyle jam "Prisoner of Love".
Jessie decided to continue with Legacy and made the group into a three man show. He went to search for 2 more members and decided to bring in one of his good friends named Javier Romero, who was also a DJ. They also added dancer Juanie Rodriguez to the mix, who was spectacular on the dance floor and had talent to be a rap star. Thus the new and improved Legacy was born. They signed with DJ International Records and released the remix version of "Girls do it just for fun" which was produced by the legendary J.J. Flores. The song became a smash hit all over Chicago, getting spins on stations like WCYC 90.5 by another legend Harv Roman, B-96, and WCRX 88.1 FM. Legacy had put Freestyle back in the map in Chicago, it was a proud moment for the boys. They would release a few more hit singles (which I will post a little later) but their dreams were stopped short due to some unfortunate circumstances that were beyond their control. The boys Jessie and Javier were both placed in the Department of Corrections for a crime they say they did not do. It's been 14 years since the boys have been incarcerated and they're still fighting for their freedom.
The Legacy boys are calling on all the Freestyle fans across the U.S. to come together and help them come home. If you go on to their myspace page http://www.myspace.com/legacy2chicago you'll see a petition which will be posted soon for a Sentence Reduction addressed to the Illinois Governor. They look forward to recieving letters from their fans and promise to write them all back. Below is the re-recorded hit version of "Girls do it just for fun" which was released in 1992 on DJ International Records.
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