STEVIE B - DREAMIN' OF LOVE 12 SINGLE

The king of the Miami Freestyle sound returned with his second hit single "Dreamin' of Love" in 1988. Like Will to power's "Dreamin'" (below), this one also had another memorable keyboard intro that made you go wild and scream out "OHhhhh" everytime you heard that first key hit. Born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Stevie B combined the both sounds of the Miami and New York Freestyle to his music, always leading to successful results. This single which was a huge hit when I was still in Junior high (Where's my Citrus Grove people at?) reached #8 on Billboards Dance music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart, But only #80 on Billboards Hot 100. With hit after hit, Stevie B became one of the most recognized and sought after performers in the Freestyle scene. You can still catch Stevie performing all his old school jams, including some new ones from his recent albums.

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DREAMIN' OF LOVE (CLUB MIX)

DREAMIN' OF LOVE (DUB)

PRETY PRETTY - NASTY HABITS 12 SINGLE

Pretty Pretty was two hot Cuban chicks from Miami named Lorraine & Roxi. One was a hairdresser and the other was...well a singer? They released this bass inspired song (Think L'trimm) "Nasty Habits" in the fall of 1988 on Bush Baby Records. The song was a hit on Power 96. (I think that was probably the only station that played them). They also released a second single, "Wait a minute" which had more of a Freestyle sound than this. The last time I saw this act perform was at Hot Wheels, but by then they had replaced these two hotties with three not-so-good looking females. That would be the last time I would hear of this group....You have to appreciate the cheeze factor in this song though, it's one of the reasons why I love it so much.

This track is dedicated to my childhood friend named Jennifer Belgard, who recently found me on Facebook after so many years. My Memories of Jennifer go back to the late 80's and early 90's. She and her family lived on a big boat in the backyard of my home (we have the Miami river running through the back). She was really young, but I used to drag her out with my cousin Marely to a lot of these freestyle events, like Hot Wheels Skating Center to catch Latin Rascals, Secret Society & Erotic Exotic perform. We would always stay past her curfew, then bring her home at 3am to have her dad yell and punish her. Haha, Good times! Also at BPM Records where we stood in line to meet acts like Teaz 2 Pleaz, and these girls right here Pretty Pretty. Thanks Jenny for digging out this picture. Mine was burned along with some of my records by a crazy Ex. Ouch! Jennifer now owns her own shop called Libertine in Atlanta, Georgia, and hangs with cool transvestite rockers like Jayne County. If in the area Stop by and say hello, and also buy one of her cool t-shirts! Love ya Jen!

UPDATE: Pretty Pretty member Roxi would later join the Merenbooty girls in the late 90's and score a #1 hit with the dance remake of "Ring my Bell". Thanks Rigo!

NASTY HABITS (POWER BOOM MIX)

PRECIOUS - LET ME KNOW 12 SINGLE

Miami's Precious were two cute cuban twins named Betty and Nora Fabricio. They released their first single in 1987 titled "you and me baby." they returned the following year with this second single, "Let me know." Both tracks were underground hits in South Florida. Right after that second record they added a third girl to the group named Mara Pacheco, and the group name was changed to Teaz 2 Pleaz. Their names were also changed to stage nicknames like Bambi, Jasmin and Monique. They released their smash hit, "I want U" that same year(Check older post). Below is the Precious single, "Let me know" which was produced by Mikey C, and Michael S, with edits by Power 96 DJ Eddy Mix. Released on HHH Records in 1988.

LET ME KNOW (CLUB MIX)

TEAZ 2 PLEAZ - THAT'S WHAT I LIKE 12 SINGLE

After having a big hit with their 1988 Miami classic "I want U," the original girls of Teaz-2-Pleaz returned with this second single in 1989. Althought it wasn't the smash hit their prior single was, the song proved to be one of their best. Jasmin & Monique (real names: Betty & Nora) were the same twins who recorded under the group name Precious (posted below). In 1991 they were replaced by three entirely different girls, and my love for Teaz-2-Pleaz then soon ended....I guess It was a common thing in Miami to replace Freestyle artist. It used to always piss me off. Below is the original group picture sent to me by my friend Jennifer Belgard. I don't know what happend to mine, but This is from the BPM records in-store autograph party the group did. "That's what I like" was produced by Tom Weisser, and released on Ten-Lion Records.

THAT'S WHAT I LIKE (EXTEND-2-PLEAZ MIX)

4REAL - WHAT COMES AROUND GOES AROUND 12SINGLE

After scoring a big hit with their debut single, "Is it me the one", the girls of 4-REAL returned with this local track which topped the charts in Miami for weeks. These girls were fire, performing all over South Florida to thousands of fans. I must admit I almost became a member of their fan club (which never came to be). They later released one last single, but it didn't fare as well as their first two releases. One of the members (think her name was carol ann) was sister to Jill of "Match made up in heaven", the other member named Gina Lamarca became an actress in movie's like Wild Things with Kevin Bacon, and also became Penthouse pet of the month in May 1993, and later Penthouse Pet of the year of the year 1995. She was known for her vivacious style as well as for the shape of her pubic hair which was shaped in a distinctive flying "V" configuaration....HOT! . 4-real's "What comes around goes around" was produced by Tommy Costa & Erick Foster White, with edits by the legendary Whiz Kids out of Miami. It was released on Prestige Records in 1988.

A BIG SHOUT TO RIGO AT 305DISCO for the updated info on 4-Real!

WHAT COMES AROUND GOES AROUND (CLUB MIX)

WHAT COMES AROUND GOES AROUND (COME DUB WHIZ STYLE MIX)

VOU DOU DANCE - AM I THE ONE 12 SINGLE

As I close this volume of the Miami series, I wanted to give a big THANK YOU to everyone, including some of the artist who helped me out by sending me songs, pictures, and updated information on some of these act's that ruled the South Florida airwaves and clubs during the 80's and early 90's. we'll do it again sometime next year.

Here's a record that was one of the last Freestyle songs to come out of South Florida in the early 90's. Another big hit on power 96. It was during this time that I was growing tired of the freestyle sound, and getting more into the new underground Rave scene that was happening in Miami. It was all about Techno,Trance & House music for me after that. Music was changing and Radio and club's started playing more House tracks (Notice the House influence on this record). I used to run and DJ this hot lil' night called Sanctuary in South Beach and we played everything from Industral, Goth to Rave. To the kids freestyle wasn't the cool thing anymore. My passion for it obviously didn't die but just took a little break. It wasn't until a few years later when Joey Gardner released his Freestyle Greatest Beats compilations that I fell back in love with my music roots. I almost forgot about this track right here, but thanks to Rigo at 305 Disco for helping me refresh my memory.

AM I THE ONE (SIN MIX)

Xery - Days Gone By (Days Gone By ) 12 single

Label: Viper 7 Records
Format: Vinyl, 12", 33RPM

Country: US
Released:

Genre: Electronic
Style: Freestyle

Credits: Produced By Xery And The Xmen
Keyboards And Drum Programming By Rob Federeci,
Xery & Chayse, Mixed & Edited By R. Federeci.
Recorded At The Polygon.

Tracklisting:
A1-Days Gone By (Days Gone By Club Mix)
A2-Days Gone By (Days Gone By Radio Mix)
B1-Days Gone By (Days Gone By Synthapella)
B2-Days Gone By (Days Gone By Beats)

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