Forever Freestyle is a concert of Freestyle stars produced by Sal Abbatiello of Fever Records.
Sal Abbatiello, the “Godfather of Freestyle,” has been producing freestyle since the beginning. He was the owner of The Devil’s Nest Latin dance club in The Bronx, where some of the artists in these concerts got their start.
Forever Freestyle in New York City
Forever Freestyle 16 brings TKA, George Lamond, Judy Torres, Noel, Safire, Betty D (Sweet Sensation), The Cover Girls, Cynthia, Coro, C-Bank, and Two Without Hats, for a night of Puerto Rican freestyle hip hop; at Lehman Center in Jerome Park, The Bronx; on Saturday March 16, 2024 at 8pm. From $58. lehmancenter.org 🇵🇷
The Lineup
- TKA are “The Kings of Freestyle.” K7 is the frontman. @tka_k7 🇵🇷
- George Lamond @therealgeorgelamond. 🇵🇷
- Judy Torres @judytorresmusic 🇵🇷
- Noel
- Safire @safireofficialpage 🇵🇷
- Betty D (Sweet Sensation) “Never Let You Go” @missbettydee
- The Cover Girls “Show Me” @wearethecovergirls 🇺🇸 🇩🇴
- Cynthia
- Coro
- C-Bank Joei Mae @cbankjoeimae
- Two Without Hats @2_woh_official
We are all a little older than we used to be.
Freestyle
Freestyle is an early form of Latin hip hop that developed in Brooklyn’s Puerto Rican and Italian communities in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Kids were moving away from their parents’ salsa towards this new thing called hip hop that was taking over.