Freedom Williams
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Frederick Brandon Williams (born February 13, 1966), better known by his stage name Freedom Williams is an American hip hop
and dance music
performer, who gained fame as the lead vocalist on C+C Music Factory
's biggest hits.
can be prominently heard on many of C+C's songs from their debut album, including Billboard Hot 100
#1 "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)
," as well as other major hits "Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)" and "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..." All three of those songs hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play record chart
. According to C+C Music Factory founder Robert Clivillés
he and (co-founder) David Cole
had asked him in 1994 to work on new C+C Music Factory material but he refused.
Williams also released solo material. Williams solo debut, Freedom was released on June 1, 1993 on Columbia Records
. The single "Voice of Freedom" peaked at #74 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1993, and its follow-up, "Groove Your Mind," also charted on the Club Play chart, peaking at #33. In 2004 he enjoyed chart success again in the UK with his single "Sweat the Remixes" on RMD Entertainment. The song got national airplay and peaked at #8 on the UK Dance Charts that year.
Williams has since continued to work, writing solo material and performing.
He was the majority owner of the Continental Basketball Association
's Atlanta Krunk franchise.
Freedom has made his entry into film, he has written and directed a short film called “Freedom Williams’ Life Goes On” which is due to be released early 2011.
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
and dance music
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
performer, who gained fame as the lead vocalist on C+C Music Factory
C+C Music Factory
C+C Music Factory is a dance-pop and hip hop group formed in 1989 by David Cole and Robert Clivillés which stopped recording 1996, following Cole's death...
's biggest hits.
Career
His rappingRapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
can be prominently heard on many of C+C's songs from their debut album, including Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
#1 "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)
Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)
"Gonna Make You Sweat " was C+C Music Factory's first hit. It was released in late 1990 in many countries and achieved a great success in U.S., Austria, Germany and Switzerland where it reached number one on the charts....
," as well as other major hits "Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)" and "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..." All three of those songs hit #1 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play record chart
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
. According to C+C Music Factory founder Robert Clivillés
Robert Clivillés
Robert Clivillés is a record producer, songwriter, arranger, music video director most noted for his work with C+C Music Factory, a group he founded with musical partner David Cole...
he and (co-founder) David Cole
David Cole (producer)
David Cole was a songwriter and record producer, and was one half of the dance-music duo C+C Music Factory, which he founded with musical partner Robert Clivillés....
had asked him in 1994 to work on new C+C Music Factory material but he refused.
Williams also released solo material. Williams solo debut, Freedom was released on June 1, 1993 on Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
. The single "Voice of Freedom" peaked at #74 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1993, and its follow-up, "Groove Your Mind," also charted on the Club Play chart, peaking at #33. In 2004 he enjoyed chart success again in the UK with his single "Sweat the Remixes" on RMD Entertainment. The song got national airplay and peaked at #8 on the UK Dance Charts that year.
Williams has since continued to work, writing solo material and performing.
He was the majority owner of the Continental Basketball Association
Continental Basketball Association
The Continental Basketball Association was a professional men's basketball league in the United States, which has been on hiatus since the 2009 season.- History :...
's Atlanta Krunk franchise.
Freedom has made his entry into film, he has written and directed a short film called “Freedom Williams’ Life Goes On” which is due to be released early 2011.
Albums
- Freedom (1993, Columbia RecordsColumbia RecordsColumbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
) - Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) (2004, RMD Entertainment/Mega Bop)
Singles
- "Voice of Freedom"
- "Groove Your Mind"
- "Proud Warrior"
- "Back In"
- "Sweat the Remixes"
External links
- Freedom Williams at MySpace
- Freedom Williams Entertainment at Myspace