It's a familiar story: the so-called "Death of Disco" giving way to a new genre of American dance music. But instead of house or techno, I'm referring to freestyle, a genre that fused electro beats ...

The freestyle is reminiscent of a time in Cole’s career when he was just a young, scrappy MC giving it his all in front of radio mics. So, in honor of The Off-Season dropping tonight, we turned back ...