Freedom Williams

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Freedom Williams
Birth name	Frederick Brandon Williams
Born	February 13, 1966 (1966-02-13) (age 43)
Origin	Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genre(s)	Hip-hop, dance
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1990 - present
Label(s)	Columbia Records (1993 - 1997) RMD Entertainment/Mega Bop (2004 - present)
Associated acts	C+C Music Factory
Website	MySpace account

Frederick Brandon Williams (born February 13, 1966), better known by his stage name Freedom Williams is an American hip hop and Club/Dance performer, who gained fame as the lead vocalist on C+C Music Factory's biggest hits.

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Discography 1.2 Albums 1.3 Singles 2 References 3 External links 4 See also

[edit] Career

His rapping 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 chart.

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. The Cheyne Christian tribal mix was a favorite of every major DJ that season in the Island of Ibiza including powerhouse DJ Pete Tong. Williams has since continued to work, writing solo material and performing.

He is the majority owner of the Continental Basketball Association's Atlanta Krunk franchise.^[1]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• Freedom (1993, Columbia Records)
• Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) (2004, RMD Entertainment/Mega Bop)

[edit] Singles

• "Voice of Freedom"
• "Groove Your Mind"
• "Proud Warrior"
• "Back In"
• "Sweat the Remixes"

[edit] References

1. ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/more/06/19/anderson.coach.ap/index.html

[edit] External links

• Freedom Williams at MySpace
• Freedom Williams Entertainment at Myspace

[edit] See also

• Zelma Davis
• List of number-one hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart

v • d • e C+C Music Factory Robert Clivillés · David Cole · Freedom Williams · Martha Wash · Zelma Davis · Deborah Cooper Trilogy  · Paul Pesco · Q-Unique Albums Gonna Make You Sweat · Anything Goes! · C+C Music Factory Singles "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" · "Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)" · "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..." · "Just a Touch of Love" · "Keep It Comin' (Dance Till You Can't Dance No More)" · "Do You Wanna Get Funky" · "Take a Toke" · "I'll Always Be Around" Related articles Columbia Records · MCA Records · The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. · "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)"