Freedom Williams

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Freedom Williams
Birth name	Frederick Brandon Williams
Born	(1966-02-13) February 13, 1966
Origin	Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres	Hip-hop, dance
Occupations	Singer
Years active	1990–present
Labels	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 dance music performer, who gained fame as the lead vocalist on C+C Music Factory's biggest hits.

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 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.^[1]

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 contributed all the rap vocals for Eurodance act Masterboy's digital-only Best-of-release "US Album" from 2006.

Williams has since continued to work, writing solo material and performing.^[2]

He was the majority owner of the Continental Basketball Association's Atlanta Krunk franchise.^[3]

Freedom has made his entry into film; he has written and directed a short film called Freedom Williams’ Life Goes On which was released in early 2011. He also was an actor in an episode of Red Shoe Diaries.

Albums

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

Singles

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

References

External links

Freedom Williams at MySpace
Freedom Williams Entertainment at Myspace

v t e C+C Music Factory

Robert Clivillés David Cole

Vocalists	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"

Associated acts	2 Puerto Ricans, a Blackman, and a Dominican The 28th Street Crew The S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. MVP

Related articles	Clivillés and Cole production discography "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" Power Factory Featuring C+C Music Factory Make My Video

Persondata
Name	Williams, Freedom
Alternative names
Short description	American rapper
Date of birth	February 13, 1966
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