Editing Freestyle music (section)

===Post-freestyle era===

Freestyle remained a largely [[underground music|underground]] genre with a sizable following in New York, but has recently seen a comeback in the cities where the music originally experienced its greatest success.  New York City impresario Steve Sylvester and producer [[Sal Abbatiello]] of Fever Records launched Stevie Sly's Freestyle Party show at the [[Manhattan]] live music venue, Coda on April 1, 2004. The show featured Judy Torres, Cynthia, and the Cover Girls and was attended by several celebrity guests. The Coda show was successful, and was followed by a summer 2006 [[Madison Square Garden]] concert that showcased freestyle's most successful performers. New freestyle releases are popular with enthusiasts and newcomers alike. Miami rapper [[Pitbull (entertainer)|Pitbull]] collaborated with Miami freestyle artist Stevie B to create an updated version of Stevie B's hit, "Spring Love".

Currently,{{when|date=May 2025}} freestyle music continues to have a thriving fanbase in certain parts of the country, with New York City Italian-American DJs such as [[Bad Boy Joe]] and [[Louie DeVito]] helping to maintain an active freestyle scene in the NYC metro area.<ref>{{Cite web|title = On the Cusp of a Comeback: A Return for Freestyle Music|date = March 31, 2014|url = http://www.crossfadr.com/2014/03/31/cusp-comeback-return-freestyle-music/|access-date = October 30, 2015}}</ref>