WHEN: Saturday, September 22, 2007 at 7:30pm,
WHAT: The Freestyle Old School Explosion
WHO: Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock, Stevie B., Expose, Trinere, Company B, Stacey Q, MC Magic of NB Ridaz, Sophia Maria, Sugar Hill Gang, , Grandmaster Flash & the Furious 5 Featuring Melle Mel & Scorpio, and Frankie Smith
WHERE: Orleans Arena @ Gold Coast Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV
WHY: Why Not?

The title-track single, "It Takes Two", from their debut album, Profile, became a street sensation upon its release in mid-1988 for Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock. Though the single just barely reached the R&B Top 20 and Pop Top 40, massive club airplay enhanced its impact considerably. Both the single and album eventually went platinum, and Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock gained Single of the Year honors both in Spin and The Village Voice. The second single, "Get on the Dance Floor," continued Base's dance appeal, though his excellent rapping helped him retain his street credentials.

A native of South Florida, Stevie B came on to the scene in the late 80s and produced a number of dance hits like "I Wanna Be The One" and "I'll Be By Your Side." He is perhaps best-known for his number-one hit "Because I Love You (The Postman Song)," enjoying four weeks at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in December of 1990.

Exposé, the all female Latin band, formed in 1984, had their biggest hit, in the winter of 1988, with the Billboard Hot 100 number one single "Seasons Change." Along with that came a Soul Train Award nomination for Best New Artist which Exposé surpassed The Beatles and The Supremes for having the most top 10 hit singles on the Billboard Hot 100 released from a single album; one of those being the notable hit, "Let Me Be The One." Exposure remains one of the most successful dance albums ever released, reaching triple platinum status.

The Sugar Hill Gang, an American hip hop and Funk group, is known for their biggest hit, "Rapper's Delight", the first hip hop single to become a Top 40 hit. The track uses the bass line from "Good Times" by Chic as its foundation. The members, all from New York City, called themselves Wonder Mike, Big Bank Hank, and Master Gee. They were assembled into a group by producer Sylvia Robinson who also founded Sugar Hill Records along with her husband record mogul Joe Robinson.

One of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing, Grandmaster Flash formed his own group in the 1970s making Grandmaster Flash & the 3 MCs (with Melle Mel being the first rapper ever to call himself an "MC"). Two other rappers briefly joined, but they were replaced more permanently by Rahiem (Guy Todd Williams, previously in the Funky Four) and Scorpio (Eddie Morris, also used the name Mr. Ness) to create Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. They were the first hip-hop/rap group ever inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on March 12, 2007 by Jay-Z.

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