Freedom Williams 2180137 220218518 2008-06-18T20:38:13Z Mjrmtg 1995307 /* External links */ '''Frederick Brandon "Freedom" Williams''' (born [[13 February]] [[1966]], in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] and [[dance music|Club/Dance]] performer, who gained fame as the lead [[singer|vocalist]] on [[C+C Music Factory]]'s biggest [[chart-topper|hits]]. ==Career== His [[rapping]] can be prominently heard on many of C+C's [[song]]s from their [[debut album]], including [[Billboard Hot 100]] [[chart-topper|#1]] "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)," as well as other major hits "Here We Go" and "Things That Make You Go Hmmmm..." All three of those songs hit #1 on the [[Hot Dance Music/Club Play]] [[record chart|chart]]. Williams also released [[solo (music)|solo]] material. Williams solo debut, ''[[Freedom (Freedom Williams album)|Freedom]]'' was released on June 1, 1993 on [[Columbia Records]]. The single, "Voice Of Freedom" hit #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. 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.<ref>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/more/06/19/anderson.coach.ap/index.html</ref> Williams is a victim of [[Bell's palsy]], an acute nervous disorder that causes paralysis of facial muscles resulting in inability to control the muscles on the affected side. ===Discography=== ==Albums== * ''[[Freedom (Freedom Williams album)|Freedom]]'' (1993) [[Columbia Records]] * ''Sweat Everybody Dance Now!'' (2004) Mega Bop ==Singles== * "Voice of Freedom" * "Groove Your Mind" * "Proud Warrior" * "Back In" * "Sweat The Remixes" ==External links== *[http://www.myspace.com/freedomwilliams Freedom Williams's Myspace] *[http://www.myspace.com/fwent Freedom Williams Entertainment Myspace] ==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]] {{C+C Music Factory}} {{US-singer-stub}} {{house-musician-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Williams, Freedom}} [[Category:1966 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American house musicians]] [[Category:American rappers]] [[Category:People from Brooklyn]]