The Freestylers formed in 1996 when DJs and dance music producers Matt Cantor, Aston Harvey and (initially) Andrew Galea joined forces. All three of them had been involved in the British dance music scene since the 1980s. Cantor had recorded as Cut n' Paste and Strike with Andy Gardner (Plump DJs). Aston Harvey recorded as Blapps! Posse best known for the 1990 breakbeat dance hit "Don't Hold Back" before working with Definition of Sound, Rebel MC and DJ Rap (as DJ Rap and Aston). Harvey joined with Galea under the name Sol Brothers before Cantor was recruited to form the Freestylers. The group took their name from their first sample "Don't Stop The Rock" by Freestyle. The trio's first single "Drop The Boom (AK-48)" on their own Scratch City Records in 1996 becoming a dancefloor hit in the UK and Miami. The band released the Freestyle EP in 1996 on Freskanova (Freskanova's parent label, Fresh, had released Cantor, Galea and Harvey's previous work). Andrew Galea left the Freestylers shortly after the release of the Freestyle EP. After the departure of Andrew Galea, Matt and Aston formed an 11-piece band (initially an idea of their record label, Freskanova). This consisted of the 2 producers (Cantor and Harvey), a scratch DJ (Mad Doctor X), a guitarist (Tony Ayiotou), drummer (Clive Jenner), bass guitarist (Joe Henson), 2 MCs (MC Navigator and Tenor Fly) and 3 breakdancers (Coza, Marat, Tim). The band's first album We Rock Hard was released in 1998. The single "B-Boy Stance" became a singles hit in the UK in 1998 featuring the contributions of rapper Tenor Fly. In 1999, the Freestylers enjoyed success in the U.S. with track "Don't Stop" reached the top 10 of the Billboard dance charts and "Here We Go" becoming a MTV Buzzworthy clip. We Rock Hard sold well in the US selling over 150,000 and reaching the top 30 of the Billboard Heatseeker chart. Following the success of B-Boy Stance, the ban
| 1 | B-Boy Stance (Freestylers Revenge Mix) | Plastic Compilation Volume 2 |
| 2 | Afrika Mambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force - Looking | Electro Science |
| 3 | Cybotron - Clear | Electro Science |
| 4 | Man Parrish - Boogie Down Bronx | Electro Science |
| 5 | West Street Mob - Break Dance Electric Boogie | Electro Science |
| 6 | Feel the Panic | We Rock Hard |
| 7 | Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five - The Adventu | Electro Science |
| 8 | Warrior Charge | Raw As Fuck |
| 9 | Don't Stop | Digital Empire 2 - The Aftermath (Disc 2) |
| 10 | Punks | Raw As Fuck |
| 11 | Mantronix - Needle To The Groove | Electro Science |
| 12 | Herbie Hancock - Rockit | Electro Science |
| 13 | Losing You | Raw As Fuck |
| 14 | Music Is Music | Raw As Fuck |
| 15 | Time Zone - Intro | Electro Science |
| 16 | Breaker Beats, Pt. 1 | We Rock Hard |
| 17 | Drop the Boom | We Rock Hard |
| 18 | Newcleus - Jam on It | Electro Science |
| 19 | Time Zone - Wildstyle | Electro Science |
| 20 | Check the Skillz | We Rock Hard |