Freeway was the loose cannon of the Roc-A-Fella family. His Philadelphia running buddy Beanie Sigel played the wizened street guru, Free was all about irrepressible energy. Jay-Z made some of his best songs while both rappers were part of his crew. Long after Beanie's career burned out and the Roc family fell apart, Freeway continued to develop his craft in conjunction with the Seattle producer Jake One, whose taste in vintage soul samples is the perfect complement to Freeway's emotive rhymes. Gruff but agile, Freezer's rhymes are forever pushing forward.