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Doug E. Fresh
Born 1966-09-17Bridgetown, Barbados
Douglas Davis (born September 17, 1966) known professionally as Doug E. Fresh, is a Barbados-born American rapper, record producer, and beatboxer, also known as the "Human Beat Box". The pioneer of 20th-century American beatboxing, Fresh is able to accurately imitate drum machines and various special effects using only his mouth, lips, gums, throat, tongue and a microphone. In the early 1980s, he formed the Get Fresh Crew with DJs Chill Will and Barry B and later added rapper Slick Rick. Two of their songs "The Show" and "La Di Da Di" are considered early hip hop classics. "La Di Da Di", in particular, is one of the most sampled songs in music history.
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Return of The MackDOOKIE RAINA GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-HopSelfWorld's BestCelebrity JudgeAll Up in the BizSelf2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonySelf (archive footage)You're Watching Video Music BoxSelf (archive footage)The Beat Don't StopSelfGrass Is GreenerSelfGirls TripDoug E. FreshRebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public EnemySelfSomething from Nothing: The Art of RapSelfBe Inspired: The Life of Heavy DSelfMike Epps: Under Rated & Never FadedHimselfThe Hip Hop ProjectSelfAwesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!SelfDon of All DonsSelfLuke's Freakfest: Tha MovieRolePaid in FullHimselfBrown SugarSelfBreath Control: The History of the Human Beat BoxHimselfWhiteboyzParking Lot Rapper #1Prince: Beautiful StrangeSelfLet's Get BizzeeSam BakerSolidarityConcert Footage