Doug E. Fresh

September 17, 1966 — Bridgetown, 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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Beat Street

1984

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Grass Is Greener

2019

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Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!

2006

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Mike Epps: Under Rated & Never Faded

2009

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I Love the '70s

2003

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The Hip Hop Project

2006

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I Love the '90s

2004

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All Up in the Biz

2023