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Doug E. Fresh

Barbados • b. 1966-09-17

Doug E. Fresh is credited on 436 releases across 157 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1984–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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436

Pressings credited

157

Albums

5

Decades active

440

In collections

Biography

Douglas Davis (born September 17, 1966), known professionally as Doug E. Fresh, is a Barbadian-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 Lover Boy 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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Credited work

436 releases · 157 albums · active 1984–2024

  • Performance · 507
  • Production · 213
  • Other credits · 96
  • Engineering · 22

Studios: The Hit Factory · Soundworks, New York · New Music Group Studios · Criteria Recording Studios

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