Doug E. Fresh
September 17, 1966 (58 years old) in 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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- 2023 · A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop as Self
- 2023 · World's Best as Celebrity Judge
- 2023 · All Up in the Biz as Self
- 2022 · 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Sherri as Self - Guest
- 2021 · You're Watching Video Music Box as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · The Beat Don't Stop as Self
- 2019 · Grass Is Greener as Self
- 2018 · Explained as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 · Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy as Self
- 2012 · Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap as Self
- 2012 · Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D as Self
- 2009 · Mike Epps: Under Rated & Never Faded as Himself
- 2006 · I Love the '70s: Volume 2 as Self
- 2006 · The Hip Hop Project as Self
- 2006 · Awesome: I Fuckin' Shot That! as Self
- 2006 · I Love Toys as
- 2004 · I Love the '90s as Self
- 2003 · I Love the '80s Strikes Back as
- 2003 · I Love the '70s as
- 2003 · Don of All Dons as Self
- 2002 · Luke's Freakfest: Tha Movie as
- 2002 · Paid in Full as Himself
- 2002 · Brown Sugar as Self
- 2002 · American Idol as Self
- 2002 · Breath Control: The History of the Human Beat Box as Himself
- 1999 · Whiteboyz as Parking Lot Rapper #1
- 1998 · Prince: Beautiful Strange as Self
- 1994 · New York Undercover as
- 1993 · Let's Get Bizzee as Sam Baker
- 1992 · Solidarity as Concert Footage
- 1988 · Tapeheads as Record Executive
- 1986 · Big Fun in the Big Town as Self
- 1984 · MTV Video Music Awards as Self
- 1984 · Beat Street as Himself
- 1970 · All My Children as
- Future · Paragraphs I Manifest as Self