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Doug E. Fresh
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 Bo…
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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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2026
Return of The Mack
Movie DOOKIE RAIN
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2025
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2025
Hip Hop Was Born Here
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2023
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
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2023
World's Best
Movie Celebrity Judge
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2023
All Up in the Biz
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2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2022
The Sherri Shepherd Show
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2021
You're Watching Video Music Box
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2020
The Beat Don't Stop
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2019
Grass Is Greener
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2018
Explained
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2017
Girls Trip
Movie Doug E. Fresh
- 2013
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2012
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
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2012
Be Inspired: The Life of Heavy D
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2009
Mike Epps: Under Rated & Never Faded
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2006
I Love the '70s: Volume 2
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2006
The Hip Hop Project
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2006
Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
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2006
I Love Toys
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2004
I Love the '90s
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2003
I Love the '80s Strikes Back
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2003
I Love the '70s
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2003
The Bachelorette
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2003
Don of All Dons
Movie Self
- 2002
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2002
Paid in Full
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2002
Brown Sugar
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2002
American Idol
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2002
Breath Control: The History of the Human Beat Box
Movie Himself
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2001
BET Awards
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1999
Whiteboyz
Movie Parking Lot Rapper #1
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1998
Prince: Beautiful Strange
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1994
New York Undercover
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1993
Let's Get Bizzee
Movie Sam Baker
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1992
Solidarity
Movie Concert Footage
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1988
Tapeheads
Movie Record Executive
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1986
Big Fun in the Big Town
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1984
MTV Video Music Awards
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