Doug E. Fresh

Doug E. Fresh, born Douglas Davis on September 17, 1966, is a Barbados-born American rapper, record producer, and beatboxer. He is widely recognized as the pioneer of 20th-century American beatboxing and is known as the 'Human Beat Box'. Fresh has the remarkable ability to imitate drum machines and create 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, later adding rapper Slick Rick. Their songs 'The Show' and 'La Di Da Di' have become iconic hip hop classics, with the latter being one of the most sampled songs in music history. Fresh's musical journey began at a school with a music program, where he played the drums, percussion, and trumpet before the budget cuts forced him to return.