2017Nominee
Best Performance
Girls Trip
Doug E. Fresh
Actor
Bridgetown, Barbados
September 17, 1966
Biography
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2023Nominee
Best Performance
World's Best
2002Nominee
Best Performance
Paid in Full
Career Highlights
2002Highlight
Best Performance
Brown Sugar
1988Highlight
Best Performance
Tapeheads
Video
Girls Trip
Paid in Full
Brown Sugar