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Doug E Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew - La-Di-da-Di

By 1984 Doug E Fresh put out a few singles out and appeared in the film Beat Street. In 1985 he was back with The Get Fresh Crew, Barry Bee, Chill Will, and MC Ricky D of the Kangol Crew. Like Kangol hats MC Ricky D or Slick Rick, as he became more widely known, was a British import. Slick Rick (Ricky Walters) moved to the US with his family around 1976, at the same time hip hop was being born. He met Dana Dane at school High School and together they formed The Kangol Crew. In 1984 Rick entered a talent showcase where he caught the attention of Doug E Fresh. Doug Fresh invited him to join The Get Fresh Crew

Slick Rick is probably the first British rapper to be embraced by the culture on its home turf. America and hip hop shares issues with Jamaicans and reggae... the authenticity is questioned, the music is often dismissed as lowbrow if it comes from outside the US. Slick Rick is recognised as authentic because, like MF Doom, he came up inside the culture in New York City. The Cold Crush Brothers and Busy Bee put on performances at the school he attended in the Bronx. Hip hop historian Jayquan says his vocals "cut to tape" meaning they just sound nice out the box (or booth, or larynx). In 1988 his debut solo album is released and Rick The Ruler is crowned "the world's greatest storyteller" (America standing in for the world here as it commonly does for Americans. No fucks given in the global south)

Slick Rick becomes an America citizen in 2016 after a long legal battle. He then came to the UK to visit family without the fear of being held at customs and deported when reentering the US

Doug E Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew - The Show

The Show. I was 11-years-old when this was released and it blew me away. It was my favourite record at the time. The track's inclusion on Electro 9 introduced me to the Street Sounds Electro series

"The Show" went to 7 on UK singles chart in 1985 and 13 in the Netherlands. It uses the theme from the cartoon Inspector Gadget. Later in 1985 The Kartoon Crew release a track Inspector Gadget to cash in on the success of the show, it's awful! Electro 9 segues "The Show" into "Bad Boys" by Bad Boys which isn't awful, it's grrrrrrrreat

I've only just found out the line "I'm known for the.... not for the...." was a dig at The Human Beat Box from the Fat Boys

There are a few live recordings from 1985 online. Props to Doug E Fresh's two DJs Chill Will and Barry B. Like a lot of hip hop their lyrical content hasn't aged the best. This one needs a misogyny warning

I still find it exciting

[Video] @soskhamkhamm ‘Rain Down’ Ft. DJ Chill Will

Rain Down is the first of many visuals from the upcoming mixtape FL BI MAGS (Fuck Love But It Makes A Great Song Tha Starrtape) hosted by Dj Chill Will @chiligrindwill @djchillwill100 mixtape dropping 11/26/2021 on all mixtape streaming sites Mp3 drops 9/13/2021 “Rain Down” Video shot by: Dipp Tarantino @dipp_tarantino @dippcityfilmz Connect with SOS Kham Kham: @soskhamkham Booking info:…

[Mixtape] ILLINEENBRISKK ‘Hooligan’

Hosted By Dj Chill Will Cool Running Dj’s own @ChilliGrindWill presents ILLINEENBRISKK new mixtape ‘Hooligan’ check it out on Spinrilla below.

[Mixtape] ILLINEENBRISKK ‘Hooligan’

Hosted By Dj Chill Will Cool Running Dj’s own @ChilliGrindWill presents ILLINEENBRISKK new mixtape ‘Hooligan’ check it out on Spinrilla below.