Who's Got All The Money - Music

Doug E. Fresh Born Douglas E. Davis 17 September 1966 In Saint Thomas U.S. Virgin Islands Is An American Rapper Record Producer And Beatboxer. One Of The Earliest Beatboxers And Still Seen As One Of The Best Fresh Is Able To Imitate Drum Machines And Various Special Effects With Often Startling Accuracy. Fresh's Early Records Are Out Of Print And Have Never Been Released On Compact Disc Thus Original Records Can Command High Prices. He Was Born In St. Thomas But Came To The United States With His Family When He Was Young. His Recording Debut Was 1983's Single "Pass The Budda " Also Featuring Spoonie Gee And DJ Spivey. However Fresh's Breakthrough Was 1984's "Beat Street" Behind The Treacherous Three. That Same Year Saw Fresh's Debut As A Solo Artist With The Singles "Just Having Fun" And "Original Human Beatbox". Fresh Became A Major Rap Star In 1985. His Single "The Show/La Di Da Di " Is Considered An Early Hip Hop Classic. The "Get Fresh Crew" Was Featured DJs Barry B. Chill Will And MC Ricky D Who Would Later Achieve Fame As Slick Rick . In 1987 Fresh's First Full-Length Record Was Issued. Called Oh My God! This Included A Few More Notable Tracks Such As "Play This Only At Night" And "All The Way To Heaven" And Was Critically Hailed For Incorporating Elements Of Reggae And Gospel Music. The Next Year Saw Another Long Player The World's Greatest Entertainer Which Appeared On Billboard Magazine's Charts Due In Part To A Popular Single "Keep Risin' To The Top". Slick Rick's Input Was Not Appreciated By Their Joint Record Label Fantasy Records And He Was Asked To Leave The Group. However Subsequently Slick Rick Released His Own Solo Debut The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick On Def Jam To Big Success. Fresh Did Not Record Again Until 1992's Doin' What I Gotta Do Issued By MC Hammer's Bust It Records. Rap Had Changed Appreciably In The Interim And Fresh Seemed A Little Lost. The Record Performed Poorly. In 1995 Slick Rick And Fresh Reunited For A Record Entitled Play Which Found Fresh Back On His Feet. Play Received Positive Reviews Bret Love Writes That The Record Is "a Welcome Flashback To The Days When Guns Drugs Sex And Violence Were Not The Genre's Primary Lyrical Focus." 1 In The Late 1990s Fresh Collaborated With Prince On A Number Of Recordings Notably Newpower Soul And The "1999 The New Master" EP. Recently Fresh Has Appeared On VH1's I Love The 80s. Fresh Is A Scientologist And Has Performed For Large Audiences Of Scientologists At The Annual Scientology Celebrity Centre Gala In Both 2004 And 2005. He Also Recorded A Couple Of Songs On The Scientology Music Album "The Joy Of Creating" Along With Isaac Hayes And Chick Corea. Discography
1985 - Oh My God! Reality 1988 - The World's Greatest Entertainer Reality 1992 - Doin' What I Gotta Do Bust It 1995 - Play Gee Street 1996 - Alright Gee Street read less