Doug E. Fresh

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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 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…

Known for

• Return of The Mack — DOOKIE RAIN2026
• Sean Combs: The Reckoning — Self (archive footage)2025
• Hip Hop Was Born Here — Self2025
• World's Best — Celebrity Judge2023
• All Up in the Biz — Self2023
• A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop — Self2023
• 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self (archive footage)2022
• The Sherri Shepherd Show — Self - Guest2022
• You're Watching Video Music Box — Self (archive footage)2021
• The Beat Don't Stop — Self2020

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

45,146

Total plays

180,523

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

via Last.fm · Doug E. Fresh

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Family name

Davis

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Christ Church

Religion

Scientology

Genre

hip-hop

Instrument

voice

Record label

Fantasy

Official website

www.dougefresh.com

Image

Doug E. Fresh at the 5th Annual Hip-Hop Summit Action Network's Action Awards.jpg

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