10 Doug E. Fresh Songs You Must Own

Must-have tracks from the world's greatest entertainer.

10 Doug E. Fresh Songs You Must Own - He's the pioneer of the oral percussion known as beatboxing. He's hip hop's greatest entertainer. His list of groundbreaking and party-rockin' hits spans three decades. As this year's BET "I Am Hip Hop Award" recipient, we present 10 Doug E. Fresh cuts you must have in your possession.  (Photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images)

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10 Doug E. Fresh Songs You Must Own - He's the pioneer of the oral percussion known as beatboxing. He's hip hop's greatest entertainer. His list of groundbreaking and party-rockin' hits spans three decades. As this year's BET "I Am Hip Hop Award" recipient, we present 10 Doug E. Fresh cuts you must have in your possession.  (Photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images)

"The Original Human Beatbox" - Among Doug's music catalog, this could be considered the song that introduced him to a growing hip hop nation. Showcasing his mindblowing percussive skills, this cut didn't just rock the party in 1984; it set the record straight on who orginated the art of beatboxing. Doug needed to do so because hip hop trio The Fat Boys were getting credit (via member Buffy) for popularizing it.  (Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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"The Original Human Beatbox" - Among Doug's music catalog, this could be considered the song that introduced him to a growing hip hop nation. Showcasing his mindblowing percussive skills, this cut didn't just rock the party in 1984; it set the record straight on who orginated the art of beatboxing. Doug needed to do so because hip hop trio The Fat Boys were getting credit (via member Buffy) for popularizing it.  (Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

"The Show" - With the release of this track, Doug and his Get Fresh Crew — which included a young Slick Rick — owned the summer of 1985. Capturing the showbiz flash of the Harlem Renaissance, producer Teddy Riley gave hip hop a Duke Ellington flare. And with Doug and Rick trading humorous verses, listeners were sprung from the first listen.  (Photo: Scott Gries/ImageDirect)

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"The Show" - With the release of this track, Doug and his Get Fresh Crew — which included a young Slick Rick — owned the summer of 1985. Capturing the showbiz flash of the Harlem Renaissance, producer Teddy Riley gave hip hop a Duke Ellington flare. And with Doug and Rick trading humorous verses, listeners were sprung from the first listen.  (Photo: Scott Gries/ImageDirect)

"La Di Da Di" - As the B-side to "The Show," this live recorded jam instantly became a hip hop classic. Doug's mouth impeccably provides the boom bap as Slick Rick (then known as MC Ricky D) weaves a flashy tale of ghetto opulence and his irresistiblity. The cut would later influence the style of an aspiring California rapper named Snoop Doggy Dogg.  (Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

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"La Di Da Di" - As the B-side to "The Show," this live recorded jam instantly became a hip hop classic. Doug's mouth impeccably provides the boom bap as Slick Rick (then known as MC Ricky D) weaves a flashy tale of ghetto opulence and his irresistiblity. The cut would later influence the style of an aspiring California rapper named Snoop Doggy Dogg.  (Photo: Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

"All the Way to Heaven" - This cut was crafted in the same vein of "The Show" but it rocks with its own sonic energy. With Slick Rick departing from the G.F.C., Doug completely takes the reigns, putting his master-of-ceremony rhyme style on full display. And the song's video pays hommage to hip hop's original school. (Photo: Danya/Reality/Fantasy Records)

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"All the Way to Heaven" - This cut was crafted in the same vein of "The Show" but it rocks with its own sonic energy. With Slick Rick departing from the G.F.C., Doug completely takes the reigns, putting his master-of-ceremony rhyme style on full display. And the song's video pays hommage to hip hop's original school. (Photo: Danya/Reality/Fantasy Records)

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"Keep Risin' to the Top" - The biggest hit from Doug's second LP, The World's Greatest Entertainer, this track samples the melody and borrows the name of Keni Burke's 1981 tune "Keep Rising to the Top." This cut became a precursor to the smoothed-out R&B hip hop put out by iconic MCs like The Notorious B.I.G.  (Photo: Danya/Reality/Fantasy Records)

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"Keep Risin' to the Top" - The biggest hit from Doug's second LP, The World's Greatest Entertainer, this track samples the melody and borrows the name of Keni Burke's 1981 tune "Keep Rising to the Top." This cut became a precursor to the smoothed-out R&B hip hop put out by iconic MCs like The Notorious B.I.G.  (Photo: Danya/Reality/Fantasy Records)

"Summertime" - Sampling Phreeks 1978 disco tune "Weekend," Doug E. Fresh scored another hit for the hot season with this hands-in-the-air jam designed to do what Doug does best: rock the crowd.  (Photo: Reality/Fantasy Records)

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"Summertime" - Sampling Phreeks 1978 disco tune "Weekend," Doug E. Fresh scored another hit for the hot season with this hands-in-the-air jam designed to do what Doug does best: rock the crowd.  (Photo: Reality/Fantasy Records)

Doug E. Fresh - The beatbox legend will pay homage to the lyrical legend by doing what he does best: making the music with his mouth.  (Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for DIRECTV)

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"I-ight (Alright)" - Fresh on the heels of Naughty by Nature's smash "Uptown Anthem," with it's chorus of "Hey! Ho!," Doug released this 1993 radio hit that gave party-goers another chant — "Hey yo! I-ight!" — to have as an anthem.  (Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for DIRECTV)

"Freaks" - For the B-side to "I-ight," Doug E. Fresh used his beatboxing mastery to provide the rhythm for this dancehall classic which featured reggae newcomer Lil Vicious. Doug's venture into the Caribbean sound wasn't a stretch since he is a native of Barbados.  (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

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"Freaks" - For the B-side to "I-ight," Doug E. Fresh used his beatboxing mastery to provide the rhythm for this dancehall classic which featured reggae newcomer Lil Vicious. Doug's venture into the Caribbean sound wasn't a stretch since he is a native of Barbados.  (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

"Bustin Out (The Funk)" - After signing to MC Hammer's Bust It label, Doug released this funk celebration which sampled Rick James's 1979 classic "Bustin' Out (On the Funk)."  (Photo: Ethan Miller/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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"Bustin Out (The Funk)" - After signing to MC Hammer's Bust It label, Doug released this funk celebration which sampled Rick James's 1979 classic "Bustin' Out (On the Funk)."  (Photo: Ethan Miller/BET/Getty Images for BET)

"Left-Right" - Being hip hop's greatest entertainer, Doug E. Fresh has alway been about keeping up with the current. And in 2007, Doug teamed with Harlem rhyme squad Square Off, made up of his sons Trips and Slim, and unleashed this cut about ballin' Uptown style.  (Photo: Chelsea Lauren/WireImage)

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"Left-Right" - Being hip hop's greatest entertainer, Doug E. Fresh has alway been about keeping up with the current. And in 2007, Doug teamed with Harlem rhyme squad Square Off, made up of his sons Trips and Slim, and unleashed this cut about ballin' Uptown style.  (Photo: Chelsea Lauren/WireImage)