10 Doug E. Fresh Songs You Must Own

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

"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)
"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)
"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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"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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