Career Highlights

• Known as “The Human Beatbox”
• One of the earliest recorded beatboxers
• Recorded an album in 1992 for M.C. Hammer’s short-lived Capitol/EMI records distributed label, Bust It Records
• Has two tracks on the All-Star Scientology music album,The Joy of Creating

Known as the ‘Human Beatbox,’ Doug E. Fresh started an international trend in the hip-hop industry with his inventive creation of the beat box style. He became known in the hip-hop world for some early songs that incorporated African and Caribbean beats and became an activist in the music industry; Fresh fought against racism, drugs, illiteracy, police brutality and homelessness in communities around the world. He also serves as a board member of The Artist Empowerment Coalition, fighting for artists’ rights.

Doug E. Fresh has not only worked with a variety of music celebrities like Tupac Shakur, Biggie Smalls and P. Diddy, but he has also appeared on film and television and has written music for movies and commercials. He is currently working as a solo artist and writing a book on hip-hop.

Hip Hop legend Doug E. Fresh sits down with ThinkTalk host Janell Snowden to discuss his roots in hip hop and how he got started in the industry. Doug E. Fresh talks about how he first got recognized, how he came to own the publishing and mastering rights to his songs and the responsibility of those in the hip hop community.