D4L

D4L
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genres	Southern hip hop, Snap music
Years active	2003–2006
Labels	D4L, Dee Money, Asylum
Past members	Fabo Mook-B Stoney (Stuntman) Shawty Lo (deceased)

D4L was an American hip hop group, formed in 2003, composed of Atlanta-based rappers Fabo, Mook-B, Stoney, and Shawty Lo. They are best known for their hit single "Laffy Taffy", which peaked at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in January 2006.

Rapper Shawty Lo (born Carlos Walker) self-funded the group in its early days. He explained that the group's name stands for "Down for Life". D4L signed to the independent Dee Money Entertainment, which released the group's debut in conjunction with Asylum Records. The group debuted with "Betcha Can't Do It Like Me", which Billboard claimed to have popularized snap music. In January 2006, D4L's single "Laffy Taffy" reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. As was another Atlanta rap group Dem Franchize Boyz, D4L was part of the snap music trend in 2006 which continued when rapper Soulja Boy Tell 'Em came out with the No. 1 hit song "Crank That (Soulja Boy)" in 2007.

The group's debut album Down for Life, was released jointly by Dee Money Entertainment and Asylum Records, in November 2005. Following their immediate success, the group went on tour. While being promoted through Outreach Entertainment, they performed alongside several of the Midwest's then up-and-coming artists, most notably the Joplin, Missouri-based hip hop duo Midwest Connect composed of Southeast Kansas artist Brent Ward (Koo-Laid) and St. Louis rapper/artist Neno Blakc. Several other accredited and up-and-coming artists also performed alongside the group at the Oakley-Lindsay Civic Center in Quincy, IL. As other performances soon followed the group's popularity continued to soar.

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