La Di Da Di
| "La Di Da Di" | |
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| Single by Doug E. Fresh and MC Ricky D | |
| A-side | "The Show" |
| Released | August 13, 1985 |
| Format | Maxi single |
| Recorded | 1984 |
| Genre | New school hip hop, beatboxing |
| Length | 4:31 |
| Label | Reality Records |
| Writer(s) |
Douglas Davis Richard Walters |
| Producer(s) | Dennis Bell & Ollie Cotton for City Slicker Productions |
| "Lodi Dodi" | |
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| Song by Snoop Doggy Dogg featuring Nanci Fletcher from the album Doggystyle | |
| Released | 1993 |
| Genre | West coast hip hop, G-funk, Gangsta Rap |
| Length | 4:24 |
| Label | Death Row Records, Interscope Records |
| Writer(s) | Calvin Broadus, Douglas Davis, Hachidai Nakamura, Ei Rokusuke, Ricky Walters |
| Producer(s) | Dr. Dre |
"La Di Da Di" is a song performed by Doug E. Fresh, who provides the beatboxed instrumental, and MC Ricky D (later known as Slick Rick), who performs the vocals. It was originally released in 1985 as the B-side to "The Show". The song has since gained a reputation as an early hip hop classic, and has been sampled or referenced in numerous other hip hop songs since its release.
There are two releases of the song. The original vinyl and cassette versions contain sung lyrics from "Sukiyaki" by A Taste of Honey, but due to a lack of clearance, CD versions are missing the following refrains in the middle of the song, most likely because of copyright issues:
Snoop Dogg covered "La Di Da Di" as "Lodi Dodi". Mindless Self Indulgence also covered the song, with some changes in lyrics. The song has been covered live by Chuck Brown and also by Korn.
"La Di Da Di" has gained a reputation for consistently being sampled and referenced by many artists. The following is a list of other songs that referenced "La Di Da Di":
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