8. “La Di Da Di” – Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick (1985)
The track features no real instruments at all, just Slick Rick rhyming over Doug E. Fresh’s beatboxing rhythms. The scene was in its relative infancy when this song came out and was itself a sample of two songs, one of which was Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs movie in 1937. The two paved the way for other rap acts to follow in their footsteps. “La Di Da Di” has been sampled by some of today’s biggest artists including: Beyonce,Miley Cyrus, Kanye West and Snoop Dogg.
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