La Di Da Di

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Name = La Di Da Di

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Artist = Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick
from Album = The Show & La Di Da Di
A-side =The Show
B-side =La Di Da Di
Released = 1985
Format = Cassette single CD single
Recorded = 1984
Genre = Old school hip hop
Length = 4:31
Label = Def Jam Records
Writer = Moses Davis Ricky Walters (Rokusuke Ei and Hachidai Nakamura)
Producer = Doug E. Fresh
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Next single = "La Di Da Di" is a rap song performed by Doug E. Fresh the beatboxer, and MC Ricky D (later known as Slick Rick) as the rapper. 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, having been sampled in literally, millions of other hip-hop songs by many later artists, most known to be covered by Snoop Dogg, with the song titled "Lodi Dodi". It ranked #32 on Henry Adaso's Top 100 Rap Songs list hosted by About.com. [ [http://rap.about.com/od/top10songs/ss/Top100RapSongs_7.htm Top 100 Rap Songs ] ]

There are two releases of the song. The original vinyl and cassette versions contain a sample of "Sukiyaki" by Pink Lady but due to a lack of clearance, all CD versions are missing the familiar refrains in the middle of the song, most likely because of legal copyright issues, which it goes as follows:

quote|It's all because of you, I'm feeling sad and blue You went away, and now my life is filled with rainy days I love you so, how much you'll never know" Cause you took your love away from me

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