La-Di-Da-Di / The Show [12"] (40th Anniversary)

Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick - La-Di-Da-Di / The Show [12"] (40th Anniversary)

Limited Edition of 1,000 Hand-Numbered Units on Ruby Red Vinyl. Includes never heard before audio and lyrics printed on heavy board inner sleeves! 40 years later - and still no one does it like this. We're celebrating the unstoppable legacy of one of hip-hop's most iconic collaborations: Doug E. Fresh and MC Ricky D (now globally known as Slick Rick) "La Di Da Di" along with the pop dance tune "The Show." From it's very first breath, this track reshaped sound, style, and storytelling - a cultural moment that became a timeless movement. Decades on, it's influence is everywhere: sampled, quoted, reimagined - but never duplicated. "La Di Da Di"and "The Show" didn't just belong to an era - they created one. To mark this monumental anniversary, the Hip-Hop legends decided to drop a limited 12" 40th Anniversary Edition. The release features the original versions of "La Di Da Di" and "The Show" - plus a rare demo of "The Show" as well as an unreleased street version of "La-Di-Da-Di" recorded live from The Lincoln Projects in Harlem NY) that take you deeper into the sound that started it all with the Get Fresh Crew.

 
Tracks

1 La-Di-Da-Di - Main Vocal Version
2 The Show - Main Vocal Version
3 La-Di-Da-Di - Street Version, Recorded Live at Lincoln Projects in 1984
4 The Show - Previously Unreleased Demo Version, Recorded in 1984