Doug E. Fresh is one of the most notorious hip hop legends that are still around and doing big things. He was the first human beatboxer ever. He interacted with various artists in his day and still have close contact with some, like Kurtis Blow, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Now, he has an upcoming performance with other notables, such as M.C. Lyte, DJ Kool, Big Daddy Kane and Slick Rick. The performance will feature DJ Sean Knight and will be hosted by Uncle Rail. The show is being presented by Unique Entertainment of Merriville and Dallas. The performers at this show are only a few that have helped to set the foundation of hip hop, making it into a big movement that has influenced people in all walks of life.

Back in 1989, M.C. Lyte released an album called “Eyes on This”; the popular single from it was called “Cha Cha Cha.” She is going to be one of the highlights of the show. Fresh, too, delivered a hot single called “The Show.” He kept up with the momentum by releasing “Keep Risin’ to the Top.” Back in the day, Fresh claims that hip hop was all about celebration, which is indeed true. If you look at a lot of the singles that were released throughout the years, you’ll notice that a lot of them were party tracks and were played in the clubs a lot. They were feel good music. Doug E. Fresh feels that he helped to continue the the hip hop industry after the original guys started it. He also says that he learned a lot from the different groups that came out decades ago when hip hop was first established.