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D4L

 
Artist: D4L
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D4L

Group Members:

Shawty Lo

Similar Artists:

Boyz N da Hood, P$C, Dem Franchize Boyz, Young Jeezy, T.I., Ying Yang Twins, YoungBloodZ, V.I.C.

Influenced By:

8Ball & MJG

Formal Connection With:

The Alliance
See D4L Lyrics
  • Genres: Rap
  • Representative Albums: "Down for Life," "Dats What Sup, Vol. 1"
  • Representative Songs: "Laffy Taffy," "Betcha Can't Do It Like Me," "Front Street"

Biography

D4L broke out in 2005 with "Laffy Taffy," one of several crossover tracks released during the early 2000s to inspire revelry as often as contempt, depending on listeners' tolerance for cleverly produced tracks with sharp hooks and crude sexual euphemisms. Originally released independently around D4L's native Atlanta, the group was eventually snapped up by the Atlantic-distributed Asylum. Down for Life was released in November 2005 and hit the Top 40. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
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D4L
Origin Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Genres Pop rap
Snap music
Years active 2004-2006
Labels Dee Money, Asylum
Website www.atlanticrecords.com/d4l
Former members
Fabo
Mook-B
Stoney (Stuntman)
Shawty Lo

D4L was an American rap group. They were composed of Fabo, Mook-B, Stoney and Shawty Lo. They are best known for their "Laffy Taffy," which reached number-one in the U.S. in 2006.

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Biography

Rapper Shawty Lo (born Carlos Walker) self-funded the group in its early days. He explained that the group's name stands for "Down for Life". D4L signed to the independent Dee Money Entertainment, which released the group's debut in conjunction with Asylum Records.[1] The group debuted with "Betcha Can't Do It Like Me", which Billboard claimed to have popularized snap music.[2] In January 2006, D4L's single "Laffy Taffy" reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[3] According to columnist L. Brent Bozell III, the song contained references to oral sex; Bozell considered the song "infected with a serious case of stupid".[4] As was another Atlanta rap group Dem Franchize Boyz, D4L was part of the snap music trend in early 2006.[5]

After D4L's debut album, Shawty Lo embarked on a solo career. He released his solo debut Units in the City in 2008, with the single "Dey Know".

Discography

Albums

Year Title Peak chart positions
U.S.[6] U.S. R&B[6] U.S. Rap[7]
2005 Down for Life 22 4 3

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions[8] Album
U.S. U.S. R&B U.S. Rap
2005 "Laffy Taffy" 1 15 6 Down For Life
2006 "Betcha Can't Do It Like Me" 72 23 13

References

  1. ^ "D4L - Bio". Atlantic Records. http://www.atlanticrecords.com/d4l. Retrieved 2009-09-02. 
  2. ^ "Shawty Lo". Billboard. 2007-12-27. http://www.billboard.com/news/shawty-lo-1003689450.story. Retrieved 2009-09-01. 
  3. ^ "D4L's 'Taffy' Dethrones Mariah On Hot 100". Billboard. 2006-01-05. http://www.billboard.com/news/d4l-s-taffy-dethrones-mariah-on-hot-100-1001805818.story#/news/d4l-s-taffy-dethrones-mariah-on-hot-100-1001805818.story. Retrieved 2009-09-01. 
  4. ^ Bozell, L. Brent III (2006-01-26). "Rappers Play Dumb". Creators Syndicate. http://www.mrc.org/BozellColumns/entertainmentcolumn/2006/col20060126.asp. Retrieved 2009-09-01. 
  5. ^ Reid, Shaheem (2005-12-05). "The ATL Sound". My Block: Atlanta (MTV News). http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/my_block/atlanta/news_feature_120505_2/index2.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-09-01. 
  6. ^ a b "D4L > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jxfyxqrsld0e~T5. Retrieved 2009-09-01. 
  7. ^ "D4L - Chart History - Rap Songs". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/artist/d4l/chart-history/699530?f=335&g=Albums. Retrieved 2009-09-01. 
  8. ^ "D4L > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jxfyxqrsld0e~T51. Retrieved 2009-09-01. 

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