The year was 1985 and Doug E. Fresh (51) and Slick Rick (53) had us rapping these lyrics along with them: “La-di-da-di, we like to party/We don’t cause trouble, we don’t bother nobody, we’re..Just some men that’s on the mic/ And when we rock up on the mic we rock the mic (Right).” Little did we know at that time, that we were witnessing cats who would go on to become hip hop legends. That’s what they are today and two of Doug E. Fresh’s 6 sons are aspiring to build a legacy like their pop’s.
Doug E. Fresh’s Sons Back In The Day…
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Meet Doug E.’s Grown Sons Now…
Their birth names are Dayquan and Solomon Davis. Their rap names are Slim and Trips and they are the rap duo, Square Off. This year (2018), Slim will be 29 years old and Trips will be turning 27. By that age, their dad had already made his impactful mark in hip hop as one of the pioneers of the art, with hits like “Keep Rising To The Top,” of course, “La-Di-Da-Di,” and several more. So it’s no secret to his sons, that they have some big shoes to feel, but they are up for the task.
In a past interview with New York Daily News, Slim and Trips revealed that their dad, Doug E. Fresh, doesn’t offer them handouts, nor act as a crutch for them. He makes them be men and earn their spot mostly on their own:
“We don’t got it easy at all,” said Trips. “We had to grind in this from the bottom, and we’re still grinding.” … “Everything we’re doing, they don’t really see him involved in it,” Slim said. “When he is involved in something, that’s us coming to him…mainly everything we do is our concepts, our own direction.” … While they say their dad has limited involvement, both agreed he is a valuable resource to have nearby. “He gives great advice,” said Slim.
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They also said they don’t necessarily wanna stand in their dad’s shoes, they want their own shoes to feel, understandably so:
“People look at us to fill his shoes, but those are his shoes,” said Slim. “We got our own thing we’re doing.”
Slim and Trips also admitted that they started off trying to “mimic” their dad with their rap styles, but then eventually realized that was not the way to go. By the way, for those wondering the obvious question: Can they beatbox like their legendary pops? The answer is nah, not at all, according to Trips and Slim…
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The good news is that even though they didn’t inherit their dad’s beatboxing skills, they still inherited his ability to spit REAL bars and not that wack ‘mumble rap’ nonsense some of these young rappers of today are labeling as hip hop. Don’t take our word for it though, check out Square Off’s rhymes below…
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