When rapper will.i.am was looking for a hook to invigorate the Black Eyed Peas’ 2018 single “Constant,” he borrowed from an old favorite: 1985’s “La Di Da Di” by Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh. “I ...

The 1984 hit "La Di Da Di," by rappers Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh, has become one of the most sampled songs of all time. Music producer Mark Ronson talks with Guy Raz, host of NPR's TED Radio Hour.

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