84:
372:"Laffy Taffy" achieved continued success on the charts, largely due to its significant online sales. It was produced by Cory Way p/k/a Born Immaculate, Broderick Thompson Smith and Richard Sims p/k/a K-Rab. The song samples and interpolates elements of "Candy Girl" by New Edition. There are several remixes of the song, most notably the official remix featuring rapper
390:
asks "Y'all stuck on Laffy Taffy/Wonderin' how'd y'all niggas get past me?" Ghostface had previously mocked the "snap dance" during his 2005 tour. There has also been controversy on who wrote the lyrics to "Laffy Taffy". Rapper Liam "Smack Eyes" Thomas claims that the group stole the lyrics from his
356:, was released jointly by Dee Money Entertainment and Asylum Records, in November 2005. Following their immediate success, the group went on tour. While being promoted through Outreach Entertainment, they performed alongside several of the Midwest's then up-and-coming artists, most notably the
314:
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
368:
rapper/artist Neno Black. Several other accredited and up-and-coming artists also performed alongside the group at the Oakley-Lindsay Civic Center in Quincy, IL. As other performances soon followed the group's popularity continued to soar.
1143:
380:. However, as the group celebrated their success with the single "Laffy Taffy" (a Multi-Platinum hit), they quickly garnered criticism from the hip hop establishment. On the track "The Champ" from 2006's
1151:
1181:
933:
820:
1244:
616:
1173:
925:
1239:
1229:
1177:
1147:
1070:
929:
534:
1209:
562:
454:
568:
460:
793:
167:
1219:
1214:
148:
1234:
828:
741:
120:
105:
679:
598:
875:
127:
980:
475:
134:
38:
850:
586:
42:
1122:
1030:
1005:
344:
94:
900:
116:
340:
1174:"RIAA – Gold & Platinum – January 10, 2011: "Betcha Can't Do It Like Me" certified awards"
955:
502:
490:
352:
767:
339:, D4L was part of the snap music trend of the mid-2000s, which arguably peaked when rapper
199:
101:
17:
1074:
8:
1224:
610:
631:
336:
328:
296:
580:
300:
1096:
622:
510:
387:
361:
357:
213:
1059:(PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 80.
141:
1144:"RIAA – Gold & Platinum – January 10, 2011: "Laffy Taffy" certified awards"
516:
506:
481:
404:
316:
242:
1203:
721:"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country
592:
469:
280:
373:
1118:
604:
324:
218:
62:
926:"RIAA – Gold & Platinum – January 10, 2011: D4L certified albums"
745:
416:
392:
382:
365:
292:
264:
83:
69:
400:
399:
in 2008. Most recently, in 2011, D4L signed a joint venture with
284:
195:
377:
288:
876:"D4L Album & Song Chart History – R&B/Hip-Hop Albums"
319:. The group debuted with "Betcha Can't Do It Like Me", which
981:"D4L Album & Song Chart History – R&B/Hip-Hop Songs"
395:
embarked on a solo career. He released his solo debut
851:"D4L Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200"
68:"Fabo" redirects here. For the New York rapper, see
108:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
760:
901:"D4L Album & Song Chart History – Rap Albums"
295:. They are best known for their 2005 hit single "
1201:
1031:"D4L Album & Song Chart History – Pop Songs"
1006:"D4L Album & Song Chart History – Rap Songs"
360:-based hip hop duo Midwest Connect composed of
956:"D4L Album & Song Chart History – Hot 100"
376:. Another version featured the Chicago rapper
335:Hot 100 chart. Like fellow Atlanta rap group
794:"D4L's 'Taffy' Dethrones Mariah on Hot 100"
23:
24:
1178:Recording Industry Association of America
1148:Recording Industry Association of America
930:Recording Industry Association of America
168:Learn how and when to remove this message
32:This is an accepted version of this page
1097:"charts.nz – New Zealand charts portal"
343:came out with the number one hit song "
14:
1202:
670:
1245:Musical groups disestablished in 2006
391:rhyme book. After D4L's debut album,
299:", which peaked at number one on the
1054:
1048:
818:
106:adding citations to reliable sources
77:
1119:"The Official Charts Company – D4L"
1071:"irishcharts.com – D4L discography"
56:
1240:Musical groups established in 2003
1057:Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010
819:Reid, Shaheem (December 5, 2005).
744:. Atlantic Records. Archived from
283:group formed in 2003, composed of
57:
1256:
1230:African-American musical quartets
364:artist Brent Ward (Koo-Laid) and
327:. In January 2006, D4L's single "
61:For the Sevyn Streeter song, see
437:
82:
1166:
1136:
1111:
1089:
1063:
1023:
998:
973:
93:needs additional citations for
948:
918:
893:
868:
843:
812:
786:
734:
498:Release date: November 8, 2005
432:
13:
1:
1073:. Hung Medien. Archived from
727:
323:claimed to have popularized
7:
1210:Musical groups from Atlanta
505:, Dee Money Entertainment,
10:
1261:
827:. MTV News. Archived from
720:
711:
680:Betcha Can't Do It Like Me
663:
545:
531:
419:(Carlos Walker, died 2016)
410:
309:
291:Fabo, Mook-B, Stoney, and
67:
60:
677:
629:
574:
561:
558:
555:
552:
488:
453:
450:
447:
444:
331:" reached the top of the
252:
248:
237:
227:
206:
191:
184:
621:
615:
609:
603:
597:
591:
585:
579:
480:
474:
468:
422:Fabo (Lefabian Williams)
350:The group's debut album
39:latest accepted revision
1220:Southern hip hop groups
1215:American hip hop groups
1123:Official Charts Company
345:Crank That (Soulja Boy)
1235:Asylum Records artists
425:Mook B (Dennis Butler)
75:American hip hop group
1154:on September 24, 2015
559:Peak chart positions
503:Ice Age Entertainment
451:Peak chart positions
428:Stoney (Adrian Parks)
1184:on February 25, 2013
1055:Ryan, Gavin (2011).
936:on February 25, 2013
831:on December 13, 2005
102:improve this article
1077:on October 24, 2012
774:. December 27, 2007
748:on December 3, 2008
341:Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
29:Page version status
337:Dem Franchize Boyz
279:) was an American
35:
825:My Block: Atlanta
800:. January 5, 2006
725:
724:
666:RIAA: 3× Platinum
572:
543:
542:
464:
397:Units in the City
306:in January 2006.
270:
269:
262:Stoney (Stuntman)
178:
177:
170:
152:
47:20 September 2024
26:
16:(Redirected from
1252:
1194:
1193:
1191:
1189:
1180:. Archived from
1170:
1164:
1163:
1161:
1159:
1150:. Archived from
1140:
1134:
1133:
1131:
1129:
1115:
1109:
1108:
1106:
1104:
1093:
1087:
1086:
1084:
1082:
1067:
1061:
1060:
1052:
1046:
1045:
1043:
1041:
1027:
1021:
1020:
1018:
1016:
1002:
996:
995:
993:
991:
977:
971:
970:
968:
966:
952:
946:
945:
943:
941:
932:. Archived from
922:
916:
915:
913:
911:
897:
891:
890:
888:
886:
872:
866:
865:
863:
861:
847:
841:
840:
838:
836:
816:
810:
809:
807:
805:
790:
784:
783:
781:
779:
764:
758:
757:
755:
753:
738:
566:
550:
549:
511:Atlantic Records
458:
442:
441:
388:Ghostface Killah
362:Southeast Kansas
358:Joplin, Missouri
255:
241:D4L, Dee Money,
230:
214:Southern hip hop
182:
181:
173:
166:
162:
159:
153:
151:
110:
86:
78:
21:
1260:
1259:
1255:
1254:
1253:
1251:
1250:
1249:
1200:
1199:
1198:
1197:
1187:
1185:
1172:
1171:
1167:
1157:
1155:
1142:
1141:
1137:
1127:
1125:
1117:
1116:
1112:
1102:
1100:
1095:
1094:
1090:
1080:
1078:
1069:
1068:
1064:
1053:
1049:
1039:
1037:
1029:
1028:
1024:
1014:
1012:
1004:
1003:
999:
989:
987:
979:
978:
974:
964:
962:
954:
953:
949:
939:
937:
924:
923:
919:
909:
907:
899:
898:
894:
884:
882:
874:
873:
869:
859:
857:
849:
848:
844:
834:
832:
821:"The ATL Sound"
817:
813:
803:
801:
792:
791:
787:
777:
775:
766:
765:
761:
751:
749:
740:
739:
735:
730:
625:
619:
613:
607:
601:
595:
589:
583:
569:sales threshold
565:
548:
484:
478:
472:
461:sales threshold
457:
440:
435:
413:
312:
275:(an acronym of
263:
261:
259:
253:
228:
223:
187:
174:
163:
157:
154:
111:
109:
99:
87:
76:
73:
66:
55:
54:
53:
52:
51:
50:
34:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1258:
1248:
1247:
1242:
1237:
1232:
1227:
1222:
1217:
1212:
1196:
1195:
1165:
1135:
1110:
1088:
1062:
1047:
1022:
997:
972:
947:
917:
892:
867:
842:
811:
785:
759:
732:
731:
729:
726:
723:
722:
718:
717:
716:
715:
710:
707:
704:
701:
698:
695:
692:
689:
686:
683:
675:
674:
669:
668:
667:
662:
659:
656:
653:
650:
647:
644:
641:
638:
635:
627:
626:
620:
614:
608:
602:
596:
590:
584:
577:
576:
573:
563:Certifications
560:
557:
554:
547:
544:
541:
540:
539:
538:
530:
527:
524:
521:
520:
519:
517:music download
513:
507:Asylum Records
499:
494:
486:
485:
479:
473:
466:
465:
455:Certifications
452:
449:
448:Album details
446:
439:
436:
434:
431:
430:
429:
426:
423:
420:
412:
409:
405:G-Unit Records
317:Asylum Records
311:
308:
268:
267:
256:
250:
249:
246:
245:
239:
235:
234:
231:
225:
224:
222:
221:
216:
210:
208:
204:
203:
193:
189:
188:
185:
176:
175:
90:
88:
81:
74:
36:
30:
27:
25:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1257:
1246:
1243:
1241:
1238:
1236:
1233:
1231:
1228:
1226:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1207:
1205:
1183:
1179:
1175:
1169:
1153:
1149:
1145:
1139:
1124:
1120:
1114:
1099:. Hung Medien
1098:
1092:
1076:
1072:
1066:
1058:
1051:
1036:
1032:
1026:
1011:
1007:
1001:
986:
982:
976:
961:
957:
951:
935:
931:
927:
921:
906:
902:
896:
881:
877:
871:
856:
852:
846:
830:
826:
822:
815:
799:
795:
789:
773:
769:
763:
747:
743:
737:
733:
719:
713:
712:
708:
705:
702:
699:
696:
693:
690:
687:
684:
681:
676:
673:
672:Down for Life
665:
664:
660:
657:
654:
651:
648:
645:
642:
639:
636:
633:
628:
624:
618:
612:
606:
600:
594:
588:
582:
578:
570:
564:
551:
536:
533:
532:
528:
525:
522:
518:
515:Formats: CD,
514:
512:
508:
504:
500:
497:
496:
495:
493:
492:
491:Down for Life
487:
483:
477:
471:
467:
462:
456:
443:
438:Studio albums
427:
424:
421:
418:
415:
414:
408:
406:
402:
398:
394:
389:
385:
384:
379:
375:
370:
367:
363:
359:
355:
354:
353:Down for Life
348:
346:
342:
338:
334:
330:
326:
322:
318:
307:
305:
303:
298:
294:
290:
286:
282:
278:
277:Down for Life
274:
266:
257:
251:
247:
244:
240:
236:
232:
226:
220:
217:
215:
212:
211:
209:
205:
201:
197:
194:
190:
183:
180:
172:
169:
161:
150:
147:
143:
140:
136:
133:
129:
126:
122:
119: –
118:
114:
113:Find sources:
107:
103:
97:
96:
91:This article
89:
85:
80:
79:
71:
64:
59:
48:
44:
40:
33:
28:
19:
1186:. Retrieved
1182:the original
1168:
1156:. Retrieved
1152:the original
1138:
1126:. Retrieved
1113:
1101:. Retrieved
1091:
1079:. Retrieved
1075:the original
1065:
1056:
1050:
1038:. Retrieved
1034:
1025:
1013:. Retrieved
1009:
1000:
988:. Retrieved
984:
975:
963:. Retrieved
959:
950:
938:. Retrieved
934:the original
920:
908:. Retrieved
904:
895:
883:. Retrieved
879:
870:
858:. Retrieved
854:
845:
835:September 1,
833:. Retrieved
829:the original
824:
814:
804:September 1,
802:. Retrieved
797:
788:
778:September 1,
776:. Retrieved
771:
762:
752:September 2,
750:. Retrieved
746:the original
736:
671:
489:
396:
381:
374:Busta Rhymes
371:
351:
349:
332:
320:
313:
301:
276:
272:
271:
254:Past members
229:Years active
179:
164:
155:
145:
138:
131:
124:
112:
100:Please help
95:verification
92:
58:
46:
37:This is the
31:
1188:January 10,
1158:January 10,
940:January 10,
768:"Shawty Lo"
742:"D4L – Bio"
632:Laffy Taffy
433:Discography
347:" in 2007.
329:Laffy Taffy
297:Laffy Taffy
158:August 2019
1225:Snap music
1204:Categories
1128:January 9,
1103:January 9,
1081:January 9,
1040:January 9,
1015:January 9,
990:January 9,
965:January 9,
910:January 9,
885:January 9,
860:January 9,
728:References
714:RIAA: Gold
587:US R&B
476:US R&B
325:snap music
128:newspapers
63:D4L (song)
1035:Billboard
1010:Billboard
985:Billboard
960:Billboard
905:Billboard
880:Billboard
855:Billboard
798:Billboard
772:Billboard
417:Shawty Lo
393:Shawty Lo
383:FishScale
366:St. Louis
333:Billboard
321:Billboard
302:Billboard
293:Shawty Lo
265:Shawty Lo
233:2003–2006
70:Fabolous
43:reviewed
546:Singles
501:Label:
411:Members
401:50 Cent
310:History
304:Hot 100
289:rappers
287:-based
285:Atlanta
281:hip hop
200:Georgia
196:Atlanta
142:scholar
599:US Pop
593:US Rap
575:Album
553:Title
537:: Gold
482:US Rap
445:Title
378:Twista
260:Mook-B
243:Asylum
238:Labels
207:Genres
202:, U.S.
192:Origin
144:
137:
130:
123:
115:
685:2006
637:2005
556:Year
149:JSTOR
135:books
117:"D4L"
1190:2011
1160:2011
1130:2011
1105:2011
1083:2011
1042:2011
1017:2011
992:2011
967:2011
942:2011
912:2011
887:2011
862:2011
837:2009
806:2009
780:2009
754:2009
535:RIAA
258:Fabo
219:snap
121:news
18:Fabo
694:13
691:23
688:72
661:29
658:25
655:48
652:53
649:14
643:15
611:IRE
605:AUS
523:22
403:'s
273:D4L
186:D4L
104:by
45:on
1206::
1176:.
1146:.
1121:.
1033:.
1008:.
983:.
958:.
928:.
903:.
878:.
853:.
823:.
796:.
770:.
709:—
706:—
703:—
700:—
697:—
682:"
646:6
640:1
634:"
623:UK
617:NZ
581:US
529:3
526:4
509:,
470:US
407:.
386:,
198:,
41:,
1192:.
1162:.
1132:.
1107:.
1085:.
1044:.
1019:.
994:.
969:.
944:.
914:.
889:.
864:.
839:.
808:.
782:.
756:.
678:"
630:"
571:)
567:(
463:)
459:(
171:)
165:(
160:)
156:(
146:·
139:·
132:·
125:·
98:.
72:.
65:.
49:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
