D4L

D4L
D4L
Origin Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Genres Southern hip hop
Snap music
Years active 2004–Present
Labels Dee Money, Asylum, G-Unit
Website www.atlanticrecords.com/d4l
Members
Fabo
Mook-B
Stoney (Stuntman)
Shawty Lo

D4L is an American rap group. They were composed of Fabo, Mook-B, Stoney and Shawty Lo. They are best known for their hit song "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] As was another Atlanta rap group Dem Franchize Boyz, D4L was part of the snap music trend in 2006 and later then rapper Soulja Boy Tell 'Em came out with the #1 hit song Crank That in 2007.[4] And in 2011 D4L signed a joint venture with 50 Cent's G-Unit Records label.

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

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[5]		 US R&B
[6]		 US Rap
[7]
Down for Life 22 4 3

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)		 Album
US
[9]		 US R&B
[10]		 US Rap
[11]		 US Pop
[12]		 IRE
[13]		 NZ
[14]		 UK
[15]
2005 "Laffy Taffy" 1 15 6 14 48 25 29 Down for Life
2006 "Betcha Can't Do It Like Me" 72 23 13 — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country

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. ^ 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. 
  5. ^ "D4L Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/d4l/chart-history/699530?f=305&g=Albums. Retrieved January 9, 2011. 
  6. ^ "D4L Album & Song Chart History - R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/d4l/chart-history/699530?f=333&g=Albums. Retrieved January 9, 2011. 
  7. ^ "D4L Album & Song Chart History - Rap Albums". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/d4l/chart-history/699530?f=335&g=Albums. Retrieved January 9, 2011. 
  8. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - January 10, 2011: D4L certified albums". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=D4L&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved January 10, 2011. 
  9. ^ "D4L Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/d4l/chart-history/699530?f=379&g=Singles. Retrieved January 9, 2011. 
  10. ^ "D4L Album & Song Chart History - R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/d4l/chart-history/699530?f=367&g=Singles. Retrieved January 9, 2011. 
  11. ^ "D4L Album & Song Chart History - Rap Songs". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/d4l/chart-history/699530?f=370&g=Singles. Retrieved January 9, 2011. 
  12. ^ "D4L Album & Song Chart History - Pop Songs". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/d4l/chart-history/699530?f=381&g=Singles. Retrieved January 9, 2011. 
  13. ^ "irishcharts.com - D4L discography". Hung Medien. http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=D4L. Retrieved January 9, 2011. 
  14. ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. http://charts.org.nz/search.asp?search=D4l&cat=s. Retrieved January 9, 2011. 
  15. ^ "Chart Stats - D4L". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=913. Retrieved January 9, 2011. 
  16. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - January 10, 2011: "Laffy Taffy" certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=D4L&title=Laffy%20Taffy&format=SINGLE&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved January 10, 2011. 
  17. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - January 10, 2011: "Betcha Can't Do It Like Me" certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=D4L&title=Betcha&format=SINGLE&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved January 10, 2011. 

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