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What do Robbie Williams, Snoop and Miley Cyrus have in common? They all sample the same song, Doug E Fresh and Slick Rick’s La Di Da Di. La Di Da Di is one of the most sampled records of all time, with artists still borrowing Slick Rick’s distinctive vocals, lyrics and ad libs for their own tunes nearly 40 years later. And one of the things that made Rick the Ruler’s vocals distinctive was his accent… because he was born in Mitcham. An instant classic when it dropped, La Di Da Di was also sampled by two of the biggest East and West Coast rappers at the height of the East/West divide within a couple of years of each other. But Rick wasn’t around to see the reaction. This is the story of one of the first great British-born rappers who continues to influence hip hop right up until today. In this episode we hear from Slick Rick, hip-hop journalist Elliott Wilson (Rap Radar), rapper Cookie Pryce, Romesh Ranganathan and Mark Ronson. Archive in this episode: Slick Rick on Â鶹Éç Radio 1Xtra Mark Ronson: How Sampling Transformed Music: TED Talk Presenter: Ashley Walters Producer: Emily Dicks Written by Emily Dicks Technical production: Ant Danbury Additional production: Dari Samuels, Tommy Dixon and Zayna Shaikh Editor for Â鶹Éç Audio: Andy Worrell Commissioning producer: Jonathan O’Sullivan Commissioner for Â鶹Éç Music: Will Wilkin A Â鶹Éç Audio production.