Stereogum

The Number Ones: D4L’s “Laffy Taffy”

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Simply by ...
xxlmag

D4L’s ‘Laffy Taffy’ Reaches No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 – Today in Hip-Hop

XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment: Jan. 14, 2006: Atlanta rap crew D4L crafted a platinum-selling hit and guaranteed new millennium party-starter when they recorded their 2005 single ...
The Fader

Fabo Wasn’t A One-Hit Wonder, He Pioneered Rap’s Current Sound

In 2006, Nick Barat profiled Fabo for the 41st issue of The FADER. Last year, the ultra-minimal doont doont SNAP, doont doont SNAP of D4L's "Laffy Taffy" morphed from obscure Atlanta single to ...
Billboard

D4L’s ‘Taffy’ Dethrones Mariah On Hot 100

D4L's "Laffy Taffy" ascends three rungs to claim the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 this week. The cut ends the two-week run of Mariah Carey's "Don't Forget About Us," which drops considerably… ...
The Washington Post

After Shawty Lo’s death, remembering the cultural phenomenon that was ‘Laffy Taffy’

It was silly. It was fun. It was undeniably catchy. “Laffy Taffy” was a verifiable hit. The 2005 single from the previously unknown Atlanta group D4L topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, dethroning ...