Marlon Williams
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Marlon Williams, better known as Marley Marl, is a pioneering American hip-hop producer and DJ renowned for his influential work in the 1980s and for shaping the sound of East Coast rap.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marlon Williams canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
DJ
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human ⓘ radio personality ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeInDecade |
1980s
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1990s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Big Daddy Kane
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Biz Markie NERFINISHED ⓘ Craig G NERFINISHED ⓘ Eric B. & Rakim NERFINISHED ⓘ Heavy D NERFINISHED ⓘ KRS-One NERFINISHED ⓘ Kool G Rap NERFINISHED ⓘ LL Cool J NERFINISHED ⓘ MC Shan NERFINISHED ⓘ Masta Ace NERFINISHED ⓘ Queensbridge hip hop scene ⓘ Roxanne Shanté NERFINISHED ⓘ Tragedy Khadafi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Queens, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| genre |
East Coast hip hop
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golden age hip hop ⓘ hip hop ⓘ |
| influenced |
DJ Premier
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Large Professor NERFINISHED ⓘ Pete Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ Q-Tip NERFINISHED ⓘ RZA NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bomb Squad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Juice Crew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | golden age of hip hop ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential drum programming
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pioneering sampling techniques in hip hop production ⓘ shaping the sound of 1980s East Coast rap ⓘ use of chopped samples from the E-mu SP-1200 sampler ⓘ |
| notableWork |
production on Big Daddy Kane's early recordings
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production on Kool G Rap & DJ Polo tracks ⓘ production on MC Shan's "The Bridge" ⓘ production on Roxanne Shanté's early singles ⓘ |
| occupation |
DJ
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audio engineer ⓘ radio host ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| stageName | Marley Marl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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