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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Predicate Object
instanceOf DJ
human
radio personality
record producer
songwriter
activeInDecade 1980s
1990s
associatedWith Big Daddy Kane NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
golden age hip hop
hip hop
influenced DJ Premier NERFINISHED
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
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
production on Kool G Rap & DJ Polo tracks
production on MC Shan's "The Bridge"
production on Roxanne Shanté's early singles
occupation DJ
audio engineer
radio host
record producer
stageName Marley Marl NERFINISHED

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Marley Marl birthName Marlon Williams