Marley Marl

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Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Marlon Williams (born September 30, 1962), better known as Marley Marl, is an American DJ and record producer, who is considered one of the most important and influential producers in the history of hip hop.

Known for

• All Up in the Biz — Self2023
• Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America — Self2019
• Nas: Time Is Illmatic — Self2014
• Step Up 3D — World Jam Judge2010
• Deep Crates 2 — Himself2007
• Beat Kings — Self2006
• The Hip Hop Years — Self1999
• Big Fun in the Big Town — Self1986

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

Queensbridge

Active from

1962-09-30

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

50,043

Total plays

238,748

Marlon Williams (born September 30, 1962 in Queens, New York City), better known as Marley Marl, is an influential hip-hop producer. He was the house producer of the Juice Crew, which, in addition to Marley Marl himself, included: Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Roxanne Shanté, Kool G Rap, MC Shan (his cousin) and Masta Ace, and produced songs for outside artists including King Tee and LL Cool J. He was also an important figure in the careers of Eric B. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Marley+Ma

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Marlon

Family name

Williams

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Queens

Occupation

music executive

Genre

hip-hop

Instrument

voice

Record label

Cold Chillin' Records

Official website

djmarleymarl.com

Image

Marley Marl live in Utrecht.jpg

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