Marlon Williams (born September 30, 1962 in Queens, New York City), better … Read Full Bio ↴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. & Rakim, as he engineered & mixed their first hits, "My Melody" and "Eric B Is President". Marley Marl was one of the pioneers of sampling in hip-hop. He debuted as an electro producer, but his records became more sample-heavy, as can be seen by comparing the MC Shan LPs Down By Law (1987) and Born to be Wild (1988). The rhythms became less electronic, with drum machines becoming less prominent. Marl started his career working for Tuff City records. He debuted with his own track called "DJ Cuttin" in 1985, released under the pseudonym NYC Cutter. In 1994, Marley Marl was referenced on Biggie Smalls' track "Juicy" as being one of his early influences.

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Marley Marl Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Marley Marl:

America Eats The Young Here, where's the Black man In America mentally dead Americ…
Buffalo Soldier Buffalo Soldier, Dreadlock Rasta There was a Buffalo Soldie…
Droppin' Science featuring Craig G (Get) (Get) (Get) (Get funky) …
Dropping science featuring Craig G (Get) (Get) (Get) (Get fun…
Duck Alert (I don't even remember how this happened) (The Crew will not…
Freedom (feat. M.C. Shan) [Verse 1] It's Shan's what I'm called,…
Have a Nice Day [Verse 1] Some people call me Shanie, some people call me…
Hummin' [Chorus] Humming in the sun Sure 'nuff fun for everyone Humm…
Keep Control featuring Tragedy King Tee Grand Puba Def…

Keep Your Eye On The Prize To get where you want to be You have to set…
Keep Your Eyes On The Prize To get where you want to be You have to set…
Live Motivator (Live moti-) (live motivator) (4x) [ VERSE 1 ] I have the mi…
Marley Marl Scratch featuring MC Shan Verse 1 All these beats and my…
Music Man Muuuuuuuusic! The music man (Repeat 4x) I am the man, but I…
Rebel (Feels good) (Tragedy) [ VERSE 1 ] I'm here to bust your sh…
Simon says (Let's play a little game) (Okay, I'm loosin up now) (Aw -…
Symphony Listen closely, so your attention's undivided Many in the pa…
The Man Marley Marl featuring MC Shan Verse 1 All these beats and my…
The Rebel (Feels good) (Tragedy) [ VERSE 1 ] I'm here to bust you…
The Symphony Listen closely, so your attention's undivided Many in the pa…

Wack Itt (feat. Roxanne Shanté) [Bass] Wack itt, wack itt, wack…

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