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, known for
The Bridge Wars, a feud with
Boogie Down Productions seen as the first
hip hop beef. The
Juice Crew 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, producing their first hits "My Melody" and "Eric B Is President", mixing
James Brown samples and synthetic beats in a fashion previously unheard of.
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