Marley Marl

Bomb Squad • Jun 6

Few musical techniques have influenced an entire genre as profoundly as sampling influenced hip-hop. From the earliest block parties in

Afrika Bambaataa • Jun 6

Hip-hop has always thrived on competition. Long before platinum albums, Grammy Awards, and billion-dollar businesses, rap was built on the

Big Daddy Kane • Jun 6

In the competitive, fiercely independent landscape of late 1980s hip-hop, an unspoken rule often dictated the terms of engagement: MCs

Marley Marl • Apr 7

Marlon Williams, known professionally as Marley Marl, is a hip hop producer, DJ, and radio personality from Queensbridge, New York.

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