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Marley Marl is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of KRS-One, Boogie Down Productions, Monie Love and Malcolm McLaren. Those roots explain a lot about how Marley Marl arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as MC Shan, Jungle Brothers, Main Source, Eric B. & Rakim and Roxanne Shanté, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, KRS-One, Pete Rock, Blackstreet and EPMD, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 52 connections around Marley Marl, reaching back through KRS-One and forward to Kool G Rap & DJ Polo. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Marlon Lu'Ree Williams, better known by his stage name Marley Marl, is an American DJ, record producer, rapper and record label founder, primarily operating in hip-hop music. Marlon grew up in Queensbridge housing projects located in Queens, New York. He performed in local talent shows during the early days of rap music, further fueling his interest.
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Marley Marl connections
Marley Marl grew out of KRS-One, Boogie Down Productions, Monie Love and Malcolm McLaren, shares an orbit with MC Shan, Jungle Brothers, Main Source and Eric B. & Rakim, went on to shape Kool G Rap & DJ Polo, KRS-One, Pete Rock and Blackstreet. 52 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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- EPMDartist
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- Pete Rock & C.L. Smoothartist
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- Schoolly Dartist
- Kool G Rapartist
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- Keith Murrayartist
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