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Marley Marl

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Marlon Williams (born September 30, 1962), 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. [1]

31 relations: Barely Breaking Even, Cold Chillin' Records, Def Jam Recordings, DJ Premier, Drum machine, Eric B. & Rakim, Hip hop music, Juice Crew, Juicy (The Notorious B.I.G. song), Kool G Rap, LL Cool J, Long Island City, Lords of the Underground, Mama Said Knock You Out, Monie Love, Mr. Magic, New York (state), New York City, Paid in Full (album), Paid in Full (Eric B. & Rakim song), Pete Rock, Piano, Queens, Queensbridge Houses, Record label, Roxanne Shante, RZA, Sampler (musical instrument), Singing, The Notorious B.I.G., Warner Bros. Records.

Barely Breaking Even

Barely Breaking Even (BBE) is a British record label started by two DJs, Peter Adarkwah and Ben Jolly.

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Cold Chillin' Records

Cold Chillin' Records was a record label that released music during the golden age of hip hop from the late 1980s to the early 1990s.

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Def Jam Recordings

Def Jam Recordings is an American record label focused predominantly on hip hop and urban music, owned by Universal Music Group (UMG).

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DJ Premier

Christopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966), known professionally as DJ Premier (also known as Preemo), is an American record producer and DJ, and was half of the hip hop duo Gang Starr—alongside the emcee Guru—and forms half of the hip hop duo PRhyme, together with Royce da 5'9".

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Drum machine

A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument that creates percussion.

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Eric B. & Rakim

Eric B. & Rakim are a hip hop duo formed in Long Island, New York, in 1986, composed of Eric B. (born Eric Barrier) and MC Rakim (born William Michael Griffin Jr.). AllMusic wrote that "during rap's so-called golden age in the late '80s, Eric B. & Rakim were almost universally recognized as the premier DJ/MC team in all of hip-hop." Tom Terrell of NPR called them "the most influential DJ/MC combo in contemporary pop music period," while the editors of About.com ranked them as No.

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Hip hop music

Hip hop music, also called hip-hopMerriam-Webster Dictionary entry on hip-hop, retrieved from: A subculture especially of inner-city black youths who are typically devotees of rap music; the stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rap; also rap together with this music.

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Juice Crew

The Juice Crew was a Hip Hop collective made up largely of Queensbridge (New York, US)–based artists in the mid–to–late 1980s.

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Juicy (The Notorious B.I.G. song)

"Juicy" is the first single by American hip hop artist The Notorious B.I.G. from his 1994 debut album Ready to Die.

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Kool G Rap

Nathaniel Thomas Wilson (born July 20, 1968), better known by his stage name Kool G Rap (or simply G Rap), is an American rapper from Queens.

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LL Cool J

James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper, actor, author and entrepreneur from Queens, New York.

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Long Island City

Long Island City (LIC) is the westernmost residential and commercial neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens.

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Lords of the Underground

The Lords of the Underground (L.O.T.U.G.) is a hip-hop trio based in Newark, New Jersey.

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Mama Said Knock You Out

Mama Said Knock You Out is the fourth studio album by American rapper LL Cool J. It was produced mostly by Marley Marl and recorded at his "House of Hits" home studio in Chestnut Ridge and at Chung King House of Metal in New York City.

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Monie Love

Monie Love (born Simone Johnson; July 2, 1970) is an English rapper and radio personality in the United States.

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Mr. Magic

John "Mr.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Paid in Full (album)

Paid in Full is the debut album of American hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim, released on July 7, 1987, by Island-subsidiary label 4th & B'way Records.

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Paid in Full (Eric B. & Rakim song)

"Paid in Full" is a song by American hip hop duo Eric B. & Rakim.

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Pete Rock

Peter O. Philips (born June 21, 1970), better known by his stage name Pete Rock, is an American record producer, DJ and rapper.

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Piano

The piano is an acoustic, stringed musical instrument invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700 (the exact year is uncertain), in which the strings are struck by hammers.

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Queens

Queens is the easternmost and largest in area of the five boroughs of New York City.

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Queensbridge Houses

Queensbridge is the largest public housing development in North America.

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Record label

A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos.

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Roxanne Shante

Roxanne Shante (born Lolita Shanté Gooden; November 9, 1969) is an American hip hop musician and rapper.

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RZA

Robert Fitzgerald Diggs (born July 5, 1969), better known by his stage name RZA, is an American rapper, record producer, musician, actor, filmmaker and author.

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Sampler (musical instrument)

A sampler is an electronic or digital musical instrument similar in some respects to a synthesizer, but instead of generating new sounds with filters, it uses sound recordings (or "samples") of real instrument sounds (e.g., a piano, violin or trumpet), excerpts from recorded songs (e.g., a five-second bass guitar riff from a funk song) or other sounds (e.g., sirens and ocean waves).

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Singing

Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice and augments regular speech by the use of sustained tonality, rhythm, and a variety of vocal techniques.

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The Notorious B.I.G.

Christopher George Latore Wallace (May 21, 1972 – March 9, 1997), known professionally as The Notorious B.I.G., Biggie Smalls, or simply Biggie, was an American rapper.

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Warner Bros. Records

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marley_Marl

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