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Marley Marl (Marlon Lu'Ree Williams) was born on 30 September, 1962 in New York City, U.S., is an American DJ, record producer and rapper. Discover Marley Marl's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 61 years old?
Popular As |
Marlon Lu'Ree Williams |
Occupation |
DJ · producer · rapper · music executive |
Age |
61 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Libra |
Born |
30 September, 1962 |
Birthday |
30 September |
Birthplace |
New York City, U.S. |
Nationality |
United States
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Marley Marl Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Marley Marl Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Marley Marl worth at the age of 61 years old? Marley Marl’s income source is mostly from being a successful producer. He is from United States. We have estimated Marley Marl's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
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Net Worth in 2023 |
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Timeline
Marlon Lu'Ree 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.
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.
He was also featured on Eric B.. & Rakim's "Paid in Full" from their debut album, which was also recorded in his studio.
Producer Madlib stated in an interview that Marley was the first producer who inspired him to make beats.
Vibe magazine wrote that he, "forever changed the sound of hip-hop with his unique beat barrages."
Marley's career started with an interest in electronica.
As a young intern at Unique Recording Studios in the early 1980s, he had an opportunity to experiment with very expensive samplers like the Fairlight CMI.
One day during a studio session with an artist named Captain Rock he discovered sampling by accident.
"'I was actually trying to get a riff off of a record. I made a mistake and got the snare in there before the sound came. I was truncating the vocal part but the snare was playing with the beat — we was truncating while the beat was playing. Thank God the beat was playing, because it probably wouldn't have happened if the beat wasn't playing. So I was playing it and the snare sounded better than the snare that I had from the drum machine when I was popping it.'"A short time later pioneering hip-hop radio DJ Mr. Magic heard Marley Marl's remix of Malcolm McLaren's Buffalo Gals, leading to Marley becoming his DJ.
In the late 1980s, the Juice Crew gained increased attention from mainstream publications.
Spin magazine wrote, "they've produced some of the genre's toughest, most uncompromising music."
At the time Marley began a streak of producing entire albums for several Juice Crew members.
They eventually started the hip-hop collective the Juice Crew together in 1983.
Marley caught his big break in 1984, with artist Roxanne Shante's hit "Roxanne's Revenge".
Another significant early record was 1985's "Marley Marl Scratch" featuring MC Shan.
The song was recorded on a four-track cassette recorder and Shan used a mic with a missing ball to record his lyrics.
Several of his early record feature inventive use of the Roland TR-808 drum machine.
1986 saw the foundation of Cold Chillin' Records, where Marley served as in-house producer for many projects.
He earned $250,000 per year for his production work.
The label was also home to many Juice Crew artists.
On MC Shan's 1986 Pop Art single "The Bridge', which later appeared on his 1987 album Down By Law, Marley used the 808 pulse to trigger different samplers. According to Biz Markie, the button on Marley's 808 stuck during the recording of his hit "Make the Music with Your Mouth, Biz", leading to sound heard on the record today. Juice Crew member Big Daddy Kane praised his ability to pair 808 drum sounds with sampled drums. "Regardless of how clean or brand-new the record was that he was sampling, or light the production may have been, he always gave it a really gritty feel when he sampled it.
He always put the 808 to it and gave it a heavy bottom and warm feel."
In 1988, he produced the Juice Crew posse cut "The Symphony" by using a Hal Jackson record from the WBLS record library as a sample source.
He produced all of the tracks on Craig G's The Kingpin (1989), Big Daddy Kane's Long Live The Kane (1988), Biz Markie's Goin' Off (1988), Kool G Rap & DJ Polo's Road to the Riches (1989), MC Shan's Down By Law (1987) and Born to Be Wild (1988), and Roxanne Shante's Bad Sister (1989).
In 1996, Marley filed a suit against Cold Chillin' for unpaid royalties.
In 2007 he produced the entire Hip Hop Lives album for former rival KRS-One.
Marl was referenced on Biggie Smalls' track "Juicy" as being one of Smalls' early influences.
In a 2008 interview Shante noted how seriously he took recording despite his limited setup.
"We'd be recording in his living room on a reel-to-reel and four-tracks. I really just wanted to go to the mall after one take, but Marley always made me do it again."