Jazz Articles about Marley Marl

Marley Marl: Re-Entry

by AAJ Staff
November 1, 2001

Marley Marl re-enters the hip-hop atmosphere with skills intact. Bringing to fruition the potential of BBE’s Beat Generation series, Re-Entry is a reminder of why Marley Marl is considered a classic producer. While the other producers in the series carefully adhered to their already tried and true blueprints, Re-Entry demonstrates Marley Marl’s trademark versatility. He even displays evidence of matching particular beats with the appropriate MC; a factor few producers seem to give any thought to these days. On “Three’s ...