The album compiles ten studio recordings by fellow Juice Crew members and artists affiliated with Marley Marl. It showcased his style of hip hop production and sampling at a time when he became one of the first super-producers in
hip hop music.[3] The album is broken down track-by-track by
Marley Marl in Brian Coleman's book Check the Technique.[4]
The opulent cover stood in contrast to Marley Marl's real living conditions: "I was still living in the projects. I was paying like $110 a month for my rent, free electricity. So
New York City Housing Authority kind of co-produced some of my earlier hits".[5]
The album compiles ten studio recordings by fellow Juice Crew members and artists affiliated with Marley Marl. It showcased his style of hip hop production and sampling at a time when he became one of the first super-producers in
hip hop music.[3] The album is broken down track-by-track by
Marley Marl in Brian Coleman's book Check the Technique.[4]
The opulent cover stood in contrast to Marley Marl's real living conditions: "I was still living in the projects. I was paying like $110 a month for my rent, free electricity. So
New York City Housing Authority kind of co-produced some of my earlier hits".[5]