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| Released | September 20, 1988 | |||
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| Producer | Marley Marl | |||
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In Control, Volume 1 is the debut studio album by American hip hop record producer Marley Marl, of the Juice Crew.[1] It was released on September 20, 1988, through Cold Chillin' Records with distribution via Warner Bros. Records.
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.[2] The album is broken down track-by-track by Marley Marl in Brian Coleman's book Check the Technique.[3]
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".[4]
- ^ MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 376.
- ^ MacInnes, Paul (June 13, 2011). Marley Marl becomes the first super-producer, due to In Control, Volume One. The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 2011-08-09.
- ^ Coleman, Brian. Check The Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies. New York: Villard/Random House, 2007.
- ^ Muhammad, Ali Shaheed; Frannie Kelley. "Marley Marl on The Bridge Wars, LL Cool J and Discovering Sampling". NPR. Retrieved 22 February 2014.