In Control, Volume 1
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| Studio album by Marley Marl | ||||
| Released | September 20, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987-1988 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
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Cold Chillin'/Warner Bros. 25783 |
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| Producer | Marley Marl | |||
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| Allmusic |   |
| Robert Christgau | B+ |
In Control, Volume 1 is an album by hip hop producer Marley Marl of the Juice Crew, released September 20, 1988 on Cold Chillin' Records. The album compiles ten studio recordings by 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. The album is broken down track-by-track by Marley Marl in Brian Coleman's book Check the Technique.
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."
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