Today I continued with the blog and just added stuff to it throughout the day. I took some more materials home with me to review and also reviewed one of the Myachi agreements that David was working on - to let me see what their current projects are and such. What's nice about this blog is I can upload information on a particular artist and then do some research on them for my own personal benefit as well. David was speaking with Marley Marl, the "it" producer on the Cold Chillin' label, and so he let him know what I was working on and put me in touch with him. I spoke with Marley briefly, but he gave me some ideas on what I should include in the blog, including the importance of this song catalog with hip hop today. He's another resource to add to this blog list.
A little on Marley Marl: he was the first to introduce sampling into the hip hop scene, which has developed into an important part of both hip hop and mainstream music today. Partnering with Cold Chillin' Records, Marley produced some of the foremost in hip hop names, including Roxanne Shante, Biz Markie, and Big Daddy Kane (during the Golden Age of hip hop). Marley still produces music today, and released collaborative album with Craig G in 2008.
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