Nas recently gave credit where credit’s due in an unexpected tribute to Marley Marl.
The Queensbridge lyricist shared his tribute via Instagram earlier this week, uploading a vintage photo of Marley Marl and praising the hometown hero’s talents as a musician.
Nas offered the following caption:
“It was dope to see this man doin it so big, pushin thru in ill whips, around 87, 88, with that gleam. Marley Marl, the super producer who changed the entire World musically. Damn near invented sampling. Usually it was street hustlers u saw Shining around the way..but he gave me HOPE that u could make it out another way. Salute to a hometown Hero who started it all.. MARLEY MARL.”
Nas may have been moved to share his words of praise given that Marley Marl celebrated a birthday on September 30.
Back in 2012, it was revealed that Nas originally wanted Marley Marl to produce his sophomore album, It Was Written. Complex reported that the idea fell apart “when Nas heard unfinished songs on the radio.”
Nothing new under the sun. He always payed respect to his peers.
Hip hop is in a bad place when it is reported that homage was paid to a pioneer who deserves unsolicited salute.
We getting another UBR record on the new album you dummies
and it might be noted that Marley & Shan officially won the battle against BDP because KRS supports pedophiles….
Its 2016 and you JUST now doing this!? On corny ass instagram shout out at that. how bout this actually collab with the guy who paved the way for you and every other artist from that hood and make history but for some reason nas is allergic to doing anything with people from his own hood and will waste no time doing songs with these wack people you hear him with lately. how you f_ck with wack ass dj khaled,french montana,wiz khalifa, Kanye west, and rick ross before you even put a phone call to your legendary OG’S first is why i can’t respect him or anyone who considers him the best. Don’t drink the kool-aid and never will but shout out to Tragedy khadafi the ORIGINAL Illmatic and undeniable father to his style. #FACTS
He always gives MM respect G
He did QB’s Finest in 2000. Forgot about that?
And that had the embarrassing, career ending Oochie Wally on there, where Nas’ bodyguard had a verse better than his. Forgot about that?
You must of got denied on a business loan from QueensBridge Ventures lol
Keep bumping Oochie Wally, you lame.
@F***QueensBridge lame ok I’m a lame I appreciate that you think of me this way. After I play Oochie Wally I’ll torture myself with more Of Nas’s timeless classics. I won’t disrespect you or your opinion of artist I follow that you may not like. I hope you have a great day & you succeed in your mission. Salute
And you keep bumping “I Know What Girls Like”, you lame. Don’t act like Jay doesn’t have those types of records either.
Big up Nas and Marley Marl.
Marley Mark has been irrelevant for two decades and Nas remains broke. King HOV and Kanye West is who everyone should be paying homage to.
Ask Russell Simmons
Ask Russell Simmons what? Why he hired King HOV as president of Def Jam, who then became Nas’ boss after the beef ended? You want me to ask him that?
You still slobbing Hov….haven’t heard from him in a minute. Kanye… really come on son, ha hahahah haha.
Slurp Slurp Slurp. How Shawn taste son? Oh man niggas be riding.
Not enough pay homage to this man. Seems like being dead is the only way you can get the credit you truly deserve. Hip hop’s first super producer and a beast at that. Nuff respect to Marley Marl. A true living legend!!
Sorry @ blackula my comment was meant for F***Queensbridge
Facts. I would throw in Larry Smith in the mix. The joints he did for RUN DMC and Whodini were massive but Marley laid the foundation for the sound of the modern day boom bap hip-hop I love.
Nas spoke nothing but facts. BTW, attention is like oxygen to trolls. Suffocate ’em…