The Symphony (song)

"The Symphony"
Single by Marley Marl featuring Masta Ace, Craig G, Kool G Rap and Big Daddy Kane
from the album In Control, Volume 1
B-side"Wack Itt"
Released1988
Recorded1987
GenreGolden age hip hop, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop
LabelCold Chillin', Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Marley Marl
Music video
"The Symphony" on YouTube

"The Symphony" is a rap song produced by Marley Marl featuring Juice Crew members Masta Ace, Kool G Rap, Craig G and Big Daddy Kane. The track appears on Marley Marl's 1988 Cold Chillin' Records release In Control, Volume 1. Rolling Stone ranked "The Symphony" the 48th greatest hip-hop song of all time, calling it "the first truly great posse cut".[1]

  1. ^ "The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2014.