At first, I was gonna come with an agenda poll...like "Is Larry Smith a Top 5 Hip Hop Producer?" and then only give the option of "Yes." Or even saying "Larry Smith vs. Marley Marl"...but eff all that.

I think he has to be the most underappreciated producer in Rap history, solely because most folks don't even know his name, and he's never mentioned, even by older cats who always prop Marley Marl, Rick Rubin, and anyone else in the 80's.

He created beats 25+ years ago that are still some of my favorites in history. When I first heard "Five minutes of funk" and "Sucka MC's," I had NO idea that they came from the same cat.

Does anybody have any history on him? Any stories? Any ideas to why he's never mentioned?