[By entering the family business of music he followed many of his siblings including elder brothers Stephen, Ziggy, Julian and Ky-Mani and sisters Sharon and Cedella. They frequently perform together and in 1992, Ziggy and Stephen formed Ghetto Youths International. So close are the Marley siblings that some joke it is rare to find them on their own.] That's how we perform. There's no other way, ... my unit, it's M-Unit. We don't do anything alone. It's always a family effort. |
[Marley recognizes the similarities between hip-hop and the reggae music his father helped put on the international map. They are linked by point of origin -- after all, hip-hop formed when Kool Herc fled Jamaica's mid-Seventies political unrest and headed for the Bronx -- and in terms of their impact.] I love hip-hop music, ... It's rebel music is how I like to speak about it. Hip-hop and reggae come from the same community as far as class -- they both come from the bottom of society. |
3 monkeys sittin' under a coconut tree Discussing things as they are set to be Said one to the others Now listen you two There's a strange rumor that can't be true They say man was descended from our noble race But the very idea is a big disgrace No monkey ever deserted his wife Or her baby to ruin their lives. |
Charlie, Last Name Wilson |
Did you know destruction of the soul is not the ending to life: Fear not of the Antichrist. |
Did you know that I Exist before the earth And did you know my eyes Are windows to the world. |
Did you know the pen is stronger than the knife: they can kill you once but they can't kill you twice. |
Fear not of evil Everyday dem flesh it grow old Changes of the time take the toll. |
Got to face the day no matter the consequence World ain't getting better, ain't no improvement Everywhere you go that's another problem |
He is very much present, his spirit is very much here, but not in a superficial way. He lives through us, |
So they sitting on their time bomb Now I know the time has come Telling you what goes up is coming on down Goes around and comes around, yeah. |
There must be pain before healing. So in that way, the music is revolutionary, because it tells the truth. |
This is new ground for reggae. |
Your body's just a vehicle, transporting the soul. It's what's inside of people, is beauty to behold. |