And then when I got back to Miami, I was able to do over my parts. So I wasnвЂ™t able to cut the vocals properly that night, but we were able to write lyrics. Unfortunately, that night my voice was shot.

We started writing the song in the studio, together, just feeling the vibe. That was the one that grabbed my attention the most. One night after one of the concerts, we all went to the studio, got together, and Wiz played a bunch of beats for me. Support Rootfire and help empower independent artists. April 2018 saw the release of a remixed version of вЂњMedicationвЂќ featuring Wiz Khalifa and Ty Dolla $ign.

The long-awaited Stony Hill, which featured the Stephen Marley-assisted single вЂњMedication,вЂќ was issued by Island Records in 2017, the same year he guested on Jay ZвЂ™s 4:44 album. The next few years found Marley back as a featured player on albums by Bruno Mars, Joss Stone, Sean Paul, and Shaggy, and releasing a single with Skrillex in 2012, all while touring and working on a new album.

In 2010, he teamed with Nas on the Africa-themed album Distant Relatives, that made even more clear MarleyвЂ™s link to the hip-hop community. In the years that followed, Marley kept up a busy schedule of guest appearances on albums by the likes of Snoop Dogg, Gwen Stefani, Mariah Carey and his brother Stephen. It featured a wide range of guests, from Bobby Brown to Bunny Wailer, as it blended hip-hop, classic reggae, dancehall, and modern R&B. The well-rounded album Welcome to Jamrock delivered on the promise of the single that same year, reaching the Top Ten and eventually winning a Best Reggae album Grammy. Street-level mixtapes began featuring it, radio couldnвЂ™t get enough of it, and remixes - both legal and not so legal - began appearing at a fast pace. Not so for the reggae-meets-hip-hop single вЂњWelcome to Jamrock,вЂќ which became an urban phenomenon soon after its summer 2005 release. His next album, 2001вЂ™s Halfway Tree, earned a Grammy nomination, but the public generally overlooked the ambitious effort. The sessions were co-produced by his brother Stephen and featured DamianвЂ™s unique dancehall-meets-hip-hop DJ style. Thanks to his success as a live performer, Tuff Gong subsidiary Ghetto Youths International signed him and in 1996, released his first solo album, Mr. The success of their performance led to an international tour supporting Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers that covered South, Central, and North America and culminated in the Marley Magic: A Marley Family Reunion in New YorkвЂ™s Central Park.

In 1995, the Marley genealogy led to a partnership with Julian Marley, who joined him at performances on the Reggae Sunsplash and Sumfest festivals. In 1993, performing as Damian вЂњJunior GongвЂќ Marley, he toured alongside Shabba Ranks on the ragga DJвЂ™s World Unity Concert. His debut solo release, School Controversy, faltered, although his lineage led to the track being featured on Epic RecordsвЂ™ Positively Reggae: An All Family Musical Celebration. At the age of 13, he formed his first band, the Shepherds, which also included the son of Third WorldвЂ™s Cat Coore and the daughter of Freddie McGregor the group even opened up the 1992 Reggae Sunsplash festival. Damian Marley was only two when his father died, but the youngest of the Marley sons had music deeply imprinted in his DNA.

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