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Damian Marley Biography

Damian Robert Nesta "Jr. Gong" Marley (born 21 July 1978) is a Jamaican reggae artist. Damian is the youngest son of reggae legend Bob Marley. Damian was 2 years old when his father died; he is the only child born to Marley and Cindy Breakspeare, Miss World 1976. Damian's nickname Junior Gong is derived from his father's nickname of Tuff Gong. Damian has been performing since the age of 13.

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In Jamaica, them always have throwback riddims, recycled old beats, and the hardcore reggae scene is always present. You have faster stuff like the more commercialized stuff, but you always have that segment of music that is always from the core, from the original root of it. This year, you have seen a lot of it explode on the international scene. It's great. People are looking for something different. Maybe there was too much of one thing, and now they're looking for something fresh.

Different, People, Reggae, Riddims, Year

It's not like I go into the studio and say I'm going to try to make music to prove to somebody that I can make music.

Prove, Say, Somebody, Studio, Studios, Trying

Music is not like sports, where you can go and do a hundred reps in a gym and come out and be all buffed up.

Come, Hundred, Music Is, Reps, Sports

I'm a fan of hip hop music, so I always used a hip hop element in my music anyway.

Element, Elements, Fan, Fans, Hip Hop, Hop

Did you know that I exist before the earth and did you know my eyes are windows to the world.

Earth, Exist, Eye, World

We take for granted electricity, water, even concerts. Count your blessings.

Blessing, Count, Granted, Take, Water

Did you know destruction of the soul is not the ending to life: Fear not of the Antichrist.

Antichrist, Destruction, Ending, Fear Not, Life, Soul

The U. K. crowds always have a lot of energy, and I've done some milestone shows there that I'm very proud of.

Crowds, Done, Energy, Milestone, Proud

Poverty breeds a lot of things. When people are desperate and trying to survive, they do drastic things.

Drastic, People, Poverty, Trying

The U. K. is one of the places that has always been an advocate of my music and I spend a lot of time touring here. I've got family and friends over here, but more than that, there's a large Jamaican community and the Jamaican culture is very widespread in the U. K. which I love.

Advocate, Community, Culture, Family And Friends, Spend, Touring

I like singing all songs, really, but I find that writing social commentary comes naturally.

Commentary, Singing, Social, Song, Writing

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.

Bottom, Class, Community, Hip Hop, Same

Technology has changed things, same as everywhere. But the economy has changed drastically. When Jamaica first won independence, our dollar was stronger than the U. S. dollar. Now ours is about 90 to one. That's had a big impact on crime and poverty.

Changed, Drastically, Economy, Impact, Jamaica, Technology

Toasting is basically what you call rapping. It came off of playing the beats at the parties, however it be. You find a space in the beat, and you have somebody live just basically saying rhymes over the beat.

Live, Parties, Party, Rap, Somebody, Space

Nas is someone who can communicate with the streets and can still keep it real in terms of being human, he doesn't try to be this super perfect person, but has respect for his history and for his ancestors and for spirituality. So Nas always displayed that in his music, while at the same time keeping it hard and something that you can relate to.

Communicate, Nas, Perfect, Real, Time Keeping

I find it very fascinating that one person or a group of people can get together as a choir and come up with a song that ends up inspiring people to create emotions, love and togetherness. Communication, which comes from this idea that sparks off of humanity and becomes something that is cherished and loved by the people, is very fascinating to me.

Communication, Ideas, Loved, Person, Song

Everyone is related to Africa; everyone comes from Africa. We are all distant relatives.

Africa, Distant, Everyone, Related, Relatives

Music is an expression of what's inside of you. And that's how I make music.

Expression, Make, Music, Music Is

A revolution is to bring on change and we're spiritual people trying to bring on spiritual change. It might sound like I'm a dreamer, but economic models have reached their height of evolution. Technology has evolved. What hasn't evolved is mankind's spirituality; everything is from 3,000 years ago.

Dreamer, Like, Spiritual, Spirituality, Technology, Years

When you do an album about Africa, you can't be too superficial.

Africa, Album, Albums, Superficial

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