Entries tagged with "Damian Marley"

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AMERICAN RAPPER JAY-Z WELCOMED TO JAMROCK!

June 10th, 2017 | Add a Comment

AMERICAN hip hop mogul Jay Z arrived in the island on Thursday and made a few stops, including the legendary Tuff Gong studio in Kingston where he shared lens time with Damian “Junior Gong” Marley; his brother Christian Tavares-Finson; and Sister Nancy. It is believed he was here to record some tracks. Opportunistic shutterbugs caught glimpses of the rap star as he got into his 2017 Audi Q7, courtesy of ATL Automotive, as he left Jamaica Pegasus … Read entire article »

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DAMIAN “JR. GONG” MARLEY AMONG 20 INVESTORS WHO ACQUIRED CONTROL OF PRO-WEED, HIGH TIMES MAGAZINE!

June 2nd, 2017 | Add a Comment

By JOHN ROGERS The Associated Press— Los Angeles • Put this in your pipe and smoke it. High Times, the magazine that for decades has been the go-to bible for backyard pot growers and cocktail party tokers has been sold to a group of investors that includes reggae musician and ganga guru Damian Marley. The son of the late reggae superstar Bob Marley is one of 20 investors who acquired a 60 percent stake in High Times, its … Read entire article »

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KENYAN JOURNALIST CURSES OUT DAMIAN “JR. GONG” MARLEY FOR IGNORING FAN!

June 1st, 2017 | Add a Comment

In this file photo, Damian Marley performs at a stage show in Jamaica. A Kenyan journalist unleashed a verbal assault on Reggae superstar Damian ‘Jr Gong’ Marley at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya recently. A video of the exchange has been making the rounds on social media. The STAR gathered that the journalist, Chiko Lawi, a presenter of Capital FM a Kenyan radio station, claims that Damian Marley doesn’t talk to people. He was apparently bothered … Read entire article »

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DAMIAN MARLEY HAILED A SUPERSTAR IN HIS OWN RIGHT!

May 18th, 2017 | Add a Comment

In the run-up to his performance at Durban’s Zakifo Music Festival, Damian ‘JR Gong’ Marley, son of Bob and music star in high own right, will play one show in Johannesburg, it was announced on Wednesday. Lesotho hip-hop act Kommanda Obbs will be the supporting act at the show at Newtown’s Groove Live, the venue formerly known as The Bassline, on Friday May 26. Damian Robert Nesta Marley, also known as Junior Gong and more recently as … Read entire article »

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UPCOMING PROJECTS…ANOTHER SOLO RUN FOR AJ BROWN!

April 10th, 2017 | Add a Comment

AJ Brown (David I Muir)—- Three years ago, AJ Brown joined veteran reggae band Third World following the death of their long-time lead singer Bunny Rugs. Prior to that he had a solid career. Brown is currently working on a solo album, as well as recording songs for producers Cleveland Browne and Paul Wright. The album, his eighth, is scheduled for release this summer. Brown, 60, is working on other projects. “I just did a reggae version of When You Love that’s coming out shortly, and I am also producing for other artists. Look out for (singer) Tamara B’s EP that I worked on,” Brown said in an interview with the Jamaica Observer from his Florida home. Third World is recording a new album with Damian Marley and Ghetto Youths Productions. It will be Brown’s … Read entire article »

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JULIAN MARLEY MIGHT GET INTO THE MARIJUANA BUSINESS IN JAMAICA!

February 23rd, 2017 | Add a Comment

By Kimberley Small— Julian ‘JuJu’ Marley, the fifth son of the legendary Bob Marley, during an interview at Bob Marley Museum on Old Hope Road in Kingston on Tuesday.— Julian ‘JuJu’ Marley, the fifth son of the legendary Bob Marley, has indicated his desire to get involved in the marijuana business locally. ‘JuJu’ Marley is involved in the medical marijuana in the United States. “The way how we take on to the herb is business; but is not business, it’s … Read entire article »

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FREDDIE McGREGOR, TREVOR ELLIOTT, DAMIAN MARLEY, GEORGE NOOKS, DOMINATE THE TOP 100 CHART OF 2016!

December 31st, 2016 | Add a Comment

THE NEW YORK FOUNDATION RADIO NETWORK TOP 100 SONGS OF 2016 Compiled by Clinton Lindsay (based on chart performance only) ABBREVIATIONS: DEC: Date Entered Chart PEC: Position Entered Chart HPR: Highest Position Reached WOC: Weeks On Chart + Still On Chart Pos TITLE ARTIST LABEL 1 RIDE OUT YOUR STORM GEORGE NOOKS TOTAL/TAD’S Producer: GEORGE NOOKS DEC 11/20/15 PEC 27 WOC 25 (17 in’16) … Read entire article »

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DAMIAN MARLEY’S “WELCOME TO JAMROCK REGGAE CRUISE” HAS GROWN INTO THE GENRE’S PREMIERE EVENT!

November 29th, 2016 | Add a Comment

By Patricia Meschino— WTJRC/Anita Posada Damian Marley performs during Jamrock Reggae Cruise 2016. Record crowds pack a bigger boat this year to see Sean Paul, Toots and the Maytals, Beenie Man and two Marley brothers On a balmy South Florida evening aboard Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas, DJ Norie of NYC’s Power 105.1 plays a vibrant mix of reggae hits to roughly 3,600 passengers scattered across the ship’s 11th floor open-air deck. Norie stops the music at around 6:40 PM … Read entire article »

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DAMIAN “JR. GONG” MARLEY IS CONVERTING A CALIFORNIA PRISON INTO A GANJA FARM!

October 4th, 2016 | Add a Comment

By Andy Gensler— Photo: Damian Marley on Sept. 26, 2016 at the former Claremont Custody Center in Coalinga, CA, which is being converted into a cannabis grow facility. Bob Marley’s youngest son, along with business partner Ocean Grown Extracts, has created a poetic metaphor and multi-million dollar business model in one. Damian Marley has announced that he, in partnership with Ocean Grown Extracts, is converting a former 77,000 square foot California State prison into a cannabis grow space that will cultivate medical marijuana for state dispensaries. “Many people sacrificed so much for the herb over the years who got locked up,” says Marley, 38, noting the poetic justice of turning a prison that once housed non-violent drug offenders into a cannabis cultivation facility. “If this [venture] helps people and it’s used for medicinal purposes and … Read entire article »

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THE MARLEYS HAVE MADE HISTORY ON THE CHART!

July 17th, 2016 | Add a Comment

By Clinton Lindsay— The first chart I compiled was on Thursday, October 30, 1975. The first No.1 song was “LIVELY UP YOURSELF” by Bob Marley & The Wailers. Over the years, the name and the number of songs on the compilation have gone through various changes. In October of 1976, it went on college radio station WTNY FM, as the WTNY TOP TEN. In 1986, it became the New York/WNWK Top Ten. Shortly after, it was expanded to Top 20, and … Read entire article »

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