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Welcome To Jamrock by Damian Marley

Artist Biography For Damian Marley

Damian Robert Nesta "Jr. Gong" Marley Born July 21 1978 In Kingston Jamaica Is A Reggae Artist Who Has Won Three Grammy Awards. Damian Marley Is The Youngest Son Of Reggae Legend Bob Marley. Damian Was Two Years Old When His Father Bob 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 And Released His First Album In 1996 At The Age Of 18. He Shares Along With Most Of His Family A Full-Time Career In Music. Unlike His Brothers And Sisters However His Musical Specialty Is "toasting" A Jamaican Vocal Technique That Is A Predecessor To Rapping. Damian Has 3 Records To Date Including The Highest Placed Reggae Album In The USA Billboard Album Charts With Welcome To Jamrock And The Highest Place Reggae Song In The UK Top 40 With Welcome To Jamrock. Like His Father Before Him And The Rest Of The Marley Family He Is A Rastafarian And His Music Reflects The Rastafari Guiding Principles Of Love And Political Freedom.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Welcome to Jamrock

Welcome To Jamrock" Is The First Single From Damian Marley's Album Of The Same Name. Lyrics Welcome To Jamrock Covers Issues Such As Crime Poverty And Political Corruption As Part Of The Harsh Reality Of "Jamrock" Marley's Personification Of Jamaica As Opposed To The Jamaica Advertised As A Popular Tourist Destination. Marley Laments Jamaica's High Crime Rate And Unceasing Violence Demanding That Those In Charge Do Something About It. In This Sense He Carries On The Legacy Of His Father Before Him In Inspiring Jamaicans To Stand Together. Both The Rhythm Known As World Jam And The Hook Are Sampled From The 1984 Track "World-A-Music" By Ini Kamoze - The Original Rhythm From The Ini Kamoze Album Was Provided By Sly And Robbie. The Track Also Samples The Bassline From Zap Pow's Hit Song "Reggae Music". An Edited Version Of "Welcome To Jamrock" Was Featured On The Popular Video Game Franchise FIFA 06. The Song Was Also On The Playlist Of The Video Game Midnight Club 3 But On The Remix Version.
There Are Many Remixes To This Song. One Features G-Unit Rapper Tony Yayo In A Diss Towards The Rap Group D-Block. Another Features The Notorious B.I.G. Finally A Remix Called "Welcome To My Block" Features 2Pac Nas And Scarface. The Game Released A Diss Song Towards Tony Yayo And 50 Cent Called "Body Bags" Which Samples The Chorus While A Remix Featuring 2Pac Snoop Dogg And Dr. Dre Is Also Available On The Mixtape Circuit. The Originally-Released Recording Contains The Lyrics Funnyman A Get Dropped Like A Bad Habit. A 'funny Man' Has In Jamaican English The Same Meaning Like 'batty Bwoy' Or 'chi Chi Man' Both Pejorative Designations For Homosexual Men. Since The Widely-Spread Homonegativity In Jamaica And Its Reflections In Popular Jamaican Music Has Been A Subject Of Heavy Criticisms And Protests Outside Of Jamaica The Word "Funnyman" Has Been Edited Out On Following Releases And Remixes Of The Song And When Performing The Song Live Marley Uses The Word 'Babylonians' Instead.

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