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Skip Marley & King Cruff’s Vision for Global Unity | SWAY’S UNIVERSE
Oct 24, 2024
Discover the profound insights of Skip Marley as he delves into the legacy of his legendary grandfather, Bob Marley, in this exclusive "Sway In The Morning" interview. Join the vibrant conversation as Skip reflects on the family's duty to uphold Bob Marley's enduring message of hope, unity, and social change. Through engaging dialogue, Skip shares his experiences collaborating with diverse artists like Katy Perry and Rick Ross, illustrating the universal reach of reggae music. The interview also features candid discussions on black masculinity, wealth beyond materialism, and the transformative power of the Marley name. Don't miss this compelling exploration of cultural impact and family legacy that continues to inspire generations. Subscribe for more exclusive interviews and immerse yourself in the world of Sway’s Universe, where music meets meaningful conversation. #unity #bobmarley #reggae #reggaeinterview #jamaica CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 01:34 - Skip Marley Music Career 05:27 - King Cruff Insights 11:08 - Marley Family Success Impact 13:39 - Jamaica State of Emergency 17:15 - Importance of Elders 19:31 - Marley Family Superheroes 21:38 - King CRISIS Marley Freestyle 25:36 - Caller Love for Marley Family 31:07 - Skip Marley “Housecall” Reimagined 32:45 - Collaboration with Maxi Priest
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0:00
Ja
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Rastafari! My name's Sirius. Yes. Yes, yes, man. King of Kings. We about the King of Kings
0:12
Right there. I'm excited for our next guest, Tracy G. This is family for me
0:18
Same, I'm excited as well. I became a member of the family on my own
0:23
I just started showing up and said, I'm family. Yes. Yeah, do the thing
0:31
That's how I had to do it in my bedroom, Rohan, and I've been hanging out for years
0:36
True. And in Junior Gong and all of these different, Steven, I've had a chance to interview these folks
0:42
over the years. Indeed. And when Nas and Junior Gong did the Distant Relatives Project
0:49
we went out to D.C. for National Geographic years ago, and I got a chance to sit with all of them
0:56
including Big Youth was there as well, Rakim was there, KRS-One was there, all of these, Stephen was there
1:02
all of these different people were there, and it was one of the most amazing conversations that I've ever been privy to do
1:08
And so I naturally took a liking to all their family and all their offspring
1:15
All the children. I said, bring me your children, and I shall gift them with platforms
1:21
Sounds like a great show. So it said, so it done. Yeah, so it said, so it's done
1:24
And here we are today, man. And it's not our first time talking or meeting
1:29
But I want to welcome them formally to the show. Give it up for my young brethren, Skip, Marley, and King Croft
1:35
Ladies and gentlemen. Respect. Respect. Give time. Give time. Give time. How you been, bro
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Blessed, man. Blessed. Yeah? Yeah, blessed. Yeah, I usually see your mom with you
1:47
Yeah, you know, she's around. She's around? Okay, send my love. Of course
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Please do that, because I like to stay on her good side. Yes, indeed. That's the queen of queens right there
1:56
I remember I got everybody on one stage, and then we were going to come to you when we were celebrating Bob's, I want to say, 75th birthday years ago at the one hotel in Cali
2:10
In Cali, right? Yeah, man, I was there. You were there, right? And we had everybody on stage, all the brothers and sisters on stage, and we had this amazing conversation
2:18
And then you could see the power in the name Marley, right
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And in that, man, I felt gifted and blessed with that. And I'm just curious, being a member, blood relative of that family
2:31
can you speak to that name, Marley? What does that name mean to you
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I feel like it's a light, it's a hope. It's for the people, by the people
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You know what I mean? Yeah, and it's not going to leave that it defend the people
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and it protect the people. Do you feel a responsibility? Yeah, I feel so, you know
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We have a duty as next generation to carry forward this legacy
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of new streets and new avenues and continue to spread it until it take over the globe
3:00
And we've seen that before and we've seen that again, right? Skip Marley. Look at this guy right here
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He's pretty great. Last time we talked to my sister, her. I and her was on a conversation
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Indeed. And we was talking about the music you guys had done together. So done. Right
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And I'll just start looking through your discography and just seeing all the different people you collaborate with
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How do you, like from Katy Perry to Rick Rose? I've just been blessed that these things have just, you know
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kind of, you know. Katy Perry thing was just happened to happen, you know
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Me just working in Cali and she hearing my track and that's how it kind of unfolded, you know
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She says, you need him. You know, same with kind of her thing, you know. It was like I was working on the track and I was like
3:44
yo, I need her. There you go. You know, and it was just kind of like
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that's where it's there, you know, that's where it's there, and we just give thanks for all, you know, wonderful people
3:54
because to me, the music is about spreading the message. Spreading the message. So if me can, you know, American, R&B, hip-hop
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if me can go to England, you know, you know what I mean? Africa, you know what I mean
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And just bring the music together from all parts and show and say
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you know, from all the corners of the earth we can, you know? David. You know, do this thing
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Yeah, man. Yeah, man, you know, and that's, as we continue to grow, you know
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we look forward to working with, you know, every corner of the earth. Wow
4:22
I love that. The Marley, what I also love is, and you guys are all, look
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we have to talk, Bob. You know, I always, that's just, I grew up on it
4:32
Of course. You see my chance. Exactly. It's really. Showdown, King. Come on, man
4:37
You know, but that was one of the things that made him special to me
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is that the music was universal, so. That's what it teach me, you know, about the unity and the selflessness
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and the humility, you know? And the purpose. It's not about self, you know
4:54
It's about impacting, you know? Right, the world positively, you know? Be a benefit, you know what I mean
5:01
Yeah, help where you can, you know? You don't have to be a... You can change, you know, your life
5:05
You can help in your life right now, you know? Right? Yeah, so it's just for people to influence them
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to start think conscious, live conscious, you know what I mean? But people ain't perfect, though
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No, no way. Y'all not perfect either. No, no way. But you see, every day we have to strive towards something, right
5:22
Uh-huh. So why don't we strive to be better? Right. I love that, man
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Skip Marley is here. King Croft, what up? Croft! Bless up, bless up
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Greetings. Croft, you've been doing this for a couple of years now, right
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Correct, correct. First time we met was at Kaya Fest. Yes, 2018
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2018. That was six years ago. I think you might even have a runny nose back then
5:41
I don't think I had the beard growing in none of that. Don't try, old boyhead
5:46
Damn, the whole studio laughing. Damn. No, but I just, you know, I met y'all so, you know, so young
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And then to watch you evolve and see the people you become
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I didn't know where your talents lie. And then I got to hear your music, you know, and then I was able to understand it
6:04
But I never understood your name. Yes. Cruff, I thought, meant like someone with lack of ambition
6:11
And style, yeah. And style, right? Oh, so that's real? That's real. No, you're absolutely correct
6:16
Okay, so what made you call yourself that? You know what? I feel like growing up in Jamaica
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people who didn't really understand me would call me that. You know what I mean? That was based mostly on the outward appearance
6:28
Okay. See me, this kid with this big imagination and who didn't really care about fashion and how them dress
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And they'd be like, yo, these guys are Croft. You see me? And I feel like me using it was just recreating the name
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And don't get me wrong, there's been some backlash from calling myself King Croft
6:43
What do they say? They're kind of like, some people feel like them can't even get into the music
6:48
Them can't get past the name is what them say. You know what I mean? Wow. But yeah, yeah, yeah. But you know what
6:52
I feel like that's why I use the name to kind of, what's the word I'm trying to look
6:56
Sive those people out. You know what I mean? Get them out of the way so that the people who actually came here for what really matters
7:01
which is the music, will actually take to it. As a filter. Absolutely
7:05
This also makes sense. So Citizens, Cruf has a great single out right now called Easy. Easy
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Easy. And one of the lines you say is about how the emperor does not wear Louis V
7:19
Yes. Yes, man. And so I feel like this connects to your ethos, to the mission behind your name
7:26
So now it makes me wonder, and you know what, Skip? You can add to this as well
7:31
Because here in the United States, the way we see black masculinity represented a lot
7:38
oftentimes in hip-hop, but also beyond. there's such an attachment to material items
7:44
Absolutely. Right? There's such an attachment to your appearance, right, and how you want to be perceived
7:50
especially when it comes to wealth. What is wealth to y'all? What does the emperor wear if it's not Louis V
7:55
I think, and you said you used the right word, it's black masculinity, right? Because nothing is wrong with wanting to step out and look and fly
8:02
Right, right, right. But I don't like the idea that as a black man
8:06
if I choose to dress in a different direction or try something different with the style
8:10
people be like, oh, they're going to try to take away the blackness from it. You know what I mean? We make the style
8:15
You know what I mean? Let them make the style. Kings and queens, you know
8:20
Right, a desert stay, you know. Say that again, though. We make the style
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We make the style. We change the times, you know. The time change we Yes It not an attachment to brands No no Wealth is on the inside Wealth Health is wealth Family is wealth Trust me Love God is wealth
8:40
You know? That's it, man. So what's your relationship with monetary value, like money
8:46
What's your relationship with money? Well, we need it to survive. But money will never change me
8:52
Or change my values or change how I'm going to bring up. You know? Yeah
8:57
But money can still, you know, can take your head still, you know
9:01
Yeah. So you have to always be cautious. You have to use the money. Don't make the money use you
9:06
See that? Same principle. Same principle. Yeah. A lot of people. It will take some people
9:12
A lot of people strive to become like billionaires, right? Have massive
9:17
Is that something that's also on your goal sheet? No. I don't need to be a billionaire
9:23
I think all the billionaires should put some money towards helping the world
9:28
It's not for my woman. I can do it all of this. Right
9:32
Right. Right. I love this, man. You know, the family too. Let me stay there for a second because your mom and the elders in the family
9:45
have done a great job at keeping the legacy alive and then also expanding it
9:50
Right. Like this is an empire, Marley, the Marley brand. There's so many, you know, tentacles, so many different areas that you guys have been able to tap into to keep the name alive, but to keep the family paid, right
10:03
True, true. How does the family work, though? Does the family ever come together and discuss what's the future of the business so that the younger generation knows
10:14
Listen, I would say, you know, the elders are still the elders and the younger generation is still the younger generation
10:20
but ellis are preparing the younger generation for you know right taking control of these things and
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you know creating things of our own you know as we as a third gen we you know brainstorm amongst
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ourselves and you know we want to see things for you know as well in our younger cousins and next
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so forth so forth and you know yeah yeah you want to add to that i think you're seeing it more often
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now because you're seeing like i open up for uncle steve and uncle damian yeah yeah you know
10:47
You know, big full circle moment. You know what I mean? Respect
10:51
So I feel like you go see more where there was a learning period
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an incubation period where everyone was honing in their skills, and I'm seeing how my cousins do their thing now
11:00
You go see them, their faces more often. Yeah, man. Salute to YG
11:05
He putting that in that work right now, right? Of course. Salute to the man. Yeah, man. How has his recent success, like, impacted everybody
11:12
You know, we want all of us to succeed. you know it's like
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when we succeed it's like all of us succeed right so it's just
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to build up each other you know and to just all of us you know
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all of us on the stage all of us whatever it is we do all of us sing
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some of us in our business some of us lawyers some of us you know yeah whatever it is
11:31
we just go fit you know go fit absolutely we do all how many yeah
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what's the question stop that how many stop that no no no
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don't do that All right, cool. A lot of Marlies out here, man
11:50
I'm surprised you don't. What's the final cut? It's not enough, people
11:54
It was a lot, man. What's the final cut? We often talk about the biggest music families in music history
12:02
Yeah. The Jacksons, Michael Jackson and the Jackson, you know, all the Jacksons, God bless them, and the Marlies
12:09
True that. Salute. That ain't even a question. We just making that a station
12:13
We give thanks for the love, you know. We give thanks. Thanks for the love every time. Absolutely, man
12:17
How often y'all back in Jamaica? I go back, I usually find an excuse
12:21
to go back like every year, especially since the music thing has been picking up more. You know what I mean
12:25
Uh-huh. I haven't been back in like a year or two, you know. A year or two
12:29
What I have to return. But you pay attention because you know there's a lot going on in Jamaica
12:34
Definitely. Vibes Cartel came out, right? Right. The whole country celebrated, right
12:38
Right. But then there's also, you know, there's also challenges. There's violence challenges
12:43
and I know there was a state of emergency declared recently. Right. What are your thoughts about that
12:48
What's going on? Well, you know, we still have to strive for the betterment, of course, in Jamaica, you know
12:53
And I feel like it starts, you know, the system, really, you know? You can't really earn, you know
12:59
Right where we live in, but, I mean, what do you think of
13:03
You know, I feel like it's a little bit heartbreaking, because you look at Jamaica and you see
13:07
first of all, you see the talent. Yeah. Especially, like, there's this new wave of music coming out of Jamaica right now
13:12
that people should be paying more attention to. but when it comes to more like what's happening on the streets
13:16
it's hard to watch, man, because you can see all this potential
13:21
not just in music, but in all these different fields that these young people want to get into
13:25
But because of the environment and the situation they're in, they don't get those opportunities
13:30
So I don't know, we're always keeping Jamaica in our hearts, even when we leave and we're going to look for, you know what I mean
13:36
more opportunities. But yeah, man, it's heartbreaking sometimes. It's home, though. You can't turn your back on home. Right
13:43
Ever. Never turn your back on. Y'all from New York. I know you know that
13:47
Don't do that, Croft. I'm not from New York, but thank you, man. I appreciate that. I'm from Jamaica, too
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You see my hoodie? My fault, my fault. Do you guys have a lot of pressure
14:00
I wonder if there are high expectations put on what y'all should
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I put that in quotation marks, be providing Jamaica. Because some artists, you know, they are the pride of their city
14:13
and folks there are like, yo, how come you not building this here
14:17
Or there should be more of this. You know what I mean? They look at them and say, your money should all be flowing
14:23
or so it appears, to their city. Do you feel that pressure in terms of Jamaica's expectations on the Marley name
14:30
Well, we do our part, you know. Yeah. We have a lot of developments in each of the communities
14:37
You know what I mean? We're building up the place. Same with schools, you know, providing laptops and education
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nursing places, and, you know, we'll do a lot of things, you know, and we'll keep continuing doing those things, you know
14:47
So don't feel like just treating us a way when all did it work
14:51
There you go, man. Yo, Skip, when I look at you, brother, man, I thought you was going to play
14:59
you know, in One Love. I thought you was going to play Bob. I know that was the thing. I know everybody says this to you, bro
15:04
But when I look at you, man, you should have, man. Listen, listen, listen
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Let me set this straight Set this straight bro Kings of Benedict did a great job
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Yes indeed True indeed True indeed Excellent Not a knock on him Yeah
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Not a knock on him And the whole crew You know what I mean And he really lived that
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Being amongst my uncles Him really did live that Going to the bingies
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Talking to Elder Rastam He lived it It's not just like him
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Read the script on So he went in the mountains Yeah man him Yeah Even where it affected his, you know, he starts to think differently in his own life
15:43
The impact was grandpa. You know? Yeah. Yeah, man. He did an excellent job, but you look like this guy on my shirt
15:53
I see it, yeah. When my Auntie Celia, rest in power, was probably the first person to really become a devout roster in my family
16:08
Changed how we eat. Changed how we think. When I had my locks, that's what it was rooted in
16:15
Always had been rooted in that. And it was important to me to wear my locks on MTV at a time because of the stigma that people put on locks
16:28
Because it signifies. Yeah, right, not really understanding this history. In your best, in your voices, can you talk about the importance of locks in the Rasta philosophy in your life
16:41
Well, this is the strength. This is where the strength comes from. My hair is a Nazarite vow, right
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so yeah we abstain from certain things of course and practices and you know eat
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things overeat and you know live how we live but to me is always will be a sign
16:56
of strength and a sign of courage and you know yeah sign of never giving up and never giving in for me personally you know that connection with God Absolutely Connection to something greater and the world around you
17:12
You know what I mean? Yeah. Indebted to. Yeah, man. I used to have locks, but it was more on an artist's free-form vibe
17:23
But guess what? You don't have to have locks enough. Of course. Covenants in the heart
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It's in your heart. Yeah, man. So don't hear, as grandpa say, you don't see a problem as to why not
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You wouldn't have the locks if he's arrested. But, you know, it's within the heart it's starting
17:38
It's really beautiful to hear y'all speak of your elders. Even the energy behind that word elders
17:45
Because so often we'll hear here in the States the word old heads
17:49
You know what I mean? That just lacks reverence and just feels so disposable. I can't call my elder old heads
17:55
It'll twist you up. Word. But can y'all just speak about the importance of that
18:01
Yes, but the relationship, the elders being connected to those, the younger generation, the younger generation's desire to learn from the elders
18:10
Yeah, you know, you have to always respect those who came before you, you know? Not to say that the elders can't learn from the youngins too
18:16
Facts. You know what I mean? But for we, you know, we live, that was always first, you know
18:20
We grew respecting our elders. My grandmother, my, you know, there was never no, you know
18:25
So I don't really know too much about the other side of that. It's just how me to grow and how we know
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No worries that was instilled in us from young. Plus, you didn't have much choice, though, either
18:39
It's a natural thing for me. It's not like a thought. It was embedded in us
18:45
Have you learned something recently from an elder, like still to this day, that you can share
18:52
Yeah, I would say my grandma. My grandma always tell me I am more than a conqueror
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I am that I am. You know? The last thing she told me a couple days ago
19:01
Oh, she just told you that? Yeah, man. No, she always, like, when I see her, you know, she always likes, you know
19:07
Yeah, he's the lightning and the thunder. Grandma, that's how my grandma talked to me
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Yeah. Those kind of things. Powerful. He's the lightning and the thunder
19:15
Jeez, man. My grandmother didn't say that necessarily. What did she say
19:20
She said, I'm a good guy. Nice. that's true too that's what she meant
19:26
that's the same thing right that means the same yeah I think so
19:30
that's just our grandma do you ever get in awe of your family members definitely definitely
19:38
you know what I mean I said the other day right when the Legacy Tour was going on
19:42
my Avengers that you know Avengers you know the superhero they are yeah
19:49
in real life you know what I mean to me Yeah, absolutely. To us
19:54
It's cool seeing them put on the greatest performances that you'll ever see
19:58
And then immediately going backstage and being like, oh, wait, these are my uncles
20:02
You know what I mean? It's crazy, man. When I went to Kaya Fest, I think Rohan had invited me and Steve and everybody invited me
20:13
And I had never seen everybody congregated like that. And I just took..
20:19
Lonnie was there too. Little Lonnie Light was there too. And I was talking to his mom, Sue, and I was like, she was like, you know
20:27
busy doing whatever. I said, Sue, I need a second. I'm not going to pretend like this ain't what it is
20:34
You know, sometimes we get jaded in this business. True that. Like when I see you, I greet you like you're my nephew
20:40
True that. You feel me? True that. You the same. I don't want to get jaded, but to recognize who those guys are
20:47
who these people are, the women and men in the family. they deserve that, you know, that in all
20:53
Yeah. You know, right? Growing up, these guys are heroes, you know
20:57
Growing up, these guys are, you won't want to be like them, you know. Growing up, it's like, you know, from tour, from, you know
21:03
music all around, like, you know, these guys are, you know. Yeah
21:07
To me. To me, too. Yeah, you know, the rest of the world feels
21:10
But to me, you know, really ain't getting better than that. No, I agree, man
21:14
Let's give these guys a round of applause for being here. King Cropshire. Yeah, thank you
21:19
Skip Marley. I want to play Let's play easy Let's play easy
21:26
We're gonna play easy Let me ask you this I'll play this song
21:33
If afterwards he gonna throw on the beat And you demonstrate your style
21:38
I can do another song Alright let's go man 888-742-3345 Let's go
21:45
King Crump Skip Marley Yeah, man Easy, huh? Something like that
21:55
Y'all ever have ciphers with all the youth in the family? Y'all ever getting ciphers
22:02
I mean, that's kind of our studio sessions Yeah, where everybody's just
22:06
Yeah, where you're trying to find a vibe But we haven't been in an eye fish outside for a while
22:10
Okay, alright, let's get one going now DB, drop the piano! Welcome to the Valley of the Hyena! Yeah
22:20
Go for it, Tali. Yes. Me, bro? Yeah, man, you got it
22:26
Yeah. Birth of a tragedy. The flow like pestilence, sick with famine, it's my disease
22:30
A royal rumble can't no one humble my vanity. King of the city, see Kodo inherit after me
22:35
I tell me, blackie, they think a gun in these baggy jeans. That goes as I she has smothered that in some Vaseline
22:40
My teacher's mad and they wasn't just understanding me. Now I'm established as mastery
22:44
What's the word? Wickedly, wickedly. That's all folks with these silly liquies
22:48
I said a peak they can't reach for. Crickets like Germany whenever they try to match these flows
22:52
And I get asked. I can't go. They like, you seems well spoken for a Jamaican
22:57
Babes ask code switch. Don't misquote this. Take it back to the same choice where we were stolen
23:02
Deeper than the seven seas. And then it. We love you. Damn
23:13
Damn. We are sweating. There's no mommy like that What's happening man
23:17
I feel like you got another round in you though Skip you ain't gonna do nothing man
23:22
Yeah we can try man Yeah outside I know you guys Yeah we can try man
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Okay alright Let's drop another beat Let's see what happens Alright Alright Alright Alright
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Just sit Lion in a sheepskin Always more than what I seem
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Looks can be deceiving Baby says she want me visitor in the evening
23:45
Tell her it's not nice enough if I don't get seasick Look her up, I'm feeling
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I might instigate her something they can't intervening Got me feeling like a veteran
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I'm very seasoned Wise man said her first must be the D Skipper
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Set! Real roster man, watch this now Yes And Cheech Sweet brother
24:05
Stay poor Hey y'all my guys I feel down for the tricks
24:10
Hey politics, isms and schisms Yo, they always wanna keep you down
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Slogans will run the town Yo, they just wanna paint the street red Young youths, them dying over street cred
24:19
Adher and listen what the earth said Foo for thought, so you gotta get the meds in
24:24
Time for people to blow up the community Blow up the immunity
24:28
Swear well, that's a big decision Time for dreadlocks for your part of the mission
24:33
It's in a sight, time to end the division King Croft, tell them with no admittance
24:38
I take the bitter with this sweet Nah, jugga, jugga, jugga We got some lions up in here
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Who is that? No, no, no That was you That was you
25:16
I felt the spirit Tracy, you got to be the new self
25:20
Yo, I love that Yo, I love that Yo, I love that Yo, I love that
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You've been wanting to do that for some time Bro, come on Come on, man
25:28
You've been waiting for that Yeah, man You've been waiting for that
25:32
Come on, man I love it Come on man Good feeling Good feeling Yes we got Reggie on the line from North Carolina Reggie go for it What up man How you doing Hey Reg Blessings Blessings y Blessings Blessings y
25:45
Blessings. Yes, sir. All right. So I just want to say blessings, y'all
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You understand how I don't have time to tell my story, but I just want to say thank you
25:58
Bless y'all. I listen to YG Molly for my children every single day
26:03
Nice, man. And I just praise Jah in the morning, and I praise him in the moonlight
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and I praise him. I just watched the Marley special, and I watched the one with the Brohan
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and I watched the one showing. And I got to say blessings to the Queen Rita and blessings to her
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And blessings to all of y'all, man. I love y'all, and I'm just starting my roster journey myself
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I'm in about three weeks now, and I just read my seven psalms
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So I just want to say thank you all and much respect Yeah man, love and respect
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Hey, they got a new single That's out Friday Yeah Okay, the new video and single Close is out Friday
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You familiar with the song, Reggie? Not yet, but I will be today
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Okay, we're going to talk about it in a second To get you up to date Okay, alright
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Yes, Reggie, respect man You a citizen Alright, we got C. Brown from Dallas on the line
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What up, C. Brown? It's going crazy over here. It's the time, B
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It's the time. Bless you. Yes, bless you. C. Brown, talk to us, man
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Man, look here. It's truly a blessing to wake up in the morning
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and talk to the grandsons of Robert Nismar. So I just want to send my flowers to your grandfather
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because he is a big influence on me. we both share the same birthday February 6th
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So I love your grandfather. I actually seen Steven twice when he came down to Daffa
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And I hate I missed your uncle's on his last line when he came to Daffa
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But I just wanted to call and give y'all two brothers, y'all flowers
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King Krupp, I love your song, Samurai Child. Respect. throwback respect skip i love jane brother give thanks love to y'all brothers
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thank you once again brother for letting me through again nothing but blessings to you
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and tracy g and db and torch y'all keep doing y'all thing because it ain't nothing but love
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All right. Shout out to Heather B. She oversees in Italy picking truffles right now
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Much love to have a B for sure. Much love to have a B. C. Brown, you a super citizen. Can we just one time, just in reverence of Rita, you know, what can y'all tell us about Rita and how is Rita
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What is it like being around Rita? What is it about her that that makes you feel special
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That's one of my favorite persons in the whole world Grandma is like
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One of my earliest memories is with grandma She's always been teaching us
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We grow up knowing her as someone To look up to, to respect
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For sure Anytime I go down to Wherever I know grandma is
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Mommy says, make sure you go and check grandma And I'm like, mama, I'm already at grandma's house It's okay
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Grandma teach well for treat people She shows that humility that strength, the real lioness, you know, the Gideon
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Yeah, my grandmother. Yeah, man. From then till now till. Till, right
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You understand? Yeah. Yeah, man, my grandma, you know, the rock. Yeah
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Rock. Powerful, we feel it. Queen memories. Queen of queens, right. What is it like getting a home-cooked meal from her
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Grandma. Yeah, like, that's what I'm... That's what I want to know, man
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It's not really grandma. Okay, not anymore. I've been in Canada for a long time
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Oh, yeah, man. Come on, man. And you're a chef up some sea fish and some okra
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They got a big community in Canada, though, right? Regular community? Yeah, definitely in Toronto, you know what I mean
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I've been there, you know. You've never been to Canada? No, but I will soon. You've never been to Canada
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No, you know. They had their things going on a couple years ago. Yeah, we're trying to get him up there, though
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We return. Okay. All right. Get him up. Talk to Drake. You don't know Drake
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I don't know Drake. Maybe I have to listen to you. We ain't on you, Swing
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You don't know Drake. Yeah, bro. Call him. I thought everybody knew Drake
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All right. But I would love to see you collaborate, perhaps, with him
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Right? Yeah. Definitely, definitely. Maybe sometime in the future. And you know me and Krop have some coming out as well, you know? Yes
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Yeah. Okay. Yeah, man. Yeah, man. Couple weeks time, right? Yeah, man. My EP is supposed to be dropping November 14th called What Have I Done
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and the intro track is one with Skip. You know what I mean? That's been years in the making, so you know what I mean
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History. History, right? Well, make sure I get it, all right? Yeah, man
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Of course, of course. Make sure we play that first. Skip, tell me about this song
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Like, when this song, when Maxi Priest first did it, you were just a thought
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I wasn't born. Yeah, you weren't even a thought. To tell you the truth, it's not really me that know of this song
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I didn't live that time. My mother bring the idea to me Why don't we reimagine this
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You know I said first You know See And then You know
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They're nice You know Because when you cover You can miss Yeah But this one seemed like it
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On target Banger No you couldn't miss with this And I was there
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When this first came out So I remember what the energy was What year was it
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Like 1991 So I just started working on radio Zine And back then, you wouldn't hear music like this
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You wouldn't hear no reggae music. That broke barriers and all that kind of... Yeah, barriers, politics
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Right. That's when they colonized music. They colonized music and put it in columns
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Right? Sections. Sections. And so if you work for this station, you can't play a Maxi Priest
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The station I worked for in San Francisco, 106 KML at that time
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we helped build that station. Me and my partner, King Tech, by bending genres
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So we were playing everything. We were playing your grandfather. We were playing Maxie Priest
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We were playing everything across the board. We didn't limit ourselves. Broke the barrier. Broke the barrier
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So this song was playing on mainstream radio in San Francisco Bay
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I'm from Oakland, born and raised in Oakland. So it was playing then. So when I saw that you was redoing it, I was like
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well, how does he even know? I mean, you know it's a huge record
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We know, but you know. Yeah, yeah. That's why we give thanks for having elders in our lives
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There you go. Came full circle, right? Working with Maxi, what's that like
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Well, Maxi, you know, the first time I met him, me and him did touch the stage and performed the song
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That's the first time I met him. Wow. And then y'all just blended
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Yeah, man. Couple of days ago, me and him did a jam song
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and catch some footage and, you know, content. Maxi has been full support and full forward of the thing, you know? Yeah
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Anything you need from him, you know? He looks so energized, though, man, because, see, that's, to me, paying homage
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Yes, man. You know what I mean? That's what it is. Not that he needs it. He is who he is. True
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But ain't nothing like another fresh breath of air, right? Right, and he's like in family
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Yeah, in family. You know, my uncles, them from my time, and now, if I see this now, how much years that now
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Right? Amazing for him. I want to thank you guys, too. Let me tell you why, because I know it could probably be burdensome
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People want to always ask you about your family And your family members
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But you handle it with so much humility And you receive it well man
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And you give people what they need Because love man We're grateful
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I love it man Give them a round of applause We're going to interview with that song
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Skip come back man Bring the guitar next time Yeah man we got you
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Thank you
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