Happy 70th Birthday to the legendary King Bob Marley
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Whats really SAD is that this thread WONT DO NUMBERS
along with URBAN MEDIA Ignoring this Icon
Cause in reality (yankees) BLACK AMERICANS never gave a damn about BOB MARLEY during his prime
Most of his concerts in america where attended by largely young white hippies
Anyway big up the top celebrity rasta of the culture ROBERT NESTA MARLEY
That's because Island records marketed him to the Rock crowd. Look at what happened before he died, when Bob was in full in control, and he started to make more in roads into the Black music market in this country.
Just saying
Vinny Lupton
Superstar
^^^ he didn't say this. He had multiple hoes. fukking memes
Poetical Poltergeist
Precise and cold hearted
.....rip. Bob the GOAT Marley. His kids make beautiful music too, thank god for that.
BmoreGorilla
Veteran
Your just saying something that is NOT TRUE...
And this is coming from myself being the son of a Carribean mother and Black American father...
It was a CULTURAL CONFLICT between black americans and Carribean folk i.e (jamaicans...trinidadians. ..and all west indians) during the 70s
I remember as an,old head Black Americans calling yardies Derogotory names like BANANA BOAT N1GGAS..COCONUT HEAD
and black women didnt like dudes with dreads cause they thought they were NASTY DIRTY
THIS IS REAL TALK...IVE WITNESSED AND EXPERIENCED THIS SHYT!
back to the subject...
Bob Marley and Island Records constantly tried to make inroads into the black media and to no avail was unsuccesful at every front Audio...Print...and Visual....
BOB MARLEY WAS NEVER ON SOUL TRAIN!!!!
Thats because at that the time BLACK AMERICANS didnt quite grasp west indian culture moreso the militant rasta themes that BOB MARLEY and PETER TOSH were bringing. .
While Bob and Peter and the rastas was talking Get up stand up and fiyah pon babylon (the establishment)
Most black americans was assimilating into middle class life following the civil rights era of the 60s
This politicaly charged music DIDNT appeal to the black audience of America who felt in the words of the Jeffersons "MOVING ON UP" So to speak
Thats why Bob Marley anti materalsim themes appealled more to the rebellious hippie like college kids who were into antiestablishment music like Rock.
And Bob had a problem with that as displayed in that autobio CATCH A FIRE where he was inviteted to perform in Madison Garden NYC by a group of investors which included the owners of urban megastation WBLS fm the first home of hip hop on Commercial Radio
Bob was receptive to performing but couldnt help but Ask the station owner why WASNT HIS MUSIC BEING PLAYED ON WBLS format???
The owner whom was an african american business by the name of Percy Sutton couldnt Answer the question....
And its still is perplexing WHY HAVENT BLACK AMERICANS EMBRACED CARRIBEAN MUSIC MORE if we all SUFFER THE,SAME,ISSUES AS BLACK FOLKS???
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Nothing to do with marketing, or African Americans specifically, we're just an insular nation period. You gotta sound American for America to care about your music like that
That's why I can't fault Drake or Iggy or the countless Brits for faking the funk
Lion-INI-spear222
All Star
Give thanks for the King of Reggae, blessed earthstrong.
An interview with Bob and Jacob Miller from 1980. this is for people who think Bob was soft
I bet most people never heard him swear
An interview with Bob and Jacob Miller from 1980. this is for people who think Bob was soft
I bet most people never heard him swear
WOAHMYGOODNESS
Your TSC World Champion
Piffiztheanswer
L'immortale
Bless 
Happy earth day Bob! 