A Few Fun Facts about Robert Nesta “Bob” Marley Bob Marley was born February 6, 1945 in Nine Mile, Jamaica He got the nickname “Whiteboy” because of his mixed racial makeup Once a palm reader/fortune teller Raised Catholic, but became interested in Rastafari beliefs in the 60s Bob Marley drove a BMW for years, as […]
Earlier this month, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a case brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against a company that refused to hire a woman because she wouldn’t cut off her locs. The EEOC claimed that banning dreadlocks was a form of racial discrimination because “prohibition in the workplace constitutes race discrimination […]
Not longer after touching down at the Norman Manley Airport in Kingston, Jamaica recently, President Barack Obama headed straight for the Bob Marley Museum to…
The family of reggae legend Bob Marley will launch the first global cannabis brand that will sell marijuana products. The brand, which will be called Marley Natural,…
The Grammys keep snubbing Nas. The Queens rapper has been nominated a whopping 13 times and has not won a single award, which is surprising…
We recently saw Rihanna rocking a Bob Marley bathing suit but these photos got us wondering if the singer smokes weed like the reggae icon too. Rihanna was photo’d lighting up a fat cigar on the beach, although we can’t tell if that’s a regular ol’ cigar or one filled with some wacky tabacky. Rihanna […]
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) 1400 Northwest 12th Avenue, Miami, Fl When: May 11, 1981 What: The legendary reggae singer/songwriter and activist lost his battle with cancer shortly after arriving in Miami following alternative treatment at a clinic in Germany. Marley left behind, however, a rewarding legacy of soulful music for the […]
Lauryn Hill took her one-of-a-kind voice in an unexpected stop to the Jimmy Fallon Show to perform two of her father-in-laws classic songs “Chances Are” and “Could Be Loved.” Wednesday was the 30 year anniversary of Bob Marley’s death. Lauryn started a family with Rohan Marley, Bob Marley’s son. Bob Marley Documentary Previews Today At […]
A Bob Marley Documentary will be previewed today at the Cannes Film Festival on the 30th Anniversary of his death. “Marley” was directed by Kevin McDonald and features “his family’s private archives of music, photographs and film.” The Oscar-winning director tells BBC “”Part of the idea is trying to look at the influence he’s had […]
Earth Wind & Fire and the late Bob Marley are among the 2010 inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, which will hold a ceremony Thursday in New York City.
