{"id":486532,"date":"2019-05-31T12:44:54","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T18:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=842835"},"modified":"2019-05-31T12:44:54","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T18:44:54","slug":"skip-marley-defends-reggae-lineage-on-new-song-enemy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/music-news\/skip-marley-defends-reggae-lineage-on-new-song-enemy\/","title":{"rendered":"Skip Marley Defends Reggae Lineage on New Song \u2018Enemy\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GettyImages-946024456w.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Reggae scion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/skip-marley\/\" id=\"auto-tag_skip-marley\" data-tag=\"skip-marley\">Skip Marley<\/a> stakes a strong claim for himself on his new song, \u201cEnemy.\u201d The track finds Bob Marley\u2019s grandson living up to his lineage while finding new ways to push the boundaries of the genre, blending a deep dub groove with percussion that drifts seamlessly between sharp trap snares and distant drum fills. \u201cWhy? Why dem try fi put me down?\u201d Marley sings, \u201cOh Lord, why dem try fi take the crown, my crown?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cEnemy\u201d marks Marley\u2019s second solo track of 2019, following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/skip-marley-damian-marley-thats-not-true-video-832944\/\">\u201cThat\u2019s Not True,\u201d<\/a> which arrived in April and features Marley\u2019s uncle, Damian \u201cJr. Gong\u201d Marley. Marley also teamed with Major Lazer for a new song, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wm_jVZ_tM8U\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cCan\u2019t Take It From Me,\u201d<\/a> which is expected to appear on dance outfit\u2019s new album, <em>Music Is the Weapon<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Prior to his 2019 output, Marley had not released any new music since 2017, when he shared a string of singles and teamed with Katy Perry on her song \u201cChained to the Rhythm\u201d (the song made him the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/how-bob-marleys-grandson-became-the-first-in-his-family-to-crack-the-top-10-128695\/\">first musician<\/a> in his family to crack the Top 10 of the&nbsp;<em>Billboard<\/em> Hot 100). Marley plans to release additional music throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/skip-marley-new-song-enemy-842835\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reggae scion Skip Marley stakes a strong claim for himself on his new song, \u201cEnemy.\u201d The track finds Bob Marley\u2019s grandson living up to his lineage while finding new ways to push the boundaries of the genre, blending a deep dub groove with percussion that drifts seamlessly between sharp trap snares and distant drum fills. 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