Bob Marley’s best friend Allan Cole is now suing Island, Universal and Tuff Gong music over the copyright on “War” and “Natty Dread.” Cole managed Marley for a few and claims to have written songs in the 70’s.
Bob Marley’s best friend Allan Cole is now suing Island, Universal and Tuff Gong music over the copyright on “War” and “Natty Dread.” Cole managed Marley for a few and claims to have written songs in the 70’s.
On Sunday night Usain Bolt won the gold medal for the men’s 100m race at the Rio Olympics. Bolt became the first Olympian to win the 100m race at three Olympics, winning in 2008, 2012 and 2016. Bolt has earned the title of the fastest man in the world and shone a great light on Jamaica. It’s no doubt that Bolt is well known, but Bob Costas went a bit too far in saying Bolt had surpassed Bob Marley in popularity.
Bob Marley and Anita Belnavis’ only son, Jamaican reggae and hip-hop artist Ky-Mani Marley, stopped by Ebro In The Morning this week. During his sit-down with Ebro, Laura Stylez and Rosenberg, Ky-Mani discussed Shottas 2, his famous family, growing up poor and more. Tune in below!
As the return of ‘Black Dynamite’ makes its way to Adult Swim, the personality filled Erykah Badu and Chance The rapper served as special voice guests during their latest episode. The dynamic duo took over the roles of an animated Bob and Rita Marley, check out the hilarious episode in full here.
British photographer, Dennis Morris, did what many people dream of doing; he was once Bob Marley’s personal photographer. While sitting down with REOVLT, Morris revealed how he and Bob had met and also the last time he spoke with the Trench Town superstar. Check it out after the jump.
In honor of what would have been the legendary reggae singer Bob Marley’s 67th birthday (February 6), I came across a picture of what the Jamaican revolutionary would have looked like if he were still alive today. Sachs Media Group linked with a photo restoration company to generate a bunch of images of other famous icons who passed away including Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Karen Carpenter, Elvis Presley, and more. Head over to the gallery and check out the freakishly on-point images!