Bob Marley

When i was nine or ten Bob Marley was my idol, he was the first artist i really listened to a lot and memorized the songs of.  Even back then I could tell this was something more than just music, it felt like a movement, like he was fighting to change the world.  I still look up to Bob Marley for what he managed to accomplish with music in his lifetime and his philosophy on peace, love and life.  My oldest sister was the person who introduced me to Bob Marley and a lot of other good music like Aesop Rock, The Roots, and Rage Against the Machine.  I remember my sister was going to a Ziggy Marley concert when i was first starting to get into Bob Marley and i asked her if Bob Marley was going to be there! I still remember walking out of the room after she told me he was dead and having my eyes start to water up. My taste in music is very diverse but i listen to hip-hop probably around eighty percent of time, but Bob Marley & the Wailers stay in constant rotation in that mix.                                                                              One Love

1. The Roots
2. Atmosphere
3. Aesop Rock

Last.fm

It’s probably because it’s not the most accessible music in the world. It may pose a slight challenge to the listener beyond your average pop song. I’m no genius by a long shot, but these songs are not nonsensical, that’s pretty preposterous. I’d have to be a genius to pull this many nonsensical records over people’s eyes. It’s not exactly fast food but when people pretend I’m just spewing non-sequiturs and gibberish I can’t help but think they simply haven’t listened and are regurgitating some rumor they’ve heard about me. Even if it’s not laid out in perfect sentences—is any rap?—you’d have to be an idiot to not at least grasp a few things from these songs. Or have had no interest in pulling anything from them in the first place.