YG Marley | |
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Born | Joshua Omaru Marley December 5, 2001 |
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Years active | 2013–present |
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Relatives | Bob Marley (grandfather) |
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Genres | Reggae |
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Joshua Omaru "YG" Marley (born December 5, 2001) is an American singer and songwriter. He is the son of rapper and singer Lauryn Hill and former American football player Rohan Marley, and the grandson of reggae pioneer Bob Marley. He is best known for his 2023 debut single "Praise Jah in the Moonlight", which entered the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, and peaked within the top ten in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden.
Joshua Nesta Marley was born on December 5, 2001, in Beverly Hills, California. He is the son of American rapper and singer Lauryn Hill and Jamaican football player Rohan Marley. [1] [2] His parents never legally married but had a long-term partnership for 15 years. [3] Marley is also the grandson of reggae musician Bob Marley. [4] Marley has numerous siblings and half-siblings between his parents, including sister model Selah Marley and half-brother former NFL player Nico Marley. [5]
He was raised in South Orange, New Jersey. [6] During his childhood, Marley often joined his mother on stage at her concerts. At the age of nine, he declared "I wanna rap" to an audience at Hill's concert. [7] In 2013, he began performing written original material during the shows. [8]
In 2017, he landed a modeling campaign for Urban Outfitters, and was featured alongside his sister Selah in Teen Vogue . [9] In February 2018, he joined his mother during her performance at Woolrich's New York Fashion Week party. [10] The following month, Marley previewed a then unreleased snippet of "Nice for What" by Drake on his Snapchat. [11] [12] [13] In 2020, Marley attended a pre-Grammy Awards brunch hosted by Universal Music Group, and told Billboard that he is "working on new music", and further stated that Hill would be featured on the project. [14] In 2021, Vibe reported that he was featured on a track called "Slick" by Selah Marley. [15]
In late 2023, he began performing an original song, "Praise Jah in the Moonlight", during Hill's concert tour commemorating the 25th anniversary of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill . [16] [17] Video clips from his performances went viral on social media, most notably on TikTok. [18] On December 25, 2023, Marley officially released "Praise Jah in the Moonlight", his first single. [19] The single quickly became a streaming hit, reaching number one in the United States, and Global Spotify Viral 50 charts. [20] In addition to gaining popularity on TikTok, the film Bob Marley: One Love based on Bob's life was released after the debut of YG's single "Praise Jah in the Moonlight".
In January 2024, it was announced that he would be a featured performer at the 2024 Coachella music festival. [21] The following month, "Praise Jah in the Moonlight" peaked at number one in New Zealand; [22] it entered the US Billboard Hot 100, with Marley becoming the sixth member of the Marley family to enter the chart. [23] It also reached the top ten in the United Kingdom and Norway. [24]
On March 31, 2024, he teased a remix of "Praise Jah in the Moonlight" featuring Lauryn Hill on Adin Ross' Kick stream.
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US [25] | AUS [26] | BRA [27] | CAN [28] | IRE [29] | NZ [30] | NOR [31] | SWI [32] | UK [33] | WW [34] | ||||
"Praise Jah in the Moonlight" | 2023 | 34 | 19 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 11 | Non-album singles | |
"Survival" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album | Ref. |
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"Slick" | 2021 | Selah Marley | Star Power (EP) | [15] |
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