Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley* - Mr. Marley (1996)

The title Mr. Marley is truly the correct one. Many tracks contain the lyrics of Bob Marley, sung by Bob's son and Damian's brother Stephen. Damian deejays his way through an array of roots, and sometimes Hip Hop influenced Reggae. This was a Marley production, and there's plenty of Marley influence. Some beats come from the days when Damian had seen his big brother Ziggy, and his band The Melody Makers, others are complete creations by Stephen 'Raggamuffin' Marley, who has produced not only Damian's albums, but Chant Down Babylon, a Bob Marley tribute album containing many of Hip Hop's biggest names. The Marley Brothers truly start to develop the type of music you hear later in Halfway Tree and Welcome To Jamrock. Mr. Marley is essential to understand the path Damian took to get to where he is musically at with his lyrics and Stephen's producing.