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Damian Robert Nesta Marley, also known around the world as “Junior Gong” and more recently as “Gongzilla” was born in 1978 to parents Bob Marley and Cindy Breakspeare, Miss World 1976.  As a young adult, he developed a passion and a gift to speak for those who cannot always speak for themselves. A self-proclaimed ‘Spiritual Revolutionary’, Damian has worked assiduously to carve his own niche in music history and to add a new perspective to the Marley legacy for the 21st century. 

At the age of 13, Damian began performing in a group called “The Shepherds” which comprised of Shiah Coore (son of Third World guitarist Cat Coore) and currently a member of his band, and Yashema Beth McGreggor, daughter of reggae singers Freddie Mcgreggor and Judy Mowatt and then began touring with his brothers, Stephen, Ky-mani, Julian and Ziggy. 

By 1996, Damian had already made his stamp as a different kind of Marley when he released his first solo album “Mr. Marley”, a heavily dancehall-influenced album produced by his brother Stephen Marley.  His second album “Halfway Tree” was released in 2001 by a major record label and showcased Damian’s unique gift for blending dancehall, reggae and hip-hop styles.  This album won Damian much recognition and remained on the Billboard Top Reggae Album Charts for 158 weeks and earned him his first Grammy for Best Reggae Album in 2002. 
While honored by this recognition by the global music fraternity, Damian continued to work in the studio, laying the groundwork for the tracks that would become his highly anticipated album, “Welcome To Jamrock”. The lyrics in this album presented Marley as a true spiritual revolutionary, as he used his talent to evoke a spiritual change while trying to enforce a better way of thinking.  He is described as “rhyming with the conviction of a street preacher with the intellect of a university economist”.  

Damian’s hit single “Welcome to Jamrock” was listed as one of the Top 100 Songs of the Decade by Rolling Stone, and at the 2006 Grammy Awards, he won Best Reggae Album and Best Urban/Alternative Performance for Welcome to Jamrock. Damian is the only Jamaican reggae artist in history to win two Grammy Awards on the same night. He is also the only reggae artist to win in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category at the Grammy Awards. The New York Times called Welcome to Jamrock the “best reggae song of the decade.” 
Welcome to Jamrock led the pathway to Damian’s critically acclaimed collaboration with Nas for 2010’s much lauded album “Distant Relatives” – a project which explored the relationships between reggae, hip-hop and Africa. The album title refers not only to the bond between the artists, but the connection to their African ancestry, which inspired the album both musically and lyrically. USA Today referred to the album as a “potent and often provocative collaboration” and by Rolling Stone as “an Afrocentric winner.” The album debuted at Number 5 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and Number 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Rap Albums and Reggae Albums charts, with Billboard heralding the album as “a dynamic hybrid.”    

The Distant Relatives Tour kicked off in 2011 and saw Damian traveling and performing for thousands of fans all over the world, including South America, Europe, The United Kingdom, The Caribbean and North America.  

Damian continued to cross musical boundaries in 2012, as he went on to partner with Skrillex for their groundbreaking track “Make It Bun Dem”, which Rolling Stone called “a monster mash up of dubstep and dancehall” and has led to several remixes of the original version.  Damian recently released two other singles; “Set Up Shop” and  “Affairs of the Heart” which both received widespread airplay. 

Damian continues to tour with his band all over the world as a way of entertaining and healing as he continues to spread the message for those whose voices cannot be heard. He is working with his brothers Stephen and Julian under their Ghetto Youths International Label, to discover, develop and sign gifted artistes by applying their musical talent and vast experience to create new and different styles of music.  

Damian is currently in the studio working on his upcoming solo album.

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There’s a clear distinction between hearing someone and actually listening to them. Majesty Mell is definitely someone that people need to listen to. Hailing from Brooklyn NY, the hard working, young entertainer, infuses his tireless work ethic in every aspect of his music. Majesty Mell gives us the meaning behind his name - M.A.J.E.S.T.Y is an acronym for (M)ust (A)ccept (J)amel's (E)xcellence (S)tarting (T)oday (Y)es and M.E.L.L. represents (M) ost (E)xcellent (L)iving (L)egend.

Majesty Mell recalls, as a youth he didn't have very many friends mainly because of his “over- achiever” attitude. “I just felt that I had to make the best of any opportunity that was given to me, even as a kid”. Unfortunately, this type of philosophy made his peers despise him even more.

Introduced to the world of hip hop at the tender age of 4, Majesty Mell remembers going completely insane whenever a Snoop Dogg video came on MTV. Although too young to rap, the young scientist would hang around his uncles as they would write rhymes & practice routines to impress the local girls. Fast forward four years later - Majesty Mell would be directly affected by a legendary Queensbridge MC known to the world as Nasir Jones or better known as Nas. The 8 year old began writing rhymes to the beats that came out of his childhood video games, T.V. commercials, songs played on the radio, and even to the sounds & rhythm of a local construction site doing demolition just a few blocks from his home. This diverse landscape of sound and music would become the very fabric of his artistry. Majesty Mell describes his music as; complex, yet simplistic, street orientated mood music! “My music caters to the forgotten street dwellers who thrive on the hope & possibility of a brighter day”.

Majesty Mell's online presence has grown tremendously over the past year and with the help of super producers like; THX - Producer for Snoop Dogg, David Banner, Flawless - Wale's Official Producer, Superstar O - Producer for Chris Brown, Jim Jones, T Pain, Waka Flocka, Tyga, Wiz Khalifa, Rosco Dash - Majesty Mell is on the fast track to becoming the young king of urban hip hop. With over 2000 live performances under his belt, and a new video “New York N%#@^$” getting almost 16,000 genuine views in a few short weeks, this young new artist is destined to leave his mark in today's entertainment business.

To date, Majesty Mell has sold thousands of CD's (including downloads) to his ever growing fan-base and most recently has begun working on a new project – “The Illprint Mix-tape Pt. 3”. This time, Majesty Mell will have major recording artists featured on his project. If you ask the young king where he will be within the next 3 years, he would most likely respond by saying, “discussing business strategies with Diddy and Jay”.

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