piramatika den polounte
expirimental not sell
xaroumenies alou
happiness go in others
ola einai pragmatikes istories pou ezisa
all is real storys that i live

Members| MΛRYJΛNE|  PXRΔSITE

bookings//inquiries//collabs
cityhabitants@gmail.com

leases//exclusives//mixing//mastering:
paypal.me/cityhabitants
cityhabitants@gmail.com

|X| Stands for sold

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.

Hi there. I'm a conscious hip-hop artist and producer. My name is MTK which stands for More Than Knowledge. My songs are mainly about social issues. For those who don’t know what conscious hip-hop is, it’s a sub genre of hip-hop that focuses on meaningful and socially conscious lyrics, rather than just entertaining or having a commercial purpose. It often deals with issues related to social and political problems, and aims to inspire and educate listeners. Many people believe that this type of hip-hop is important because it is a powerful means of raising awareness and promoting positive change. I also produce electronic music and like to experiment with other genres from time to time.

**************************************

Γειά σας. Είμαι ενσυνείδητος χιπ-χοπ καλλιτέχνης και παραγωγός. Το ψευδώνυμό μου λέγεται MTK το οποίο σημαίνει ‘More Than Knowledge’ (περισσότερο από γνώση) στα αγγλικά. Τα τραγούδια μου είναι σχετικά με θέματα βαρύνουσας σημασίας συνήθως. Για όσους δεν ξέρουν τι είναι η συνειδητή ραπ, είναι ένα υπο-ύφος του χιπ-χοπ το οποίο επικεντρώνεται στη δημιουργία συνείδησης και στη διάδοση της γνώσης. Οι συνειδητοί ράπερ συνήθως κατακρίνουν τη βία, τις διακρίσεις και άλλες κοινωνικές ασθένειες. Προωθείται από την πεποίθηση ότι η ριζική κοινωνική αλλαγή έρχεται μέσα από τη γνώση του εαυτού και της προσωπικής ανακάλυψης. Επίσης, παράγω ηλεκτρονική μουσική καθώς και άλλα είδη περιστασιακά.

**************************************

Olá pessoal. Sou um artista de hip-hop consciente e produtor. Meu nome é MTK que significa ‘More Than Knowledge’ em inglês (mais que conhecimento). Minhas canções são principalmente sobre questões sociais. Para aqueles que não sabem o que é hip-hop consciente, é uma subforma de hip-hop que se concentra em letras significativas e socialmente conscientes, em vez de apenas entreter ou ter um propósito comercial. Ele, frequentemente, trata de temas relacionados a problemas sociais e políticos, e visa inspirar e educar os ouvintes. Muitas pessoas acreditam que esse tipo de hip-hop é importante por ser um meio poderoso para conscientizar e promover mudanças positivas. Eu também produzo música eletrônica e gosto de experimentar outros gêneros de tempos em tempos.

**************************************

Hola a todos. Soy artista de hip-hop consciente y productor. Mi nombre es MTK, que significa ‘More Than Knowledge’ en inglés (más que conocimiento). Mis canciones tratan sobre todo de temas sociales. Para quienes no sepan qué es el hip-hop consciente, es una subforma del hip-hop que se centra en letras significativas y conscientes socialmente, en lugar de solo entretener o tener un propósito comercial. A menudo trata temas de problemas sociales y políticos, y busca inspirar y educar a los oyentes. Muchas personas creen que este tipo de hip-hop es importante y es un medio poderoso para concientizar y promover cambios positivos. También produzco música electrónica y me gusta experimentar con otros géneros de vez en cuando.

Fl0ps is following