Black Thought

This 1999 album reintroduced Bob Marley to the hip-hop generation, thanks to contributions from artists including Erykah Badu, Guru and Lauryn Hill. Songs like "No More Trouble," "Johnny Was" and "Concrete Jungle" are as relevant to inner city American kids today as they were to Jamaican youth yesterday; thankfully, so are love songs like "Turn Your Lights Down Low."

Chant Down Babylon is a giant piety party with reggae's most hallowed saint as the guest of
honor. Bob Marley's son, Stephen, along with his brothers Julian and Damian, have
manipulated dad's original vocals and backing tracks with hip-hop beats and contemporary
urban production, bringing in rap and R&B stars from Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill to Chuck D
and Rakim for duets. The results aren't nearly as tacky as they could have been.... More >