ISLAND RECORDS RELEASES SKIP MARLEY NEW SINGLE “ENEMY!”

Skip Marley, the Island Records reggae prodigy, releases a new track titled “Enemy.”  “Enemy” is a very important song as the messaging is critical and culturally relevant with Skip singing “Why dem try fi put me down”, why they try to take my crown?”  Most recently, Skip released “That’s Not True” featuring Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley (his uncle, and youngest son of Rasta icon Bob Marley, Skip’s grandfather).  The Andrew Sandler directed music video was shot in the Little Haiti neighborhood in Miami and is now approaching two million views. Watch here.  

“That’s Not True” and “Enemy” serve as Skip’s first original music releases since 2017 with more music to follow this year.  Earlier this month, he also released a collaboration with Major Lazer titled “Can’t Take It From Me” that they will perform at Governor’s Ball in NYC this weekend.

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ABOUT SKIP MARLEY:

“I don’t really think about how I want to be perceived by people. They have their own projections. I just want them to see me as a fighter for good. A love warrior.”  Skip Marley often speaks in this way—a rare combination of serious and cool. The Jamaica-born, Florida-based artist is mysterious and chill, but deeply connected to his craft and refreshingly self-assured. He’s authentic in a way most musicians these days could never claim to be; when he says he’s never thought about how people perceive him, it’s without any pretense or irony.  

His sound follows suit, a reggae-hybrid that effortlessly blends eras, genres, and styles, while showing off Skip’s impeccable musicianship and poetic lyricism. His natural talent comes as no surprise—music’s quite literally in his blood. Skip is the grandson of reggae icon Bob Marley, and his songs pay homage to his deep family legacy.

“I want to spread my music to the people and help them unify,” he says. “I want people to take away a message of love, of looking at the way you are living and thinking where we can work to be or better and feel better. Whatever they’re feeling, I want them to be able to turn up my music and think, relax, and get good vibes.” It’s a radical idea maybe, but an essential one.