Protoje is thought to be one in all reggae music’s most influential artists and infrequently blends hip hop, soul and jazz into his native Jamaican sounds of reggae and dancehall. Right here, he pays homage to the good Bob Marley on this reggae monitor “Legend Legend“, following the musical icon’s birthday and the premiere of the Bob Marley: One Love movie. This single follows his most up-to-date hit tune “30 Million,” and is produced by the UK manufacturing duo The FaNaTIX (Nicki Minaj, David Guetta, Koffee, Popcaan).
“After I was penning this tune you already know I used to be simply vibing and improvising, and after I stated ‘Legend Legend’ I considered Bob Marley’s compilation and the concept simply got here to be artistic and use his album and tune title names to put in writing the lyrics.
My dad (calypso king Mike Ollivierre) after I was youthful did the identical with one in all his inspirations Sparrow, a giant calypso star. He used all of his tune titles to put in writing a tune, and I at all times thought it was a superb idea to pay homage to somebody you respect.” – Protoje
The Grammy-nominated artist has beforehand been featured in Rolling Stone, The Fader and Vogue, and has appeared on the The Late Present with Stephen Colbert, The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon and NPR’s Tiny Desk Live performance sequence.
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