Damian Marley, 'Welcome to Jamrock' (Tuff Gong/Ghetto Youth/Universal)
Bob's son fuels conscious reggae's rebirth.
By Jeff Chang 11.01.05 4:00 AM
Welcome to Jamrock may be the best album any son of Bob Marley has ever made. Yet it labors under an almost unbearable burden -- his father's massive legacy. How does one break from a tradition when it's part of the family inheritance?
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Various Artists, 'Live From Iraq' (4th25 Entertainment)
The "CNN of the streets" booms from the barracks and front lines.
By Jeff Chang 06.30.05 3:00 AM
Welcome to the ceaseless conflict, one not unlike that described in Public Enemy's "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos," Mobb Deep's "Survival of the Fittest," or the Game's "Start From Scratch." Ever since Chuck D said, "I'm a black man, and I could never be a veteran," even rappers who've rejected the armed services have made hip-hop a document of perpetu
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