Coming from Murda Worth, AKA Ft. Worth, Texas, Jackboy Marley is the next artist you can expect to be an even bigger name soon. If you asked him, he would describe his sound and genre to be Hip-Hop, however, with a twist; “I like to consider my style to be somewhat genre-bending. I have a wide variety of musical influences, and I like to creatively incorporate them into my music. I never want to be boxed in as a traditional rap artist when there is so much I want to explore, musically!” He would describe himself as street, social, political and spiritually conscious with a near alternative presentation.
He also stated that the term ‘reality rap’ has lost its luster and meaning.“ In my music, I strive to challenge the status quo thought process and accept failed conditions of our culture. This may be done over a Lo-fi beat with acoustic drums and simple melody, or it may be more visceral with a heavily aggressive track with assisted guitars, synth bass and hard hitting 808’s. I have no limitations…and being influenced by music ranging from bands like Queen to Marilyn Manson to Lil Wayne, Tupac and UGK, I feel I’m on the precipice of changing the way the average music consumer may listen to music!”
As for his past work, it shows that Jackboy has been diligent with his craft. A single he has released titled, “Let Us Prey,” and, “How I’m Movin.” Both of these singles are said to be the first videos off the project he will be releasing on April 29th titled, ‘Jackal Pt. 2: The Ouroboros Effect,” and as stated by himself, this upcoming project is NOT an album or mixtape, however, it is more of an EP on, “steroids.” Jackboy continues, “the second part of The Jackal EP series that allows Marley unfettered room to deliver heavily concise points and perspectives in a more direct manner.
With a great deal of work put into his past projects, Jackboy has stated that he is just getting started. Starting music at the age of 20, he didn’t start taking it seriously until the age of 22 as a member of a group named, “New Era Jackboys,” and then going solo at the age of 26. He further states, “We started out just having fun until I realized the magnitude of potential one can create, I’m not so much an idealist, but do adhere to some idealistic principles in life. I believe that music is the most intense outlet for self-expression, whether you’re creating or simply listening. It provides a voice for the voiceless…a foundation for mental, emotional and spiritual exploration that I believe is an absolute necessity in life!”
As previously mentioned, Jackboy Marley has already created such a strong catalogue of music already, some of these projects include, ‘Marley Mixtape (2018),’ ‘Marley Pt. 2 Mixtape (2019),’ ‘The Jackal EP (2020) ,’ ‘The ER Album (2021)’ and he just finished wrapping up the latest project titled, ‘Jackal Pt.2: The Ouroboros Effect,’ said to be released on the 29th of April 2022.
You can listen to Jackboy Marley’s music / art on streaming platforms as well as you can catch and keep up with him on social media @jackboymarley.