Joshua Omaru "YG" Marley (born December 5, 2001) is an American singer and songwriter. He is the son of rapper and singer Lauryn Hill and former American football player

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, and the grandson of

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pioneer

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. He is best known for his 2023 debut single " Praise Jah in the Moonlight", which entered the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and peaked within the top ten in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden.

Early life and career

Joshua Nesta Marley was born on December 5, 2001, in

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. He is the son of American rapper and singer Lauryn Hill and Jamaican football player

. His parents never legally married but had a long-term partnership for 15 years. Marley is also the grandson of

musician

. Marley has numerous siblings and half-siblings between his parents, including sister model

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and half-brother former

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player

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. He was raised in

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. During his childhood, Marley often joined his mother on stage at her concerts. At the age of nine, he declared "I wanna rap" to an audience at Hill's concert. In 2013, he began performing written original material during the shows. In 2017, he landed a modeling campaign for

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, and was featured alongside his sister Selah in ''

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''. In February 2018, he joined his mother during her performance at Woolrich's

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party. The following month, Marley previewed a then unreleased snippet of " Nice for What" by

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on his

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. In 2020, Marley attended a pre-

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brunch hosted by

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, and told ''

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'' that he is "working on new music", and further stated that Hill would be featured on the project. In 2021, '' Vibe'' reported that he was featured on a track called "Slick" by Selah Marley. In late 2023, he began performing an original song, " Praise Jah in the Moonlight", during Hill's concert tour commemorating the 25th anniversary of '' The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill''. Video clips from his performances went viral on social media, most notably on

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. On December 25, 2023, Marley officially released "Praise Jah in the Moonlight", his first single. The single quickly became a streaming hit, reaching number one in the United States, and Global

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charts. In addition to gaining popularity on TikTok, the film '' Bob Marley: One Love'' based on Bob's life was released after the debut of YG's single "Praise Jah in the Moonlight". In January 2024, it was announced that he would be a featured performer at the 2024

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music festival. The following month, "Praise Jah in the Moonlight" peaked at number one in New Zealand; it entered the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, with Marley becoming the sixth member of the Marley family to enter the chart. It also reached the top ten in the United Kingdom and Norway. On March 31, 2024, he teased a remix of "Praise Jah in the Moonlight" featuring Lauryn Hill on

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' Kick stream.

Discography

Singles

Other appearances

References

{{Authority control 2001 births Living people American reggae musicians American hip hop singers Singer-songwriters from California Marley family