Reincarnated

It's a pleasure. It's an honor,

to have

Snoop Lion in my face.

Yes Lion, it's good to see the

man, you know?

And then...

any kind of work

that you are focused on doing,

as long as it's Reggae,

I don't think you could come to

a better man.

And I am very satisfied to know

that,

although I am here 65 years in

Babylon,

I am still here doing what is

expected,

you know, as a Rasta man should.

Playing good Reggae music

to enlighten the people

globally.

Music is our tool, you know,

it's our vessel.

It's our instrument.

So you're here in Jamaica to do

some songs and make an album?

That's a very serious one,

you know?

I'm feeling good to know that

you are here to observe,

you know and to see.

There's a lot more work to do,

you know.

We got a journey,

we got a hill to climb

and to get over

in this

dramatic, musical

expedition.

And I've been observing you

and I've been praying

through the power of the most

highly Haile Selassie I.

Jah! Rastafari!

Yeah, man!

Come on!

Yeah!

Home grown.

Yea, I don't have a problem.

You're a studio man, and I'm a

studio man...

so I think it's, you know, it's

appropriate.

Yes, of course.

Of course!

I know that.

I miss my brother Bob and Peter

because we had the kind of a...

To be here now it's,

it's lonesome.

They are not with us

physically now,

but they are forever with us

through the spirituality of

what they have left with us.

Right in Trench Town.

That's where we started,

in Trench Town.

If you don't go through Trench

Town as a musician, as an artist

you have yet

to go through Trench Town.

Bless up, Snoop Lion.

Bless up, Lion,

Rasta.

Straight up.

Yeah, the first time I met

Snoop was in like '97,

and we were both

on the tour together.

You could tell that he has Rasta

tendencies even before meeting him.

I mean, for example, the most

obvious one is herb-smoking

and he was one of those first

hip hop stars that I heard

come across and really be a big

herb advocate.

Uncle Snoop!

And that was something that

I think a lot of Jamaican people

can relate to.

Snoop came from the same kind of

place that my father came from,

and rose above the obstacles.

You know what I mean? In that

kind of way,

he has been able to inspire and

shine light on a lot of youths

who come from those areas also.

Yep.

The original.

Culture Yard.

Originally, over there, is where

Bob Marley used to live.

Show him around.

And right here, this is where it

all began,

where Bob did his musical life.

Trench Town is actually the place

where everything starts with Bob.

So the name "Trench"

was named after this man.

He was actually

Mr. William Power Trench,

a wealthy Irishman who

came here back in the 1700s.

He actually named

the town himself.

Right, because he was

actually living here at the time.

Until after when they left

the land became a big

squatter's settlement.

These are all persons

from our community.

This man is the man,

Mr. Vincent Ford.

Bob's mentor,

Bob's good friend.

And he was also like a

father figure to Bob.

We call him "Tarta,"

Tarta meaning father in Africa.

Right.

Right.

Back in those days

police used to come here and

take away the people's... sons.

A lady at the time was crying,

police came and took her son and

Bob and Tarta were

sitting where it happened

when the Police came and

took away the little boy,

and that's how

that line came in:

"No woman, don't cry. "

"Everything is going

to be all right. "

So that's how that line

actually came in.

So this is it right here.

The Lion of Judah.

So this represents the

Rastafarian culture.

So the heart of the Rastafarian

is also in Trench Town.

So Delroy Wilson was sleeping over in

that yard right there. Right over there.

And Peter Tosh left the kitchen

and he went over there as well.

All this talent in this

neighborhood.

Blaze up the fire.

Make the fire blaze.

Yes Jah Jah, we bless this chalice

in the name of Jah Rastafari.

We call it

the herbs

and the Almighty gave us

that privilege

because He said we must

use the herbs

for our own benefits.

The herbs

is a healing factor

for both the mind and the body.

Good herb man!

Rastaman live up!

Rastaman live on, yeah!

Yes Jah. Give thanks and praise

to the Most High.

Jah! We're going to the

herb field in the mountain.

We are the hills, man.

Straight!

You're in Blue Mountain Range.

Yeah, real Blue Mountain.

Yeah, the reason why we have to

grow the herb down in this valley

is because of Babylonians.

If you plant it nearby

they will come and get it,

but we always find

some other way

because they cannot stop us.

Don't rush it, my brethren!

We know sacramental

smoking herb, ganja,

people just want to know

why is it Rastafari

smoke this sacred herb?

That's why we burn our herb.

We don't burn it for folly

and for fornication

but we burn it as a sacrament.

We praise His Majesty when

we smoke our herb.

Jah!

Rastafari!

Some families send away herb

to get some money

because

you know, working in Jamaica

with a company for ten years,

all you get is

hand-to-mouth wages.

It's just enough to

pay your bills.

So right now, Our Father gave us

the herb to make a living from it.

So we plant it,

send it away,

get some money

to make the family more wealthy.

When I first heard about

Snoop Dogg,

I thought you were a real

Jamaican, you know.

Yeah, man!

I'm telling you, Rastafari!

You look like Snoop Dogg.

Snoop Dogg, who sings songs.

That is from Jah himself.

A nice empress, from Jamaica.

She made you a nice present.

Yes, Rastafari love it

in the mountain, you know?

In the mountain we shall be,

you know?

Plantains!

And grapefruit!

We have a drink we call "Ting"

made from grapefruit.

You have to time it.

Rastafari, natural fruit!

Sweet pegs from it...

...tangerine, mangarine.

Real fruits,

from the mountain.

Really tasty, you know?

Nice.

Good afternoon, my young men.

With us we have our guest artist

here, known as Snoop Dogg.

That is how he is introduced, so

don't ask me his correct name.

We're gonna roll the rhythm,

Sister.

Roll it.

Same tune.

Ride it out, man.

This is West Kingston.

Tivoli Gardens.

Dudus, the President,

comes from here.

You heard a lot about that.

Dudus Family

Yes, I'm Dudus' uncle.

And around here, it's

not running right.

Things have not been running

right since Dudus is not around.

He's a good man

to the community.

Everybody loves him.

He makes sure everyone is OK,

made sure the children went to

school

and are well taken care of.

And people lived good

amongst one another,

but since he's not been here,

things have been broken up.

The government has changed,

that's what they say,

and things are getting worse.

Politicans aren't

helping the poor.

They're helping the big guys,

and they don't do anything

for the poor.

Straight from Westmoreland.

Straight from West.

High grade.

Real Jamaican ganja.

It's a private thing so you have to

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