Inside YG Marley's Life: Music, Family, and His Breakthrough Hit Praise Jah in the Moonlight

Inside YG Marley's Life: Music, Family, and His Breakthrough Hit Praise Jah in the Moonlight.
Joshua Nesta "YG" Marley (born December 5, 2001) is an American singer and songwriter. He is the son of rapper and singer Lauryn Hill and former football player Rohan Marley, and the grandson of reggae pioneer Bob Marley. 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.
Joshua Nesta Marley was born on December 5, 2001, in Beverly Hills, California. He is the son of American rapper and singer Lauryn Hill and Jamaican football player Rohan Marley. His parents never legally married but had a long-term partnership for 15 years. Marley is also the grandson of reggae musician Bob Marley. He has numerous siblings and half-siblings between his parents, including sister and model Selah Marley and half-brother, former NFL player Nico Marley.
He was raised in South Orange, New Jersey. 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 original material during her shows. His early exposure to music was greatly influenced by the diverse sounds he heard at home, ranging from his mother's soulful R&B to his grandfather's iconic reggae.