The official police story is that Smiley, born David Emmanuel, killed himself by stabbing a knife into his heart after the police had surrounded his house. He was 48 when he died.

Born in 1963, Smiley Culture was a reggae singer / deejay who was best known for his ‘fast chat’ style. He released 2 of the most critically-acclaimed reggae singles of the 1980s. The first is his Police Officer reggae song, which hit #12 on the UK pop music charts back in 1985. It is based on his own experiences being caught carrying marijuana and then escaping arrest because the police officers recognize him as a popular singer and offering an autograph.

Smily is also famous for his previous single, 1984′s Cockney Translation song, which shared the experience of being black in Britain and trying to also preserve one’s West Indian roots by explaining his cockney rhymes in a Caribbean accent.

Smiley Culture is far more famous in the UK than here in the United States. He has shared work with Maxi Priest and appeared in David Bowie‘s 1986 film Absolute Beginners. Other British musicians including as DJ Luck, MC Neat, and Roots Manuva, have described him as a major influence on their work, Roots Manuva having described Smiley as a “Britrap pioneer.”

This is the 2nd time Culture has appeared in the news under cloudy circumstances: last year he faced a judge for charges of conspiracy to supply cocaine. His was out on bail and his trial was scheduled to begin on March 21, 2011.

The British Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating Smiley Culture’s death.

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Collie Buddz Come Around lyrics

A just the sweet sweet sensi,
Yuh know,
Yeh I, Yeh I,
Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah, Now,

Finally the herbs come around,
The high grade when me a look for,
Me get it by the pound,
yeah,
Sweet sensi a come around,
Me a take a little draw and pass it go round, so,
Finally the herbs come around,
The high grade that man a look for,
Me stock it by the pound,
yeah,
When babylon a come around,
Ask them whe them ago search for,

Ever since the herbs slow down,
Police and rude boy dem inna showdown,
Them a search round the compound,
Yuh kno man a no weed clown,
Find a little piece of land and a plant me home grown, so,
Tell the youth them nah fi take pill,
To much crack and cocaine a make the world a feel ill,
yuh kno,
Nuff ganja nuff spliff a build,
Only thing whe a make man feel chill,
Whe (what) me say,
Finally the herbs come around,
The high grade when me a look for,
Me get it by the pound,
yeah,
When Collie Bud come around,
A pure ganja man tune,
Just a lick from the sound,
yeah,
Finally the herbs come around,
The high grade what man a look for
Me stock it by the pound yeah,
When babylon a come around,
Ask them whe dem ago search for?

There’s nothing like the sweet sweet sensi,
The first time me take a draw was in elementary,
Reach high school an get the herb it plenty,
Like Scare Dem dub for Soul Jah One or Lenky yeah,
Me stash box never empty,
The fifty dollar bag we call that half century,
Me start me own herb documentary,
Bermy man a call that film 4:20,
yeah
Whe me say,
Finally the herbs come around,
The high grade whe me a look for,
Me get it by the pound,
yeah,
Sweet sensi a come around,
Me a take a little draw and pass it go round, so,
Finally the herbs come around,
The high grade that man a look for,
Me stock it by the pound, yeah,
When babylon a come around,
Ask them whe dem ago search for?

Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah, Now,
Yeh I, Yeh I,
Nah, Nah, Now,
yo,

When dem ago realize,
Good works man a advertize,
When dem a go legalize,
The farmer man a beg a little bligh,
When den ago realize,
Government them a terrorize,
Corporation dem a capitalize,
While the farmer man nuh beg a little bligh,

Finally the herbs come around,
The high grade when me a look for,
Me get it by the pound,
yeah,
When Collie Budd come around,
A pure ganja man tune,
Just a lick from the sound,
yeah,
Finally the herbs come around,
The high grade what man a look for
Me stock it by the pound yeah,
When babylon a come around,
Ask them whe dem ago search for,

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Stephen Marley

Hey Baby, which features hip hop star (and actor) Mos Def is widely regarded as another excellent track on the same album. In addition to the collaboration with Mos Def, Mind Control includes tracks with American rocker Ben Harper.

Stephen Marley has come a long way since starting out with his brothers as a kid with The Melody Makers, having won 5 Grammys as a reggae performer and songwriter. Stephen produced both of Damian Marley‘s Grammy-winning albums and has also produced tracks and albums for Buju Banton, Spearhead, Capleton, Mr. Cheeks, and his brothers brothers Julian and Ziggy Marley.

You can hear Stephen Marley‘s Hey Baby featuring Mos Def for free on imeem or download it from these locations:

• http://web.stephenmarleymusic.com/media/mp3/02_hey_baby_featuring_mos_def.mp3
• http://www.jusflow.com/mysongs/32%20Stephen%20Marley%20%20Hey%20Baby%20-Hey%20Baby%20Riddim.mp3

Stephen Marley’s latest album, Mind Control Acoustic, is now available online at Amazon.com.

More Stephen Marley music is available on his MySpace page. His official website is StephenMarleyMusic.com.

Stephen Marley and Damian Marley Hey Baby video

In addition to releasing the track on the Mind Control album, Stephen Marley also performed it live with brother Damian Marley, as seen in this music video:

“I don’t want to be just another artist. I want to make a statement, and to continue this legacy, this musical legacy, with my family. Just like my brothers… I aspire to be a reckoning force, when you hear my name, you know quality comes with that: good music, good message, good vibe.”

Stephen Marley and Mos Def Hey Baby lyrics

Hey baby don’t you worry
Even though the road is rocky
I’ll be coming home to you again
Cuz if you thought that I was lost
I had to bear my cross
Now I’m free from all these chains

I’ll be gone awhile away from you
And I hope you overstand
That I’ve got to do what I must do
To be a better man

Cuz if I was just to act a fool
Do nothing with myself
Then all my blessings would be cursed
My world would crumble in

It’s a joy when I sit down and think
Of the good times that we have
And what we do to make it through
When the good turns to the bad

Well I hope you find it in your heart and know these words are true
And please don’t fuss because I must go do what I must do

Hey baby don’t you worry
Even though the road is rocky
I’ll be coming home to you again
Cuz if you thought that I was lost
I had to bear my cross
Now I’m free from all these chains

A time, a space
A different place
How perfect we might be
I would be the wind that blows
You’d be that willow tree
And I could never bear the thought
Of you not by my side
So I would be the warmth of day
You’d be the cool of night
And everyday I pray to Jah
That one day you will see
And overstand the fact I must
Fulfill my destiny
I hope you find it in your heart
And know these words are true
And please don’t cry
You know that I must do what I must do

Hey baby don’t you worry
Even though the road is rocky
I’ll be coming home to you again
Cuz if you thought that I was lost
I had to bear my cross
Now I’m free from all these chains

Well, and it’s not easy
Jah knows how I try, I try
So don’t you get weary
Jah knows how I try, I try

Mos Def Lyrics:

God knows,
Life is one big road
with a lot of signs and turns and twists and curves
Even though the road is rocky
My main thing’s to rock and keep on rockin
From city to city, backyard to yard
And we be seeing the sights
Standing under the lights
And the spot is hot, its cold and lonely at night
And I’m ‘feenin’ and I’m dreaming and I’m holding you tight
But hold on, Every single road I roll on
Comes to an end and I’m back home again
So baby please don’t cry
There’s no valley low, and there’s no mountain high
And our love don’t die with the passage of time
It just grows more
And just keep strong
And even though I’m gone, I am never too far
You’re the light thru the dark shining right thru my heart
So my journey must start

Hey baby don’t you worry
Even though the road is rocky
I’ll be coming home to you again
Cuz if you thought that I was lost
I had to bear my cross
Now I’m free from all these chains

Cuz if you thought that I was lost
I had to bear my cross
Now I’m free from all these chains

Stephen Marley on the Blazed and Confused Tour

Stephen is back on that rocky road, joining the Blazed and Confused Tour with Slightly Stoopid and Snoop Doog (who is rumored to be working on his own reggae album). Hopefully he will stay “free from all these chains” and not end up back in a Florida jail, as he did in 2002 for a few hours when he was accused of marijuana possession (the incident was the inspiration for the Iron Bars track on Mind Control).

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Don’t want to find all the tracks? No worries – you can also listen to Pissed Pat’s Stoned 4 U Revisited Mix right here on Dub & Reggae or check out to the Blazed and Infused Ganja Mix from z0nk.One and shockout radio. Pat included a link to download his mix on the player page (look at the bottom of the description, on the right). When you get the munchies, don’t wander off and forget to thank Pat and z0nk!

Here’s the of ganja-inspired dub and reggae music. Click the links for downloads, videos, and players:

1. 311 – Who’s Got The Herb
2. Assemblage Point – Cent’nal DUB
3. Pato Banton – I do not sniff the coke (I only smoke Sensimilla!)
4. Capital Letters – Smoking My Ganja
5. Collie Buddz – Come Around
6. Culture & Don Carlos – Roots & Culture
7. Jah Cure – Flying High
8. Eek A Mouse- Ganja Smuggling
9. Jah Elect – Nice and Proper (Register at norml.org to download the track)
10. Michael Franti – We Don’t Stop
11. Freesound – Sweet Sensi
12. Mr. Haze – Dub Project
13. Humble – High Grade
14. The Individuals – 420 International
15. Iriepathie – Piece of Ganja (Register at norml.org to download the track)
16. Ina Kamoze – World A Reggae
17. Katchafire – Sesimillia live
18. King Tubby & Dillinger – At King Tubbys – See And Blind
19. Barrington Levy- Collie Weed
20. Barrington Levy – Prison Oval Rock
21. Bob Marley- Kaya
22. Bob Marley – Natural Mystic (thanks Dom Corleone!)
23. Bob Marley – One Love
24. Bob Marley – Three Little Birds
25. Damian Marley & Cypress Hill- Ganja Bus
26. Damian Marley ft. Nas – Road To Zion (thanks Dom Corleone!)
27. Mystic Eyes & Trinity – Perilous Times
28. Mystic Roots – Pass the Marijuana
29. Mystic Roots – Sweet Sensi
30. Frankie Paul – Do Good
31. Lee Scratch Perry – The Ganja Man
32. Phish – Makisupa Policeman
33. Ranking Dread – Marijuana In My Soul
34. Roots Manuva – Highest Grade Dub
35. Sahra Indio – Reggae on the Farm
36. Jah Shaka – Commandments Of Dub 7 – School Of Dub
37. Sublime- 89 Vision
38. Sublime- Doin’ Time
39. Sublime- Smoke Two Joints
40. Peter Tosh – Legalize It (thanks Dom Corleone!)
41. Mr. Williamz – Ganja 4 Life (Register at norml.org to download the track)
42. Zenji San – Natural Ting (Register at norml.org to download the track)

If you’re feeling meditative, check out this article on legalizing marijuana. Consider this quote from the article:

“Key in the campaign to ‘legalize it’ is Tom Ammiano, who has made a significant proposition: legalize pot for adult consumption, charge growing fees and tax retailers. It would generate about $1.3 billion in revenue along with countless positive side effects: fewer minor drug offenders in jails, no more sketchy deals and fewer enforcement costs. The deal is for California only, but it would be a large step toward nationwide law, considering how politically massive the state is. Federally legalized cannabis would generate an estimated net $14 billion per year.”

Happy holidays,
Dubman

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