Skip Marley was born in
Kingston, Jamaica, to
Cedella Marley and David Minto, and raised in
Miami,
Florida. He shares his birthday with his uncle
Julian Marley. Growing up, he taught himself to play the piano, drums, guitar, and
bass. In 2015, he released his first single, "Cry to Me", and a second single called "Life" under the
Tuff Gong label. He later signed with Blue Mountain Music, and joined his uncles
Damian and
Stephen on their Catch a Fire tour. In early 2016, he was featured in a
Gap 1969 Denim campaign. In early 2017, Skip signed to
Island Records. Marley released his debut single under Island Records, "Lions", in February 2017, which was produced by
Ilya Salmanzadeh. "Lions" was later used in the infamous
Pepsi short film commercial,
Live for Now. He is featured on, and co-wrote,
Katy Perry's 2017 single "
Chained to the Rhythm". The two performed the song at the
59th Annual Grammy Awards on 12 February 2017 and also at the
2017 Brit Awards on 22 February. They also performed at the
2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards on 5 March. Marley released the single "Calm Down" on 28 April 2017. In 2020, Marley was joined by students of the
School of Rock to cover
Bob Marley's "
Three Little Birds", during the
COVID-19 pandemic. On 28 August, Skip released his debut
extended play (EP),
Higher Place. It includes the previously released singles, "Slow Down", "No Love", and "Make Me Feel", featuring
Rick Ross and
Ari Lennox. ==Discography==