With his Marijuanaman comic book and new album, Wild and Free, Ziggy Marley channels his father's love of ganja like never before. The title track is an unabashed called for legalization. Joined by Woody Harrelson, they harmonize about "hemp fields forever growing wild," "planting weed" and "marijuana trees blowing in the breeze."

Coming off his easy-listening children's album, Family Time, Wild and Free bursts with fire and energy from start to finish. "I need a revolution," he sings on "Personal Revolution." "I'm fighting everyday." And it's a good fight.

A potent slab of roots reggae, "Forward to Love" harks back to his dad's "One Love" mantra (watch the clip below). Ziggy p:ys tribute to Bob on "Roads Less Traveled" ("My daddy had a lot of women/ My mama had lots of grief/ The brethren that surrounded him/ Became the enemies"). Marley's oldest son Daniel jumps in with a rap on the laid-back "Changes." On the final track, "Elizabeth," Ziggy calls Uncle Sam "a dirty old man."

Co-produced by the legendary Don Was and featuring Marley's working trio (Takeshi Akimoto on guitar and Santa Davis on drums), Wild and Free is an assured work by one of the music industry's top talents.

Ziggy Explains How Woody Got Involved: "We have been friends for years and he was over the house when I was writing the song. We were hanging out and I was writing and I was like, 'Come sing with me.' Woody has a soulful voice and so I said, 'You know, you got to be on the record.' He was like, 'Ah, cool lets go.' So we just did it like that. It wasn't anything pre planned. It was spontaneous."

Contest Winners: CelebStoner has given away copies of Wild and Free to the following people: Sara Fruman, Ryan Gonzalez, Brandon Green, Lou Jan Jak and Frank Rayburn. Congrats and thanks to everyone who entered the contest.

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