BULL BAY, Jamaica (AP) – The robed Rastafarian priest looked out over the turquoise sea off Jamaica’s southeast coast and fervently described his belief that deliverance is at hand. Around him at the ...

Perhaps the best known Rastafarian (aka "Rastaman") in the west is Bob Marley. In fact, Bob Marley did not use cannabis recreationally and did not see its value as a recreational drug. He viewed ...

Samson in the Bible famously drew his power from his locks, but modern day Christians have an uneasy relationship with locks AS A YOUNG boy and teenager I used to attend church on a Sunday and listen ...

Snoop Lion has called Bunny Wailer an "old ignorant-ass ni**a" and attacked his "negative energy" in the wake of the reggae legend's questioning of Snoop's dedication to Rastafarianism. In an ...

Being exalted can be "overwhelming" says the revered frontman as he prepares to release "The People's Key," the band's first album in four years. By Drew Tewksbury Bright Eyes is back from the dead.

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — A faith that originated in the Caribbean islands has drawn many adherents through its social justice and anti-colonialist messages. NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Dressed in a red ...

Rastafarianism developed in Jamaica in the 1930s among working-class black people. Bob Marley helped spread the Rastafarian message It began in part as a social stand against whites and the ...

From his early days with the 213, to his days at Death Row, to his era with No Limit, to his more recent years as an international icon and superstar, Snoop Dogg now Snoop Lion has made his mark on ...