- Rohan Marley
Rohan Anthony Marley (born
May 19 ,1972 ,Jamaica ) is the son of latereggae artistBob Marley and Janet Hunt. He is a member of theRastafari movement .A 1991 graduate of
Miami Palmetto Senior High School , he later playedlinebacker at theUniversity of Miami . He played pro football inCanada for the now defunctOttawa Rough Riders .Marley and musician
Lauryn Hill met in 1996. Hill has referred to Marley as her husband, though the legal status of their relationship is unknown. According to an October 2003 "Rolling Stone " article, Marley never divorced his first wife. [ [http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5940100/the_mystery_of_lauryn_hill The Mystery of Lauryn Hill : Rolling Stone ] ] There are also claims Rohan Marley also has two children from a prior marriage to Geraldine Khawly: a daughter, Eden Marley; and a son, Nicolas Marley. [ [http://www.rootsweb.com/~htiwgw/familles/fiches/097689.htm Géraldine KHAWLY ] ] However, in the July/August 2005, "Trace" magazine interviewed Lauryn Hill and Rohan Marley; Marley said none of this was true and that many lies had been written about them. [ [http://webuser.fh-furtwangen.de/~krapf/fugees-online/special_interview_trace.htm fugees-online.de >> special: interview ] ]Together they have four children: son Zion David born 4 August 1997; daughter Selah Louise born 12 September 1998; son Joshua Omaru Marley (January 2002) [http://www.myspace.com/laurynhill MySpace.com - Lauryn Hill-Marley - HIALEAH, FLORIDA - www.myspace.com/laurynhill ] ] [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1264/is_3_33/ai_87741110/pg_5] and son John Marley (summer 2003). As of October 2007, the couple is expecting their fifth child. [ [http://theybf.com/2007/10/13/lauryn-hill-is-preggers/ YBF Exclusive: Lauryn Hill Is Preggers! : Young, Black, and Fabulous :: It’s A Brand Name ] ]
Lauryn Hill has recorded songs about two of her children with Marley, "To Zion" on her first solo effort, "
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill " in 1998, and "Selah" featured on the "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" soundtrack in 2002. [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0279778/fullcredits Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) - Full cast and crew ] ]He is currently the owner of the popular
Tuff Gong Clothing line.References
External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/tuffgong Rohan Marley on MySpace]
* [http://www.tuffgongclothing.com/tgc.html Tuff Gong Clothing]
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