Hip-Hop Rising Star Johnathon Malcolm Signed to Ghetto Youths Int.

New York, NY--January 3, 2011 --Reggae luminary and Grammy Award winning mega-producer Stephen Marley along-side his brothers Damian Marley and Julian Marley announce the signing of conscious hip-hop artist Johnathon Malcolm to the growing roster of musical talent featured on the Marley brothers record label imprint, Ghetto Youths International, Inc.

A new voice on the conscious rap scene, Johnathon Malcolm is a socially aware lyricist that has peaked the interest of international fans by blowing up the internet with his commercially accessible smash single , ‘Bless Day’ produced at the Lion’s Den in Miami , Florida by his cousin , Stephen Marley . The debut single offers a powerful introduction to Malcolm and his effective approach to “keepin’ it positive”.

Johnathon Malcolm comments, “I’m gearing up to make a difference in this game. My music is dedicated to insightful commentaries that will challenge audiences to step outside of their hip-hop comfort zone, and embrace tough beats with fresh, positive, clear and clean lyrical perspectives.”

Citing influences such as Bob Marley, Damian Marley, Mos Def, Nas, Jay-Z, Jadakiss, Timberland and Pharrell, the 24 year-old edgy talent has been surrounded by reggae music his entire life and began resonating with hip-hop at a very tender age. The influence of the musical Marley family helped Johnathon to grow as an artist and perfect his craft as a songwriter and producer. At age 12 he began to DJ and write music, and at age 18 Malcolm found himself landing a performance spot with Damian Marley at a gig in Gainesville, Florida at the University of Florida.

Johnathon Malcolm is currently working with Stephen Marley on a full-length album entitled, The Gift, as well as a music video for ‘Bless Day’, both of which have anticipated 2011 release dates. Until then, Malcolm’s debut single ‘Bless Day’ can be found available for purchase on i-Tunes. Fans can also text Bless1 to 46101 to acquire the ‘Bless Day’ ringtone.

Ghetto Youths International was founded by Ziggy Marley and Stephen Marley in 1989. In 2002, Stephen Marley, Damian Marley and Julian Marley went on to incorporate the family owned record label. Recent projects released by the premiere, reggae and hip-hop oriented imprint include the Grammy award winning and nominated albums by Damian Marley Welcome To Jamrock, Stephen Marley’s Mind Control and Julian Marley’s Awake. A catalogue of reggae and hip-hop influenced artists signed to the Ghetto Youths record label include: Stephen Marley, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Julian Marley, Mr. Cheeks, Illestr8, Christopher Ellis, Javaughn, Daniel Bambaata, and Jo Mersa.

A catalogue of releases and more information on Ghetto Youths International, Inc. can be found by visiting www.ghettoyouths.com .