[1] He grew up in Trenchtown, a poor neighborhood of Kingston, and in Wilmington, Delaware, where he attended elementary school for a few years.

[4] He received guitar and drum lessons from his father and began sitting in on Wailers recording sessions by the age of ten.

[5] In the earliest known record of his musical career, Marley performed as part of a singing group called The Seven Do Bees, made up of him and his classmates, and wherein he was given the stage name "Freddie Dic".

The name never stuck, however, and instead, David went on to become known as "Ziggy", a nickname often reported to have been given to him by his father Bob Marley, meaning "little spliff".

In 1978, the duo appeared on stage at the One Love Peace Concert in Kingston,[7] and the following year at Reggae Sunsplash II in Montego Bay.

[9] The Melody Makers made their onstage debut as a group on 23 September 1979, performing on the same bill as their father for the first and only time at the "Roots Rock Reggae" two-day concert series in Kingston's National Arena.

Notable other early moments in Ziggy's musical history include a performance with Stephen at their father's funeral in 1981, and later that year the Melody Makers released their second single, "What A Plot", under the family's Tuff Gong record label.

[16] Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers won three Grammy Awards and five nominations in total before disbanding in 2002.

[18] In July 2006, his second solo album, Love Is My Religion, was released on his independent record label Tuff Gong Worldwide.

The title track, featuring Woody Harrelson, was available for free with the pre-order of Ziggy's first comic book, Marijuanaman.

Cryptic Rock gave the album 5 out of 5 stars, stating "Politically and socially relevant, Rebellion Rises is a war of music, creating peace with a purpose.".

[28] Island Stage called the album "a 10-track masterpiece that continues his father's tradition of promoting emancipation from mental slavery through education, social activism, and healthy living.

It is a non-profit, charity foundation working towards improving educational, health and community environments for children.

[35] Action: Awareness: Efforts Marley and his daughter Judah made an appearance in the 2009 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.