New Music : Ras Ceylon x Sizzla x Young Shanty “Prayerz Up” (Official Video)

Released on the 23rd of July, which also marks the 132nd anniversary of the birth of Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia, who is the inspiration for Rastafari, an Afrocentric spiritual and cultural movement that developed in Jamaica during the 1930s, contributing to the birth of Reggae music (which translates to “King’s Music”), greatly brought to prominence by Bob Marley and continues to be a deeply sacred phenomenon rooted in its tradition of social commentary, African ancestry, ancient practices, and different forms of prayer.

“Prayerz Up” single and music video, was strategically released on this day to commemorate the Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah himself, Haile Selassie I, is a collaboration between California’s Oakland-based revolutionary Hip Hop artist Ras Ceylon and his brethren, Reggae/ Dancehall legend Sizzla Kalonji, and Chalice Row Records labelmate Young Shanty. Since 2010, when Ras Ceylon first connected with Sizzla and was brought into his Judgement Yard family, they have shared many stages, collaborated on numerous songs, and worked together on several community-building efforts through the establishment of the Sizzla Youth Foundation. That said, what makes “Prayerz Up” significant? Short answer: When Sizzla, arguably the most prominent Rastafarian artist since Bob Marley, revisited the song, he proclaimed, “The time is now to film this video. The world needs this!”