Julian Marley gears up to drop new album

Reggae singer Julian Marley is gearing up for the highly anticipated release of his fourth studio album, 'As I Am'. Slated for an official 2019 release, fans are already getting a taste of what is to come as pre-orders went live on November 16.

All pre-orders come with an immediate download for the track Straighter Roads.

The project boasts an impressive 17 tracks and is graced with features from a few local and international stars, such as Snoop Dogg, Shaggy, Beenie Man, Spragga Benz, and The Tamlins. Julian's brothers, Damian 'Junior Gong' Marley and Stephen Marley, are among the producers.

Proud of the work that he has done on the album, Julian Marley explained that the process all started with him and his guitar.

"It started with me and Jah and my acoustic guitar, writing in my bedroom, and then on to Jamaica to recording at Tuff Gong. I worked with some great musicians there, then it was on to Miami to finish up the sessions with Uncle Ds Studio and Lions Den Studio," he said.

A long time in the making, this album drops a decade after his last release, the award-winning Awake album, which was released in 2009 under Tuff Gong Records. Awake won Best Album of the Year at the International Reggae and World Music Awards and was nominated for the Best Reggae Album Grammy.

Now, he's back with an album that he hope listeners will appreciate.

"I describe this album as organic healing and uplifting," he explained, "It's called As I Am because it represents me as it's what comes from within."

As I Am will officially be digitally released on January 25, 2019, while the physical format drops on February 8, 2019.