Reggae MC

Peter Tosh is one of the greatest known Reggae artists. He was one of the original Wailers with Bob Marley. He was nicknamed Steppin Razor and became a wonderful guitarist. In the 1960s Peter Tosh met Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer. One of the Wailers earliest venues was a place called Trenchtown. Trenchtown was a Jamaican slum. From playing in the slum, The Wailers became even more popular and eventually had their first hit in 1962 called Simmer Down. Peter Tosh played lead guitar for the Wailers.

In 1976 Peter Tosh started out in his solo career with the album Legalize it. The song of the same name became a national anthem all around the world for the legalization of marijuana. Many of Peter Toshs songs were targeted to the government and the running of the country. Many people agreed with Tosh but many in authority positions did not. Tosh often received many beatings from police officers and often showed concert goers his many scars. In 1983 Tosh went into self exile and went to Africa. He later came back out of exile and produced more songs. In 1987 it seemed that Peter Toshs career was getting better. He won a Grammy for the song No Nuclear War.

In 1987 Reggae lost Peter Tosh. He was murdered in a home invasion from a man who wanted Tosh to give him money. In 1991 several years after his death a film called Stepping Razor-Red X. This movie chronicled the times, life and death of Peter Tosh. This video also had spoken word recordings of Peter Tosh. If you are interested in Reggae music, it would be a good idea to find some of Peter Toshs music. His music was iconic to Reggae and many of his albums still sell today.