YG Marley and Anwar drop focused Babylon release

YG Marley and Anwar kept Babylon tight, a June 19 digital release on Hitmaker Music Group that landed with just two credited cuts on Reggaeville, “Babylon” and “Be Great.” That small footprint gave the project extra weight, because YG Marley’s name already carries across reggae and the wider Caribbean diaspora, while Anwar’s presence on both songs made the collaboration feel deliberate rather than decorative.

The release read like a statement drop instead of an album or even a standard EP. Reggaeville’s track list showed only the title track and “Be Great,” while Apple Music described Babylon as a 2026 release with 3 songs and about 9 minutes total runtime. Beatport also listed it as a 3-track release distributed by Hitmaker Music Group on June 19, 2026. However it was packaged on different platforms, the effect was the same: Babylon arrived as a compact project that asked listeners to focus on message and identity, not length.

That focus fits the material. The title Babylon sits deep in reggae’s tradition of social critique, spiritual resistance and commentary on systems of power, while “Be Great” pushes the energy toward uplift and ambition. Together, the two titles create a push-pull that feels familiar to reggae fans, even when the release comes through a modern digital rollout.

The artist behind it adds another layer of recognition. Apple Music identifies YG Marley as Joshua Nesta Marley, the son of Ms. Lauryn Hill and Rohan Marley, born in Beverly Hills. Apple Music also notes that his solo breakthrough, “Praise Jah in the Moonlight,” arrived in late 2023. That lineage matters in a genre where family names, voice and message can move a record quickly, and it helps explain why even a two-song release can generate outsized curiosity.

Babylon is not trying to overwhelm the moment. It leans on a known name, a conscious title, and a collaborator who stays present across both tracks. In a field where listeners move fast, that kind of concentrated release can travel just as far as something much larger.