When Mojo Morgan steps into the studio, the herb is already burning. Cannabis is no escape for him. It’s a compass, a way to cut through noise and land on something real. “Cannabis is a tool and a ritual for me,” he says. “It lets me tap deeper into emotions, melodies, and ideas. Whether I’m writing a lyric, vibing with a riddim, or cooking in the kitchen, herb slows the noise down and opens a creative lane. It’s part of my balance.”
That balance runs through Jamaica Love, his debut solo EP released August 29 on Heritage Grown Productions and Droptop Records. The collection feels like a circle: music, family, culture carried forward.
Carrying the Torch
Mojo is reggae royalty. A founding member of the Grammy-winning Morgan Heritage, son of the late Denroy Morgan, and brother of the late Peetah Morgan. He grew up inside the sound and the faith. Now, with Jamaica Love, he steps into his own space while holding the flame lit by those who came before.
“Herb has always been part of reggae’s truth-telling and consciousness,” he says. “Peter Tosh sang about legalization, and my father, Denroy Morgan, was a pioneer who never hid his faith or his lifestyle. For me, carrying that torch is natural. It’s about continuing the fight for normalization while also showing the world the plant’s spiritual and creative value.”
Jamaica, Brooklyn, and the Spirit of Ganja
Mojo was raised between Brooklyn and Jamaica. Both places shaped his view of the plant. “Cannabis is inseparable from Jamaican culture. Not only Rasta, but as a symbol of resilience and healing. Growing up in Brooklyn and then as a teen in Jamaica, ganja was always around as medicine, as sacrament, as part of the soil. When I make music like Jamaica Love, I’m tapping into that same energy. The spirit of freedom and connection to the land.”
For him, the herb is a cultural carrier. “Herb has been one of Jamaica’s greatest cultural exports, right alongside reggae. It carries a message of peace, meditation, and rebellion against oppression. As the world opens up to legalization, it’s also important that Jamaica and its farmers benefit from the very culture they helped build. Not just economically, but by keeping the roots and rituals intact.”
Rasta Rock and Freedom
Mojo’s sound bends lines. He calls it Rasta Rock, a mix of reggae, hip-hop, Americana, country, and rock stitched together by spirit. “Rasta Rock is about freedom. Refusing to be boxed into one genre, just like cannabis culture refuses to be boxed into one stereotype. Herb is a unifier. Whether I’m pulling from reggae, rock, country, or hip hop, it keeps me grounded in my roots while letting me experiment without fear.”
On Mountain Song with Gramps Morgan and his son Esh, acoustic soul meets reggae heart. In The Morning brings the cannabis ritual into sharp focus. Features from Popcaan, Sizzla, and Maino open the doors wider.
Mojo sees the bond between reggae and herb entering a new era. “For decades, reggae artists were stigmatized for speaking openly about herb. Now the world is catching up. Especially when you see how medical, creative, and spiritual benefits are being recognized everywhere. My hope is that reggae continues to be the soundtrack of that movement, reminding people that cannabis is about wellness, consciousness, and love.”
Food, Farming, and Community
Music is only one side of Mojo’s creativity. On a 200-acre farm in Bath, St. Thomas, his family runs Heritage Estates Agro, focused on food crops. Mojo is also building Mojo’s Food Product line, bringing his skills as a chef into play. “Food brings people to the table, music brings people to the dance, and herb elevates the spirit. That’s community. That’s culture. Cannabis is not just about consumption, it’s about sharing, reasoning, and lifting each other up.”
A Family Celebration
Jamaica Love lives up to its title. It pulls in brothers, sons, nephews, collaborators. It remembers Peetah. It nods to Denroy. It points forward. A celebration of bloodlines, land, and sound.
Mojo Morgan makes music steeped in soil and sky, in kitchens and dancehalls, in the voices of his family and the rhythm of his island. Herb threads through all of it, binding together memory, ritual, and the promise of what’s next.
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