Bob Marley's Son Rohan Rejects the 'Nepo Baby' Concept: 'It Don't Work Like That' (Exclusive)

The Jamaican entrepreneur and son of late reggae legend Bob Marley opens up about his famous lineage and standing on his own

Rohan Marley may be Bob Marley's son, but he's adamant that he's his own man.

"There's a saying, 'Every tub has its own feet,' you understand?" says Marley, 51, a Jamaican entrepreneur and one of the late reggae legend's many children. He recently launched Lion Order, a cannabis line and lifestyle brand inspired by his dad's Rastafarian culture and beliefs.

But, says Marley, having his dad's big name doesn't make him a "nepo baby."

"It don't work like that," says Marley of the popularized concept that children of famous parents have an easier, some say guaranteed, road to success. "You really have to take on to a teaching, take on to responsibility. It's not like just because my dad is Bob, that's why I am this way. No, no, no."

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According to Marley, "Your dad doesn't pass down your inner self. You know how many kids have fathers and don't listen to their father?"

In his and his siblings' case, "We chose to listen to our father. He's not the end all be all, but he's the beginning. Your father's not perfect, especially the man that left this earth at 36 years old. But he tapped us into a way of life," he says of his Rastafarian culture.

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For the Marleys, it's about choosing to honor the principles their father instilled. "Even though me and my brothers have different mothers, we have never had an argument, none of these things," he says. "It's about God consciousness. Because on this Earth you're an individual, you dig? And your individuality comes from what you seek, not where you're from."

Marley, who is gearing up for the January release of the film Bob Marley: One Love, executive produced by his brother Ziggy, says in all, "For me, nepotism doesn't exist. You are what you are. Legacy exists, bloodline exists but you have to do it yourself."

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