Reggae used a slow striding rhythm, while providing an outlook shaped by Jamaica’s political disappointments and Rastafarianism critique of the modern world, which is also referred to as “Babylon”.This type of music today is now officially recognized today as roots reggae music. Jamaica’s political parties, The People’s National Party and the Jamaican Labour Party led to the popularization of roots reggae music. Terich’s mentions reggae’s popularization in his article stating, “reggae is pretty universally popular worldwide, but the catch is that many of the most popular artists aren’t actually from Jamaica, nor have much of a connection to reggae’s roots at all”. Roots reggae encouraged Jamaican musicians to spread their ideas on how the country could improve its poor relations. Reggae artists intended to shape their society by having a deeper understanding and supporting the urgency for a structural change in Jamaica One of the most well known reggae musician, Bob Marley, sang about his personal struggles involving racism, his life in the slums of Kingston, and his Rastafari beliefs. He believed that the god, Jah Rastafari, would lead the African people back to Africa. Most Westerners knew Bob Marley supported smoking marijuana, depicting it as a door to enlightenment in the Rastafarian belief. Reggae music was popular around the world because it spoke to people in poverty that did not have power. It gave the people something to stand with and use to unite together. Marley’s fame rose in result of Jamaica experiencing more than 200 years of colonialism and slavery. in Jamaica, Marley was seen as a supporter of the People’s National Party. His band had changed the ska music into the reggae music we know today. They did this by slowing down the ska music’s beat that their band was playing. He quickly became a symbol for the African youth, provoking Africans to start identifying with Jamaicans and its Rasta culture. It was easy for Africans from other countries to relate with Jamaicans because they were both oppressed by white people from a political, financial and social perspective.>