If you’re about to give up on something tough, just put Ziggy Marley‘s musical words of wisdom in your head.
The eight-time Grammy-winning reggae legend and son of Bob Marley will appear on an upcoming episode of Yo Gabba GabbaLand!, with season 2 premiering globally Friday on Apple TV. Below, Billboard Family has an exclusive preview of his musical appearance.
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“Hey up there! Don’t get too down!” a shrunken-down Marley yells up to the classic Yo Gabba Gabba! monsters — Brobee, Foofa, Muno, Toodee and Plex — from inside a lunchbox. “Keep trying. You’ll get it!”
Marley then kicks into the uplifting song “Try Try Try,” with two backup dancers dressed as a thermos and a sandwich grooving behind him.
“When something’s hard, you gotta try, try, try/ Maybe find a different way,” Marley sings. “But you gotta try even though it ain’t easy, yeah/ And when it gets really tough/ That’s when you know it’s time to try, try try try/ Sometimes things don’t go as we planned/ Take our time so we can understand/ And the mind-set even though it ain’t easy/ And when it gets really tough/ You know it’s time to try, try try try.”
Watch the exclusive preview below:
This year, Marley is celebrating the 20th anniversary of his 2006 album Love Is My Religion, which was a top 10 hit on Billboard‘s Reggae Albums chart, peaking at No. 6. He just released an acoustic version of the album’s title track, with more new music coming this year.
In addition to Marley, other musical guests set for season 2 of Yo Gabba GabbaLand! include Yola, Sharon Van Etten, Sleigh Bells, Santigold, Still Woozy, Silversun Pickups, Chicano Batman, The Aquabats! and Hemlocke Springs.
The first season of Yo Gabba GabbaLand! — which is a reimagining of Nickelodeon’s original Yo Gabba Gabba! — premiered in 2024, after which the cast and guest star Thundercat delivered a memorable “NPR Tiny Desk” performance as well as back-to-back 2025 Coachella sets.