Roots music has a focus around the lyrics being derived from Rastafari culture, which as Jimmy Cliff in an interview is actually closer to Christianity than Islam. The scripture which is worshipped is the Holy Piby, and it is very Afrocentric and has an emphasis on the homeland of Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a place of the earliest foundations of Christianity also, but contrary to most opinions of Rastafarianism, there is an emphasis around being a sound person mentally, so things like alcohol in excess are strongly condemned, but marijuana is different as it leads to the idea that it expands the mind. Many reggae stars would develop lung cancer, including the ''Cool Ruler'', Gregory Isaacs.
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