Episode two of JIMMY CLIFF Biography Forever covers the pivotal nineteen seventies when Jimmy became reggae's global icon. The episode documents his breakthrough international hits including "Wonderful World, Beautiful People" in nineteen sixty-nine, the powerful anti-war anthem "Vietnam" that Bob Dylan called the best protest song ever written, and the deeply personal "Many Rivers to Cross." The narrative centers on the nineteen seventy-two film "The Harder They Come," where Jimmy's starring role and the legendary soundtrack introduced reggae to worldwide audiences and made him a cultural phenomenon. The episode explores how Jimmy became the face of reggae before Bob Marley's international breakthrough, the creative tensions between commercial accessibility and roots authenticity, and the gracious way he handled the shift as Marley became reggae's biggest star by the late seventies, concluding with Jimmy's established legacy as the pioneer who opened reggae's doors to the world.
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