| The Fruit of Life (Revelation Pt. II) | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Stephen Marley |
| Cover: | Revelation Pt. 2 – The Fruit of Life.jpg |
| Genre: | Reggae |
| Label: | Ghetto Youths International |
| Producer: | Stephen Marley |
| Prev Title: | Revelation Pt. 1 – The Root of Life |
| Prev Year: | 2011 |
| Next Title: | Old Soul |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
The Fruit of Life (Revelation Pt. II) is the third studio album by Jamaican-American musician Stephen Marley. It was released on 22 July 2016 via Ghetto Youths International. Produced by Stephen Marley himself, it features guest appearances from Damian Marley, Waka Flocka Flame, Black Thought, Bounty Killer, Busta Rhymes, Capleton, Dead Prez, Iggy Azalea, Jasmin Karma, Jo Mersa Marley, Junior Reid, Kardinal Offishall, Konshens, Ky-Mani Marley, Mad Cobra, Pain Killer, Pitbull, Rakim, Rick Ross, Shaggy, Sizzla, Twista, Wyclef Jean and DJ Khaled.
In the United States, the album peaked at number 129 on the Billboard 200, number 10 on the Independent Albums and atop of the Reggae Albums. It also made it to the number 69 on the Swiss Hitparade.
Revelation, Pt. 2: The Fruit of Life was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 77, based on four reviews.
AllMusic's David Jeffries praised the album, saying "Stephen's production is compelling, elaborate, daring, and yet tasteful throughout, while his lyrics -- like his brother Damian's -- offer plenty to savor once all the sonic brilliance has sunk in", he continued, "file this massive effort next to Damian's Welcome to Jamrock, Stephen's own diverse 2007 release Mind Control, and maybe even Dad's 1976 "Roots, Rock, Reggae" breakthrough, Rastaman Vibration".
In the mixed reviews, Andy Gill of The Independent stated: "the album only develops a steely ragga rasp in the last few tracks, when the hometown likes of Bounty Killer, Capleton and Sizzla make their presence felt".