In honor of the milestone, the duo will be performing the album on Marley’s Welcome to. Nas gehört zur Gruppe der Lyricists und sieht sich. Nas and Damian Marley ‘s cult classic Distant Relatives album is approaching its tenth anniversary. Illmatic, sein Debütalbum aus dem Jahr 1994, gilt heute als ein Meilenstein in der Hip-Hop-Szene. European shows begin June 27 at Belgium’s Couleur Cafe Festival with pending dates for Africa and the Caribbean. Nas ( 14.September 1973 in Brooklyn, New York City bürgerlich Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones) ist ein US-amerikanischer Rapper.Seine Karriere begann in Queensbridge, einem sozialen Brennpunkt in New York, der eine hohe Kriminalitätsrate aufweist. Distant Relatives tour - on which both artists will perform separately and together - kicks off May 21 at the Community Center in Arcata, Calif. Stream this official album from Nas and Damian Marley titled Distant Relatives. The duo is booked on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” May 19 and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” May 24, while the U.S. Nas & Damian Marley Distant Relatives Album Albums. Guests on the album include Lil Wayne on “My Generation,” Somalia-born K’naan rapping about his homeland on “Africa Must Wake Up,” Marley’s older brother Stephen and even the late Dennis Brown, who’s sampled on a revamped version of his reggae repatriation anthem “The Promised Land.”
23 on R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Songs, selling 33,000 units – the darker “Strong Will Continue” - which the duo debuted February 5 on BET’s “Help for Haiti” telethon - hit download stores April 13, although it’s not being pushed at radio – “Land of Promise” was released as an embeddable widget that offers a free download of the track and pushes news updates on “Distant Relatives.” Overview Plans and pricing Premium Access Assignments.
Royalty-free Creative Video Editorial Archive Custom Content Creative Collections. 18 on Billboard’s Rap Digital Songs chart and No. Nas and Damian Marley perform onstage at 'Distant Relatives: Nas And Damian Marley' at the GRAMMY Museum on Main Los Angeles, California. The record is being introduced by three different tracks: – “As We Enter,” a vibrant blend of Marley’s thick Jamaican patois and Nas’ New York-accented rhymes, has so far peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 and has moved 764,000 units, according to Nielsen SoundScan, while Nas’ latest record, 2008’s “Untitled,” hit No. “Some of those artists didn’t know each other’s work until they made the records, whereas I (was) a fan of Nas years before we did ‘Road to Zion.'”Ĭombined, the two also bring some serious sales firepower. “Many of those records were made solely from business decisions,” says Marley, seated alongside Nas at New York’s Quad Studios. The album is a seamless collaboration - a world away from some of the forced dancehall/hip-hop couplings previously used by major labels to try and cross over reggae singles to the R&B mainstream. Sure enough, they are preparing to release a full-length rap-reggae collision, “Distant Relatives,” on May 18 though Universal Republic. Gong Marley Nas Title: Distant Relatives Product Type: VINYL LP Tracks: 1.1 A1 As We Enter 1.2 A2 Tribes at War 1.3 A3 Strong Will. Gong” Marley first collaborated - on “Road to Zion” from Marley’s 2005 album “Welcome to Jamrock” - the pair knew it was inevitable they would come back for more. My Generation (Feat.When rapper Nas and reggae star Damian “Jr. It features appearances from K’naan, Stephen Marley, Dennis Brown, Junior Reid, Joss Stone and Lil Wayne. Fusing musical elements of hip hop and reggae, it features lyrical themes concerning ancestry, poverty, and the plight of Africa. The album is Nas' tenth (third for Def Jam) and Marley's fourth studio album, respectively.ĭistant Relatives was recorded between 20, being produced primarily by Damien and Stephen Marley, both sons of the most-known Jamaican musician Bob Marley. It was released on May 18, 2010, by Universal Republic and Def Jam Recordings. Distant Relatives is a collaborative studio album by American rapper Nas and Jamaican reggae vocalist Damian Marley.