The official website for the record can be found here. The second song, “Strong Will Continue”, is just as sharp, both musically and lyrically, as the rappers channel Tupac by presenting an uplifting, inspirational ode to those who continue to find themselves in a hole.ĭistant Relatives is set for an April 20 release date (seems appropriate for these two). Over a smooth reggae bass and bright horn riffs, Nas and Marley effortlessly toss rhymes back and forth, focusing more on their ensuing collaboration and less on the socio-political front Nas had previously promised. Marley and Nas will also focus their attention on the difficulties in America and in American urban ghettos, and relate those experiences through the duo’s shared African ancestry.ĭistant Relatives’ first single, “As We Enter”, leaked back in June. So we named the album Distant Relatives because it talks to all people.” People are killing themselves over jobs, but we take for granted what we do have here… In the world, we’re family. In the same interview, the Queens rapper also discussed the meaning behind the album’s name: “We’re in a recession. To find the roots of reggae and hip-hop,” Nas told the Omaha World Herald back in June 2009. Together we kind of wanted to give people that. Hip-hop music has helped reggae in its transition periods.
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Originally, the idea was to release just an EP, but when the duo hit the studio to record last year, they decided to turn it into a full record, entitled Distant Relatives. So when Nas and Damian Marley announced plans to collaborate back in February 2009, fans from both genres eagerly anticipated the result. Since then he has released eight solo albums and three compilation albums that have garnered 11 Grammy nominations.One is arguably the most iconic lyricist in rap history the other is a reggae star and the son of a legendary musician/activist (Bob Marley). His first full-length album, Illmatic was released in 1994.
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The son of jazz trumpeter Olu Dara, Nas first reached an international audience when his track Halftime was tapped by producer MC Serch as the opening cut on 1992's Zebrahead movie soundtrack. Nas has sold over 20 million albums world-wide spanning over a decade. The youngest son of Reggae legend Bob Marley, Damian Marley has sold over 500,000 copies of his Grammy winning album Welcome to Jamrock in 2005. When dancehall and hip-hop music was all about moving the crowd not moving units," a joint statement read. Back to a time when rap's greatest hits were created in basement soundrooms, not corporate boardrooms.
"What we're about to do right now is go back. The duo stated on their page that the album is not aimed at being commercial, however it was highly anticipated for over a year. Rapper Nas and deejay Marley officially released their first video on Monday which aired on the US based show, BET 106 & Park.
The album has been categorised on iTunes in the genres of Reggae, Hip-Hop and Rap. On Tuesday, the 2005 single, Road to Zion from the Welcome to Jamrock album was charting in the UK at #8, it was the first collaboration between both artistes which sparked the Distant Relatives album.ĭigital sales are significant as they account for one-third of global music sales and the Apple-owned iTunes is the leading online music store accounting for 70 per cent of world-wide digital sales according to Reuters and Billboard. *UK at #2 and #9 with Strong Will Continue and Nah Mean *US at # 5 and #10 with Patience and Nah Mean *Canada # 1 and #8 with Patience and My Generation
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