Society and politics aside, this is an important milestone both for hip-hop and reggae, mainly due to the scale of the operation.
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Yet a full album format detracts from this, and the project would have suited an EP as initially planned. Nasir and Damian originally hooked up on ‘Road To Zion’ from Welcome To Jamrock, which felt so special at the time. ‘Friends’ nods to the vocal styles of Angolan singer Bonga, but we are still subjected to schmaltzy nu-school reggae on ‘Leaders’ and ‘In His Own Words.’ Almost unforgivably, Joss Stone is drafted in on ‘My Generation’ alongside Lil Wayne, but doesn’t do as much damage as one might have thought. ‘Patience’ could have been produced by a ghetto Sigur Ros, while standout track and first single ‘As We Enter’ takes its cues from Oh No’s Dr No’s Ethiopium, mincing ‘70s Ethiopian psyche-rock and jazz like Mulatu Astatqé and the Heliophonics into a jumping Gravel Pit of a hip-hop banger, as does ‘Nah Mean.’ Nas, unusually, keeps his mouth clean while delivering lyrics with sincerity. Jr Gong tells us that “there’s a lot of work to be done in the promised land,” addressing such topics as the diamond trade and political corruption. Although the old cliché of all humankind’s African beginnings does crop up, the lyrical content on Distant Relatives is far from preachy or sentimental.
That’s right, you too.” It’s a simple premise for an album from two of urban music’s shining lights, Nas and Damian “Jr Gong” Marley, but one that is handled without simplicity. “We all come from one place and that’s Africa.
Since then he has released eight solo albums and three compilation albums that have garnered 11 Grammy nominations.Available on: Universal Republic / Def Jam LP 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. The tracklist for Distant Relatives, the long-awaited collaboration album between Nas & Damian Marley, has leaked. 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 International Hip-Hop superstar Nas and GRAMMY-winning artist Damian Jr. *US at # 5 and #10 with Patience and Nah Mean First Look: Nas & Damian Marley Distant Relatives. *Canada # 1 and #8 with Patience and My Generation
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