Nas & Damian Marley Unite On 'Distant Relatives'

After experiencing numerous release date changes dating back to 2009, rapper Nas and Reggae artist Damian Marley’s collaborative effort Distant Relatives finally hit music store shelves today May 18, 2010.

It’s no secret (unless of course you completely shelter yourself from the internet) that Nas has experienced a flood of media attention thanks in part to his very public separation from his soon-to-be-ex-wife singer Kelis. While some would find it difficult to focus on presenting a collection of quality work, Nas made it seem so simple and the tracks on Distant Relatives reflects this sentiment.

Distant Relatives consists of 13-tracks that center on both educating and entertaining, edutaining if you will.

Nas & Damian Marley's Trailer For 'Distant Relatives' [Video]

Here is a trailer taking fans behind the scenes of the making of Nas and Reggae artist (and Bob Marley offspring) Damian Marley's new collaborative effort Distant Relatives.

I am so excited for this album because it looks like it is about to be epic. Just the combination of a Hip-Hop sound with a Reggae tone is making me salivate. This really has never been done before and judging by the video the two shared a very distinct chemistry which makes for great music.

Distant Relatives hits stores May 18, mark your calendars!

ALBUM COVERS: NAS & DAMIAN MARLEY 'DISTANT RELATIVES' [COVER & TRACK LIST]

Here is the album cover for Damian Marley and Nas' new album Distant Relatives. This album has been a long time coming with it missing its album release date which was set for August of this year.

I love the cover and the fact that they used the continent of Africa as their background, very creative.

Here is the track list:

01. Intro (Something New) (Produced by Damian Marley)

02. As We Enter (Produced by Damian Marley)
03. Revolutionary (Produced by Damian Marley)
04. Count Your Blessings (Produced by Damian & Stephen Marley)
05. Belief is Key (Produced by Damian Marley)
06. Africa Must Wake Up (feat. K’naan) (Produced by Nas, Damian & Stephen Marley)
07. Black Horizon (feat. K’naan) (Produced by Damian Marley)
08. Only the Strong (Produced by Damian & Stephen Marley)
09. Our Generation (feat. Joss Stone & Stevie Wonder) (Produced by Damian Marley)
10. Empowerment (Produced by Stephen Marley)
11. AID (Produced by K’naan & Nas)
12. Let’s End It (Poverty) (feat. K’naan) (Produced by 9th Wonder & Damian Marley)
13. The Earth (feat. Bob Marley) (Produced by Salaam Remi, Damian & Stephen Marley)
14. Black Man’s Paper (feat. Erykah Badu) (Produced by Afry) [UK Bonus]
15. Weed On (feat. Snoop Dogg) (Produced by Damian Marley) [iTunes Bonus]
 
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