Nas & Damian Marley Distant Relatives anticipation thread

http://www.realhiphopsince79.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/2crkl04.jpg

dope cover

"As We Enter" is awesome and I have my hopes up for this

http://content.onsmash.com/archives/32077

goddamn this is a good IDEA!

that song rules, just figured it was gonna be on a regular nas album.

rev can we e-high five??????

wooo!

this is such a dope idea cuz honestly not enough rap albums - especially by established, long term dudes like Nas - really have a musical identity...like usually it's multiple producers, multiple guest appearances, a club joint, a serious joint, etc etc....but with this it's like maybe the whole reggae/dancehall thing can really give it an overall vibe as an album

not excited about this.

supposed to be all built an samples of African music (Mulatu Astatke on the single)

*high fives Matt*

*high five*

supposed to be all built an samples of African music (Mulatu Astatke on the single)

i'mma call it: best nas since stillmatic

i haven't heard the song yet, but i will say that the "welcome to jamrock" biggie blend is one of the dopest things ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snHzqUP8Zeo

thats the sample. dunno why it got jungle book happenign there tho

tracklist...kinda bummed out that wayne is on this :\

1. As We Enter
2. Tribal War (feat. K’NAAN)
3. Strong Will Continue
4. Leaders
5. Wisdom (Sabali)
6. Count Your Blessings
7. Disappear
8. The Promised Land (feat. Dennis Brown)
9. Nah Mean
10. Angola (Friends)
11. My Generation (feat. Lil Wayne and Joss Stone)
12. Africa Must Wake Up (Feat. K’NAAN)
13. BONUS TRACK Ancient People (feat. Junior Reid)

strong will continue:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u3Zu5PqgV8

jordan click the link in the 2nd post

the guests that aren't Dennis Brown or Junior Reid are all kinda disappointing

haha i didn't even see joss stone

man i barely remember k'naan, he had some football commercial and i've seen a video or two on mtv jams

I didn't listen to the K'naan because it looked super wack.

― Whiney G. Weingarten, Monday, January 26, 2009 1:18 PM Bookmark

real talk

(actually, I did, it was kinda whatever)

more corny than wack imo

I haven't been feeling Nas lately, but man, this sounds like it could be great! I liked most of Streets' Disciple and Hip-Hop Is Dead, but it's still nice to hear Nas ride a hard beat!

The cover pic reminds me of this:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/103/304995188_228aca0fbe_o.jpg

One of these tracks samples "Sabali" by Amadou & Miriam and is really fucking good

title?

gonna go out on a limb and say it's 5. Wisdom (Sabali)

That'd be it, I guess

clever...

alright, next question: where are you hearing this?

I've heard a bunch of it on the radio and not heard a bad track yet. Whatever they were playing heaps a couple of months ago was "turn-it-up-who's-this?" good.

http://www.youtube.com/v/snHzqUP8Zeo&fs=1&hl=en

thats the sample. dunno why it got jungle book happenign there tho

― dylannn, Saturday, March 13, 2010 1:49 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark

hey, this tune! i've heard it everywhere the last couple of years. it was even on Optimo's Sleepwalk mix.

yes i am excited about this! "as we enter" is super-awesome.

So did this leak yet?

its release date is 6 weeks away

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcY34CGzj20

wish they would have done a bit more with that tbh

Love this song.

this song is awesome, also lol @ pet store rat running around

yes! lol at that

a few tracks in and this is fairly good, esp. "Tribal War"

Really enjoyed the first track on this, then it kinda trails off into feel-good Marley territory and vague, quasi-political "Africa" themed lyrics and seems to get really ham-fisted. Anyone else have this experience?

I am feeling good from the feel-good Marley territory

btw "Dispear" is awesome

and don't talk shit about Marley, Welcome to Jamrock is as good of an album as any Nas has released after Illmatic

"Naw Mean" is such a banger

jittery timbo circa-'97 ballad is a good look

i wanted to say that joss stone makes kind of a shit marsha ambrosius, but she's kind of an improvement

as any Nas has released after Illmatic

Illmatic's not even his best album, but that's another discussion...

....

i mean you've said some contrarian shit but

http://images.starpulse.com/Photos/Previews/Inglourious-Basterds-w08.jpg

spicy chalopeños

outta here with that

halfway through this and really enjoying it so far! the production is really great, thick and inventive and framing their voices perfectly.

oh wait i've just got to the song "feat. joss stone and lil wayne"

:/

hahahahaha

What, you don't like Lil Wayne?

it's been a while since he did anything good. "turnin' me on" maybe.

his verse on this is good tho! he's actually focused

besides he has to keep releasing from jail or everyone will forget about him (not me lil wayne ilu)

Joss Stone. Really? uuuuugh

Just picked this up this morning. Really digging it so far.

Caveat: Have not gotten to the Joss Stone joint yet.

doesnt joss stone on this kinda go against the whole 'back to africa' vibe of this? (not heard it yet out of fear)

the joss stone joint aint bad yall

titchy: not really, considering the ultimate message of "we're all distant relatives, no matter where we're from"

this album has sort of become my summer jam.

I was in a mall record store today & saw an old school hand-sell: clerk puts this album on, woman is all "This is great. What is this?" Clerks tells her. Woman purchases physical CD. It was like watching one of those 50s hygiene film strips on MST3K.

Three tracks in, all excellent so far. Really nice production.

A few later tracks are a bit on the cheesy side.

My feelings exactly.

Cool that people are digging this. "As We Enter," and "Strong Will Continue," are huge jams for me. It's def a little corny all the way through, but sometimes I'm really looking for an optimistic vibe and this is super upbeat.

otm

sequel should be called 'kissing cousins'

finally broke down and bought this. kinda excited to see how the two blend together.

o_O THIS RULES

"naw mean" is such a jam

you weiners shit on k'naan but jerk off all over something even cornier

#smh

i luv k'naan

k'naan's appearances here are fine

also, you can't call someone a "weiner" and "corny" at the same time. it doesn't work.

plus i acknowledged this album's corniness

corny weiner=chafing bigtime

Random Thought:

I was listening to a podcast that had Large Professor being interviewed and he stated he was the unofficial A&R guy for Nas - Illmatic (with the exception of Q-Tip who Nas personally asked to be on the album). It got me thinking that Nas needs someone to guide him when it comes to the sonic aspects of his songs. This is why this album is great. You had the Marley brothers to rely on doing the music, and thank goodness for that. He should really keep this in mind for the future.

Plus, I rather have corny and sincere than cool and detached from my rappers nowadays. I guess I'm getting older and less tolerable of apathy and being cool.

knaan fans cant call anyone corny

wouldn't call myself a "fan"

also, you can't call someone a "weiner" and "corny" at the same time. it doesn't work.

― The Reverend, Thursday, August 12, 2010 1:53 AM (8 hours ago) Bookmark

what do you think a POGO is

i only like as we enter on this... the rest of it is pretty boring imo.. especially that 'everyone deserves a turd, everyone child deserves a burger' song

I've really cooled on this. I was excited about it in June but haven't played it since.

MORE FOR ME THEN

wait

too late, you just committed to buying a pallet of "nas and damian marley" CDs

DAMMIT

Nas needs someone to guide him when it comes to the sonic aspects of his songs. This is why this album is great. You had the Marley brothers to rely on doing the music, and thank goodness for that. He should really keep this in mind for the future.

Totally disagree. This collaboration w/ Marley is phoned in, Nas occasionally shines in his delivery but I think the overall thematic structure of the album feels forced (we are DISTANT and different. but we are also RELATIVES and brothers. from AFRICA.) and I'd rank it waaaay below most of Nas' solo albums. There's no way this holds up to Stillmatic, the Lost Tapes, God's Son, Hip Hip Is Dead, the s/t album from a year or two ago, even.

admittedly I've only had one listen but I love it. I wasn't really expecting anything on par with Stillmatic, God's Son, which are two of my favs of his (s/t would have been better if Nas didn't overpreach about stuff he has no clue about)

Love the idea of K'naan as "corny." That hayseed sentimentalist!

there is good stuff on here, and although ive not heard the whole thing, nas seems to be working with some sort of 'conscious nas lyric generator' machine. its solid stuff though - maybe having damien beside him helped keep an eye on quality control. its def one of the better reggae/rap projects, prob ever, though.

This is a really enjoyable album to listen to twice imo.

this album is not bad, though Damien outshines Nas on like every track