Nas & Damian Marley Collabo Disc 90 Percent Complete, Says Rapper

**Dat Law Doe** · 07-08-2009, 02:16 PM

Headlining this summer’s Rock the Bells tour, Nas and Damian Marley are giving concertgoers a preview of their upcoming collaboration album, Distant Relatives.
While the album still has no release date or label, the pair has been performing album cuts like “As We Enter,” “Strong Will Continue,” and “Africa Must Wake Up” at their tour stops.
“I like to come out and tell the people live in person, ‘Yo, the album is coming,’” Marley told billboard.com. “Give them a little bit of music to start to get excited about it.”
“Just being out here on the road we get a good feel from people about this whole thing,” added Nas, who estimates the album is 90 percent complete.
, Nas and Damian Marley decided to record a collaborative album dedicated to hoods in America and Africa earlier this year. Billboard reports that Distant Relatives will feature contributions from Stephen Marley and K’Naan.
“We just flowed, and the next thing we looked up and there were so many songs done or so many songs started and worked on…we just decided to keep it going,” Nas told billboard.com. “It’s not reggae. It’s not rap. It’s different shit for each of us.”
Nas and Marley plan to continue touring after Rock the Bells concludes in August. The duo has previously collaborated on “Road To Zion,” a single from Marley’s 2005 album, Welcome To Jamrock. –John Kennedy

Jama88 · 07-08-2009, 05:25 PM

i hope this will be good, Road to Zion being one of my all time favourite songs.

**DKE** · 07-08-2009, 05:26 PM

seeing them in 10 days @ rock the bells :chea

**the real ill will** · 07-08-2009, 05:28 PM

this should be dope, or at least original

**Ted Dibiase** · 07-08-2009, 05:28 PM

youre going to rock the bells? good shit. wish i was.

look forward to hearing about how it was

**DKE** · 07-08-2009, 05:30 PM

yea it coincided with my birthday so some homies bought me tix

[CheeseHead]**Bierram** · 07-08-2009, 05:38 PM

dope, line-up is sick

last year they brought it to the netherlands with all the acts I didn't want to see

**Prescot** · 07-08-2009, 05:56 PM

Road to Zion was a cool song, and Ive always been a fan of Nas, the album should be tight..

**Kernster** · 07-09-2009, 09:53 AM

:thumbsup good news

07-08-2009, 02:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dat Law Doe The Equalist Movement Join Date: Sep 2007 Thanks: 711 Thanked 1,188 Times in 974 Posts Rep Power: 5802	Nas & Damian Marley Collabo Disc 90 Percent Complete, Says Rapper Headlining this summer’s Rock the Bells tour, Nas and Damian Marley are giving concertgoers a preview of their upcoming collaboration album, Distant Relatives. While the album still has no release date or label, the pair has been performing album cuts like “As We Enter,” “Strong Will Continue,” and “Africa Must Wake Up” at their tour stops. “I like to come out and tell the people live in person, ‘Yo, the album is coming,’” Marley told billboard.com. “Give them a little bit of music to start to get excited about it.” “Just being out here on the road we get a good feel from people about this whole thing,” added Nas, who estimates the album is 90 percent complete. , Nas and Damian Marley decided to record a collaborative album dedicated to hoods in America and Africa earlier this year. Billboard reports that Distant Relatives will feature contributions from Stephen Marley and K’Naan. “We just flowed, and the next thing we looked up and there were so many songs done or so many songs started and worked on…we just decided to keep it going,” Nas told billboard.com. “It’s not reggae. It’s not rap. It’s different shit for each of us.” Nas and Marley plan to continue touring after Rock the Bells concludes in August. The duo has previously collaborated on “Road To Zion,” a single from Marley’s 2005 album, Welcome To Jamrock. –John Kennedy __________________

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Jama88 Highlander Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Thanks: 37 Thanked 23 Times in 16 Posts Rep Power: 100032	i hope this will be good, Road to Zion being one of my all time favourite songs. __________________

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the real ill will bring the balance back Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: balls deep Thanks: 3,035 Thanked 838 Times in 676 Posts Rep Power: 0	this should be dope, or at least original __________________

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Ted Dibiase Buggin Out Join Date: Sep 2007 Thanks: 586 Thanked 741 Times in 622 Posts Rep Power: 5524	youre going to rock the bells? good shit. wish i was. look forward to hearing about how it was __________________

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[CheeseHead]Bierram Dutch Messiah Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gouda, Netherlands Thanks: 586 Thanked 373 Times in 310 Posts Rep Power: 605	dope, line-up is sick last year they brought it to the netherlands with all the acts I didn't want to see __________________ Check my music here

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DKE Push Up Ya Lighter Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NYC Thanks: 2,256 Thanked 1,686 Times in 1,353 Posts Rep Power: 6515	seeing them in 10 days @ rock the bells :chea

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DKE Push Up Ya Lighter Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NYC Thanks: 2,256 Thanked 1,686 Times in 1,353 Posts Rep Power: 6515	yea it coincided with my birthday so some homies bought me tix

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Prescot Booty Warrior Join Date: Jul 2009 Thanks: 320 Thanked 179 Times in 96 Posts Rep Power: 34	Road to Zion was a cool song, and Ive always been a fan of Nas, the album should be tight.. __________________ Unanimously voted best member on NoHH!

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