Nas and Damian Marley - The Promised Land

Req · Post by **Req** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:27 am

i fucks with this nhhhhhhhhh

http://usershare.net/fzw3p5xrru5i

step one · Post by **step one** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:38 am

Do not like. Sounds horrible. Still find it strange that Nas - someone who has never had any signs of any reggae influence in his music before - is now doing a reggae album.

Is that the same sample (Aswad 'Dub War') that Boss used on 'Deeper' ?

nickwoj · Post by **nickwoj** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:39 am

nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo thanks.

EMCEE DARTH MALEK · Post by **EMCEE DARTH MALEK** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 11:56 am

dope song. both come nice. only 2 verses though???

step one, nas has done reggae style before. forget the song title but he says 'me gwan fuck a fat pussy tonight'
besides the point of the album is to combine the two styles, not for nas to imitate damian marley.

btw did they switch the cover? I liked the old album cover better. It properly communicated the message of pan-africanism.

step one · Post by **step one** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 12:08 pm

EMCEE DARTH MALEK wrote:
step one, nas has done reggae style before. forget the song title but he says 'me gwan fuck a fat pussy tonight'
besides the point of the album is to combine the two styles, not for nas to imitate damian marley.

now you mention it I do vaguely remember some shit mixtape track from around 2005 (maybe called 'MC Burial' ?)where he was rhyming in a really weak Jamaican accent and dissing 50 Cent.

Mindbender Futurama · Fri Apr 16, 2010 12:46 pm

BANGIN.

yeah, this record is going to do AMAZING in places not called 'America'.

fuck this shit is ILL.

y'all don't know what you're talking about. most time i'm like "yeah opinions are like assholes". but if you don't feel this... I don't know who you are

DUTTTTYNESS

whaaaat Nas, kill dis

GUCCI CONDOMS · Post by **GUCCI CONDOMS** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 12:54 pm

step one wrote:
EMCEE DARTH MALEK wrote:
step one, nas has done reggae style before. forget the song title but he says 'me gwan fuck a fat pussy tonight'
besides the point of the album is to combine the two styles, not for nas to imitate damian marley.
now you mention it I do vaguely remember some shit mixtape track from around 2005 (maybe called 'MC Burial' ?)where he was rhyming in a really weak Jamaican accent and dissing 50 Cent.

nah the song he talkin about is called "anything" I think, its really ill...third verse is crazy...

TheBigSleep · Post by **TheBigSleep** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 1:19 pm

EMCEE DARTH MALEK wrote:Did they switch the cover? I liked the old album cover better.

The old cover wasn't actually real / official apparently. It's weird when fake covers are better than the real ones.

drizzle · Post by **drizzle** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 1:22 pm

step one wrote:Do not like. Sounds horrible. Still find it strange that Nas - someone who has never had any signs of any reggae influence in his music before - is now doing a reggae album.

Is that the same sample (Aswad 'Dub War') that Boss used on 'Deeper' ?

The original aswad song is callled Love Fire, what you're missnaming is the dub version appropriately called Dub Fire. However in this particular case they're interpolating a Dennis Brown track called Promised Land which is based around the Love Fire riddim

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Texas Raised Mikey · Post by **Texas Raised Mikey** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 2:56 pm

drizzle wrote:
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This track is tha shit. I been had jammin that.

GM Dizzy Skillespie · Post by **GM Dizzy Skillespie** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 2:59 pm

same shit flipped on Atmosphere "Less One" right?

I think my gripe with this is, while very dope, they switch the vibe to accomodate Nas' verse.
It feels like a mash-up more than a song that's part of a collaborative album.

Da Publisher · Post by **Da Publisher** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 3:24 pm

Not bad at all

......

Renessis · Post by **Renessis** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 3:35 pm

This is good Nas shit.

supnick · Post by **supnick** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 3:44 pm

better than strong will continue, not as good as as we enter

album should be something close to great

stype_ones · Post by **stype_ones** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 10:22 am

This that shit right here:

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vermillion · Post by **vermillion** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 10:28 am

Over half the album leaked now, but I've only heard 3 of the tracks. Not gonna check this, gonna wait for it to leak, because I can't see it being too long away..

stype_ones · Post by **stype_ones** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 10:32 am

vermillion wrote:Over half the album leaked now, but I've only heard 3 of the tracks. Not gonna check this, gonna wait for it to leak, because I can't see it being too long away..

I'm on the same tip. Only songs I have heard are As We Enter and Friends. That Friends song is so dope to me.

Icesickle · Post by **Icesickle** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 10:58 am

That "Friends" track is what I want to hear from these guys. One of the best songs of the year, easy.

vermillion · Post by **vermillion** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 11:59 am

Damn, I caved, I had to listen to Friends after those comments. Great song. All but 4 songs from this leaked. This album is destined to fail though. People are wanting an album filled with songs like Road To Zion, but they aren't going to get it. I'm liking what I heard so far though. I know most will probably disagree, but these tracks would sound better if they were Damian Marley solo records..

EMCEE DARTH MALEK · Post by **EMCEE DARTH MALEK** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:16 pm

gonna listen to friends asap. fuck waiting.

yo vermillion, i agree that marley sounds better than nas on most of these joints, but these songs are way better than marely's solo work. they have a more typical reggae vibe and no autotune.

EARLY MORNING CLASS OF YOGA AT THE BEACH IN SENEGAL

AXEWOUNDFISTER · Post by **AXEWOUNDFISTER** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 3:37 pm

peanut butter · Post by **peanut butter** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 4:07 pm

Their tour together in Cali starts next month

PEACE

Texas Raised Mikey · Post by **Texas Raised Mikey** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 4:10 pm

Icesickle wrote:That "Friends" track is what I want to hear from these guys. One of the best songs of the year, easy.

Will buy this album now.

stype_ones · Post by **stype_ones** » Fri Apr 30, 2010 10:32 pm

I broke down and listened to the 9 songs that have leaked. This album is going to be something special. If all the fag hip hop nerds who occupy the internet boards and herbs who think they know everything about Hip Hop could open their minds for once, they might just be surprised by how nice this music really is. Nas stays making great music man. Nas is just a true artist. Of course he has his flaws, but I love this dude man. I don't see any other artist of his stature ever taking the risks he takes and they never are as creative and personal.

Everyone has opinions on music and it is subjective but I am really feeling these tunes and find it hard to believe people don't like this shit or at the very least appreciate the artistry.

stype_ones · Post by **stype_ones** » Fri Apr 30, 2010 11:02 pm

That being said, I do not know what the replay value of these tracks will ultimately be. My guess is it will be 50/50 on that end.

Either way, I am looking forward to new Nas material, esp if Tip, Pete Rock, Kanye and others are involved. I hope he really lets Tip be involved in the creation of his next album beyond just producing a track. Tip always got it going on and just knows how to make good music. If I was a label I would be hiring that dude over and over to A&R projects.

EMCEE DARTH MALEK · Post by **EMCEE DARTH MALEK** » Sat May 01, 2010 12:10 pm

yo im new at the internet.... where can i find the leak

Magneto · Post by **Magneto** » Sat May 01, 2010 12:20 pm

Lil Wayne kinda merked that one song...

Drastik · Post by **Drastik** » Sat May 01, 2010 2:46 pm

step one wrote:Still find it strange that Nas - someone who has never had any signs of any reggae influence in his music before - is now doing a reggae album.

If you'd been making music your entire life and got the opportunity to work with the talented son of one of the world's best musicians, wouldn't you do it? I'm sure he's been listening and appreciating Bob's music since he was a jit. Not strange at all, tbh.

Texas Raised Mikey · Post by **Texas Raised Mikey** » Sat May 01, 2010 3:34 pm

EMCEE DARTH MALEK wrote: these songs are way better than marely's solo work.

just noticed this comment.
c'mon son.

X google

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The Frankest · Post by **The Frankest** » Sat May 01, 2010 4:16 pm

Drastik wrote:
step one wrote:Still find it strange that Nas - someone who has never had any signs of any reggae influence in his music before - is now doing a reggae album.
If you'd been making music your entire life and got the opportunity to work with the talented son of one of the world's best musicians, wouldn't you do it? I'm sure he's been listening and appreciating Bob's music since he was a jit. Not strange at all, tbh.

Also, correction: In this interview, at 20:46, Fat Joe mentions Nas once busting a freestyle in the club alongside Biggie, and apparently being "on some jamaican shit" about bumbaclots.

Really though, this is the whole off-the-wall, "back-to-Africa" shit that he's been on all these years REALLY happening. For him to also go on a musical journey with it makes sense.