Nas and Damien Marley - Distant Relatives

vermillion · Post by **vermillion** » Fri May 21, 2010 2:15 am

supnick wrote:bought this today

packaging and shit is the bomb

Yeah I really liked the packaging. The Garvey quote and Africa thing on the cover were dope.

stype_ones · Post by **stype_ones** » Fri May 21, 2010 11:04 am

Mindbender Futurama · Fri May 21, 2010 11:18 am

I hope Nas releases a less topic oriented hip hop record this year too, just to balance the steez

like 'Lost Tapes 2' or something

he'll be the SUPER GOAT then and nobody can say sheeeeit to the man

EMCEE DARTH MALEK · Post by **EMCEE DARTH MALEK** » Fri May 21, 2010 3:00 pm

oh man i wanna buy it so bad but hmv told me the special edition is coming out on the 27th
and i think it will have bonus tracks
fuck it im buying both

word mindbender, if you take the dope songs that got cut of 'nigger' into account, cut the track with game & chris brown, you have a sick album

nas on def jam> what nas would be doing if he were still on columbia

The Frankest · Post by **The Frankest** » Fri May 21, 2010 6:19 pm

Mindbender Futurama wrote:I hope Nas releases a less topic oriented hip hop record this year too, just to balance the steez

like 'Lost Tapes 2' or something

he'll be the SUPER GOAT then and nobody can say sheeeeit to the man

I'm with you on this. He's on a whole different level right now, going on his 19th year and keeping it (beyond) true in ways none of these newer cats couldn't begin to approach.... But kicking back for the next one could be good for balance.

Lost Tapes 2 would be ILL.

Or maybe finally that Nas & DJ Premier album. Just two of the realest coming together like what everyone's been waiting for, for the love of real hip hop MC'in and DJin. I know they both want it, to go in and make that incredible album. Especially today it wouldn't only be dope but it would make a lot of sense in both their respective careers, and for the game.

Other fun projects for later: that AZ collaboration (maybe throw Mega in the mix), Lost Tapes 3-4-5, maybe something with Scarface and Ice Cube, Illmatic 2 (for real this time), more albums with Premo... a REWRITE album now with the heavier voice (imagine rewritten versions of The Message, Life's A Bitch, Halftime, 2nd Childhood, Take It In Blood etc from a true veteran's perspective).... maybe hook up with MB in T-Dot Heaven and really take it to the next level *laughs* Yeah, some fun ideas popping up. I also wish he would hook up and at least do some 2011 songs with Ghostface, Q-Tip, Naughty By Nature, Masta Ace, Slaughterhouse, Cormega, KRS-One, maybe holler at Prodigy when he gets out for some blow-your-mind-out-the-frame fucking truth-speaking, like MB would put it.

Ha ha, I'm definitely going Mindbender on this one, but it's a big and important topic

Also, I remember at one point Nas was talking about making a double album: disc 1 produced by Premier and disc 2 produced by Dr Dre. It would be the project of a lifetime, and he seemed pretty serious about it. DAMN... if only Dre didn't take so long with the Detox project.... good going, Dre. Nah, but also big dream album.

PTS · Post by **PTS** » Fri May 21, 2010 7:20 pm

^^Or simply try to make a goddamn album without relying on other big names, half-assed concepts or past fame/songs/album title. You know, just rapping well about some stuff on a beat...

Da Publisher · Post by **Da Publisher** » Tue May 25, 2010 12:55 am

Req wrote: As far as Nas as an emcee goes, it's >>> Nigger, >>> Nastradamus, >>> Streets Disciple, >>> HHID.

GOAT

Are you saying that HHID is his weakest lyrical performance and that Nastradamus is overall better than Street's Disciple from a rap perspective?

...........

Da Publisher · Post by **Da Publisher** » Tue May 25, 2010 1:03 am

Quality Control · Post by **Quality Control** » Wed May 26, 2010 2:06 pm

This is my favorite album of 2010 so far. I think the whole project is dope.

NAH MEAN!?

I even like the LiL Wayne verse..although i was really surprised to see his name in the credits for this. Knaan did his thing as well...so happy to see him involved with this. He toured the world opening for Damien back in 2007 and their music works well together...

Dope to see Dennis Brown involved as well...reggae legend.

DJ Crimson · Post by **DJ Crimson** » Wed May 26, 2010 4:14 pm

supnick · Post by **supnick** » Wed May 26, 2010 5:18 pm

The Afronaut · Post by **The Afronaut** » Wed May 26, 2010 5:58 pm

The Frankest wrote:Other fun projects for later: that AZ collaboration

This would be great.

stype_ones · Post by **stype_ones** » Sun Aug 01, 2010 9:36 am

Was anyone else in Brooklyn last night?? Holy shit!! That was prob the best show I ever went to in my life. I have been going to shows since 95. Been to a million at Wetlands, Tramps, SOB's, etc; Sneaker Pimps, Rock the Bells. Seen the Roots mad times. Seen just about every Hip Hop artists that I love over the last 15 years.

Maaan, Damian Marley went all the way in last night. And Nas was so on point. I have seen Nas mad times. Half the time is is pretty good, the other half he sucks. He's fucked up, drunk whatever, can't remember his line. Has zero breath. But not last night. He did slow down for a bit when he did a couple of songs because he was going hard for like an hour, but he was crazy on point.

But Damian and the band was the real treat. He was fuckin amazing. Aside from just nailing all the DR joints, and Welcome to Jamrock joints, he did his father's songs, and I swear, it could have been Bob. It was so dope.

I don't know if I will ever seem him live again, and I doubt him and Nas will ever be touring together again. If you get a chance to see these dudes, please do yourself a favor and go. Worth every penny.

truthaddict · Post by **truthaddict** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 2:19 am

EMCEE DARTH MALEK · Post by **EMCEE DARTH MALEK** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 3:41 am

they have so much energy live but so little in the video

the effects are dope though, it's like power

PopsUK · Post by **PopsUK** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 12:04 pm

As much as I like Nas, I couldn't really get into this album, apart from "As We Enter". Doesn't seem like a bad record, but I just don't understand all the praise. It's ok.

Busta Ry · Post by **Busta Ry** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 3:25 pm

truthaddict wrote:<object width="400" height="250"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id= ... y=0&loop=0" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id= ... y=0&loop=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="250"></embed></object>

I don't believe you can win with rap videos anymore, unless Spike Jonze is directing them, however, this is on some next-level ICP shit.

truthaddict · Post by **truthaddict** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 8:17 pm

Busta Ry wrote:
truthaddict wrote:<object width="400" height="250"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id= ... y=0&loop=0" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id= ... y=0&loop=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="250"></embed></object>

I don't believe you can win with rap videos anymore, unless Spike Jonze is directing them, however, this is on some next-level ICP shit.

magnets?

djjeffresh · Post by **djjeffresh** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:19 pm

no way. that video is crazy good.

EMCEE DARTH MALEK · Post by **EMCEE DARTH MALEK** » Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:25 pm

i like the style a lot but neither artist has any charisma in it.......... woulda been better if they just still frame stared down the camera like kanye.............. or did some blow

so what the hell is going on with the promotion of this album? The first video came out way too late and was one of the worst things i've ever seen. Now this comes out like 8 months after the album dropped and i'm sure it's not gonna get any play............

when as we enter first came out, around winter 09, I heard it being played a bit. Then they didn't push it fast or hard enough (nh)........ honestly the only props i can give is that they made patience a single. "My generation" woulda been the obvious choice but I prefer patience.

starks · Post by **starks** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 1:27 am

video is the best thing about the entire project

EMCEE DARTH MALEK · Post by **EMCEE DARTH MALEK** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 2:21 am

starks you're gonna make me cry

A Kid · Post by **A Kid** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 3:12 am

amazing video.

stans will be stans.

djjeffresh · Post by **djjeffresh** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 5:40 pm

http://djjeffresh.com/2011/02/13/i-cant ... ley-video/

mud · Post by **mud** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 6:54 pm

djjeffresh wrote:Anyway, when I heard about Distant Relatives last year, I paid it no mind because Nas is kind of preachy and boring as of late. But since this video got the Kanye cosign, I decided to give it a viewing. Now I watch it constantly.

EMCEE DARTH MALEK · Post by **EMCEE DARTH MALEK** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:50 pm

HAHAHAyou let kanye pick your music for you?
and how could you say nas doesn't add to the song when he drops

"gotta have land, gotta have paper.......... so i can sit back like jack nicholson watch niggas play the game like the lakers"

best line on the album

djjeffresh · Post by **djjeffresh** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 1:02 am

im a big kanye fan. im a big nabil fan. not a big nas fan.

Req · Post by **Req** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 1:17 am

need video for "Tribes at War"

truthaddict · Post by **truthaddict** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 7:00 pm

EMCEE DARTH MALEK · Post by **EMCEE DARTH MALEK** » Sat Apr 23, 2011 8:26 pm

THATS ILL

PERFECT VIDEO FOR THIS SONG

J COLE FILMS IT NAS & DAMIAN LIVE IT

NAHMEAN

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