Nas, always the storyteller, details his kind of icon - a "misfit who handles business" - on "Leaders," featuring another of Bob Marley's sons, Stephen Marley. The duo has combined forces for a conceptual album that. "Distant Relatives" entices listeners to imagine what could be. Nas and Damian Marley are making a formal announcement on their forthcoming Distant Relatives album. Somalia like New York," sings Marley on "Land of Promise," which samples reggae artist Dennis Brown's "Promised Land." "Imagine Ghana like California, with Sunset Boulevard. On each track, they detail the mindsets that divide related people - both on the continent and in the Diaspora. Nas and Marley find common ground in their connection to Africa. Now we backstabbing, combative and abusive," raps Nas on the violin-infused "Tribes at War."įrom its title to its lyrics, the album drives home the idea of shared ancestry. "Man, what happened to us? Geographically, they moved us, from Africa. Nas and Damian Marley meet in the middle to create an empowering collaborative album, entitled "Distant Relatives." The New York street poet and the Jamaican reggae man take turns playing lead role over a mix of hip-hop and reggae beats melded with trumpets, congas and electric organs, among other instruments.
0 kommentar(er)
