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Distant Relatives is a collaborative studio album by American rapper Nas and Jamaican reggae vocalist Damian Marley. It was released on May 18, 2010, by Universal Republic , Def Jam Recordings and Columbia Records .
"As We Enter" is the first single from Nas and Damian Marley's collaboration album, Distant Relatives. The track is produced by Damian Marley. There are no full verses in the song, but rather Nas and Damian Marley rap in call-and-response fashion. The track contains samples of Mulatu Astatke's song "Yegelle Tezeta".
The song also inspired Nas and Damian Marley to record an EP together, which later turned into the full-length album Distant Relatives released in 2010. Music video
Internationally, Distant Relatives attained some chart success. [26] [27] It entered at number 33 on the European Top 100 Albums chart. [28] In the United Kingdom, it debuted at number 30 on the UK Albums Chart and at number four on the R&B Albums Chart. [29] [30] In Canada, the album entered at number 9 on the Top 100 Albums chart. [31]
On April 19, 2024, a new single entitled "Define My Name" was released by Nas and DJ Premier, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Nas' debut album Illmatic (1994). In the track, they announced that their long-awaited collaborative album was "coming soon", with a press release by Mass Appeal stating that it would be released in late 2024.
Over the last 12 months, the group have played more than 100 gigs in 16 countries, rising steadily up festival bills as they go, and surviving on "willpower, laughter and Red Bull".
Distant Relatives chef-owner Damian Brockway is opening Linx, a sausage-centric barbecue operation at the Mean Eyed Cat on West Fifth Street.
It seems Taylor Swift's knack for writing runs blood deep — all the way back to poet Emily Dickinson. The "Karma" singer and the "'Hope' is the thing with feathers" author are distant relatives ...