Over the Memorial Day weekend, while performing in front of tens of thousands at the sold-out UCLA JazzReggae Fest, Nas told the audience that his collaboration album with Damian Marley, Distant ...

On this date in 2010, Queensbridge legend Nas and reggae royalty Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley released their powerful collaborative project Distant Relatives via Universal Republic/Def Jam. This ...

Black music has many streams of expression, 2 of the most prominent being Hip-Hop and Reggae. And when you go back far enough, these traditions are seen to have their roots in the music of Africa.

In what seemed like just a few seconds, Damian Marley, his hype crew and duo of backup singers rushed the stage to the retro-sounding intro of their first single, “As We Enter.” Soon after, Nas joined ...

The day before their collaboration Distant Relatives hit the shelves, Nas and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley looked more like brothers on stage, as they performed at a record release party at Highline ...

Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio is not your regular artist, but a performer creating a full-blown cultural movement. Marley spoke to Billboard about the album's legacy Wednesday. "One of the most ...

Queensbridge rapper Nas and reggae artist/producer Damian "Junior Gong" Marley have announced that they are in the studio prepping their collaborative effort, "Distant Relatives," slated for a late ...

With the Manhattan skyline behind us and the sun setting on the first not-disgustingly-hot NYC day in ages, Nas and Damian Marley took the stage for an almost painfully picturesque show Saturday night ...

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The combination of rapper Nas with reggae star Damian Marley (son of Bob) doesn’t immediately seem logical, but the album “Distant Relatives” proves the two knew what they were doing. The group banded ...

While he didn’t win a Grammy award for his last album – the controversial concept disc originally titled “Nigger” - Nas is currently in the studio with Damian “Junior Gong” Marley cooking up a ...

On this date in 2010, Queensbridge king Nas and reggae royalty Damian Marley dropped their collaborative album Distant Relatives on the Universal Republic/Def Jam imprint. This Hip Hop/reggae collabo ...