Distant Relatives

~ Release by Nas & Damian Marley (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	As We Enter producer: Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley vocals: Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley and Nas (US rapper) samples: Yègellé tezeta by Mulatu Astatqé (Mulatu Astatke, Ethiopian multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger) recording of: As We Enter writer: ሙላቱ አስታጥቄ (Mulatu Astatke, Ethiopian multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger), Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley and Nas (US rapper)	Nas & Damian Marley	3.25	2:28
2	Tribes at War producer: Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley vocals: Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley and Nas (US rapper)	Nas & Damian Marley feat. K’naan	2.75	4:30
3	Strong Will Continue producer: Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley vocals: Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley and Nas (US rapper)	Nas & Damian Marley	3.5	6:01
4	Leaders producer: Stephen Marley (Jamaican American reggae musician) vocals: Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley and Nas (US rapper)	Nas & Damian Marley feat. Stephen Marley	3	4:20
5	Friends producer: Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley vocals: Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley and Nas (US rapper)	Nas & Damian Marley	3.4	4:49
6	Count Your Blessings producer: Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley vocals: Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley and Nas (US rapper)	Nas & Damian Marley	3	4:24
7	Dispear producer: Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley vocals: Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley and Nas (US rapper)	Nas & Damian Marley	3.3	5:53
8	Land of Promise producer: Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley vocals: Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley and Nas (US rapper)	Nas & Damian Marley feat. Dennis Brown	2.75	3:54
9	In His Own Words producer: Stephen Marley (Jamaican American reggae musician) vocals: Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley and Nas (US rapper)	Nas & Damian Marley feat. Stephen Marley	2.35	5:00
10	Nah Mean assistant recording engineer: Greg DePante, Bobby Newland, Jose Quintero, James Rudder and Charles Wakeman recording engineer: Tim Harkins and Vernon Mungo programming and producer: Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley assistant mixer: Charles Wakeman mixer: James Caruso keyboard: Phillip "Winter" James background vocals: Noelle Scaggs vocals: Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley and Nas (US rapper) samples: Kurikuté by Sara Chaves	Nas & Damian Marley	3.75	4:09
11	Patience assistant recording engineer: Greg DePante and James Rudder recording engineer: Andrew Green (recording), Tim Harkins, Marc Lee (US recording engineer), George Massa and Charles Wakeman producer: Stephen Marley (Jamaican American reggae musician) assistant mixer: Eric "Twizted" Young mixer: James Caruso bass and keyboard: Paul Fakhourie keyboard: Stephen Marley (Jamaican American reggae musician) vocals: Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley and Nas (US rapper) samples: Sabali by Amadou & Mariam	Nas & Damian Marley	4	5:46
12	My Generation assistant recording engineer: Greg DePante and James Rudder recording engineer: Tim Hankins, Marc Lee (US recording engineer) and Charles Wakeman programming and producer: Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley assistant mixer: Charles Wakeman and Eric "Twizted" Young mixer: James Caruso bass: Shiah Coore guitar: Luke Aiono, Andrae Carter and George Pajon, Jr. keyboard: Sean Diedrick and Phillip "Winter" James guest vocals: Lil Wayne and Joss Stone vocals: Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley and Nas (US rapper) samples: Generation by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers (Jamaican reggae family group)	Nas & Damian Marley feat. Lil Wayne & Joss Stone	3	4:00
13	Africa Must Wake Up recording engineer: Tim Harkins, Marc Lee (US recording engineer), Casey Lewis and Josh Newell producer: Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley assistant mixer: Charles Wakeman and Eric "Twizted" Young mixer: James Caruso bass: Shiah Coore guitar: George Pajon, Jr. keyboard: Phillip "Winter" James and Mike Rowe membranophone: Courtney Diedrick percussion: Leon Mobley (Percussionist, Innocent Criminals) violin: Ann Marie Calhoun guest vocals: K’naan (Somali Canadian poet, rapper, singer, songwriter and instrumentalist) vocals: Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley and Nas (US rapper)	Nas & Damian Marley feat. K’naan	2.5	6:40

Credits

Release

executive producer:	Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley Nasir Jones (US rapper)
mastering:	Chris Athens (mastering)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/2285257 [info]
ASIN:	US: B0039ZF8D2 [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0002892933 [info]

Release group

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/263591 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Nas-and-damian-marley/Distant-relatives [info]
reviews:	http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/damian-marley-nas/distant-relatives/27543/ [info] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/7725791/Nas-and-Damian-Marley-Distant-Relatives-CD-review.html [info] http://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/may/13/nas-damian-marley-distant-relatives-cd-review [info] https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/9vgw [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/nas-and-damian-marley/distant-relatives/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0001969250 [info]
Wikidata:	Q2629964 [info]
discography entry:	https://www.last.fm/music/Nas+&+Damian+Marley/Distant+Relatives [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 602527354019
Format:: CD
Length:: 1:01:54

Additional details

Type:: Album
Packaging:: Cardboard/Paper Sleeve
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Def Jam Recordings
B0014136
Universal Republic Records
B0014136

Release events

United States
2010-05-18

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