Rumored first single off Damian Marley and Nasir Jones’ upcoming album Distant Relatives, dropping March 16th April 20th March 16th sometime this year.
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Nasty Nas in ya Area!!!!!!!
March Is looking fucking fantastic. Donwill, Distant Relatives, Gorillaz ( On My birthday no less). Hip hop is alive and well.
I can dig it
CRACK
Chills. I just got mad chills listening to this!
So damn dope. It’s a good track to let loose now with the Haiti struggle.
This is nice. I applaud Nas for trying to inject a little activism into the industry. When you look at the efforts of big-name rock artists, and compare them to the efforts made by rappers, it’s embarrassing.
props on the CDQ version…album pushed back to April 20 though.
Hot shit..
I’m not into the whole jamaican thing but Damian sounds awesome on this song.
Nas>>>
I agree with Nas too, this works because Damian has more rap elements in his music then any other Marley. It sounds like hes rapping moreso then singing raggae style.
“album pushed back to April 20 though.”
wack.. got a source?
Yeah and Damian was killing it on the As We Enter snippet.
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Nas & Damian Marley – Strong Will Continue « Phresh Graffiti said this on January 21st, 2010 at 9:55 pm
march 16th i heard them say. they said it on the special they had with the history channel about Africa. I have not heard anything different
Nas= GOAT…Glad he brought Mr. Marley along for the ride…
Yeah, I heard March 16th too
This shit is crack… these 2 shocked me i was a little worried at first…
I needed this in my life…..i cant wait……..real music at its best
“album pushed back to April 20 though.”
wack.. got a source?
http://hookedonthat.blogspot.com/2010/01/urban-new-release-schedule-115.html
^^^not sure how reliable that source is but it is pretty believable seeing that there has been no official singles/videos et
I wasn’t feeling at first, then the beat kicked in
wowwwwwww chills amazing song….
wow this is niceeeeeeeeee
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPE
so so dope
To be honest who gives a shit when this comes out, The quality is important!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nas and a Marley relative!? instant Classic. check out Melatonin Magik by Canibus coming out Feb.9 album is fire LA California already approved this album. Dont sleep
Damian Marley had the best album of the decade with Welcome to Jamrock. No arguments. If anyone heard Road to Zion, then they know how these two get. Classic.
Finally! The best of both worlds!
@Ryuk
I wouldn’t go as far to say best album of the decade, but yeah Welcome to Jamrock was extremely good.
@ Jesus
Not really interested what you would say. If you say otherwise I question your taste in music.
Nas + Damian Marley = Legendary Work
Dammmn i havent stopped listening to this track…..Goosebumps for real…….
beat is nice, nas is nice but I hate all of that regga/ragga whatever shit, no exception here…..
dope song Damian Killed It
What’s the right title of this song? You say “Strong Will Continue”, vibe.com got a tracklist where the song is called “Only the Strong”?! (http://www.vibe.com/posts/uncovered-nas-damian-marley-%E2%80%93-distant-relatives)
I think it’s Only The Strong…in any case, it’s fire!
this shit is great music ppl… there’s more out there than just rap… open up ur minds…
FUCK EVERYTHING. THIS IS WHAT WE ALL BE TALKING ABOUT, HIP HOP!!!!
i need this album like yesterday
at first I was a little iffy with the sound/melody (mostly because welcome to jamrock was such a raw and an underrated album,) but the more I listened…I really dig the effort behind the boards to maintaining the song’s message/realness while still making it sound relevant to the current state/sound of mainstream music. (when I use mainstream, I don’t mean it in a derogatory way)
easily accessible (and dope) verse(s) from both Damian and Nas. great melody, positive message…just an overall refined song.
If this song truly is the first single, I hope it does and is received well. it sure has the potential to. mainstream radio can use this type of realness.
Just like everyone else I think the track is really dope! I hope the album doesn’t get pushed back too many times, but as long the album drops I’m happy
instant classic
Jay Electronica, Distant Relatives > Life
Meh….shit is aight, Nas didnt really say shit to powerful but its a cool song
Damien did a great job tho….by the way Nas not the greatest, stop that shit!
wick wick wack
Dope
fire, i’m as pumped for this album as any i can remember in recent history.
Nas FTW
This is GREAT!!! Music the WORLD would listen too, not just your fuckin neighborhood! I have a dream hip hop will be respected as a music genre by everybody, and this is how it should sound if we want it to be.
That electric guitar has such a great appeal… love it!!!
Damian is like everybody says, the best reggae artist to make a hip hop collabo with, he has it in his delivery (almost rapping).
Nas is Nas.
This song is so appropriate right now. to all my Haitian people, we will survive. I salute Nas & Damian for this one.
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Nas & Damian Marley – Strong will continue « splash! Magazin said this on January 22nd, 2010 at 5:41 am
nas = goat…
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Nas & Damian Marley – Strong Will Continue « Mixtape Spotlight said this on January 22nd, 2010 at 6:16 am
Nas > Hip Hop…..best Damian Marley song of all time is Khaki Suit…brother got flow for days on that track
Nas >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> jay-z
This song has a tremendous amount of commercial appeal while still being concious at the same time. What a great balance.
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Nas & Damian Marley – Strong Will Continue | "I do this for my culture..." said this on January 22nd, 2010 at 7:11 am
Only thing is the length of the song unless they shorten it for the radio
I was really skeptical about this album when I first heard about it in 08. Now I cannot wait till this album comes out knowing its gonna be another Detox, and El Che…..never coming out.
SHIIIIT this song is DOPE as FUCK!
I love Nas…I really do…but he is so damn boring. He has some of the poorest production in history.
@Ryuk
You’re really gonna question my taste in music, because out of the hundreds of great albums that came out this past decade I don’t think Welcome To Jamrock was the best? That makes sense….
Anyway, Jamrock was a great album, and this album should be too.
@mike..I think he chooses production like that because he wants the focus to be more on the LYRICS than the beat..he gets his point across better that way and the majority of his songs have meaning or a message to them unlike most rap music these days
@ mike: I swear some of you people are like robots you can only complain about beats because you have nothing else to say!! This song is dope and the production is good!
NaS is the BEST!!!!
The production is amazing…they recorded the whole album with a live band (which is pretty much unheard of in Hip-Hop with the exception of maybe the Roots), and they also perform with a live band…I love the way they are taking two (or more) genres and fusing them so seamlessly
co-sign @webstar…this is pretty damn dope!
@ Jesus
Just how I feel. WTJ Is THAT good. So yes. yes I will. But I digress. This is going to be awe inspiring.
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Nas Feat. Damian Marley – Strong Will Continue X Live (Video) . « Cosby said this on January 22nd, 2010 at 9:12 am
Nas and Damian did this song at rock the bells. If this song and the other songs are signs of things to come then were in a treat. People are bitching about how the album
keeps getting pushed back but the wait will be worth it.
Album of The year
ill song, could use one more verse from nas
Got chills by the end of the song…
dope
Very good song. (Nothing Great)
^^^I wouldn’t say this is album of the year since the album hasn’t came out yet. lol
now we need the full version of as we enter
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My Poproks » New Nas & Damian Marley “Strong Will Continue” - Epic, Yes said this on January 22nd, 2010 at 11:45 am
Very good. If the rest of the album is on the same vibe, it’s going to make Jay-Z extremely embarrassed to have released Blueprint 3. Think about it… Nas is on some real talk, inspirational, authentic hip hop and Jay-Z is on some bubblegum, let’s make money shit.
Nas & Damian>>>>>> Jay & Bono, Hudson, Linkin Park etc
Just Saying.
DOPEEEeee
The only good part of this song is Nas’s verse
chills, nas is great. cant wait to hear him on act 2
Just wanted to point out that that’s not the official artwork (those are old Nas and Damian pics)
Sick song
I am ready for some new Damian Marley of any kind and these joints with Nas are coming out nicely. Good post. Peace and GOD BLESS
I think the official artwork is on the background of Nas’ twitter page twitter.com/nas…and it looks pretty impressive
I’m kind of tired of the dick riding.Now I love Nas’ work as much as the next man but C’MON yall this joint is so so at BEST!NaS and Damian Marley??.. A whole album??!!!! Maybe 1 or 2 joints but a whole LP?This is like when some of that new Rakim music was posted.That shit was HORRIBLE. It was like watching MJ play for the Wizards!But YOU’D see all the “WOW, INCREDiBLE,& DOPE!!” posts.I still hold my MC heroes near and dear to my heart but… good music is good music.
^^^^^^^ This guy
The only good part of this song is Nas’s verse
^^^^^^^ and this dude
Can you believe there are actually people on the same planet as you that feel this way? Crazy, I know.
Reality1989, usually I would agree with you, but surprisingly, I’m liking what I’m hearing off this album a lot more than that Untitled album, so i can’t agree with you in this case.
ON REPEAT!! . LET’s GOOOOOOOOO!
Its been reported that this actually isn’t the mastered version & is missing a Nas verse…the first single is actually “As We Enter”
you can hear it here: http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.10496/title.damain-nas-release-the-1st-single-off-distant-relatives
Great greatness, Nas isn’t bullshitting and Damian is on point too? I can’t wait for this to drop, no matter how long it takes. At least we can be sure that this is gonna hit before Act II or Detox…
Had it on repeat for an hour when i first heard it… this album will probably be one of my favorite of all time.. One of the top 5 best rappers OAT and top 3 reggae artists of today and the only 2 on either list that would mesh perfectly….FUCKING GOLDEN
Nasir Jones……Cant wait for this
Man I missed out can somebody Re-Up. I would greatly appreciate it.
A classic moment in music will be soon upon us……Don’t miss it !
man when i heard road to zion i was like shitttt. and then i found out about this shit?? hell yeah man nas and damien are probably one of the best combinations ever
I am in South Africa and I have no idea when the album is dropping over here. I really wanted to get the CD today. It’s still early morning in the US anyway.
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