Context: With Nas and Damian Marley bringing their “Distant Relatives” project to Tempe next week I thought I’d check it out. This is exactly what I expected: Nas throws everything and anything at the ...

Last night (March 10), XXLMag.com previewed the collaborative project from Nas and Damian Marley, Distant Relatives, and it seems as if is the long awaited album is almost ready to see the light of ...

NEW YORK — Queensbridge rapper Nas and reggae artist/producer Damian "Jr Gong" Marley announced Tuesday (April 7) they are in the studio prepping their collaborative effort, "Distant Relatives," ...

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.

Nas and Damian Marley's connection is natural—both craft sharp reflections of their surroundings. This past March, the two made a surprise appearance at the Levis® FADER Fort to perform their hits and ...

Fusing contemporary hip-hop and roots reggae with world-beat percussion and Afro-pop? That’s such an interesting idea it’s a wonder it took North American rappers 30 years to get around to giving it a ...

Nas and Damian Marley have made a lucrative living by observing their environments and brilliantly expressing their thoughts through music. Nas’ take on inner-city life on his classic debut, Illmatic, ...

Police in West Palm Beach, Florida have announced plans to picket an upcoming music festival which features some of the biggest rock and hip-hop performers, ranging from ZZ Top and Weezer to Nas and ...

“Who says we can’t go to Africa?” Those immortal words are uttered by Nas’ character, Sincere, in the gripping (if narratively challenged) 1998 film Belly. They’re words of hope, a desire to return to ...

There are certain hip-hop artists — including underrated veterans such as Hieroglyphics, Blackalicious and A Tribe Called Quest who have rarely (if ever) gotten radio play — that don’t primarily ...