The Sound

Earlier this week, Jay Z and Tidal announced that they’ll be bringing the biggest names in music to Brooklyn for a charity concert in celebration of their subscriber count officially reaching “platinum” status with 1 million subscribers. The all-star line up of performers already included the likes of Prince, Beyonce, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Usher, Damian […]

Boom Moment In Hip Hop (May 18, 2010) Two worlds collide on this date back in 2010, as Nas and Damien Marley release their collaborative…

New York City came out in droves for the 4th Annual Governors Ball at Randall’s Island this past weekend for some great music, free Ben and Jerry‘s ice cream, and excessively priced merchandise. The New York festival also notably, at least for me, upped the number of hip-hop/R&B acts from seven in 2013 to 11 this […]

Over the past twelve years, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival has made a name for itself by attracting the best acts in all genres of music.  In the last few years, the annual festival has had superstars like Paul McCartney, Madonna, and Prince headline the festival, with other big names like Jay-Z and […]

Damian and Marley and Nas had a concert at the Highline ballroom in NYC lat night. Nas seemed to have the hype man and hook man he always needed while Damian had the right man to compliment his conscious lyrics with intelligent but hardcore lyrics. They opened up with the lead single “As We Enter,” […]

With each day that goes by, we get another day closer to the release of one of the most anticipated albums of 2010, Nas & Damian Marley’s Distant Relatives.

(Foghorn sound!!!!) Big tune..I love the Dennis Brown original but this is dope. Great beat, great hook, dope lyrics.

I got to go to the Damian Marley and Nas press conference/album listening that Digiwaxx had in Harlem. The Vibe was real cool and so was the music. I am really looking forward to the album, the “Promised Land” track is dope and samples Dennis Brown and “As We Enter” is a dope upbeat song […]

Damian Marley and Nas were interviewed by Okayplayer right before health care passed. In this video Damian Marley goes into how he and Nas started working together and Nas criticized Republicans for opposing health care calling their opposition “not human” and said he loved the President. Damian Marley also talked about what it meant for […]

Rapper Nas and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley have unveiled the official tour dates for their “Distant Relatives Tour” in support of their upcoming collaborative album Distant Relatives. The tour kicks off on May 21st in Arcata, California, just days after the Distant Relatives album lands in stores (May 18th). Tour dates are listed below: May […]

Nas & Damian Marley took to one of the many stages hosting events at this year’s South By Southwest conference in Austin, TX this week.

The tracklist for Distant Relatives, the long-awaited collaboration album between Nas & Damian Marley, has leaked.