Nas & Damian Marley – Count Your Blessing (Live)(Video)

Okay, I must be honest. I took Kelis’ side. At least Nas is doing big things. Kelis….not so much. Enjoy.

Very very sorry we didn’t get this to you earlier.  Internships/10-hour shifts and things of that sort got in the way today, so our apologies for the slow day on the site.  Fashawn’s much talked about project is finally here.  If there is somebody who can take on the legacy that comes with this album, I think Fashawn is definitely someone who can take this challenge full steam ahead.  Could it be a mistake to take on what many consider rap’s greatest album? It could, but it could also cement Fashawn in people’s heads as a great rapper that is here to stay for years to come.  That’s for you guys to decide, so let us know.  Was it a good decision?  Did Fashawn hold his own? Props to XXL for presenting.  Hit the jump for full artwork.

DOWNLOAD:  Fashawn – Ode To Illmatic (Hosted by DJ Green Lantern) (Mixtape)

I got to interview my favorite artist/musician/rapper EVER! Nas stopped by the station before his Vegas show on the Distant Relatives Tour where we presented him with the Key to Hot 97.5 and he spoke on The new album, wtf ever happened to Lost Tapes 2, People comparing J.Cole to him, some of his favorite new rappers, whether or not a new solo album is being worked on, the Autobiography of KRS ONE, the current state of his relationship with Hov, and the possibility of a Nas/DJ Premier Album! Plus footage of his Kelis Tattoo (Now Covered)

Estelle recruits a distant relative for some help on this new track titled “Fall in Love.”

DOWNLOAD:  Estelle – Fall In Love Feat. Nas (MP3)

HardKnockTV caught up with Nas and Damian Marley to talk about how K’naan influenced the making of Distant Relatives, why they picked Nneka as the opening act of the tour and about Nas jumping on the remix to Heartbeat. The interview concludes with Nick Huff Barili asking Nas about his lyric on Ludacris’ I Do it for Hip Hop “(They say I’m so low key, I’m socially awkward”). After the credits Nick asks Nas about the possibility of him doing a hip hop/jazz album with his father.

NaS & Damian Marley’s Distant Relatives in stores now!

Speaking of Distant Relatives…this track titled “Ancient People” is the bonus track that all those itunes users got when they bought the album today.  Personally, I prefer the hard copy, but that’s just me.  Anyways, this song, like the rest of the album, is nothin’ but dope artistry at its finest.

DOWNLOAD:  Nas & Damian Marley – Ancient People Feat. Junior Reid (MP3)

They released this one via twitter, and it’s not on the tracklists that I have seen, so we decided to post it.  Like usual, Damian comes through with some excellent production.

DOWNLOAD:  Nas & Damian Marley – Patience (MP3)

I’m itchin’ for this album (Which comes out May 18th).  At least its down to less than a month.

Here’s the latest leak off the upcoming Distant Relatives album from Nas & Damian Marley.  This one features Dennis Brown.  I’m impressed with the three leaks I’ve heard so far.  Distant Relatives is set to drop May 25th.  **UPDATE: I just realized Levi Guy disrespected them by posting this under their LA Leakers interview.  I though it deserved it’s own post….Yes.  Shots.

DOWNLOAD: Nas & Damian Marley – The Promised Land ft. Dennis Brown (MP3)

Nas and Damian Marley talk to the LA Leakers about hip-hop, Drake, Jay Electronica and more.

Also, here is a cut from their forthcoming May 18th album, Distant Relatives.

DOWNLOAD: Nas & Damian Marley – The Promised Land ft. Dennis Brown (MP3)

Previous: OkayplayerTV: Nas and Damian Marley Part I (Video)

Okayplayer had the privilege of catching up with the legendary NaS and Damian Marley while down in Austin, TX at the 2010 SxSW Music Conference. Here is part 1 where the guys talk about how the Distant Relatives collaboration (in stores May 18th) came to be, the overall aesthetic of the album, health care, and Barack Obama after completing one year in office. Let me explain that it was a bit of a challenge at the time for us to get Nas and Damian together so we actually ended up interviewing Nas first and just as we finished, Damian entered. We then interviewed Damian and that is why Nas took a back seat. There is a second part of the interview with Nas coming later this week.

OkayplayerTV: Nas and Damian Marley Part I from Okayplayer on Vimeo.

I’m not gonna front like I listen to Gil Scott-Heron on a regular basis, so I’m basically stealing theFADER’s whole description:

Gil Scott-Heron’s new album I’m New Here is full of dark and foreboding tales that make his home city sounds like an apocalypse epicenter, but add Nasty Nas to the mix actually talking about the apocalypse and numerology, as is one of his specialties, and you’ve got one of the more epic New York matchups of all time. As you may have guessed, Scott-Heron and Nas’ pops, Olu Dara, are acquainted, so there’s history there, too. Basically, if you’ve never been to the Big Apple and want to know what it feels like to live here on not the best of days, “New York is Killing Me” is all you need.

DOWNLOAD: Gil Scott-Heron – New York is Killing Me (Remix) ft. Nas (MP3)