NAS & DAMIAN MARLEY Distant Relatives (2010 UK 13-track CD album - 'Distant Relatives' is an album created by two serious artists to explore and celebrate the correlations and deep-rooted connections between reggae and hip-hop, tracing both sounds back to the African motherland that is both the cradle of humanity and the wellspring of mankind's music. A fully collaborative effort filling an entire album, opening new avenues of musical expression. 'Distant Relatives' traces the directline from dancehall reggae's breakthrough moment forty years ago to the rise of hip-hop several years later. With special guest appearances from K'Naan, Lil Wayne, Junior Reid, Stephen Marley and Dennis Brown)