Distant Relatives
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Distant Relatives is a collaborative studio album by Nas and Damian Marley that fuses hip hop and reggae while exploring themes of African heritage, social justice, and global unity.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collaborative album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist |
Damian Marley
NERFINISHED
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Nas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Jamaica
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| coverArtDepicts | African-inspired imagery ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| explores |
connections between Africa and the African diaspora
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consciousness-raising through music ⓘ historical struggles of African people ⓘ |
| featuresArtist |
Dennis Brown
NERFINISHED
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Joss Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ K'naan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lil Wayne NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Marley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
hip hop
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reggae ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Africa Must Wake Up
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As We Enter NERFINISHED ⓘ Count Your Blessings NERFINISHED ⓘ Dispear NERFINISHED ⓘ Friends NERFINISHED ⓘ In His Own Words NERFINISHED ⓘ Land of Promise NERFINISHED ⓘ Nah Mean ⓘ Patience NERFINISHED ⓘ Strong Will Continue ⓘ Tribes at War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesStyleElement |
African musical influences
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live instrumentation ⓘ socially conscious lyrics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 63 minutes ⓘ |
| producer |
Damian Marley
NERFINISHED
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Nas NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Marley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recorded |
2008
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2009 ⓘ 2010 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Def Jam Recordings
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Universal Republic Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2010-05-18 ⓘ |
| theme |
African heritage
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Pan-Africanism NERFINISHED ⓘ diaspora ⓘ global unity ⓘ poverty ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
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