I said exactly these words no more than 2 weeks ago when i put it on and just listened through. The production value and general impact of every bar is fucking outrageous and it's like people just don't care anymore. Hurts my soul to think about how many people need this in their lives and have simply passed it by
Loved this album. I remember I was very enthusiatic about the album when I heard that it was coming out more than 10 years ago. Nas and Damian are true legends. Big up!
I was very fortunate enough to see Damien Marley and Nas in Concert promoting this album 12 years ago. It was in Rock The Bells in San Bernandino, I was 19 years old at the time and that concert they did was off the freaking chain!!! At the time, I was extremely bummed out because I missed out on the opportunity to see the System of A Down Reunion concert, but Damien Marley & Nas completely made up for it big time and made me forget about the SOAD reunion concert.
Man this album still rocks in my headphones. Distant Relatives was a highly anticipated album for me. Once they came out with As We Enter I couldn't wait at all. I love that they are spreading Jah message through different channels.
If you haven't done so already, give this album a listen from start to finish...EASILY a masterpiece...these 2 have another level of chemistry...PATIENCE isbine of the greatest chunes EVER penned...
Two very very very great Artists combined just makes the very very very best music, Nas and Damian have never disappointed me and always fail to do so!!
[Verse 1: Damian Marley & Nas] As we enter Come now, we take you on the biggest adventure Must be dementia That you ever thought you could touch our credentials What's the initials? Q.B., Jamrock-the lyrical official Send out the order, laws and the rituals Burn candles, say prayers, paint murals It is truth, we big news, we hood heroes Break past the anchor, we come to conquer Man a badman, we no play Willy Wonka And I got the guns, I got the ganja And we could blaze it up on your block if you wanna Or haze it up, stash-box in a Hummer Or you could run up and get done up Or get somethin' that you want none of Unlimited amount you collect from us Direct from us, street intellectuals And I'm shrewd about decimals And my man'll speak Patois, and I can speak rap star Y'all feel me even if it's in Swahili Habari Gani, Mzuri Sana Switch up the language, I move through Ghana Salute and honor, real revolution rhymers Rhythm piranhas like two Obamas, unfold the drama [Hook: Nas] Word is out, hysteria you heard about Nas and Jr. Gong gonna turn it out Body the verse until they scream "murder" out The kings is back, time to return the crown Who want it? Tuck your chain when dude comin' Renegades that'll peel you back like new hundreds Bet your jewels on it, you don't want to lose on it Either move on or move on it [Verse 2: Damian Marley & Nas] Queens to Kingston Gunshot we use and govern the kingdom Rise of the Winston, I can see the fear up in your eyes Realize you can die any instant And I can hear the sound of your voice When you must lose your life like mice in the kitchen Snitchin', I can see him pissin' on hisself And he's wettin' up his thighs and he tryin' to resist it Switchin', I can smell him diggin' up shit like a fly Come around and be persistent That's how you end up in a hit list In a badman business No evidence, crime scene fingerprint-less Flow effortless, casual like the weekends No pressure when we're comfy and decent We set this off beastin', huntin' season And, frankly speakin' [Hook: Nas] Word is out, hysteria, you heard about Nas and Jr. Gong came to turn it out Body the verse until they scream "murder" out The kings is back, time to return the crown Who want it? Tuck your chain when dude coming Renegades that'll peel you back like new hundreds Bet your jewels on it, you don't want to lose on it Either move on or move on it Word is out, hysteria you heard about Nas and Jr. Gong came to turn it out Body the verse until they scream "murder" out The kings is back, time to return the crown Who want it? Tuck your chain when dude coming Renegades that'll peel you back like new hundreds Bet your jewels on it, you don't want to lose on it Either move on or move on it
My husband's a Bboy so I've heard this a million times...and never realized it was Damien Marley who brought the Reggae and revolutionary elements! Wild! Thanks for the memories 💚
its not reagge its Ethiopian Jazz and orginal beat is from Africa, Ethiopian 60s jazz u can see what i say here ua-cam.com/video/EuH2WhkroaY/v-deo.html
straight up stolen, not "background music" it´s basically the only music, featured so prominent they should name Mulatu Astatke at the same level as their own names
+Sowce604 exactly my thought and im 100% sure they did. "i've got the g*nja" told by damian obviously he means ganja and they censor it. wicked and twisted world. you'd here beer and booze anywere but ganja noo hell thats censored -,-
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One of the most slept on albums of all-time
I said exactly these words no more than 2 weeks ago when i put it on and just listened through. The production value and general impact of every bar is fucking outrageous and it's like people just don't care anymore. Hurts my soul to think about how many people need this in their lives and have simply passed it by
Wats the name of the Album???
@@gerryredmond6085 Distant Relatives - Nas & Damian Marley 😊🔥
@@arcanemethod1708 how many songs on the Album UA-cam given different numbers
What?? This is the best hip hop album of all times!
Still a fucking unbelievable banger. Don’t let this album be forgotten
CLASSIC!!!! one of the most overlooked albums ever!!!! I'm praying they drop a sequel one day!!!
Me Too and It will be epic and exciting thrill ride for our fans to enjoy! WF-😎🤩😍😉✌️👌
I😅😅
same brother, same!
Can’t stop listing to it, someone here 2020??
Mund de Carlo - Flyver
Try hear him :)
Dk's Best rapper in my opionen!.
Deqinho 127 hellyeah?!
Deqinho 127 I’m here!! Around 0:55 is nuts
Deqinho 127 You’re not alone! This shit is fire! The lyrics they’re spitting is the truth! I just wish it was longer.
Yezzir!
one of the best genre mashups ive ever heard
Agreed
That was bob marleys son
I guess not
I agree with Mr Samson Belette......The combination is seamless yet holds true to their individual genre.
Tómas Ingi Hilmarsson who me?
Nas is hands down the best his message is positive and uplifting for the people. Great callaboration
Hmm...he a dude that reaches minds but he still let me know he ain't the one to fuck wit
+502 Come up. Sometimes in life you just gotta have it.
Damien is more lyrical and has better flows
@jeremy dmx all day every day
I am ashamed that I found this gem 10 years later.
Same.
Sorry for your guys loss
Be glad you discovered it.
Don’t be. Just busk in it
me too :D
I'm here because I bought the fucking CD on release day because I listen to and support good music.
what he said.
MCKhanstent boom!
MCKhanstent no one cares lmao
+Lord Sunnie i care
Lord Sunnie You seem to be incorrect bro, but thanks for the comment none the less.
NAs and Damien tear it up every time they are on a track together. Pure Gold.
This track goes HARD! Damian needs to rap more because he sounds amazing
Michael Ashbrook that wasn't rap, that was reggae/dancehall
the beat is from ethiopian Jazz look Mulatu Astatke up and u will see this sbeat ia feom their music is not reggae
@@zigzagandmanmanhe's rapping
@@DBZ-1987 ethio jazz
@@sowhat... yes
Vevo seriously censored "ganja"? Why?
+redacted187 Vevo doesnt censor music Labels and artists release censored versions for radio and television this is label video
+redacted187 the hilarious thing is that nas said "guns" literally a second before that and they didn't censor that
Because lizards...
redacted187 LMAO THEY CENSORED PISS IVE BEEN DYING SINCE 2010
and after i commented abt how it's funny that they censored "i got the ganja" and didn't censor "i got the guns" they censored it too
"Slept on" nah fam - a message always reaches its intended recipient... it's reached who it needed to reach
Intelligent reply!
The most slept on reply
One of the best collabs in history, spitting truth and liberty
Sadly, it didn't even have a Grammy nomination for best collaboration, talk more of winning it.
it's funny that they censored "i got the ganja" but didn't censored "i got the guns"
Other way around bud
also blured out; gunshots, winston, pissin', and shit
they did their job after reading that comment the both r censored now hhhh
Omar Skinnyone "I got the guns" are censored, basically. If you hear it, "guns" sound reversed.
now its censored :)
I love hiphop and reggae 🙆
from Japan
+マイクタイソン So do I!
From Europe/Netherlands.
M
one of the best mixes..
love Dj Krush especially that one song Mosa he did with Kan. Never could find the English lyrics to that one. Nevertheless it's awesome.
Chinos go home!!
GRADE IS BACK!!!!!
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
straight from his video
Yeeeeeeah dude
and now hes gone
Matthew kek And is gone again
Loved this album. I remember I was very enthusiatic about the album when I heard that it was coming out more than 10 years ago. Nas and Damian are true legends. Big up!
this was a slept on album they needa do a sequel and will go plat.
It won't happen. It should, but It's not going to. Our loss.
I was very fortunate enough to see Damien Marley and Nas in Concert promoting this album 12 years ago. It was in Rock The Bells in San Bernandino, I was 19 years old at the time and that concert they did was off the freaking chain!!! At the time, I was extremely bummed out because I missed out on the opportunity to see the System of A Down Reunion concert, but Damien Marley & Nas completely made up for it big time and made me forget about the SOAD reunion concert.
One of the most underrated songs of the album….. the back and forth was crazy
This track went too hard. This song is ma ringtone. Nuff said.
That Mulatu Astatke "Yegelle Tezeta" sample is so dope! #EthioJazz
Grade is here again!!!
Just saw this song was on the President's official Summertime Play list.
Somebody tell the Godz to come together again please...
yes
amen
amen
+Packo Kadir he means they are godz in their musical prowess and skill
+Packo Kadir i hear yuh
The smoke in the background isn't fake, it's from Damians spliff.
And NAS spliff
😂
Damian doesn't smoke due to his kids
Man this album still rocks in my headphones. Distant Relatives was a highly anticipated album for me. Once they came out with As We Enter I couldn't wait at all. I love that they are spreading Jah message through different channels.
If you haven't done so already, give this album a listen from start to finish...EASILY a masterpiece...these 2 have another level of chemistry...PATIENCE isbine of the greatest chunes EVER penned...
old king of rap and new king of raggae/dancehall
Nik Laze nah he's also an old king he's around 40 I believe
everyone praising nas and marley but no one realizes what a masterpiece the beat is.
GradeAunderA has the best taste in music
8 years later?
Never too late
Agreed
@@stockstreamtwitch 1 this was in his 2019 guide
On god 🙏🏼🔥🔥
"Ya feel me even if its in swahili.. habari gani?.. mzuri sana!!!" reppin the swahili culture...True Gods indeed.254/255
Dope cant believe i haven't heard this till now.
POTUS's Summer Playlist brought me here.
Leonardo Baña Zalazar
why is "rise up the winston" censored?
ETHIOPIAN MELODY!!!!!!!!! LOVE IT!!!! :)))
I was searching for this comment... r u Ethiopian?
@@DaveSmith-kd6ji bro that's 10years ego he probably dead💀
Yegelle Tezeta
@@DaveSmith-kd6ji i was lloing for it as well :D
@@ephratuseskias4571 hope you are still alive . LEts be optimistic :D
"Habari gani.,..." "Mzuri sana..." Swahili from Kenya 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪
"I got the guns..... I got the Ganja" is the best part 🔥
This was such a classic!!
"Habari gani"?? Where are my swahili people!?? It's 2020
Did I just hear Nas speaking swahili. Swahili to the world ama vipi wakenya
Two very very very great Artists combined just makes the very very very best music, Nas and Damian have never disappointed me and always fail to do so!!
switch the language and move to Ghana ...love that line General
Switch up the lang as we move to Ghana *
Reficul Natas no
Reficul Natas no...that is not the line...is, switch up the language and move to Ghana
Daniel Logo even if it's in swahili...habari gani? nzuri sana. my favorite :)
Gregory Donald nice... but i don't understand Swahili anyway
Swahili Word 💪🏾🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿"Habari gani?" "Nzuri sana"
I Like this Song
ethiopian Beat so africa is reped here brother/sister
This album don't need Grammy because its too heavy for a Grammy, its a worldwide approved album❤️💯🔥🫡🇻🇺🇻🇺🇻🇺🇻🇺🇻🇺
This is what i call timeless classics... Nas is/will always be a🐐2020 still bumping this.love from🇰🇪
and orginal beat is from Africa aswell Ethiopian 60s jazz u can see what i say here ua-cam.com/video/EuH2WhkroaY/v-deo.html
Damian jr gong Marley the Boss
Here during the corona virus 🤦🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️🙄
Fire flames fuego!!! 🔥💯💪
2:02 when GradeAunderA returns to UA-cam
the king is back
Nas and Damian Marley?? What a perfect combo! I'd almost given up on hip hop... im.gonna be playing this hard!!!
Nas:Habari gani?
Merley:Mzuri sana....
happy to here my lingure
What language
+Sirda Bayez Swahili, a language spoken throughout Africa
+Gloire Loya Not in North Africa or the East Africa excluding Kenya & Tanzania
+huda abdi actaually only in east african Kenya,Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi all speak it
Thank you for taking me on this adventure ❤🧘🏿♀️
2:34 ain't enough for this masterpiece
This song hits so dang hard. It should have been much much bigger.
SWAHILI
HABARI GANI ???
MZURI SANAR!!!!!!!!!!
Shout out from kenya
King of Kings, President of Presidents.
2024?
Habari gani, Mzuri sana :D nice one Nas
Michael Michuki what he say?
Switch up the language and move to Ghana
This album was incredible - and underappreciated.
Jr gong is such a bad artist prolific unique lyrical genius 🔥🙏🏽🇧🇧
i love how damian marley has worked with dubstep, rap, tecno, dj-ing and so on while still basing it all off of reggae
One of my all-time favorite Lp's. If it was in a different era it woulda killed everything
Thanks Grade A, very cool.
BADMAN BUISNESS
best album ever
i know right? dindt even got a nomination for a grammy, fuck them
this is one of the best songs I heard in my life honestly
Who never stopped listening in October 2024?
who ever introduced Damian and NAS was a genius. Always awesome tunes and great lyrics!
Whenever Hip-hop dies Nas brings it back to life.
2021 and im still here! :D Wish you and your closed ones a healthy and good year!
Nas put a sweet touch to it .
Best super gourp ever
[Verse 1: Damian Marley & Nas]
As we enter
Come now, we take you on the biggest adventure
Must be dementia
That you ever thought you could touch our credentials
What's the initials?
Q.B., Jamrock-the lyrical official
Send out the order, laws and the rituals
Burn candles, say prayers, paint murals
It is truth, we big news, we hood heroes
Break past the anchor, we come to conquer
Man a badman, we no play Willy Wonka
And I got the guns, I got the ganja
And we could blaze it up on your block if you wanna
Or haze it up, stash-box in a Hummer
Or you could run up and get done up
Or get somethin' that you want none of
Unlimited amount you collect from us
Direct from us, street intellectuals
And I'm shrewd about decimals
And my man'll speak Patois, and I can speak rap star
Y'all feel me even if it's in Swahili
Habari Gani, Mzuri Sana
Switch up the language, I move through Ghana
Salute and honor, real revolution rhymers
Rhythm piranhas like two Obamas, unfold the drama
[Hook: Nas]
Word is out, hysteria you heard about
Nas and Jr. Gong gonna turn it out
Body the verse until they scream "murder" out
The kings is back, time to return the crown
Who want it? Tuck your chain when dude comin'
Renegades that'll peel you back like new hundreds
Bet your jewels on it, you don't want to lose on it
Either move on or move on it
[Verse 2: Damian Marley & Nas]
Queens to Kingston
Gunshot we use and govern the kingdom
Rise of the Winston, I can see the fear up in your eyes
Realize you can die any instant
And I can hear the sound of your voice
When you must lose your life like mice in the kitchen
Snitchin', I can see him pissin' on hisself
And he's wettin' up his thighs and he tryin' to resist it
Switchin', I can smell him diggin' up shit like a fly
Come around and be persistent
That's how you end up in a hit list
In a badman business
No evidence, crime scene fingerprint-less
Flow effortless, casual like the weekends
No pressure when we're comfy and decent
We set this off beastin', huntin' season
And, frankly speakin'
[Hook: Nas]
Word is out, hysteria, you heard about
Nas and Jr. Gong came to turn it out
Body the verse until they scream "murder" out
The kings is back, time to return the crown
Who want it? Tuck your chain when dude coming
Renegades that'll peel you back like new hundreds
Bet your jewels on it, you don't want to lose on it
Either move on or move on it
Word is out, hysteria you heard about
Nas and Jr. Gong came to turn it out
Body the verse until they scream "murder" out
The kings is back, time to return the crown
Who want it? Tuck your chain when dude coming
Renegades that'll peel you back like new hundreds
Bet your jewels on it, you don't want to lose on it
Either move on or move on it
Lov u
I love the corus when Nas raps (word is out ay ay ay ay ay ay ay
I love damians style
Salute to the King's Them!!!!
Did u know? This beat is taken from an old Ethiopian song..
thandeka husstla Mulatu Astatke (Yegelle Tezeta)
JAZZ - FUNK
+Samilo Babush They are the same, man before this song i was listen Ethiopian song but i'm somalilander !
+Samilo Babush very cool, thx for sharing
+Samilo Babush I like that it is, goes well with the album title "distant relatives"
great song from a _great_ album....
Why dont u marry it then?
Sam Sam Sam Ross
Sam Ross lolfukin hell lmfao
President Playlist brought me here!
You too, huh?
and, me, too:-))
Who?
NAs is rap god from real New York hip hop
a fb buddy brought me here! I'm forever in his debt!
Old but gold
love the chorus part by Nas...and Jr gong is blasting as always....boom tune...!!!
no one cares what you think.
Alexiosization ok but tht won't stop me from speaking out my mind...and frankly speaking I dnt give a flying fucking fuck
evilbug555to666 way to go lol i like u
I hate that this song is short. Its so dope!
In my eyes censoring these kind of songs is kind of the same if someone went and put clothes on ancient greek statues.
My husband's a Bboy so I've heard this a million times...and never realized it was Damien Marley who brought the Reggae and revolutionary elements! Wild! Thanks for the memories 💚
its not reagge its Ethiopian Jazz and orginal beat is from Africa, Ethiopian 60s jazz u can see what i say here ua-cam.com/video/EuH2WhkroaY/v-deo.html
Wu tang feel
Aww they bleeped out "ganja" >.>; I love their collaborations, :D
#undergroundhiphop
Still listening in 2023❤
Habari gani,
Mzuri sana♠🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪
This shit is still fire!!! 2020 anyone??
Only OG's know where they got the background music form
straight up stolen, not "background music" it´s basically the only music, featured so prominent they should name
Mulatu Astatke at the same level as their own names
Legendary album! Love this song!
So great speak Swahili " habari gani " nzuri sana the true legends living....
This was the best ringtone I’ve ever had
proud to be ethiopian!
Love this part :
''- And I got the guns
- I got the ganja''
Here in 2024, because I need some hip hop and music with substance. Not any mumbling, materialisti abc Group Home rap.
still digging distant relatives was a great album
did they censor "ganja" lol wtf
+Sowce604 exactly my thought and im 100% sure they did. "i've got the g*nja" told by damian obviously he means ganja and they censor it. wicked and twisted world. you'd here beer and booze anywere but ganja noo hell thats censored -,-
Yeh they censor guns and ganja... guns are legal too
+Sander Bijsterveld soo true dude long live da herb.. smoke happy my friend ☺😊☺
+Sowce604 fuck that, did nas make a joke about anne frank?! lol
Yes...seriusly wtf...guys at vevo probably dont know how good ganja ia
grade A brought me here
ME TOO!!!! "I got the guns, i got the ganja"
This track a heavy ass classic