Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (pronounced /nɑːˈsɪər/; born September 14, 1973), who performs under the mononym Nas (/ˈnɑːz/), formerly Nasty Nas, is an American rapper and actor Damian Robert Nesta "Junior Gong" Marley (born July 21, 1978) is a reggae artist, a humanitarian, and also the youngest son of Bob Marley He has won three Grammy awards They have been working closely together for a few years now and are releasing an album together named, Distant Relatives is a collaborative studio album by American recording artist Nas and Jamaican recording artist Damian MarleyNews of the album first came at the 2009 Grammy Awards, Nas told MTV reporters "Right now, I'll tell you first, I'm working on an album with Damian Marley We tryin' to build some schools in Africa with this one, and trying to build empowerment," he said "We're tryin' to show love and stuff with this album So, the record's … all about really the 'hood and Africa also as wellMarley told Rolling Stone, "We're trying to have a sound that's reminiscent of both of us, but not exactly like either," says Marley, who adds they cut the disc with a live band Proceeds will go to a project in Africa — possibly building a school in the Congo — and songs like "Count Your Blessings" reflect on the plight of the continent "A lot of charity albums come off corny," says Marley
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