Damian Marley

WireImage I FilmMagic Last year, Nas and Damian Marley delivered on 'Distant Relatives,' an LP merging hip-hop, reggae and many other strands of roots music with a focus on Africa. After the record's release in May 2010, both musicians embarked on a whirlwind tour -- a journey that is now the focus of a three-part online documentary prepared by a director named B+...

Nas and Damian Marley successfully bridged the gap between rap and reggae with their joint release 'Distant Relatives' this year, and they're extending their promo run through the New Year. The music brethren have announced international tour dates for their collaboration album, an addendum to their 2010 tour that took them across the U...

Lost Boyz member Mr. Cheeks hasn't released a solo album since his 2004 LP 'Ladies and Ghettomen,' but he's ready to make his return to the music scene. The 'Lights, Camera, Action!' hitmaker has signed a deal with Stephen Marley's label Ghetto Youth International, with plans to release his fourth album 'And The Winner Is' -- produced entirely by Stephen, Damian and Julian Marley -- in 2011... Rea

Cypress Hill will be joined by more than 20 acts at their annual 2010 Smokeout. While the lineup features hip-hop artists like Nas -- performing his 'Distant Relatives' material with collaborator Damian Marley -- and Atmosphere, the bill also branches out with rock headliners Incubus, Manu Chao, Deadmau5, MGMT, Slightly Stoopid and funk metal outfit Living Colour...

Nas and Damian Marley's collaborative album, 'Distant Relatives,' received a warm reception following its' May release, but the Queensbridge rapper says that now he's ready to focus on his next solo album -- his first since 2008's 'Untitled...

Lupe Fiasco has been added to his hometown's inaugural North Coast Music Festival, taking place over Labor Day weekend at Chicago's Union Park. The three-day event will be heavy on the hip-hip: De La Soul, Nas & Damian Marley and Jay Electronica are among the MCs joining Lupe on the bill. Fl...

Once an event firmly rooted in the jam band culture, the Bonnaroo Arts & Music Festival, which kicks off today in Manchester, Tennessee, has been opening up to new genres in recent years. Since the Roots christened hip-hop at the festival in 2002, the genre has always had a presence, but this summer marks the first time in the festival's history that a hip-hop act -- Jay-Z -- has headlined the

Nestled among the industrial flats of Santa Monica, Calif.'s business district sits producer Bob Clearmountain's private studio, Apogee, where Thursday night an intimate crowd of no more than a 120 people gathered to watch a private performance from Nas and Damian "Junior Gong" Marley...

When Nas and Damian Marley sat down to discuss their collaborative album 'Distant Relatives' -- available online and in stores today (May 18) -- the pair emphasized that the project was about "making good music" while, possibly subconsciously, educating the masses...

It's not uncommon in hip-hop for two worlds to collide , so few were surprised to hear that Nas and Damian Marley were teaming up for a collaborative album. Last summer the pair -- who'd previously worked together on Marley's 2005 album 'Welcome to Jamrock' -- tested the waters and shared a set on the annual Rock the Bells traveling festival/tour...