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Black music has many streams of expression, 2 of the most prominent being Hip-Hop and Reggae. And when you go back far enough, these traditions are seen to have their roots in the music of Africa.

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Nas and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley brought Africa to Austin, Texas, for roof-raising sets at the Levi’s/FADER Fort and later at Emo’s during South by Southwest on Wednesday (March 17). The tag team performed material from their joint album Distant Relatives, including “Strong Will Continue,” and Nas took it back with solo hits “Nas Is Like” and “Made You Look.”

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If you don’t know about this album, you’ve either been in a coma for awhile or you just don’t like good music. Above is the artwork for Nas and Damian’s upcoming album Distant Relatives. If you hit the jump you can check out the track list as well. It’s set to hit stores in March.

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Although an album has yet to be dropped, the Distant Relatives known as Nas and Damian Marley are still trying to leave their impact outside of the music. Teaming with National Geographic and V-Tech, the duo will have a panel debate next month in Washington D.C.

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Nas and Jr Gong perform a few older tracks together as well as two new tracks form the upcoming album Distant Relatives.

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In a perfect world every Ghetto Palms should connect at least three disparate dots on the map, and today’s multi-colored thumbtacks are puncturing the dread capitals of New York, Kingston and Addis Ababa

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