He doesn't have to detail it. Listen to the fucking album and it's obvious that Marley murdered Nas on that shit. Nothing to be ashamed of. Damian Marley is probably one of the top musicians in existence right now. I still loved the entire project.
+Carter Speaks true shit and he knows what he's talking about because the shit he says he's researched. He's not coming with bullshit statistics to back up his point
Aight hows this,.....Kendrick Lamar is apparently entering that hole that Nas had been in for a looong-long time to begin to get recognized as how we like to see him as...*A rapper that's dope and the beat was dope*. Kendrick Lamar is already that rapper that people respect before they can even *VIBE* with the lyrics. I've been in conversations where people say Kendrick Lamar's verse on *Really Doe* was the one, i'm like prove it......(awkward) as a counter I can most-def *demonstrate or better yet orchestrate* to you how much I enjoyed Ab-Souls verse on that one. I feel like this is the generation where IMDB-to-a-song ratio determines what's so-called good, hence *Genius* rating to us what's good. No diss to Genius, it's just people like to go to sources as their own word-of-mouth answers, it's HELLA WEIRD!!!! -- *REAL TALK*. Have original thought every now and then will YAH!
Of course Damien out rap Nas, Nas went into Damien Marley's lane. Now if Damien went into Nas lane, Nas would've out rap Damien. Both are masters in their own craft/style.
slick1hit not true. Reggae and hip hop can shine on both hip hop and reggae beats equally. Damian speaks more on unjustices of the ppl and speaks for the poor ppl and our issues overall more than Nas does.
you can tell Damian was feeling that Patience song a lot more than Nas. it's like Nas wanted to be more hip hop than spiritual on there, Marley dropped gems on that damn song.. real talk.. nothing against Nas tho.. u on a team, sometimes Pippin out did Jordan..
it was a perfect marriage.. if anyone knew about Damian already, they didnt expect Nas to out do him on every single song.. I enjoyed the album, it was still a slept on album, while Nas's peers was out doing meaningless music, Nas was teaming up with Damian making a Unsung Classic.
These are the types of conversation and comments I want to read/be involved in on RUclips! People having a mutual discussion and people who know what the art of rap and meaning in music. Nas is well he's Nas, goat of rap it's very much likely but Damien, man came good on that entire album, As we enter - Damien's flow! Don had that fire game going. I admit, loved Damien's fathers work (who doesn't) but I've slept on Damien (not anymore, I vibe with his music regularly now) but before this album I didn't know much of him. Man, as an artist Damien is the full package, singing is there he is a dope mc, he brings content that people NEED to hear. But because both Nas and Damien don't talk about money ho's and rims they are slept on and ignored.
Damien had 2 long ass verses man....i love his parts. Nas Who wrote the Bible? Who wrote the Qur'an, and was it a lightning storm That gave birth to the Earth and then dinosaurs were born? Who made up words? Who made up numbers, and what kind of spell is mankind under? Everything on the planet we preserve and can it, microwaved it, and try it No matter what we'll survive it What's hu-? What's -man? What's human? Anything along the land we consumin', eatin', deletin', ruin Tryin' to get paper, gotta have land, gotta have acres So I can sit back like Jack Nicholson, watch niggas play the game like the Lakers In a world full of fifty-two fakers, Gypsies, seances, mystical prayers You superstitious, throw salt over your shoulders, make a wish for the day 'cause Like somebody got a doll of me, stickin' needles in my arteries, but I can't feel it Sometimes it's like, "pardon me, but I got a real big spirit" I'm fearless, I'm fearless, don't you try and grab hold of my soul It's like a military soldier since seven years old I held real dead bodies in my arms, felt they body turn cold, oh Why we born in the first place ff this is how we gotta go? Damn
Listen to Dispear, Ancient people and Friends... compare their lyrics. Nas had better verses on those. On "As we enter" you can't even say any was better coz they kept switching every 5 seconds and both lyrics meshed into each other well.
***** You're right, UK's hip-hop culture runs deep. Outside of Akala, Giggs, Dizzy Rascal, Kano, etc...they constantly have more artists breaking through. I wish they would get some rotation over here, but the only ones I've even seen them play over the years were Ms. Dynamite and Dizzy Rascal.
Damn, I remember Ms. Dynamite -- most forgotten track ever! Also, I remember Trolley Snatcha's Remix of Kano's Spaceship....all classics in their own terms.
Akala is a smart and intelligent person and we need more rappers talking sense and not always about their stupid beefs...we need unity in the music for the people listening to the music..big up akala
Nas is the Greatest Emcee of all time, but jr gong got him. Damian Marley is a better all round musician than any pure emcee and that is fine. I saw it for myself watching them performing live in Trinidad in 2011. Damian never misses a word, perfect diction and sounds like studio quality live. As for the album, nas was excellent, but that is expected. Gong was a little better and that is what truly made the album great. He kept up to the a standard we expected from Nas.
I've been saying the same thing for years... Damian is an all round Don. He showed this back on Khaki Suit when he smashed the old school 80's Jamaican DJ'ing style, and later showed the same versatility with Nas Patience is one example, and among other tracks, he absolutely killed "Nah Mean"! The way he rode on that track was crazy. I come from a reggae origin, but fell in love with hip hop in my mid teens, Nas is my boy... But when Damian is ready, he murders most artists out there! it's not to say Nas doesn't, but can he cross over and kill a reggae track, the way Damian crossed over and did?! we've seen that the answer is 'no'!
Na not really i rather sound like anything else rather than and ingnorant american.plus it was waaay better when the british empire actually ruled america good times
Wow!! Nas is my favorite rapper but Akala is 100% correct. Damian Marley out-shined Nas on Distant Relatives. I did not know JR Gong can spit like that. I mean he was spittin on Welcome to Jamrock. JR Gong went in on this album. They need to do a pt. 2.
I can agree with that but to be fair I think the instrumentation and music was catered to Damian's Reggae style more than Nas' boom bap NY style yet I think Nas did a stellar job on the entire project
Nas would probably agree. The collaboration was a beautiful thing, but Damian Marley was the star of the show. K'Naan's verse on Tribal War is incredible though
I WILL SAY I WENT TO THE DAMIAN MARLEY/NAS SHOW IN BIRMINGHAM .. My word...... It was easily one of the best shows I've ever been too, I've seen over 75 artists, I've never felt that feeling in BIRMINGHAM I FELT BLACK UNITY IN THE BUILDING THAT NIGHT..
Yes Plus bob marley never got respect in Jamaica until he bcame a international star .hence y bob was still Hardcore And his off spring Have his Energy
Im from the uk Akala is typical of many black guys of my peer group His mindset is how many of us think Even bad boys Over here R as articulate as him Uk culture is different to usa culture
Of course it's different. It's two different countries, with two different roles in shaping the history of the world as we know it. So what are you really saying??
Dont know this guy at all and havent searched him yet but i watched his last 3 i interviews and hes a cool smart guy, not even interested in his music really , id rather hear him speak
He's a very intelligent man and that spreads across his music a lot. You should give his music a chance because the messages are like the way he speaks in interviews. He's like lowkey another rapper from the uk. Political messages throughout his music. Their views about politics in their music got to a point where they were shut down by the law, that's how real it got.
I've never seen such a comments section that's so full of emotional people 😂 Akala is giving his opinion as a rapper himself. He's not disrespecting Nas but he's just giving his opinion. I think Nas is one of the greatest to ever do it, but Damian Marley did out rap Nas on that album in my opinion
Distant Relatives is hands down one of my favorite albums.... nas and zilla needs to do a follow up to this ive never seen reggae and hip hop come together so good. tbh nas was good on it but when it came to conscious topics nas held his own but for damian its like listening to a book...these dudes sound good together.
Akala is a well educated and informed person. He is right about how reggae and dancehall being waaaaaay more popular than hip hop in Sub-Saharan Africa.
It isn't a reggae album. I'm Jamaican and I've listen that album at least once a month. Nas was hot on the album but he didn't bring his A game, or maybe Damien is just that dam good. out of the 14 track there was literally two songs with a reggae beat (leaders and ancient people) so you can't call it a reggae album.
If you listen back to that album. Nas didn't really go hard. He made his rhymes less complex. Nas simplified his flow a little so it could mix better with Marley.
Damien carried every song on that album. Saw the distant relatives tour a couple times and nas really doesn't compare to Damian, he is one of the best artists to see live hands down.
It’s a Beautiful well needed collaboration. They both served the People with a Classic Album.. I AM glad that Damian and Nas matched each other’s Musical Genius and both delivered a Special Unique piece of ART 🖼️
Damian Marley is amazing on 'Land Of Promise'. He details Africa having prosperous cities that equal Americas's. The cities he compares with each other are also located in the same region on the continents... straight fire!
People need to listen to more Dancehall and Reggae in particular when Djs like Black Chiney, Champion Squad and others have their mix CDs. Listen to artistes like Kabaka Pyramid, Chronixx new mixtape and Protoje' and you will understand what this man is saying.
No kidding. He'd like rather have that confirmation than care about what's being said on the album. Having said that, Damian Marley was the star of the show, which is no shame to Nas, because he put in great work too.
That album was a blessing. Take gems from both of them and dont compare or say one was better than other. Thats the problem. We need to just give them huge credit for putting out a classic and teaching us new things about africa or at least me
@@Vybrationz1 yes toasting big youth scotty on breakfast in bed u Roy I Roy we call them the Mike charter which stands for MC rap music got all that from Jamaica reggae music so little Kim need to know who originate rap and what she need to do is get of Nicki minaj neck and pay homage to the Jamaican female artists she stole from. Nicki minaj comes from Trinidad tell Kim to find out how they dress every year for carnival in Trinidad nicki live that life if it's once a year every year the women dresses sexy on the streets and on the stage. Hip hop needs to acknowledge that the west Indian people is the origin of rap music and style I'm sick of people saying Kim did it first she her self said in interviews that she was just spitting all that Jamaica thing.
Damian Marley is the truth and he did outshine Nas on the entire album in my opinion. If you are not familiar with JR Gong's lyrics checkout the track Jah Army.
anyone who's actually listened to the album knows it was close, personally thought throughout the album Nas was better but Damien marley edged him out on maybe 2 songs .... listen to Patience or In His Own Words
I sometimes forget how much songs on that album Nas actually did with D. Marley... Jr Gong is a lyrical genius in his own right no-one can try say otherwise
I remember going to the London leg of that tour at Wembly, is was so rad and the unity was off the train, ppl was passing weed around on the Jubilee line
I think alot of people fail to understand that rap is conversation. the term let me rap to you when used by old heads means let me talk to you. hip hip in essence is conversations recorded when executed properly whether encrypted or direct.
I said the same *EXACT* thing in the comments section of 'Patience' the year it dropped, and cats were telling me I was buggin. Nas being my all time favorite plays a huge part in me objectively agreeing that Junior Gong dropped a far more insightful, and substantially superior verse than Nas. IMO
Anyone just being introduced to Akala's music should check out Fire in the booth, F64, Murder runs the globe, Sun Tzu and Sovereign master. Feel free to add any more
While yes Damien killed it on this album it suited Damien’s style more but both knocked it put the park and elevated each other!! It’s a spiritual deep meaning album A true concept album and artistic masterpiece which is rare these days!! It’s brilliant!!!
Vlad, you should interview Akala again. He has a great book out which talks about Britain and its empire's influences on the situation today in the UK. It's called Natives : Race and class in the ruins of empire. I recommend highly. It's been a while since the last time you spoke to him and I think he is a great speaker.
1 of my favourite albums, he killed him on strong will continue iswel.... But big up akala, im from birmingham. I had plans 2 go 2 the nas n damian marley show but it didnt end up happening.
His mixed like me I can honestly say as a mixed person myself we will only ever feel complicated within ourselves when we expect both sides of our selves.
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He doesn't have to detail it. Listen to the fucking album and it's obvious that Marley murdered Nas on that shit. Nothing to be ashamed of. Damian Marley is probably one of the top musicians in existence right now. I still loved the entire project.
I totally agree. Damian was a beast on that shit.
my g who cares nas is a rap legend end of story
Nah, Nas was way better.
I copped the album...Joint was fire. I still bang it every once in a while...you dig!
Patience was the first time I thought about Damian as a rapper & I don't respect anyone who thinks Nas bodied Damian on that joint.
Distant Relatives was a great album, I think Damian Marley is one of the most underrated song writers/musicians of this generation.
don dadda harry potta nobody underrates Damian lmao
my favourite Album ever
my favourite Album ever
Stony Hill(2017) knocked my socks off
Damian Marley is arguably the best songwriter ever
This guy is way above the usual Vlad standard. Wonder why CNN never interviews rappers like this, they rather go for Trinidad James 😂😂 FOH
Maximum.....maximum respect to Akala. So true too!
+Carter Speaks true shit and he knows what he's talking about because the shit he says he's researched. He's not coming with bullshit statistics to back up his point
Akala can not talk to Nas lyrically
Aight hows this,.....Kendrick Lamar is apparently entering that hole
that Nas had been in for a looong-long time to begin to get recognized
as how we like to see him as...*A rapper that's dope and the beat was dope*.
Kendrick Lamar is already that rapper that people respect before they can even *VIBE* with the lyrics. I've been in conversations where people say Kendrick Lamar's verse on *Really Doe* was the one, i'm like prove it......(awkward) as a counter I can most-def *demonstrate or better yet orchestrate* to you how much I enjoyed Ab-Souls verse on that one.
I feel like this is the generation where IMDB-to-a-song ratio determines what's so-called good, hence *Genius* rating to us what's good. No diss to Genius, it's just people like to go to sources as their own word-of-mouth answers, it's HELLA WEIRD!!!! -- *REAL TALK*.
Have original thought every now and then will YAH!
Is that right?
Damian Marley served Nas on Patience
yes sir he did you could have put anyone on there tho and they still wouldnt be able to compete with jr gong that shit was straight fire
Man most of that album. Nas did his thing but sounded like a feature on those songs than a collaboration. Marley was on another level.
he let him get off
Nas wrote damiens verse look it up
the Elmo on the hookbwent dumb hard tho 😂😂😂
Of course Damien out rap Nas, Nas went into Damien Marley's lane. Now if Damien went into Nas lane, Nas would've out rap Damien. Both are masters in their own craft/style.
yea you might be right damien done alotta the production too so it was alreadybin favour of him but still dope nevertheless
It was a crossover of both genres chill with that shit. He got out rapped period.
Lyrics are lyrics, what does the music have to do with words.
slick1hit not true. Reggae and hip hop can shine on both hip hop and reggae beats equally. Damian speaks more on unjustices of the ppl and speaks for the poor ppl and our issues overall more than Nas does.
Lmaooo it was literally a hip hop album ,its Damien who crossed over
you can tell Damian was feeling that Patience song a lot more than Nas. it's like Nas wanted to be more hip hop than spiritual on there, Marley dropped gems on that damn song.. real talk.. nothing against Nas tho.. u on a team, sometimes Pippin out did Jordan..
it was a perfect marriage.. if anyone knew about Damian already, they didnt expect Nas to out do him on every single song.. I enjoyed the album, it was still a slept on album, while Nas's peers was out doing meaningless music, Nas was teaming up with Damian making a Unsung Classic.
These are the types of conversation and comments I want to read/be involved in on RUclips! People having a mutual discussion and people who know what the art of rap and meaning in music. Nas is well he's Nas, goat of rap it's very much likely but Damien, man came good on that entire album, As we enter - Damien's flow! Don had that fire game going. I admit, loved Damien's fathers work (who doesn't) but I've slept on Damien (not anymore, I vibe with his music regularly now) but before this album I didn't know much of him. Man, as an artist Damien is the full package, singing is there he is a dope mc, he brings content that people NEED to hear.
But because both Nas and Damien don't talk about money ho's and rims they are slept on and ignored.
Len Halz indeed ..foreal!!!
Damien had 2 long ass verses man....i love his parts.
Nas
Who wrote the Bible? Who wrote the Qur'an, and was it a lightning storm
That gave birth to the Earth and then dinosaurs were born?
Who made up words? Who made up numbers, and what kind of spell is mankind under?
Everything on the planet we preserve and can it, microwaved it, and try it
No matter what we'll survive it
What's hu-? What's -man? What's human?
Anything along the land we consumin', eatin', deletin', ruin
Tryin' to get paper, gotta have land, gotta have acres
So I can sit back like Jack Nicholson, watch niggas play the game like the Lakers
In a world full of fifty-two fakers, Gypsies, seances, mystical prayers
You superstitious, throw salt over your shoulders, make a wish for the day 'cause
Like somebody got a doll of me, stickin' needles in my arteries, but I can't feel it
Sometimes it's like, "pardon me, but I got a real big spirit"
I'm fearless, I'm fearless, don't you try and grab hold of my soul
It's like a military soldier since seven years old
I held real dead bodies in my arms, felt they body turn cold, oh
Why we born in the first place ff this is how we gotta go? Damn
@@lenhalz8086 best comment on here.
Nas is my dude but just listen to the album Junior Gong ripped every track
Listen to Dispear, Ancient people and Friends... compare their lyrics. Nas had better verses on those.
On "As we enter" you can't even say any was better coz they kept switching every 5 seconds and both lyrics meshed into each other well.
Keep dropping these Akala pieces Vlad!!!!!
*Facts*: UK knows more 'bout hip hop than......nvm.....hell, even DEHH SHOWN this.
***** You're right, UK's hip-hop culture runs deep. Outside of Akala, Giggs, Dizzy Rascal, Kano, etc...they constantly have more artists breaking through. I wish they would get some rotation over here, but the only ones I've even seen them play over the years were Ms. Dynamite and Dizzy Rascal.
Damn, I remember Ms. Dynamite -- most forgotten track ever! Also, I
remember Trolley Snatcha's Remix of Kano's Spaceship....all classics in
their own terms.
***** Did you know Akala is Ms. Dynamite's younger brother? How crazy is that!
WTF!? No diss to the *Aoki's* but damn! Now how else was I gonna find that out?
Peace.
Akala is a smart and intelligent person and we need more rappers talking sense and not always about their stupid beefs...we need unity in the music for the people listening to the music..big up akala
I don't know this artist, but I definitely will be checking for him. Very well spoken and knows his history.
I've been on an Akala marathon for weeks thanks to Vlad. The reawakening is real in our community,.
Check out all three of his fire in the booths
And what community is that as in where
@@zaman178 hes from tottenham which is in north london
Nas is the Greatest Emcee of all time, but jr gong got him. Damian Marley is a better all round musician than any pure emcee and that is fine. I saw it for myself watching them performing live in Trinidad in 2011. Damian never misses a word, perfect diction and sounds like studio quality live. As for the album, nas was excellent, but that is expected. Gong was a little better and that is what truly made the album great. He kept up to the a standard we expected from Nas.
I've been saying the same thing for years... Damian is an all round Don.
He showed this back on Khaki Suit when he smashed the old school 80's Jamaican DJ'ing style, and later showed the same versatility with Nas Patience is one example, and among other tracks, he absolutely killed "Nah Mean"!
The way he rode on that track was crazy.
I come from a reggae origin, but fell in love with hip hop in my mid teens, Nas is my boy... But when Damian is ready, he murders most artists out there! it's not to say Nas doesn't, but can he cross over and kill a reggae track, the way Damian crossed over and did?! we've seen that the answer is 'no'!
Damian gave me goose bumps when I heard patience, his verses are eye openers
If you dont know this dudes talent STOP what youre doing rn and type in 'Akala Fire In The Booth' and thank me later
fire in the booth part 1 is my favorite
and mumble rappers from the USA are aids mate.
Don't listen then bro just give the respect that is due
Your loss, you are missing out on incredible music and incredible MCs.
Na not really i rather sound like anything else rather than and ingnorant american.plus it was waaay better when the british empire actually ruled america good times
Despair is my favorite track on Distant Relatives, both Nas and Damien killed it. Tribal Wars is nice too.
Wow!! Nas is my favorite rapper but Akala is 100% correct. Damian Marley out-shined Nas on Distant Relatives. I did not know JR Gong can spit like that. I mean he was spittin on Welcome to Jamrock. JR Gong went in on this album. They need to do a pt. 2.
Damian has been killing it since his first album.
I can agree with that but to be fair I think the instrumentation and music was catered to Damian's Reggae style more than Nas' boom bap NY style yet I think Nas did a stellar job on the entire project
Nas would probably agree. The collaboration was a beautiful thing, but Damian Marley was the star of the show.
K'Naan's verse on Tribal War is incredible though
I WILL SAY I WENT TO THE DAMIAN MARLEY/NAS SHOW IN BIRMINGHAM .. My word...... It was easily one of the best shows I've ever been too, I've seen over 75 artists, I've never felt that feeling in BIRMINGHAM I FELT BLACK UNITY IN THE BUILDING THAT NIGHT..
Me too bro. The best stage show I've ever been to. That night was historical.
@@qwerty1234234 😊👍🏿
when your father is Bob Marley its in your genetic makeup to be great 😊
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I'm so glad Vlad has exposed Akala to his channel, Akala not only is a dope rapper but an great educator too!!
It's a crying shame that a corporate puppet like Drake dominates Hip Hop, when we have someone so knowledgeable like Akala around.
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Akala is not that talented. You need real talent to make it.
Im from the uk
Akala is typical of many black guys of my peer group
His mindset is how many of us think
Even bad boys
Over here
R as articulate as him
Uk culture is different to usa culture
100%
@@dannydee3268 respevt my g
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Of course it's different. It's two different countries, with two different roles in shaping the history of the world as we know it. So what are you really saying??
Why Does It Matter If Damian Marley Outrapped Nas!!! We were blessed with one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time!!!
Akala is fucking certified. Interview this dude as much as you want.
Dont know this guy at all and havent searched him yet but i watched his last 3 i interviews and hes a cool smart guy, not even interested in his music really , id rather hear him speak
He's a very intelligent man and that spreads across his music a lot. You should give his music a chance because the messages are like the way he speaks in interviews. He's like lowkey another rapper from the uk. Political messages throughout his music. Their views about politics in their music got to a point where they were shut down by the law, that's how real it got.
If he puts his messages into his music id be highly interested , probably the only good guy vlad uploads
Watch his latest fire in the booth it's a freestyle and its crazy intelligent
Gaaaaay
If you just want to hear him speak, watch his oxford union talk on black history.
He really did out rap Nas on that album. Jr Gong is a Beast on the mic.
I've never seen such a comments section that's so full of emotional people 😂
Akala is giving his opinion as a rapper himself. He's not disrespecting Nas but he's just giving his opinion. I think Nas is one of the greatest to ever do it, but Damian Marley did out rap Nas on that album in my opinion
Damien did get Nas but for one song - Leaders , Nas killed Damien
Distant Relatives is hands down one of my favorite albums.... nas and zilla needs to do a follow up to this ive never seen reggae and hip hop come together so good. tbh nas was good on it but when it came to conscious topics nas held his own but for damian its like listening to a book...these dudes sound good together.
Akala is a well educated and informed person. He is right about how reggae and dancehall being waaaaaay more popular than hip hop in Sub-Saharan Africa.
He is actually speaking my thoughts as i listened to the album... Patience was the song that really showed damiens level of penmanship.
@user-ky8nd2rz4f you even listen to him? He definitely raps, he just has an accent...
There will never be another one like Junior Gong❤️truly a raw talent that speaks volumes. His Father would be so proud x
Damian Marley definitely got Nas on Patience.
yup
yes sir and nas my dude
That's a fact! Marley bossed the whole album and Nasir is my dude💯
Damien SPUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN Nas on that tune!!
ToroidalVortexLove they both killed it but Damian went ham AF this is one of my favorite albums of all time
Jr gong is one of the baddest lyricist outta Jamaica point blank period. Vybz Kartel level.
it was a raggae album. thats Marley's lane. nas said himself he just followed Marley's lead on that album
Omar Scruggs How is that album reggae? The fuck?
It isn't a reggae album. I'm Jamaican and I've listen that album at least once a month. Nas was hot on the album but he didn't bring his A game, or maybe Damien is just that dam good. out of the 14 track there was literally two songs with a reggae beat (leaders and ancient people) so you can't call it a reggae album.
I don't think Rap Genius would survive If Nas and Akala made a song
I was at the Birmingham show! Hands down best night of my life, had never heard of Akala before that night and been a fan ever since
If you listen back to that album. Nas didn't really go hard. He made his rhymes less complex. Nas simplified his flow a little so it could mix better with Marley.
Hhhhhhhhhhh, I swear people would find excuses for everything.
hahaha. nas deliberately made himself sound shit so that damien would sound better. was is good but he was slacking on this album. its that simple.
Akala: distant relatives, distant relatives.
Vlad: distant cousins?
-_-
Damien carried every song on that album. Saw the distant relatives tour a couple times and nas really doesn't compare to Damian, he is one of the best artists to see live hands down.
Distant Relatives is one of my favourite albums of all time. Still in rotation
I feel like Nas & Damian both did their thing on "Distant Relatives."
Just show the whole interview
Hell put it up soon Bob don't worry g
He gets more views splitting them up and putting out interesting titles
Damian Marley is one of the best lyricists in the game. Most people just can't understand what he's saying lol
Man y'all turned on dude so damn fast
AKALA'S SISTER(MS DYNAMITE) IS ONE BEAUTIFUL WOMAN! HER MAN IS ONE LUCKY BROTHER!
First rapper from my own country that I fell in love with... Another one was Black The Ripper who passed away two days ago...
It’s a Beautiful well needed collaboration.
They both served the People with a Classic Album.. I AM glad that Damian and Nas matched each other’s Musical Genius and both delivered a Special Unique piece of ART 🖼️
count your blessings is my feel good Jam. the production on that song is just pure and beautiful.
The whole interview needs to be uploaded ASAP
I like Akala. He's got a very smart perspective on hip-hop.
they were both amazing on the album. I'm just happy that they did that album. i won't get wrapped up into who was best. respect the art
Damian Marley is amazing on 'Land Of Promise'. He details Africa having prosperous cities that equal Americas's. The cities he compares with each other are also located in the same region on the continents... straight fire!
My favourite song on the album
People need to listen to more Dancehall and Reggae in particular when Djs like Black Chiney, Champion Squad and others have their mix CDs. Listen to artistes like Kabaka Pyramid, Chronixx new mixtape and Protoje' and you will understand what this man is saying.
I was at the show Akala is talking about here. He describes it perfectly
Damian Marley clearly provided the best content to that album.
Exactly what Vlad wants to hear.
No kidding. He'd like rather have that confirmation than care about what's being said on the album. Having said that, Damian Marley was the star of the show, which is no shame to Nas, because he put in great work too.
Nas went hard on "Dispear and Land Of Promise
That album was a blessing. Take gems from both of them and dont compare or say one was better than other. Thats the problem. We need to just give them huge credit for putting out a classic and teaching us new things about africa or at least me
ceremony on a plantation before an uprising sounds so fucking lit like that is the most powerful scenario possible
I saw them at house of blues Myrtle Beach, SC. One of the funnest and best concerts I've been to. Great vibes and good times.
Damian and the Marley brothers lyrics and rhyme patterns better than 90% of rappers 🤷🏽♂️
Didn't this get uploaded yesterday?
in Jamaica they call it deejaying
AZOLOB I always found that strange, I wonder how deejaying went from meaning spitting bars to spinning records
We used to call it Toasting!
@@Vybrationz1 yes toasting big youth scotty on breakfast in bed u Roy I Roy we call them the Mike charter which stands for MC rap music got all that from Jamaica reggae music so little Kim need to know who originate rap and what she need to do is get of Nicki minaj neck and pay homage to the Jamaican female artists she stole from. Nicki minaj comes from Trinidad tell Kim to find out how they dress every year for carnival in Trinidad nicki live that life if it's once a year every year the women dresses sexy on the streets and on the stage. Hip hop needs to acknowledge that the west Indian people is the origin of rap music and style I'm sick of people saying Kim did it first she her self said in interviews that she was just spitting all that Jamaica thing.
Chuckles I just felt proud the 0121 got mentioned and how we are a mini Jamaica.
I LITERALLY was just listening to Distant Relatives* still 🔥🔥Bruh!!
I'm surprised you Said that cause you got a nba youngboy pic
Damian Marley is the truth and he did outshine Nas on the entire album in my opinion. If you are not familiar with JR Gong's lyrics checkout the track Jah Army.
"Edge him out"
Damian Marley to Nas on that album was like Eminem to Jay Z om Renegade. Completely outclassed him
anyone who's actually listened to the album knows it was close, personally thought throughout the album Nas was better but Damien marley edged him out on maybe 2 songs .... listen to Patience or In His Own Words
I have an affinity for people who can backup previous comments or statements they made.
Go listen to patience, that songs powerful
for real... damian marley says some real shit
Saw Naz and DM in New Zealand. I'm a fan of both, especially Marley but that night Nas destroyed it. We were blown away. smoke in the air
Big up Brum!
I sometimes forget how much songs on that album Nas actually did with D. Marley... Jr Gong is a lyrical genius in his own right no-one can try say otherwise
I don't think they out did each other they had different focuses and brought different flavors to every track never saw it has competition
Damian Marley was Better Lyrically on their Collabo CD.. but its not a bad thing Its COOL MON' Yes Mon'
I was at that show in Birmingham... Fire
I remember going to the London leg of that tour at Wembly, is was so rad and the unity was off the train, ppl was passing weed around on the Jubilee line
upload the full interview that would make it so much easier insted of snippets akala is a knowledgeable guy
Vlad we've alredy seen the 1st 3mins. they're from his other clip!
Why we can enjoy the muzik for what it is. They BOTH!! did amazing. Solid album top to bottom. I still have my copy till this day..
uhhhh damien marley did out rap nas tho on distant relatives
It wasn't rap....
I think alot of people fail to understand that rap is conversation. the term let me rap to you when used by old heads means let me talk to you. hip hip in essence is conversations recorded when executed properly whether encrypted or direct.
I said the same *EXACT* thing in the comments section of 'Patience' the year it dropped, and cats were telling me I was buggin.
Nas being my all time favorite plays a huge part in me objectively agreeing that Junior Gong dropped a far more insightful, and substantially superior verse than Nas. IMO
Anyone just being introduced to Akala's music should check out Fire in the booth, F64, Murder runs the globe, Sun Tzu and Sovereign master.
Feel free to add any more
Check out lose myself ft josh osha. Not his usual work but a tune and the bars are still good.
Who should we interview next?
Skepta, Ghetts, Kano, Wretch 32 & Big narstie(for the banter)
most of those coming soon...
Lauryn Hill, Sade, Glad is Knight, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Roxanne Shante, Elton John
Nas
AZ
Capone
Coolio
Me
lowkey
Big Interview, great artist!
i could listen to this guy talk for hours. thanks vlad! keep em poppin
Would love a nas & Akala collaboration 🔥💯💥
While yes Damien killed it on this album it suited Damien’s style more but both knocked it put the park and elevated each other!!
It’s a spiritual deep meaning album
A true concept album and artistic masterpiece which is rare these days!!
It’s brilliant!!!
I RESPECT DAMIEN MARLEY PEN GAME. I'M GONNA HAVE TO LISTEN TO THIER ALBUM AGAIN
He said it the energy felt like a cermony on a plantation before an uprising this guy stays in soldier mode
Vlad, you should interview Akala again. He has a great book out which talks about Britain and its empire's influences on the situation today in the UK. It's called Natives : Race and class in the ruins of empire. I recommend highly.
It's been a while since the last time you spoke to him and I think he is a great speaker.
Birmingham never failed. Everything he said was onpoint. THAT SHOW was historical.
1 of my favourite albums, he killed him on strong will continue iswel.... But big up akala, im from birmingham. I had plans 2 go 2 the nas n damian marley show but it didnt end up happening.
His mixed like me I can honestly say as a mixed person myself we will only ever feel complicated within ourselves when we expect both sides of our selves.
I could listen to him talk all day
This guy is the reason I fucks with books again man. But yh, go and hear his FITB part 4. It's absolutely insane. 👍🏽
why did this interview start off with the stuff from the other interview
Agreed, Gong Zilla (Damien) had the top lyrics on that entire album
Already seen the first 3 minutes of the interview from other interviews on from vlad on Akala
Nas is my favorite but Damian did get Nas on a couple of tracks and vice versa. I think Nas got Damian on Leaders.