Distant Relatives

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Distant Relatives
Distant Relatives (Nas & Damian Marley album).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 18, 2010 (2010-05-18)
Recorded2008–2010
StudioLos Angeles, California
Miami, Florida
Genre
Length61:48
Label
Producer
Nas chronology
Untitled
(2008)
Distant Relatives
(2010)
Life Is Good
(2012)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."As We Enter"2:58
2."Tribes at War" (featuring K'naan)
4:30
3."Strong Will Continue"
  • Jones
  • Marley
6:02
4."Leaders" (featuring Stephen Marley)
  • Jones
  • D. Marley
  • S. Marley
4:20
5."Friends"
  • Jones
  • Marley
4:49
6."Count Your Blessings"
  • Jones
  • Marley
4:24
7."Dispear"
  • Jones
  • Marley
5:53
8."Land of Promise" (featuring Dennis Brown)
  • Jones
  • Marley
  • Dennis Brown
4:00
9."In His Own Words" (featuring Stephen Marley)
  • Jones
  • D. Marley
  • S. Marley
5:00
10."Nah Mean"
  • Jones
  • Marley
4:09
11."Patience"5:46
12."My Generation" (featuring Joss Stone & Lil Wayne)
4:02
13."Africa Must Wake Up" (featuring K'naan)
  • Jones
  • Marley
  • Warsame
6:41
Total length:57:13
LP/iTunes bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Ancient People" (featuring Junior Reid)
  • Nasir Jones
  • Damian Marley
  • Junior Reid
4:35
Total length:61:48
Sample credits [45]

Personnel

Credits for Distant Relatives adapted from Allmusic. [46]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Distant Relatives
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [49] Silver60,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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