Distant Relatives is a collaborative studio album by American rapper Nas and Jamaican reggae vocalist Damian Marley. It was released on May 18, 2010, by Ghetto Youths United, Universal Republic and Def Jam Recordings. Distant Relatives was recorded between 2008 and 2010, being produced primarily by Damian and Stephen Marley, both sons of the most-known Jamaican musician Bob Marley. Fusing musical elements of hip hop and reggae, it features wide-ranging lyrical themes concerning colonialism, poverty, Pan-Africanism and the universality of the human condition. It features appearances from K'naan, Stephen Marley, Dennis Brown, Junior Reid, Joss Stone and Lil Wayne. The album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 57,000 copies in its first week. Upon its release, Distant Relatives received positive reviews from most music critics. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distant...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)