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Distant Relatives
Hip-Hop · 2010 · 14 tracks · 1h 6m

Distant Relatives

A heavy, organic collision of Queensbridge lyricism and Jamaican roots. Dense with live instrumentation, pan-African history, and massive dub-inflected bass.

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It's like a history lesson you can actually dance to, with the best basslines of 2010.

An urgent and empowering call for global unity delivered through heavy, soul-stirring rhythms.

Distant Relatives · vs · Nas
Hopeful+4.0σ

Hopeful saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 1h 6m
01
As We Enter
2:28
02
Tribes at War
4:30
03
Strong Will Continue
6:01
04
Leaders
4:20
05
Friends
4:49
06
Count Your Blessings
4:24
07
Dispear
5:53
08
Land of Promise
3:54
09
In His Own Words
5:00
10
Nah Mean
4:09
11
Patience
5:46
12
My Generation
4:00
13
Africa Must Wake Up
6:40
14
Ancient People
4:35
Moments Worth Waiting For
The rapid-fire trade-off verses on As We Enter where the two voices become a single percussive instrument.
The haunting Amadou and Mariam sample on Patience that anchors a deep philosophical inquiry into human progress.
The massive, stadium-sized guitar riff on Strong Will Continue that pushes both artists into a rock-inflected grit.
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