There was nothing intrinsically wrong with ‘Strong Will Continue’ the first leak of the Nas & Damian Marley collaboration ‘Distant Relatives’. But it wasn’t Nas & Damian going back and forth over a Mulatu Astatke sample like the snippet we heard somewhere in the summer of ‘09. Now the full version has arrived and my repeat button will soon break down. These events are certainly related. More (including tracklist & production credits) after the jump.

Nas & Damian Marley – As We Enter

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Nas & Damian Marley – Strong Will Continue

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“My man that speak Patois, and I can speak Rap-Star”

Tracklist:

1. Intro (Something New) (prod. Damian Marley)
2. As We Enter (prod. Damian Marley)
3. Revolutionary (prod. Damian Marley)
4. Count Your Blessings (prod. Damian & Stephen Marley)
5. Belief is Key (prod. Damian Marley)
6. Africa Must Wake Up f. K’naan (prod. Nas, Damian & Stephen Marley)
7. Black Horizon f. K’naan (prod. Damian Marley)
8. Strong Will Continue (prod. Damian & Stephen Marley)
9. Our Generation f.Joss Stone & Stevie Wonder (prod. Damian Marley)
10. Empowerment (prod. Stephen Marley)
11. AID (prod. K’naan & Nas)
12. Let’s End It (Poverty) f. K’naan (prod. 9th Wonder & Damian Marley)
13. The Earth f. Bob Marley (prod. Salaam Remi, Damian & Stephen Marley)
14. Black Man’s Paper f. Erykah Badu (prod. Afry) [UK Bonus]
15. Weed On f. Snoop Dogg (prod. Damian Marley) (iTunes Bonus)

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