Nas is top 3 one of The DJ’s favorite rappers. I own every single last one of his albums…even Nastradamus (I’ll take it a step further and admit I bought Nastradamus on vinyl AND CD lol). I’m excited about this latest project with Damian Marley.

“Africa is the backbone of the world and the foundation of everything and Africans are in a situation where they need help more than anywhere else,” Marley stated via the press release. “We know there are dire situations here in America but when you look at America—with public libraries and free education—these are not opportunities most Africans have. It’s a completely different scale of trying to help people. As human beings, we’re part of a human family.”

“As an American, we have so much even in a so-called recession that a neighborhood like Queensbridge or Red Hook is Beverly Hills compared to the way people are living in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Ghana,” Nas added. “So obviously if we making records with that theme, there’s gonna be things I want to build on. I think Africa has a lot to teach us.”