Distant Relatives

After the first spin, giving this a 3.5. That's a little generous, but I can tell they put a lot of work into this even if it's not my cup of tea. Thoughts?

Nobody? Seriously?

Patience still fucking pisses me off.

You're obviouslya Nas HATER. People are waitinf for the opinion of a more respected forum user, and when i say more respected, i mean a Nas STAN. That my friend is a FACT.

T. Myers wrote:

You're obviouslya Nas HATER. People are waitinf for the opinion of a more respected forum user, and when i say more respected, i mean a Nas STAN. That my friend is a FACT.

LMAO!!!

But anyways, Jeff's ratings have been suspect in the past so I'll take that with a grain of salt.

I haven't downloaded the leak yet and I'm not sure I will. I'll probably wait until it's released to listen to it. I will say this though, people that dislike reggae music probably won't like it as much, just like people that don't like R&B didn't like Ghostdini. And people who aren't into Nas (Cory, SRP, Linker) should avoid it altogether.

I'm not expecting a classic here as it's an experimental album, but as long as it's 4 star quality I won't complain.

It's not experimental in the least. It's rap beats with a reggae tinge and a rapper and a psuedo reggae artist rap/singing over them. And my ratings are suspect? At least they're consistent, fool.

That said, KJ you hater you, you'll probably think it's a four star album.

N3R0N0N Of 0nslaught3r wrote:

It's not experimental in the least. It's rap beats with a reggae tinge and a rapper and a psuedo reggae artist rap/singing over them. And my ratings are suspect? At least they're consistent, fool.

That said, KJ you hater you, you'll probably think it's a four star album.

Damian Marley is NOT a psuedo reggae artist. He's a TRUE reggae artist. He's the son of the greatest reggae artist of all time and very talented.

And this album IS experimental as Nas has never done a full length that's crossed over with another genre.

Damian Marley is a dancehall artist. Period. Show me a TRUE reggae album of his.

And when I think "experimental" I think of the music as being new and different, not hackneyed and redundant.

Hip Hop DX gave this 4.5...

i still have yet to hear it, im gonna wait it out

I'm looking forward to this. Damien's music tends to be more hip hop oriented than the rest of his family.

If Jeff thinks this is 3.5, chances are I'll love it.

Kid Joe wrote:

I'm looking forward to this. Damien's music tends to be more hip hop oriented than the rest of his family.

Except Ky-Mani, he speaks the best American.