Nas News: Marley and Nas team up to produce Chart topping Album

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Distant Relatives the collaborative album from rapper Nas and Damian ‘Jr Gong’ Marley, has debuted in the number five position on the Billboard 200 album chart.

The album was released on May 18 via Universal Records/Def Jam and is the tenth top ten album for Nas. It is the second top ten album for Marley whose Welcome to Jamrock opus debuted and stalled at number 7 in 2005 with 85,000 copies moved in its first week of release.

Distant Relatives moved some 57,000 copies in its first full week at retail. The album is number one on Billboard’s Reggae, Rap and...