When damian said " Scholars teach in Universities and claim that they're smart and cunning Tell them find a cure when we sneeze And that's when their nose start running " your EYES bro said it ALL! 🔥
This guy is truly Marley’s son. Just like his dad, he has a lot to unload and of course Ana’s as well! I grew up listening to Bob and I still enjoy listening to his music. Most of Bob’s songs were revolutionary songs. Always spoke against the injustice all around the world ⭐️❤️
Everyone is pointing out how great the entire album is (which I'll cosign) but they had a collab years earlier called Road to Zion that is an all-timer!
Every lyric ain't a puzzle. "Are we growing wiser or just growing tall". Wisdom or just physically growing. That's all it is and the depth is sufficient.
Damien and Stephen both have this style of music and I really appreciate it ❤I'm a huge fan of Bob Marley but the sons just take it to another level for me😊
Love your personality and perspectives and intelligence. When Damian fires the lines about the earth shape changing you explained the scientific explanation of what would happen if the rotation stopped and then he followed with that most of us cant prove what we speak of he caught ya 😊I can quote "facts" explain the development of the scientific theories but definitely can't prove E = MC2, I cant prove the core of the earth is molten and so on. Its a humbling realization to understanding that in three hundred years if development and knowledge is unhindered that much of what we know will be understood in very differently. So cool.
This song hits your soul in such an ancient way, i cant describe it. I think Nas, Damian, Jay, Kanye and some others been around for centuries. They just retelling stories
For those who may not be heavily familiar with Damian Marley he's one of the greatest lyricists walking this realm when he decides to get busy, and thats on God.....this guy can go soo deep (pause lol) its crazy Understanding patois, he says: Some of the smartest dummies, cant read the language of Egyptian Mummies (referring to the modern day intellects who parade as if their so great not being able to even decipher the language of ancient civilization who may be deemed more primitive by todays standards - so he's basically being satirical alot in his 1st verse) he wasnt really saying those who wrote hieroglyphics werent smart, he saying us modern day man who ACT as if we're SO smart, cant even read the langauge of ancient ppl). I could go dayss breaking down lyrics with this guy 😪 but this guy is top 5 lyricist for me period....regardless of genre
One of my favourite songs ever the song they sampled is amazing when i found it first i shed a tear 😢this song got me tru alot of years its called sabali
The chorus is by two blind singers from Mali, Mamadou and Mariam, those are the people you see in the clouds. They sing the chorus in their local dialect. I'm not Malian, but i know that song. "Sabali! Sabali! Sabali yonkontê (Patience! Patience is worth everything!) Sabali! Sabali! Sabali kayi (Patience! Patience is worth everything!)".
'technology has stupefied us...' completely agree. went thru school writing cursive with a fountain pen, now can barely manage an illegible scribble...
Jaques fresco had a interesting perspective on how language was born.. check it out. peace LOVE all that good shit and on top of that BIG blessings to all 🌞
Lyrics made me very curious to find answers to all the questions they both asked and especially Nas..i researched everywhere but all the answers are confusing so i said maybe it’s in the Bibel or the Quran so i chose to read Quran because the Bibel has many different versions and i actually found answers for some of the questions but i’m not done reading it all yet..after reading some of the Quran the first thing i said to myself ‘ this can’t written by a human ‘..unregrettable
Hes not talking anything about the actual Egyptians, hes saying "all the old senior citizens that are completely out of touch with reality are the ones making the decisions" this whole breakdown misses so much, no offense man
I think you’re right, but I also think this guys interpretation was also right. That’s the beautiful thing, there’s layers and meaning upon meaning. Damien is def in touch with his heritage and ancestry, and the ancestry of humanity in general. I think he’s certainly speaking to what you expressed, while he’s also speaking on how detached we’ve become from our ancestry, and the deep wisdoms that got us where we are. We’ve become TOO advanced in some ways. Can you milk a cow? How would you survive in an apocalypse? I bet 90% of us would overestimate our abilities in a scenario like that. So I agree with you! But I think this assessment is also fair and accurate. And everyone sees what they need to in a good song/lyric/story. That’s the ultimate beauty, that it strikes the same feeling in different people for different reasons and delivers many messages at once ❤
Proto Saharan is older than Sumerian it’s the root of the hieroglyph writing system , man we got to teach what the Europeans actually discovered in Africa and why maps from 500 years ago have civilizations in Africa all over the Sahara . Or why the Indians in the paranas say there first kingdom came form Africa
You should watch the live version of this. The crowd was such a let down for such an educational song. It fell on deaf ears the crowd should be ashamed of themselves
Nas doesn't seem to understand that we ALL have freewill. We choice what to follow and what to ignore. He want's to be king but there is a King of Kings in Christ.
When damian said " Scholars teach in Universities and claim that they're smart and cunning
Tell them find a cure when we sneeze
And that's when their nose start running " your EYES bro said it ALL! 🔥
This entire "Distant Relatives" album is fire af!! ✌️
Facts
Yeah it was
Indeed
Couldn’t agree more
Classic
How come I, someone from a small European country, knew about this song (album) and you just found out about it? 😭
……is that a real question? You both have the internet and that’s a big fucking place. Your comment would be 10000% less stupid if it was 1920
You need to do an album reaction. This album is gold. One of the best ever made
Agreed, this is one of the best albums of all time.
So true
This guy is truly Marley’s son. Just like his dad, he has a lot to unload and of course Ana’s as well! I grew up listening to Bob and I still enjoy listening to his music. Most of Bob’s songs were revolutionary songs. Always spoke against the injustice all around the world ⭐️❤️
My daughter showed this to me years ago, it's been in my playlists ever since, I adore Damians voice ❤
If she thinks about the song as deeply as I hoped I believe you raised a very smart young lady hat’s off to you
This is history class song maybe the best song ever made about humanity respect to the makers of it!!!
Just found this song and questioned myself as to how have I not heard it before. Instantly added to the collection
What a beautiful song. Lyrics, music, melody. This song is going to be a forever timeless classic.
When you control the food you control the people
This' One of the greatest songs in History of Humanity 😎
Facts
Facts
When thinking of top MCs, look at reggae artists. Straight BARS
Man that's what I'm saying
I can't believe that so many people don't know this masterpiece in 2024
Most people lack a good pallet these days…
Facts lmao I’ve love this album
Facts!
Jr gong can out rap most rappers
He is a lyrist
This is a reggae rap fusion
A lyrical masterpiece
Everyone is pointing out how great the entire album is (which I'll cosign) but they had a collab years earlier called Road to Zion that is an all-timer!
🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲One of the greatest tracks out there
Definitely
True
Every lyric ain't a puzzle. "Are we growing wiser or just growing tall". Wisdom or just physically growing. That's all it is and the depth is sufficient.
Jr. Gong now imbraces the prophet mantle............like his father. Real talk!
I adore this track!! 🥰
Nas got owned here and I never thought I'd say this... respect!
They weren't competing and Nas went to Damian's world on this album.I mean the album is 90% Reggae sound.
Damien and Stephen both have this style of music and I really appreciate it ❤I'm a huge fan of Bob Marley but the sons just take it to another level for me😊
Love your personality and perspectives and intelligence. When Damian fires the lines about the earth shape changing you explained the scientific explanation of what would happen if the rotation stopped and then he followed with that most of us cant prove what we speak of he caught ya 😊I can quote "facts" explain the development of the scientific theories but definitely can't prove E = MC2, I cant prove the core of the earth is molten and so on. Its a humbling realization to understanding that in three hundred years if development and knowledge is unhindered that much of what we know will be understood in very differently. So cool.
FINALLY! I’ve been suggesting this song since forever.
The whole album is a classic! Nas & Damien Marley - Distant Relatives.
Listen when this song came out i told people listen to it!!! This song rings true every single word!!
This song hits your soul in such an ancient way, i cant describe it. I think Nas, Damian, Jay, Kanye and some others been around for centuries. They just retelling stories
i love the mix of damian marly and nas
always crying with that song... fckng time
For those who may not be heavily familiar with Damian Marley he's one of the greatest lyricists walking this realm when he decides to get busy, and thats on God.....this guy can go soo deep (pause lol) its crazy
Understanding patois, he says:
Some of the smartest dummies, cant read the language of Egyptian Mummies (referring to the modern day intellects who parade as if their so great not being able to even decipher the language of ancient civilization who may be deemed more primitive by todays standards - so he's basically being satirical alot in his 1st verse) he wasnt really saying those who wrote hieroglyphics werent smart, he saying us modern day man who ACT as if we're SO smart, cant even read the langauge of ancient ppl).
I could go dayss breaking down lyrics with this guy 😪 but this guy is top 5 lyricist for me period....regardless of genre
Now you're doing the Marley brothers that I like let's continue this with all of them❤
This is a history class kinda music,they are teaching
I love this song i play it every day rest in peace Damians dad bob Marley the legend can't wait to watch the movie when it comes out
when you learn what he saying through the patois Damian is a great lyricist
One of my favourite songs ever the song they sampled is amazing when i found it first i shed a tear 😢this song got me tru alot of years its called sabali
The Distant Relatives Album is fire has been a loyal staple in my collection of music.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم :
{ تَبَٰرَكَ ٱلَّذِي بِيَدِهِ ٱلۡمُلۡكُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٌ (1) ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلۡمَوۡتَ وَٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ لِيَبۡلُوَكُمۡ أَيُّكُمۡ أَحۡسَنُ عَمَلٗاۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡغَفُورُ (2) ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبۡعَ سَمَٰوَٰتٖ طِبَاقٗاۖ مَّا تَرَىٰ فِي خَلۡقِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ مِن تَفَٰوُتٖۖ فَٱرۡجِعِ ٱلۡبَصَرَ هَلۡ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٖ (3) ثُمَّ ٱرۡجِعِ ٱلۡبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيۡنِ يَنقَلِبۡ إِلَيۡكَ ٱلۡبَصَرُ خَاسِئٗا وَهُوَ حَسِيرٞ (4) وَلَقَدۡ زَيَّنَّا ٱلسَّمَآءَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِمَصَٰبِيحَ وَجَعَلۡنَٰهَا رُجُومٗا لِّلشَّيَٰطِينِۖ وَأَعۡتَدۡنَا لَهُمۡ عَذَابَ ٱلسَّعِيرِ (5) وَلِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِرَبِّهِمۡ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَۖ وَبِئۡسَ ٱلۡمَصِيرُ (6) إِذَآ أُلۡقُواْ فِيهَا سَمِعُواْ لَهَا شَهِيقٗا وَهِيَ تَفُورُ (7) تَكَادُ تَمَيَّزُ مِنَ ٱلۡغَيۡظِۖ كُلَّمَآ أُلۡقِيَ فِيهَا فَوۡجٞ سَأَلَهُمۡ خَزَنَتُهَآ أَلَمۡ يَأۡتِكُمۡ نَذِيرٞ (8) قَالُواْ بَلَىٰ قَدۡ جَآءَنَا نَذِيرٞ فَكَذَّبۡنَا وَقُلۡنَا مَا نَزَّلَ ٱللَّهُ مِن شَيۡءٍ إِنۡ أَنتُمۡ إِلَّا فِي ضَلَٰلٖ كَبِيرٖ (9) وَقَالُواْ لَوۡ كُنَّا نَسۡمَعُ أَوۡ نَعۡقِلُ مَا كُنَّا فِيٓ أَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ (10) فَٱعۡتَرَفُواْ بِذَنۢبِهِمۡ فَسُحۡقٗا لِّأَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ (11) إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخۡشَوۡنَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلۡغَيۡبِ لَهُم مَّغۡفِرَةٞ وَأَجۡرٞ كَبِيرٞ (12) وَأَسِرُّواْ قَوۡلَكُمۡ أَوِ ٱجۡهَرُواْ بِهِۦٓۖ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمُۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ (13) أَلَا يَعۡلَمُ مَنۡ خَلَقَ وَهُوَ ٱللَّطِيفُ ٱلۡخَبِيرُ (14) هُوَ ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ ذَلُولٗا فَٱمۡشُواْ فِي مَنَاكِبِهَا وَكُلُواْ مِن رِّزۡقِهِۦۖ وَإِلَيۡهِ ٱلنُّشُورُ (15) ءَأَمِنتُم مَّن فِي ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَن يَخۡسِفَ بِكُمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَمُورُ (16) أَمۡ أَمِنتُم مَّن فِي ٱلسَّمَآءِ أَن يُرۡسِلَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ حَاصِبٗاۖ فَسَتَعۡلَمُونَ كَيۡفَ نَذِيرِ (17) وَلَقَدۡ كَذَّبَ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ فَكَيۡفَ كَانَ نَكِيرِ (18) أَوَ لَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ إِلَى ٱلطَّيۡرِ فَوۡقَهُمۡ صَٰٓفَّٰتٖ وَيَقۡبِضۡنَۚ مَا يُمۡسِكُهُنَّ إِلَّا ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُۚ إِنَّهُۥ بِكُلِّ شَيۡءِۭ بَصِيرٌ (19) أَمَّنۡ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي هُوَ جُندٞ لَّكُمۡ يَنصُرُكُم مِّن دُونِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِۚ إِنِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ إِلَّا فِي غُرُورٍ (20) أَمَّنۡ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي يَرۡزُقُكُمۡ إِنۡ أَمۡسَكَ رِزۡقَهُۥۚ بَل لَّجُّواْ فِي عُتُوّٖ وَنُفُورٍ (21) أَفَمَن يَمۡشِي مُكِبًّا عَلَىٰ وَجۡهِهِۦٓ أَهۡدَىٰٓ أَمَّن يَمۡشِي سَوِيًّا عَلَىٰ صِرَٰطٖ مُّسۡتَقِيمٖ (22) قُلۡ هُوَ ٱلَّذِيٓ أَنشَأَكُمۡ وَجَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلسَّمۡعَ وَٱلۡأَبۡصَٰرَ وَٱلۡأَفۡـِٔدَةَۚ قَلِيلٗا مَّا تَشۡكُرُونَ (23) قُلۡ هُوَ ٱلَّذِي ذَرَأَكُمۡ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَإِلَيۡهِ تُحۡشَرُونَ (24) وَيَقُولُونَ مَتَىٰ هَٰذَا ٱلۡوَعۡدُ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَٰدِقِينَ (25) قُلۡ إِنَّمَا ٱلۡعِلۡمُ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَإِنَّمَآ أَنَا۠ نَذِيرٞ مُّبِينٞ (26) فَلَمَّا رَأَوۡهُ زُلۡفَةٗ سِيٓـَٔتۡ وُجُوهُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَقِيلَ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِي كُنتُم بِهِۦ تَدَّعُونَ (27) قُلۡ أَرَءَيۡتُمۡ إِنۡ أَهۡلَكَنِيَ ٱللَّهُ وَمَن مَّعِيَ أَوۡ رَحِمَنَا فَمَن يُجِيرُ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ مِنۡ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٖ (28) قُلۡ هُوَ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنُ ءَامَنَّا بِهِۦ وَعَلَيۡهِ تَوَكَّلۡنَاۖ فَسَتَعۡلَمُونَ مَنۡ هُوَ فِي ضَلَٰلٖ مُّبِينٖ (29) قُلۡ أَرَءَيۡتُمۡ إِنۡ أَصۡبَحَ مَآؤُكُمۡ غَوۡرٗا فَمَن يَأۡتِيكُم بِمَآءٖ مَّعِينِۭ (30) }
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Damien is incredible.. this song is amazing
Nas is a great lyricist
Love both nas and Damian, great choice
This album was so 🔥
BRILLIANT
This whole album is classic after classic
Dude damian marley is the most underrated artist imo
His lyrics are deep his songs are so fire
The chorus is by two blind singers from Mali, Mamadou and Mariam, those are the people you see in the clouds. They sing the chorus in their local dialect. I'm not Malian, but i know that song. "Sabali! Sabali! Sabali yonkontê (Patience! Patience is worth everything!)
Sabali! Sabali! Sabali kayi (Patience! Patience is worth everything!)".
Idk how you can misinterpret that first line when its so powerful
Right 😂
'technology has stupefied us...' completely agree. went thru school writing cursive with a fountain pen, now can barely manage an illegible scribble...
Not just philosophy, but our very meaning, mortality here on earth
Damian Marley: here we go 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Greatest Rap Verse Ever 👑🗽🌉
Damian woke as fuck.
Finally Finally
I hope you do some more Marley reactions. any one of them XD
not ingles mas essa musica obra de arte e um alerta pra abrimos nossos olhos the fato
You should do much more nashes the greatest to ever touch the mic untouchable.
Please check out the Marley brothers doing traffic jam😮😂
The song is about the genius of original Africans. That's the overall point of the song.
Great reaction. I like your inquisitive approach, when you have time you should react to Nas- Everything feat. Kanye West & The Dream
You should analyze the whole album. It is Philosophy
Damian Marley..Time travel.
The first one went over your head but you catching up
Jaques fresco had a interesting perspective on how language was born.. check it out. peace LOVE all that good shit and on top of that BIG blessings to all 🌞
Prolific
Lyrics made me very curious to find answers to all the questions they both asked and especially Nas..i researched everywhere but all the answers are confusing so i said maybe it’s in the Bibel or the Quran so i chose to read Quran because the Bibel has many different versions and i actually found answers for some of the questions but i’m not done reading it all yet..after reading some of the Quran the first thing i said to myself ‘ this can’t written by a human ‘..unregrettable
Im luckey im born in the 90s :D
Please, react to the newest Putri Ariani live performance, Bohemian Rhapsody with the choirs .. ❤
Reggae music got lyrics...try Akae Beka....Midnite....
Hes not talking anything about the actual Egyptians, hes saying "all the old senior citizens that are completely out of touch with reality are the ones making the decisions" this whole breakdown misses so much, no offense man
I think you’re right, but I also think this guys interpretation was also right. That’s the beautiful thing, there’s layers and meaning upon meaning. Damien is def in touch with his heritage and ancestry, and the ancestry of humanity in general. I think he’s certainly speaking to what you expressed, while he’s also speaking on how detached we’ve become from our ancestry, and the deep wisdoms that got us where we are. We’ve become TOO advanced in some ways. Can you milk a cow? How would you survive in an apocalypse? I bet 90% of us would overestimate our abilities in a scenario like that.
So I agree with you! But I think this assessment is also fair and accurate. And everyone sees what they need to in a good song/lyric/story. That’s the ultimate beauty, that it strikes the same feeling in different people for different reasons and delivers many messages at once ❤
Proto Saharan is older than Sumerian it’s the root of the hieroglyph writing system , man we got to teach what the Europeans actually discovered in Africa and why maps from 500 years ago have civilizations in Africa all over the Sahara . Or why the Indians in the paranas say there first kingdom came form Africa
Check Junior Gong Marley Wiseman Video
You should watch the live version of this. The crowd was such a let down for such an educational song. It fell on deaf ears the crowd should be ashamed of themselves
It was written
Nas doesn't seem to understand that we ALL have freewill. We choice what to follow and what to ignore. He want's to be king but there is a King of Kings in Christ.
who made words? The Most High God
Why didnt nas get an award
Who made up words? Mushrooms... ever hear of the stone apt theory?
A terra segue plana
70yrs = hanoch
First
Bro, what are you talking about? You have no idea about earth
This guy has no understanding of Damian’s lyrics
Can you react to Zayn?