On April, 2009 Kelis filed for divorce, and on July she gave birth to their son, Knight. In 2005 Nasir married rhythm and blues singer Kelis.
The conflict was settled by 2005, and rappers even performed on one stage with Jay-Z’s song Dead Presidents, sampled from Nas’ composition The World Is Yours. Jay-Z’s Takeover was replied with Nas’ song Ether, which was later included into his album Stillmatic (2001). By 2001 Nas and Jay-Z had an intense relationship, and everybody found out about their feud after the songs, in which both rappers mocked each other. The Autobiography (1999), with every track describing some part of his life. A year later the musician released his album I Am.
NAS DAMIAN MARLEY DISTANT RELATIVES ZIP MOVIE
In 1998 Nas co-wrote and starred in the movie Belly, directed by Harold Williams. That album was certified platinum, however the musicians decided to split and to work on their solo projects. In 1997 the record titled Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature Present The Firm: The Album was issued. Later Cormega quitted the band, and his place was taken by Nature. Dre’s label Aftermath Entertainment and started working on their debut album.
About this time Nas, AZ, Foxy Brown and Cormega organized the super-band The Firm. Due to the new sound and such songs as If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) and Street Dreams Nas became a part of the mainstream hip-hop. Nas’ second album It Was Written was released in 1996. It’s a royal and a striking reminder of why these two artists have reached legendary status. Distant Relatives is this African contradiction explored further with hip-hop, dancehall, and by way of samples, jazz, and African music showing the way. The magical moment that explains it all comes in the form of an old Dennis Brown interview which is sampled for “Land of Promise.” Answering the question “What do you think of Africa?” Brown replies “Just to mention of it man, is like, you call mi name man” in a voice that displays a whirlwind of emotions, from the very best to the very worst. The majestic “Strong Will Continue” marches forth with a positive spiritual message, while “Count Your Blessings” is musically akin to Damian’s Bobby Brown collaboration “Beautiful” and father Bob's’s “One Love” lyrically. On the track, guest K’Naan offers the provocative “I drink poison/Then I vomit diamonds” while the devastating “Leaders” features Nas’ “Malcolm on the podium/Shells drop to linoleum/Swipe those/Place them on display on the Smithsonian.” Still, there’s much more hope and pride here than anger and darkness. Rapidly trading the lines (Nas): 'I’ve got the guns'/(Damian): 'I’ve got the Ganja'/(Nas): 'And we can blaze it up on your block if you wanna” just raises the excitement level to a “Welcome to Jamrock” or “Nas Is Like,” but when the following “Tribes at War” creates a cinematic big picture of Africa crumbling while its people are unwillingly scattered across the globe, the album turns compelling. Actually, it all comes together in the album’s first few seconds as Marley and Nas loop a sample of Ethiopian jazzman Mulatu Astatke for “As We Enter”’s effective and infectious beat. The Nas and Damian Marley collaboration Distant Relatives came together as a way to earn money for schools in Africa, but before any corny “charity album” misconceptions get in the way, know that this is one purposeful monster and a conceptional bull's eye that fully supports its title.