Damian Marley & Nas graced the First Avenue stage for the second time celebrating their release of Distant Relatives. The house was packed and the energy in the crowd was amazing. Everyone showed up for this show, local DJ's and artists and musicheads alike, especially if they were lucky enough to see them the last time. Only these fans had a taste of what was to come. Nas and Damian performed for the crowd singing/rapping songs from Distant Relatives with a full band, and it wouldn't be complete without the rasta flag being waved the entire show! Several songs from Distant Relatives were performed and each artist would break into their own hits every few songs. The crowd got to enjoy some classics from both while singing along to all their new songs from the recent release. My favorite song of the night by the duo was "Count your blessings". Nas was accompanied by a solo drum bongo player for "One Mic" and the performance was amaaazing! Damian's performance of "Jamrock" could not be topped. 2 hours of energy flowed out into the crowd with no breaks...just hit after hit from both artists. The night was complete with a few Bob Marley classics...a few that I remember are "Could you be loved" and "Exodus". What an amazing performance from 2 legends of the hip hop and reggae. JAH! Rastafari!