Marley replied, “Nzuri sana,” as if they were chatting on the streets of Nairobi. “My man’ll speak patois,” Nas said, “and I can speak rap star.” He concluded his rapid-fire verse with a Swahili greeting: “Habari gani.” To which Mr.
As the crowd roared its approval, the duo stomped its way through “As We Enter,” trading intricate bars over a quirky breakbeat by the Ethiopian jazz master Mulatu Astatke. Then it was time for the Distant Relatives to join forces. Marley performed “I Come Prepared,” a rugged duet from K’Naan’s latest album, “Troubadour.” Soon K’Naan brought out Nas, who delivered his 1992 “New York State of Mind” to a thunderous ovation. This Jamaican dancehall star, also known as Jr Gong, and the New York rapper Nasir Jones, also known as Nas, planned to surprise the audience gathered for a show by the hip-hop artist K’Naan with a song from their new album, “Distant Relatives.”Įntering by the side door, they stood in a crowded dressing room and watched the Somalian-born K’Naan. STEPPING out of a shiny black SUV in a baggy denim suit, his dreadlocks so long they nearly brushed his boots, Damian Marley came to the Fillmore at Irving Plaza in March on a stealth mission.
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