The Hip Hop Chronicle — I sat down with Wretch 32 before headlining the Jazz Cafe at HMV’s Next Best Thing. In this interview, Wretch speaks on the creative process of his smash hit “Traktor”. The rapper also speaks on the legacy he wants to leave on the game and how ... more info

Stereogum — This week we’ve got a lot of new videos– clips from Wale, Toro Y Moi, the New Pornographers, Damian Marley and Nas, the Black Keys, and Modest Mouse, among others. The Tyler, The Creator video is the darkest and hardest to shake of this lot. But ... more info

Culture Bully — Visually stunning new music video for "Patience" by Nas & Damian Marley, directed by Nabil Elderkin. more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Brand new visuals from Nas & Damian Marley off their music album “Distant Relatives”. Today I lost alot of patience.   DISTANT RELATIVES "Patience" from nabil elderkin on Vimeo. Via RR a2a_linkname="Nas And Damien Marley – Patience (Video)"; a... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — HipHopDX presents this must see three part video series of Nas and Damian Marley in Jamaica.   Part 2 and 3 below.     a2a_linkname="Nas And Damian Marley – Distant Relatives (Video Series)"; a2a_linkurl="http://www.thehiphopchronicle.com/2011/0... more info

AllHipHop — (AllHipHop News) Rapper Nas and Damian "JR Gong" Marley will launch an international tour next month, in support of their critically acclaimed album Distant Relatives.The tour will kick off in Hawaii on February 9th and will hit 11 countries over 22-... more info

Pop Crunch — The Black Keys are exhausted…but not enough to miss out on an opportunity to rock out in the California desert with acts like Damian Marley, Duran Duran, and 2006 Fest alum Kanye West at the 12th annual Coachella Festival. The bluesy duo, who axed ... more info

ContactMusic — Rapper NAS almost turned his back on his solo career after teaming up with DAMIAN MARLEY for a joint album last year (10), because he became so accustomed to having the reggae star around him all the time.The I Can hitmaker spent two years working on... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Nas has told MTV that he considered giving up doing solo projects when he was working on Distant Relatives with Damian Marley. “I been so caught up into me and [Damian's] thing that I started to get used to it. Like, I didn’t want to do the solo ... more info

Guardian Music — You've seen our top 40 albums of the year. But what did Guardian critics' individual lists look like?Alex Macpherson Albums1. Ciara - Basic Instinct2. The-Dream - Love King3. K. Michelle - What's the 911?4. Sade - Soldier Of Love5. Erykah Badu - New ... more info