Grammy-nominated rapper Nas has announced plans to release an upcoming collaboration album with singer Damian Marley. The Queens, New York-bred emcee confirmed the forthcoming project at Sunday's Grammy Awards.

"Right now, I'll tell you first, I'm working on an album with Damian Marley, and we tryin' to build some schools in Africa with this one, and trying to build empowerment," Nas said. "We're tryin' to show love and stuff with this album. So, the record's ... all about really the 'hood and Africa also as well. That's coming out real soon...Too early to tell the title or anything like that," he said. "Shout out to my man Jr. Gong, we getting it in right now." (MTV News) (Excerpt Courtesy of Sohh.com)