"Road to Zion" was the 2nd US single to be taken from

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The Master Has Come Back "The Master Has Come Back" was the second international single from Damian Marley's ''Welcome to Jamrock'' album, while " Road to Zion" was released in the U.S. Released on December 12, 2005. In 1976, Bunny Wailer released his solo album '' Bla ...

" was released in Europe. It contains a sample from "Russian Lullaby" by

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. The song also inspired Nas and Damian Marley to record an EP together, which later turned into the full-length album '' Distant Relatives'' released in 2010.

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and it features cameos from Chali 2na of

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(on the street), George Clinton and Game being locked up with Nas, and Damian handing out postcards with the

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on them. After Nas analyzes the card, he manages to escape the prison he’s in and reunite with the young Marley back in a project hallway. {{DEFAULTSORT:Road To Zion 2005 singles Damian Marley songs Nas songs Songs written by Nas 2005 songs Universal Records singles Songs written by Damian Marley