It's Official, Nas to Release Nigger in December
Friday October 19, 2007
Nas has confirmed that his next album will indeed be named Nigger, a slight variation from the originally reported N*gga title. He told MTV News that the move was inspired by his desire to strip the N-word of its racist venom.
"We're taking power from the word," Nas said. "I wanna make the word easy on mutha----as' ears," he explained. "You see how white boys ain't mad at 'cracker' 'cause it don't have the same [sting] as 'nigger'? I want 'nigger' to have less meaning than 'cracker,'" he added.
Nas also debunked Fox News site's claim that there was no Nas album on Def Jam's schedule. "I don't know where that report came from and neither does Def Jam," said Nas.
Nas' Nigger album is due out on December 11. It will feature collaborations with DJ Toomp, Jermaine Dupri, and Salaam Remi.Haters, start your engines.
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well i’m white and i’ll still buy this album. he’s not just saying it to say it, he has a purpose behind the title, as in with “hip hop is dead”.
I’m going to wait and hear some of the message and music behind the album before deciding. But it’s Nas, so odds are, I’ll be copping the album, too.
Salaam’s gave him some classics in the past and Toomps nice, but if Nas wud just get Premo, Just Blaze, Kanye, 9th Wonder, RZA etc., then he wud truly be makin classics, cuz the lyrics are there. Lyrically, it’s never been a problem with a Nas cd, but if he wud jus get better production he wud be a serious threat to make a classic every time
i forgot to add… thank God for jay-z and nas, because with luda not releasing an album for a while and with kanye just having released an album, and with t.i. in legal trouble, we need some good rap. with jay-z and nas coming out with albums, the fourth quarter might be the best of 2007
It must be nice to be so blissfully ignorant. “Haters start your engines”…yeah because that’s the intellectual comeback to the legitimate criticism for Nas’ disgraceful album title. I’m a Nas supporter…but he has crossed the line and if there is even an ounce of deceny left in this country…I hope he will come to regret his decision.
yeah jamal….i really knw wat ur sayin, i feel the same way…he needs 2 just get off def jam cuz while hes stuck der all hes gonna get is dem same corny producers lik scott storch etc.
he needs to just hook up with some good hip-hop producers.
im gonna buy this…its nas…4th quarter will be real good: first nas,new lupe fiasco,new masta ace (with eMC),new wu-tang,hopefully new rakim…my pockets will by empty by new year
Man Im not bothered what he album called as long as it aint ‘rnb’.
Im white and from Scotland and not many will kop the album before me.
Greatest to ever rock it.
Agree with jamal and Cathal.
If primo done half of Nas album it would be straight classic.
don’t you kin da think nas is putting all these names up just to get attention for his albums? i mean he’s a dope mc and all, but namin the album “n****” is just too far yo, i mean i was glad he gnamed his last album “hip hop is dead” because it was actually true, well ommercial wise, but seriously, if the songs are good ima still buy it, but still he kindaoin overboard with this.
umm… nd o ya why the hell is he gonna collaborate wit jermain dupri? god… that song is porobably gonna suck, if he only makin the beat its still gonna suck, jd sucks at whatever he does, man imagine primo actually did do half of nas’ new album though, i wish…
I understand the need to get the hype and controversy up to help promote the record and I do believe Nas has a bit of intellectual material in stor e for us however, I am not thrilled with the title of the album I will buy it because I collect Nas albums but I truly hope that Nas and/or Def Jam has a change of heart and changes the title to “The N word”, “The N…”, or N*****. I don’t think that it would make difference at this point. The hype already surrounds the project. Nas, you don’t even have to tell anyone. You can just have N***** on the album cover.
ok no one better ever talk #### on nas again i just bought illmatic with my birthday money tonight he is amazing.
what people fail to realize is that Nas is attacking all the negativity that blacks have been exploitake need to over the last three years. We need to to take action and stand up as a people instead of tearing each other down!
Man, Nas is a talented dude, whatever he throws on the public’s face we usually like it, i don’t care bout the album title, there might be lots of surprise behind, there might b not, we’ll sit n watch people, we’ll sit n watch!!!
I have to give props for him. He’s sticking up for what’s right.
gutsy…perhaps an album name to garner attention…who gives a f*ck!- IT’S NAS, I’ll appreciate anything he’s involved in
Man, Nas has dissapointed me with his last 2 albums..Hip Hop is dead was Garbage..his production sucks nowadays.Streets Disciple double CD was corny! Nas is one of the Greatest lyrically, but ever since he got with Salam Remi he sucks..C’mon Jermaine Dupri..wat is this gonna be a pop album??I’m fed up with todays hip hop..I’ll still cop it cus i reps Queens, but if you want some real hip hop checkm out DavitosWay.com..good for T.I. getting bagged now we have one less commercial Wangsta!
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I wanna make the word easy on mutha—-as’ ears,” he EXPLAINED. Hilarious.
DECEMBER 21 2007 IS REALLY 2012 THE CALENDAR IS 5 YEARS OFF THIS IS THE YEAR OF THE COSMIC ALLIGNMENT THE RAPPERS KNOW WHY DON’T YOU??? 3 SONGS FOR YOU TO REVIEW FOR THE ANSWE 1)PUFF AND NAS YOU CAN HATE ME NOW 2)NAS HIP HOP IS DEAD 3) JAY Z KINGDOM COME SMELL THE COFFEE OPEN YOUR THIRD EYE ACTIVATE YOUR SEVEN CHAKRAS IS THIS WHAT NAS AND JAY Z ARE DOING ?? NAS AHS A CONCERT ON DEC 22 2007 SHORTEST DAY OF THE YEAR AND HIGH HOLY OR SPIRITUAL DAY AMONG OCCULTIST (LEARNED PEOPLE IN THE BLACK SCIENES) SO IS HIT HOP DEAD? AND WILL THE KINGDOM COME? YOU CAN HATE ME NOW HMM
well nas remember that song u did wit kanye. still dreamin well im still dreamin. i dream that one day i can just chill and smoke a L wit u. i want to sit back and have a word wit u cuz in my life im goin threw it. so if u can give me that moment. i will feel that my life is complete.
I play the fence in this whole marketing buffoonery. I thought a rapper like NAS was too talented to stoop to such obvious publicity stunts for shock value. There is no way to remove the controversy of the N-sult word in our day and time. Who wants to hear some rich dude’s campaign about Hip Hop politics? He should just admit that it’s a scheme and give the rapper NYOIL or even Willie Dee(…lol)the credit for bringing the controversial issue 1st.