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by on February 17th, 2008
After rumors of Nas's forthcoming LP being pushed back from it's scheduled February release to an undisclosed release date started circulating. The Queens native has now confirmed the album's official release date.
In a recent interview with Foxxhole radio, Nas announced the official release date as April 22nd.
"I'm over black history month." Nas said of the album's original February release date.
"I think we are part of American history and we should have it all year round. You check out some shit on our history - -you'd be so surprise. We need to learn about ourselves more."
When asked how he and Def Jam plan to promote the controversial album, Nas said he plans to let others do it for him.
"We need the "Imuses" to promote it, all these niggas to promote it, the fake niggas, the sucka niggas, the good niggas, the great niggas, everyone."
"Just going to the red carpet was good, everyone had on tuxedos and I had my own shit, from the Grammy's to talking to you guys."
"I'm gonna market it the way I've always marketed, it's a bit different now cause I can open up a forum and talk to the Imus's and the Bounty Hunter guy...I'm just gonna extend myself to the people I feel are worthy of talking to..that's how I'm going to market it." Said Nas.
You can check out the entire interview below:
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but bout time this album gonna b a classic
but this album alone wont stop racism.. sad but true…
but it will SPARK something that will help stop racism!!
you can say nigga white peps can say nigga but…………
just dont have a album called Nigger ……….what? how does that make sense this album is going to be fire
You can tell niggas like you gon call Nas shit classic just because it’s him. I done seen so many niggas do that shit when it comes to Nas, I like him but that shit irritates the hell outta me.
“I think this will be a classic.” Say that, and leave it there Tim.
SInce I know you bastard ignint lil niggas gonna come on her and start talking shit about the name of the LP being nigger Im gonna repost my old standpoint from last time…
Fuckin dummies.
Dont assume that nas is all about publicity to sell albums. You little young dumb niggas owe nas for standing up for your ignint asses. His records dont earn plaques because they’re hyped. His records are fucking jewels. This is way bigger than publicity. If they dont allow him to release this record than they are violating his right to the first ammendment. Instead of criticizing him you lil niggas should cop his first 2 albums and find out where your favorite rappers got their whole style from.
Will they do big numbers because of hype, or will it not sell as much because some consumers won’t buy it due to the title?
Either way its gonna be fun to watch what happens, and this could potentially be groundbreaking.
I think Nas’ main goal with this is to get people talking about it. Discussing it on Fox News and shit like that.
Do you think if the album is not one of the most talked about things on the news for a while that its purpose will be defeated? I do. I got a feeling that corporate america will try to sweep this thing under the rug as if its no big deal. Nas has to get them talking about it. What’s yall opinion.
Keep that gay shit off here.
cause if it does im not buying it
He’s putting alot of pressure on himself with this. Im gon examine this album real close, what it sounds like is gonna determine his purpose for it IMO.
He has to say something that people aint already went on tv and said. Just don’t over do it, dont preach, and make it something cool.
And yes John Lennon did make a song called “Woman is the Nigger of the world”. Yes it sounds bad since he’s white? but It wasn’t a bad song; it was just actually suggesting that women get prosecuted just as much if not more then Niggaz. Now did Mr Lennon have a right to make a song where he was dropping Nigger in his verses & hooks? That up for debate but my point is this, if John can bang out to that in 1972,…think about that shit, I wasn’t borne then, but I gota say 1972 don’t sound like a Nigga friendly year. But he delivered his message & peeps let him deliver it, yet they didn’t censor him. So why the fuck would cats try to censor Nas in 2008? Ain’t that some shit…Yo Nas Mash out on them, shock the world drop that album as it is don’t change that title,…I bet you Bill O’Reilly is having nightmares lol
Yeap I’m out My Niggaz
And for the record, all Nas is aying (and real niggaz like me agree) is fuck that 1 month bullshit, we part of this nation, give us are props all year just like every other race gets it.
And the reason I wouldn’t even bother chit chatin with your punk ass, is look at who is in your Avatar & look who’s on mine. I represent me, you keep representing Gay Junkies,…enough said
Do you fools listen to music or do you just skim thru it?
Then come back and apologize.
Nas definitley aint what he used to be but in this watered down game I still think he’s better than alot dudes we got in the game right now
Even though I dont expect much from Nas no more
Im always gonna be curious to see whats poppin when
He drops a new album!!!
I hop dis Nigger shit aint a dissapointment!!!
Its not about whos gonna buy the album.
Its about the content of the album.
I see your new to Nas.
Its not further seperating the black community.
Corporate america black balling the record is whats further seperating the black community.
If they keep a lid on us they dont have to acknowledge us ya dig?
They are afraid of us uniting and speaking out.
As a matter of fact, I bet he has positive things to say about Barrack Obama on this record that could help sway some of his white fans into going the other way. And if he does than he is making a HUGE contribution to the black community. Common shouted out Obama on the why remix 3 years ago and it made people think. This hip-hop shit is a powerful tool. Its funny that theres only a few niggas that are using it in a positive way. What you should really do is post that comment on these other niggas threads and ask them why they are seperating the black community.
*name a song off your favorite rappers album that can fuck with it.
Wayne has 5 official albums, that means there are 5 CDs to break weed on out there.
Talking about past history isn’t racist. Saying white people have been fucking with black folks for over 300 years isn’t racist. It’s reality. The title of his album is no more racist than a history book talking about slaves in the 1700 and 1800s. It’s facts homie.
It gives me more room to make fun of the niggas that I would otherwise give a logical response to.
Get real stans.
Nas would seriously put a damper on waynes carreer if wayne was stupid enough to beef with him. I dont care how popular or how many fans the gay lil nigga has.
Nas has a gift that cant be replicated. Pac knew it. Jay knows it.
Niggas dont want it with Nas. The last few that tried got worked over bad.
Stop dragging gay ass lil Wayne into every story like the nigga is really that built. He wont even go at the regular niggas that diss him so what makes you think he could serve Nas?
Brand new niggas.
Or maybe it is its just that the times have changed and alot of rappers have caught up
I do believe dat Nas is more important to the game than he’s ever been because he is one the few niggas who tries to bring substance. But dat dont mean it always works or makes for great music!
His flow just fell apart over da years
He still has his moments…but I remember when he used to rip evrything he was on and I used to listen hard to every word dat nigga was sayin!
Then “Nastradamus” came out!!!
Nigga really aint been the same since!!