Nas Nixes "Nigger"

by reign on May 19th, 2008

The controversy surrounding the title of Nas' new album "Nigger", will be no more. A Def Jam representative confirmed today that Nas will change the name to simply "Nas".http://media.defsounds.com/uploads/assets/802/820/8221/asset.jpg

It seems that the rapper was realizing the impact that the title of the new album was having and in an interview last week with MTV News he said, "Everybody is trying to stop the title.... Record stores are gonna have a problem in this day and time selling a record with that title. Who knows what's gonna turn out and be on that title? Who knows what that title will be?"

Knowing that this album has been long-awaited by many fans, Nas said "It's important to me that this album gets to the fans. It’s been a long time coming. I want my fans to know that, creatively and lyrically, they can expect the same content and the same messages. It's that important. The streets have been waiting for this for a long time. The people will always know what the real title of this album is and what to call it."

 
 
 
 

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escoervabout 1 year ago
i liked the first title better
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jtwodacabout 1 year ago
yea the new title is weak…hes been talkin all this shit an now hes goin back on it
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scoop208about 1 year ago
nas gets a big boooooooooooooooooooooooo
he shoulda had his mind made up from the get go
he shoulda known all the bs he would start wit that title
this news will no doubt make his alnum sales not as high as the hype would have gave him, i kno music is not about sales but im just saying
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eazyyabout 1 year ago
damn damn damn…..“Nigger” just to think that i was gonna kop that
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keepitrelevantabout 1 year ago
NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

shit nas! how u gon back down like dat my nigga!! man i was amped 2 buy dat shit jus cuz the most FEARED word in america was lacin the cover…shit man,,,oh well, still gon be a classic nas banger no doubt
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crunkaintdead87about 1 year ago
That sucks! But the albums still gunna be dope.

www.bmpbeatz.com – hot beats at no charge.
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yrapabout 1 year ago
Damn, chill the hell out. Def Jam was never gonna release it if it was still called Nigger. They was gonna put it on the same shelf “The Growth” is sittin on. If he didn’t back down, then that was gonna kill his cash flow, and that wasn’t gonna happen. Nas is a man first.

“When niggas gotta eat that’s when shit get greasy” – Lupe Fiasco
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phillyrap42about 1 year ago
maaan. Nas is right tho we no what to call it. But seriouly come up with a better title than Nas
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secondsonabout 1 year ago
damn nas. that whole controversy created one hell of a buzz though. he probably gone laugh all the way to the bank after this one.
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villagejuanabout 1 year ago
I’m disappointed … so by changing the name of his ablum, how is that gonna affect the songs on the ablum???
…if he got to start from scratch, then fuck it

… another year before the ablum comes out
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mjvsmajabout 1 year ago
IM NOT A BIG NAS FAN BUT I WAS WAITIN ON NIGGANOT MATTER DA NAME ITS TILL GOIN BE HOT
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deuce45about 1 year ago
Dis jus shows no matter wat artist u rfrom da wackest 2 a legend. Da record exec basically OWNS ur ass. rap has really been boring lately.
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dsouthabout 1 year ago
I bet the change in the title is going to hurt his sails. Even though they the same songs, da hype gonna go down.
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weexyabout 1 year ago
No disrespect but you have to understand that, your grandfather, mother or anybody that survived the discrimination, name calling and spitting era take real offense to the word. Even when the new generation calls one another (Nigga, Nukka) or whatever way you can say it. Its understandable what Nas is trying to say but you gotta love the fact that he accepted to change the tittle. People will still buy the Album regardless of what Nas names it.
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hussainukabout 1 year ago
that album would have caused riot’s in record shop, you know some skinhead would take da piss out the title.
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413joshabout 1 year ago
yea but it would have cause problems in record stores.
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secondsonabout 1 year ago
for those that dont know, nigger means a person that is stupid, ignorant, unintellegent. nigga means you my motherfucka. white people nigger will get ya ass kicked. i however dont get angry when someone calls me something that applies to me.
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secondsonabout 1 year ago
i meant to say i dont get angry when someone calls me something that does not apply to me.
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dsouthabout 1 year ago
I don’t know why people get so defensive about the word nigga. People use it all the time. Even the hip hop that you listen to. And now everybody wanta get so angry but him naming his cover dat. WHAT THE FUCK?
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scoop208about 1 year ago
damn defsounds is really slow, wuts going on, this has been on here for a week now and no other hip hop news, are the mods on vacation or sumn?
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betyalyfeabout 1 year ago
damn that shit really made me not want to buy it now, i know its nas and its gonna be good but fuck man that really disappoints me
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somervilleabout 1 year ago
All that hype for nothing.

As long as the CD delivers a lot of heat, i dont really care what the title is.
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charismaticabout 1 year ago
I never cared what the title was either but now I’m pissed.
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draeblessabout 1 year ago
He should just change it to Reggin… niggeR backwards for you slow heads
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charismaticabout 1 year ago
ANOTHER THING,

Did anyone know that Foxy’s album dropped this week!?? I didn’t – happened to see it @ Target when I stopped in to cop Ledisi’s album real quick; of course, I copped it!!

It’s FIRE through 10 tracks… 6 to go.
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skillzabout 1 year ago
You could call it “Shit”, nigguhz respect da Legend, We coppin no matter what the name is
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dagodabout 1 year ago
Exactly the title don’t make the album, the music does. I would of liked homie to keep the original title, but what are you gonna do when them white folks behind the tables threaten to shelve your shit??

I can guarantee that in the 90s he could of dropped this album wit the original title (Nigger) just like Pac and NWA did, but in this day and age wit all the racial tension, it’s impossible to drop something like that.

Just give me another Illmatic……shhhhhhitt just give me another It Was Written and I’ll be good Nas.
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phreshsavageabout 1 year ago
me 2..but that wuz still a good choice..
i guess everybody namin their albums after they names now
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sktheproducerabout 1 year ago
well this definitely should get the album out sooner. i for one understand the meaning behind the original album title and would have no problem askin for it in stores. then again i’m black. but that’s neither here nor there, hip hop fans come in all colors and some may not have felt comfortable askin for the album by name. it’s still gonna be a classic because the content is still the same and Nas WILL get his point across.
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giceabout 1 year ago
I personally think that the title of the album was a scapegoat 2 give it a buzz 4 the record. Nas knew that the title was gonna stir some controversy. 2 me this was the perfect marketing scheme. Now people r interested on the subject matter of his lyrics. Definitely looking forward 2 buying the album regardless of the title.
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bigchuckerabout 1 year ago
Fuck Nas??, Nas is a bitch man!?, trashing yo ass all day!!
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sneakerfreaksabout 1 year ago
Man that nigga is a fuckin bitch….fuck that nigga nas for doin some shit like this..he supposed to be a real nigga…niggaz could have go tthat shit off the internet…fuck nas..he lost some respect with me for that what a bitch fuck that nigga..yea its like that…
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ajgriggsabout 1 year ago
theres a number of things wrong with what your saying….:

1.Going to get it off the internet wouldn’t help Nas at all…so why put out an album that brings in no real revenue just so your fans(the ones that would buy th album) can like the title better…

2.You call him a bitch,but personally that’s a smart move,a fan would support him regardless.And it would be stupid to lose the chance to sell a great item over a name…

3.You calliing him a bitch changes virtually nothing…
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secondsonabout 1 year ago
sneakers get a whole of your fucking self. he had that right. i loved the title nigger, but if you say fuck nas cause he changed his album title, you never fucked wit him.
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50kingzabout 1 year ago
Pisses Me Off How I Was So Hyped About It..I’ll Still Cop…Madly..
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driverboyabout 1 year ago
kind of knew it wuz gonna happen. the powers that be wuz not gonna let it happen. in an election year too. shit please. i respect Nas 4 even attempting this kind of statement.
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thaundabossabout 1 year ago
Psssh. To me it feels like he straight watered down his whole message. Doesn’t matter to me though, cuz I wasn’t going to cop it either way.
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caliniguh187about 1 year ago
im dissapointed. Nas is mi favorite rapper n that nigga kinda coped out 2 me. i respected him n whus proud uh him for doin some real shit to bring the issue of race back to attention. Niggas are too content wit where a black peoples status in america is right now.


nas still mi nigga but im dissapointed
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2realabout 1 year ago
The album just lost credibility. It was supposed to be a symbol of realness. Now its just goin to be an albbum. Sure it’s going to be nothing but greatness cuz it’s Nas but damn it was really supposed change the state of the U.S. and was goin to make the greatest impact in the history of hip hop.
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dakiddprymeabout 1 year ago
it can still have dat impact…u gotta understand where nas is coming from, he does’nt have the power to press and distribute millions of copies of his album the label does, and if their scared to be original and take a chance with their money they’ll just shelf it, so rather than have dat happen he changed the name still gonna have da same message though if u ask me…….besides like my nigga Paul Mooney said “everybody wanna be a nigga, but nobody wanna be a nigga”….. a lil jewel for da defsounds fam
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dreboydadudeabout 1 year ago
somebody from da inside made him change it
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cdeezy28about 1 year ago
i really didnt see this coming lol oh well its still gonna be that nasty nas
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thirdcoastabout 1 year ago
Yall acting like he had a choice. This decision was inevitable.
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psmurf954about 1 year ago
co-sign. yall really sit back and think about it
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maine8907about 1 year ago
yea i would have been alot of white people gettin bitch slapped at best buy and circuit city. “Hey You Guys Got Nas New Album What Is It.” “Uh Nigger” BUUUUUAAACCCCC BITCH
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thegameneedsmeabout 1 year ago
WHO FUCKING CARES I JUST WANNA HEAR THE SHIT!!!!!! WE ALL KNOW WHAT THE REAL TITLE IS
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truhiphop08about 1 year ago
i think that he does lose a little respect for going back on his word. had he just put the album name out there and not spoken on it, it wouldn’t be a problem. but he kept coming back reporting that the album wasn’t being pushed back and that the name was staying. the album got pushed back, but he said he wasn’t changing the name, and now he’s going back on that as well.
i’m a nas fan, so i’m going to cop regardless. i just think it shows weakness on his part. he knew from the beginning that the name was going to cause controversy, so for him to say he realizes what it was going to do now is kinda ridiculous.
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mrarrozabout 1 year ago
He should call hit “Nas Is Gods GrEastest Efficent Ruler”
lol..thought i would give it a try…lol..
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mrarrozabout 1 year ago
Nigger = “Nas Is God’s Greatest Efficent rapper”
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sleepabout 1 year ago
that’s a pretty good idea
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mrarrozabout 1 year ago
c’mon C.P. send those spurs to the crib tonight!!!
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dyoungin89about 1 year ago
he shouldve stuck 2 his guns
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young954about 1 year ago
he did the right thin errbody gone kno what da real name pose to be
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zaethatniggaabout 1 year ago
he wont sell that much now g better grow sum balls and get back to wat u had at first boss u wanna be like hov dont u?
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tonetoneabout 1 year ago
he lost so many sells by just changin the name of the album
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jaybee925about 1 year ago
not really folk because you KNOW and I mean KNOW that that shit would have never touched a Wal-mart or Target or big retail chain floor.
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crunkaintdead87about 1 year ago
Hes gunna pull some crazy shit off, i can smell it. Hes gunna have us all think the album is called “Nas”, and when we buy it, and take off the plastic or a slip or something, its gunna say “Ni—er”. I know hes gunna pull something like that off. i know he is.
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hempsteadnyabout 1 year ago
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WTF IZ THIS BULLSHIT.

FUCK DEFJAM RECORDS.
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gettalifeabout 1 year ago
nigger=nas
nas=nigger
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acestarabout 1 year ago
The album is gunna have the same message regardless of the title.

Id rather be listening to “Nas” than reading that “Nigger” got shelved.
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psmurf954about 1 year ago
^^props.
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757representaabout 1 year ago
Either way, this will be an outstanding album. i think the message that he tried to portray in the original title was important, and it takes away the controversy factor. I would rather the title have stayed, just because I think people who wouldn’t buy an album called Nas would buy one called Nigger. Even casual hip hop fans would be curious. DefJam prolly lost alot of dough succumbing to the old nigga’s pressure. Maybe they don’t want that kinda controversy when Obama is the front runner
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cheezusabout 1 year ago
bitch move
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sthamogulabout 1 year ago
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FUCK CORPORATE AMERICA
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dj2010about 1 year ago
It dont matter if the Album is named Nigger or Nas you kno it is gonna bring fire for begin to end.
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gethip313about 1 year ago
I dont care what the album is called.

Simple and plain.

After you realize that the Targets, Wal-Marts and Major record stores of the nation arent going to sell your album you probably start thinking of changing the name.

What kills me is you ho ass niggas thats trashing Nas for backing down when his whole motive behind the name was to FIGHT FOR YOUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS!

You fuckin bitch ass niggaz.

Its all good. Theres other albums coming out around that same time that are made by ho niggas like yourself that are more your style, so go cop them shits.

I wouldnt care if the Album is called peanut butter ritz crackers… Im buying it on its release date. Im buying 2 of them.
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757representaabout 1 year ago
lmfao….exactly.
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jayboogie25about 1 year ago
Co-sign^^^ LMBAO
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moneydadonabout 1 year ago
man this shit is lame a bunch of hype to buy his album and now he’s backing down fuck the industry
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disagreelos1about 1 year ago
That was a coon move nas but iam still gonna get the album
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bigchuckerabout 1 year ago
Koon move? shut yo dumb ass up
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youngtimothyabout 1 year ago
The album name dosent matter…it’s the quality of music on that disc that matters.
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in2deep21about 1 year ago
nas thinkin bout sellin ablums he has already created enuff buzz but he knows dats he has to sell it to white america tha ones who spends tha money so i say get money!!!!!!!! im still gonna download it neway
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bostonfresh617about 1 year ago
People I feel def would of got it just cuz tha name but nas is a big name in hip hop he should do ok #’s
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bostonfresh617about 1 year ago
People def would of got it just cuz tha name but nas is a big name in hip hop he should do ok #’s
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superhead69about 1 year ago
thas wack! bring back nigger!
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wizewunabout 1 year ago
good. we don’t need to shine light on such an offensive word.
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secondsonabout 1 year ago
its just a damn word.
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koolkidabout 1 year ago
called it!
1) who cares what the album title is, its about the content
2)there is no way retailer would have an album on their shelves with “nigger” on the cover, never has happened,never will
3)nas is a great, and this was a great gimmick if you believed what he actually said about taking power away from the word bull shit your an idiot!
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gangstaliciousabout 1 year ago
nah i bet at da end this nigga will make somethin happen and it will end up wit the original title nigger i hope so at least come on nasty nas u can do it brah ya diggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
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dcinthesouthabout 1 year ago
womp womp
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gravityzsinabout 1 year ago
At the end of the day, thats all that really matters, record labels only look out for self. And they have final say which is why weak ass rap like soulja boy, and that new shit where they talkin bout tickle me elmo (shit too whack for me to even learn the name), gets radio play. Shit is ridiculous… Nas had it right though, hip hop is dead and the industry killed it… REAL TALK
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napoleonblackabout 1 year ago
politics politics …………!! tis tis…
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psmurf954about 1 year ago
“It’s that important. The streets have been waiting for this for a long time. The people will always know what the real title of this album is and what to call it.”


What N.A.S. said is all that matters. seriously did you think they was gonna let him do that? I’m not gonna sit and say i knew that the whole time but i had doubts that he was gonna pull it off. we got a black man running for president and the best rapper alive putting out an album called Nigger…… On that note don’t be mad at N.A.S. We all know in the end that he has to run his material across a board room of c.e.o.s and executives. I know what your thinking; a artist like N.A.S and a man of his caliber should have ultimate pull and clout. But remember the word he wants to use to title the album. With that being said hip-hop heads do not forget what N.A.S stands for….



1love
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psmurf954about 1 year ago
and no stupid, its not 1love!!!
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gethip313about 1 year ago
This is something funny to me….

Remember MTV and their circle of clowns and nerds that made the “Hottest MCs in the game right now” list?

They didnt even include Nas. Its like they intentionally disrespected him.

THEN the readers polls came in and Nas made number 4. Beating out 50 cent AND lil wayne AND jay-z.

Game took the top spot. My nigga Pinero took number 2.

It just goes to show how many niggas is really feelin Nas no matter what the mainstream outlooks have to say about him.
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bizzo34about 1 year ago
Most looked forward to for an album title since Ice Cube – Amerikkka’s Most Wanted, kinda disappointed that the album’s name got shelved, but as the true Nas heads know, he could have named the album anything from “I drink Pepsi” to “Oprah’s Mandingo” and we’d still want to listen. Title won’t determine whether his fans will listen, but it probably would have created more awareness to what his album contained lyrically if the Nigger title stayed.
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trutherabout 1 year ago
danmmmnn fuckk these corporate bastard…gotaa all da artists by da nut sack nomata how tuff artists actt…
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chaos7411about 1 year ago
I FUCKIN HATE WALMART
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skillzabout 1 year ago
Oh shit…..Lmao!
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secondsonabout 1 year ago
the crazy thing about wal-mart, you can get a shotgun there, but you put the word nigga on ya album and they show no love. wtf is that about.
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gethip313about 1 year ago
^ thats exactly the type of shit he’s talkin about
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mosinabout 1 year ago
i preferd the first title to but nas has got a point if names his album N_____r most stores may not want to sell it.
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bigchuckerabout 1 year ago
Who gives a fuck what the album is called as long as it is classic nas material. Nas called the album Nigger in the first place to get his white fans beat up. They would walk into best buy and ask “can u tell me where the Niggers are id like to by one” haha.
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skillzabout 1 year ago
Oh shiiiit!….Lmao
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yungtez90about 1 year ago
Wat a fuckin cop out. I thought he was gon make a statement wit that title…if he was smart he would keep it cauz just the title alone will make people buy it
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chaos96about 1 year ago
You asswipes.

Nas ain’t backdown or nothing. TRUST me. And TRUST me Nas doesn’t give a damn if it goes 5xPlat. or Gold. So the sells don’t have nothin to do with it.

The simple fact is he wanted to release it in Feb. (Black History Month). Were now dipping into June. So despite the “false” support Def jam showed it was obvious they were iffy with the title.

And Nas ain’t dumb.

We all know the content to expect. And we know the state of mind he was in.

And we know the single.

So whatever they call it. To the true Hip Hop heads…we all know the true title.


Thanks Nas!
(He knew we was waiting! And He doesn’t want us to wait any longer!)

Peace!
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hoodfiggaabout 1 year ago
people be actin like that word is a damn crime. Nas is still a beast……….
“Nigger” or Not!
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lonewolfk9about 1 year ago
no wonda it kept gettn pushed back. somebody kept tryna get nas to change da title of his album, my opinion
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retrogodofrapabout 1 year ago
fuck that…do what ever you want to do to get the shit out…just gimme that album for the summer nas…..damn niggas been waiting…you should a dropped before jay-z’s last album…and jay gonna drop a new joint in a while so keep up my dude
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illmatic225about 1 year ago
i told ya niggaz there wasnt noway in hell that the album was going to be called that. artists and record labels are in the business of selling records, the main outlet where albums are being sold is walmart-believe it or not, they only sell clean cd’s which means a title like ni**er would not be acceptable, any one with a business mind saw this coming, i know i did
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thakidabout 1 year ago
THIS IS MESSED UP.!!!!
THE 1ST NAME WAS BETTER…NO WORRIES IMSTILL COPIN THE ALBUMNAS IS A RAW ASS LYRICIST SO ILL BE SATISFIED WITH WHAT EVER HE HAS ON DAT ALBUM.!!

REAL HIP HOP STAND UP.!!!
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birdman05about 1 year ago
man thats sum bullshit! but im buyin the album anyway!
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fatinumabout 1 year ago
NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER BITCH HOE, CUZ SOME GIRLS IS BITCHES AND SOME GIRLS IS HOES.
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scrillstarabout 1 year ago
I heard some shit on the radio the morning that he was actually giving the Album “No Title”, not calling it Nas. I think this source got their info. screwed up. ButI guess it could be the Radio havin their shit fucked up but i dont think he would call it Nas, I would understand the point saying the Streets will know what to call it if he gave it No Title tho… but either way The Whiteboys can go to the store and buy it now without gettin beat down!!
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jaybee925about 1 year ago
^^^^^^^lol you wild folk^^^^^^^^
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icebergchienabout 1 year ago
Are we really surprised? I mean really? This Title was to ‘hot to hold & too cold to freeze’, shit caused so much controversy Fox News covered it. And don’t even think Nas had any say in this, The big execs @ Def Jam are calling the shots. I tell you what, the content of the album is still the same, he didn’t revamp the whole CD, so the message will be the same.
And to the streets & true hip-hop heads, this Album will always be known as NIGGER,…
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schizniccaabout 1 year ago
I gotta say the shit is dissapointin but fuck it, Im coppin it regardless
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biggkingabout 1 year ago
i think them executives said to Nas Change the title or the album won’t be dropping.
i think that he should have stuck with the previous name as that makes a much bigger political point than the new name, although it’s still gon be a classic no doubt
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coachcarterabout 1 year ago
its gonna be hot regardlesss…
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finalfightabout 1 year ago
lol now nobody is going to buy it
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gethip313about 1 year ago
Yeah, were all going to buy G-unit and The Carter = REAL hip-hop.
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psmurf954about 1 year ago
go jump off a building and take your screen name. Nobody is gonna buy it ????? Get the fuck outta life nigga
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chimereabout 1 year ago
^ couldn’t have said it better myself, props.
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secondsonabout 1 year ago
i agree wit pSmurf
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bjdanielsabout 1 year ago
either way the album still gon be hot so calm down
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psmurf954about 1 year ago
N.iggas A.gainst S.ociety.
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triggamanabout 1 year ago
Weak ass move man this was more than a album it was a movement to show we can’t be stopped. Not only does NAS lose respect but he only further shows that niggas can’t do shit without the white man. Nas should have pushed this shit himself then if record company don’t want to. Not only that but now they gone make money off of his failed attempt to enlighten people. We were on the cusp of a revolution and nas made a bitch nigga move. This shit might still spark something I don’t know but he weak for that man.
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skeazaleoabout 1 year ago
“I want my fans to know that, creatively and lyrically, they can expect the same content and the same messages. It’s that important. The streets have been waiting for this for a long time. The people will always know what the real title of this album is and what to call it.”




NUFF SAID….


basically, how can he push the album himself, if the record company won’t back him, the music stores won’t sell the record, and EVERYBODY was afraid to have ANYTHING to do with the record…

I KNOW you don’t expect a rap ledgend like NAS to start pushin the album out of his trunk do you?

so basically your comment was DUMB AS FUCK

He didn’t change the name, the record company did..

Did you FORGET thet he is under contract and basically has to do what his EMPLOYER (DEF JAM) tells him to?


Its alot more to this shit than what yall niggas make it to be…
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triggamanabout 1 year ago
Nigga Nas ain’t to god for pushing out the trunk nigga da fuck! Nigga even though it’s the same content him getting bitched about the title will ruin sales anyway and it hurts the whole movement. You might not believe it but why you think they don’t care if he keep the songs? Because him killing the title looks bad on him and now it is marketable so they can make money off it. 2 birds with 1 stone nigga. All I am saying is if you trying to do some real shit to enlighten niggas you can’t let shit stop you Get that music out by any means neccesary this is suppose to be a message I thought. Nas was the last rapper that actually cared about the people everybody else want to make money of your ass and he just ended up like a bitch. They just showed that nas is property and has to do what they say.
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skeazaleoabout 1 year ago
I feel you, but at the end of the day, with that contract hanging over his head, he basically is just what you said…property…

The head honchos got the majority of control..

But I’m tellin you this album is still gonna be just what we were going to expect…FIRE
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champ20xxabout 1 year ago
Glad the album title has been changed, Nas is prolly my favorite rapper ever but I wasnt gonna buy that album if that was gonna be the title.
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jrobdakid3about 1 year ago
Yo Nas stands for NIGGAS AGAINST SOCIETY but yea we all kno what the title is supposed to be so everybody cop it cuz this is real HIP HOP
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instantpartyabout 1 year ago
this album will be really good if some one besides nas makes it.
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skeazaleoabout 1 year ago
this coming from somebody with a HELL RELL picture..lol

(don’t get me wrong I fuck with rell, but lets be real here..lol)
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datniggababout 1 year ago
definitely not hell rell, try again homie, lol
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skeazaleoabout 1 year ago
so you tellin me thats not a HELL RELL avatar that INSTANTPARTY has?

I kno I wear glasses but damn..I AINT BLIND..lol

I was responding to what instantparty said…
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datniggababout 1 year ago
I wuz respondin to dude with the hell rell picture as well, cuz when he said the album would’ve been good if someone besides nas have made it…and hell rell definitely would never make a classic album like that
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bellvsbellabout 1 year ago
Fuck!!!
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moneymikeabout 1 year ago
wow should had left it i would have bought it look wats goin on in the world alrewady sean beel obama
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thegreenmonsterabout 1 year ago
as long as it drops on time i dont give a fuck what its called.i hope it has the same content as he explained in XXL.
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blakpower23about 1 year ago
i never liked the idea of calling the album N——. that would have been more detrimental to black folks as a whole because the “new racists” would want to call us n——. think about the kids u idiots that support the title.
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skeazaleoabout 1 year ago
I kinda feel you, so I’m not gonna go to hard on you..

BUT

YOU are the reason that the album title got changed in the first place…

People who Misinterpret the meaning and message of what Nas is REALLY trying to do with this record..

“They like to blame niggas, strangle niggas, shootin niggas, hangin niggas, STILL YOU WANNA BE A NIGGA TOO?”

You prolly don’t even know what he’s saying with that line do you?

But anyway I don’t blame you for your faults, because MOST average listeners of music tend to take the song titles and lyrics at face value rather than actually LISTENING and INTERPRETING the real message that is being given..
You gotta dig deeper…

PLUS this album not for the fuckin kids anyway.
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prophet83about 1 year ago
To the dude that said our forefathers hate that word. NIGGA whered you think we got it from shit My grandfather used to call us little niggaz and i loved him to death. I was born in 83 and that word was around before thn and itll be around after i die so fuck it niggaz
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datniggababout 1 year ago
It don’t matter wut the album is called, I’m still gonna support it and buy it anyways. If he still got the same message in the songs then it shouldn’t be no problem anyway….
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kakedupkeifabout 1 year ago
No bullshit….I understand that everybody thinks its a bitch move for him to change the album title but look at it like this for me….At the end of the day rap is all about the messages and the money ya dig…if he left the title as “NIGGER”, truth be told that no retailers would allow it to be on their shelves and therefore he would have put together an album and wasted all that time not to make any money…C’mon young’ns use your mind baby…He’s a BUSINESSMAN first and I respect his grind because the messages within can’t be confined!!!!
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skeazaleoabout 1 year ago
damn thats EXACTLY what I was tryin to explain to these dumb fux…

I told homeboy above me…“what u want nas (a living legend) to start pushing the album out his trunk??”

I mean if NOBODY would fuck with the album (as far as stores etc) why would he risk causing THAT MUCH controversy and what not>?

He need the best buys and FYE’s to distribute his shit so his message can reach a wider audience, and they WONT with such a controversial album title…

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skeazaleoabout 1 year ago
damn thats EXACTLY what I was tryin to explain to these dumb fux…

I told homeboy above me…“what u want nas (a living legend) to start pushing the album out his trunk??”

I mean if NOBODY would fuck with the album (as far as stores etc) why would he risk causing THAT MUCH controversy and what not>?

He need the best buys and FYE’s to distribute his shit so his message can reach a wider audience, and they WONT with such a controversial album title…

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secondsonabout 1 year ago
the controversy created a serious buzz. niggers was talking bout that album for a long time. mf’ers gone cop anyway though.
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datniggababout 1 year ago
Too bad it aint the 90s anyway, even though i think N.W.A and tupac’s titles were controversial at the time they came out too but at least they had titled to free speech and wuz still able to leave the the title names as they were…Now days, with all this racial tension, that’s just impossible
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5ivedawgabout 1 year ago
i don’t see the point… Why change it? cause muphukkas feel strange about it?!? it’s gon have the SAME songs, skits, etc. so he might as well keep the name. Fuck everybody bitchin about it
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sussessabout 1 year ago
FUCK THE BULLSHIT, ITS ABOUT FUCKIN TIME!!!!! RELEASING AN ALBUM WOULD MAKE WHITE FOLK MORE CONFTABLE TO NIGGER ALL OVER AA-GAIN. I DON’T THINK HE WOULD BE THAT MORON ENUFF TO RELEASE WITH THAT WORD. ITS DOESN’T MATTER FUCKIN MESSAGE GOT BEHIND AND STILL AT THE TIME ,HES OBVIOUSLY CLOWNIN HIMSELF!!! HE MIGHT AS WELL NAMED (UNCLE TOM) HIS ALBUM WHILE HE AT IT….FOR REAL,DUDE
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sussessabout 1 year ago
FUCK THE BULLSHIT, ITS ABOUT FUCKIN TIME!!!!!HIM RELEASING AN ALBUM LIKE THAT WOULD MAKE WHITE FOLKS FEEL MORE CONFTABLE TO USE NIGGER ALL OVER AA-GAIN. I DON’T THINK HE WOULD BE THAT MORON ENUFF TO RELEASE WITH THAT WORD. ITS DOESN’T MATTER FUCKIN MESSAGE GOT BEHIND AND STILL AT THE TIME ,HES OBVIOUSLY CLOWNIN HIMSELF!!! HE MIGHT AS WELL NAMED (UNCLE TOM) HIS ALBUM WHILE HE AT IT….FOR REAL,DUDE
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nwordpleaseabout 1 year ago
Publicity Stunt!!!!

Just like I been sayin all this time!
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westcoastryderabout 1 year ago
Exactly.
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justathoughtabout 1 year ago
yo fuck this website. jokesta is a little bitch wit no creativity. fuck you jokesta. go suck a dick fuck boy. you a bitch ass nigga wit no life. livin on the damn internet wit blogs n shit. got nothin better to do then talk about prodigy and lil wayne. just mad cus you done lived most of your life and aint done shit wit it. so you hate on niggas that goin somewhere or already got to where they need to be. get a loife jokesta you batman swagga jackin nigga. you a little bitch do you hear me. say it. you a little bitch. faggot ass nigga. eat a dick biatch.
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nwordpleaseabout 1 year ago
Yo!! LOL

Why dis Lil Faggot so mad at Jokesta????
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sadamiddinabout 1 year ago
JUST A THOUGHT WTF YOU FAGGOT! DAMN GET SOME PUSSY! YOU TALK ABOUT JOKESTA, THIS IS THIS NIGGAS HUSTLE PUNK PUSSY! THIS IS WHY NIGGAS FELL OFF. NO SPEAKY BITCH!!
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gitmunnyabout 1 year ago
1st of all nas is 100 percent right… if tha album was called nigger a lotta mom n pop stores wouldnt sell it jus bcause of tha title… n i doubt hes gonna leave it as a self titled album…. he definately gonna think of sumthin creative 2 call it… even if it was untitled i would still cop it… nas is lyrically tha best rapper alive period!
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wecthekillaabout 1 year ago
we have to respect nas decision hes thinking more in his fans than in the fckin title, we always are going to know how to call the album
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westcoastryderabout 1 year ago
Well that’s BS, he could have justsaid fuck it and made it a mixtape. Does he really NEED MORE money? His message and “his stand” were supposed to be so strong, and this album was “dedicated” as a message and movement, but now that all goes out the window because what’s the most important thing to Nas?……..MONEY. And selling records. He’s always done this, used hype and controversy to sell records. It’s what he does now, has to he fell off years ago.
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sadamiddinabout 1 year ago
NAS IS JUST TRYIN’ TO SAVE NIGGIDOM. PHUCK DEFJAM CORPERATE CUNTS!! DANS NOT REPLY!
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gcdabizabout 1 year ago
it don’t matter what the title gon be but its still fucked up…

“do i mean it like a slave master? N.I.G.G.E.R. (N)o (I)’m (G)angster (G)otta (E)at®appers” – Nas
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veiga87about 1 year ago
he should call it Never Ignoarant about Getting Goals Acomplished twist it on them muthafuckas
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matiaseabout 1 year ago
WARNING NAS:
It is no longer considered clever to use the word nigger in a colloquial way, we all get the point, the word doesn’t offend you anymore, can you get over it?

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danklucasabout 1 year ago
i think its booty he backed down. i understand he was made to by his label or pressure from outside politics, whatever but the bluntness of the title was needed.
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secondsonabout 1 year ago
true indeed
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blackjackabout 1 year ago
It’s America…
Don’t everybody have free speech!!!!!
I beleive that “Nigger” would be a good album name!!!
FUCK SOCIETY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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quirk101about 1 year ago
I’m still buying the album though.
Title sucks, music’s great.
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icebergchienabout 1 year ago
I got a question to ask some of y’all: When was the last time y’all picked up an Album, b/c of it’s title? Nah seriously B, how many times? C’mon y’all acting as if the content of the album changed.
Nas will deliver, and this reaction is exactly what he wanted to prove: a debate. Some peeps want the “NIGGER” to drop while some people don’t. Nas, ain’t into moving units no more, he’s about dropping Knowledge. It’s Crazy how much controversy one man can cause,…
Peep game, I still think that if it was back in the 90’s they wouldn’t even have their panties in a bundle over this. PAC dropped an Album called “Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z” and they let him rock with it. Time’s have changed yo,…If I’ll pick up 2 copies of this Album 1st week b/c I need to support true art & struggle

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secondsonabout 1 year ago
never
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1shot1killabout 1 year ago
all in all he he gotta get his paper i been knew he was going to change the name up
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westcoastryderabout 1 year ago
You been knew?
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drywallabout 1 year ago
it’s dumb, it’s black American Hip-Hop classic, if their still reading books in high school that implies those words and more!!!

I got that straight from my lil sister and she’s in high school… ol` peeps who don’t know any better still use cotton picker & such whats the big deal of this title they gave it to us now there mad we’re gonna make money of it!!!
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mrpresidentabout 1 year ago
He should just leave it as he first intended then just put a sleeve over the cd’s when sitting in the store shelves.
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staytru2uabout 1 year ago
Seriously. Look at who we’re talking about. I respect Nas to the fullest. I still bump Illmatic, Stillmatic, and Street’s Disciple. But seriously, this was all just a show for the fans. Do yall really think the record label would even consider letting a album with that title be released. And think about what Nas has been doing since people started criticizing him about falling off. He has been criticizing the very name of hip hop by saying people have strayed away from its original meaning. What is it’s meaning. Hip Hop is a form of expression. It’s dance, and instruments, and art. Some hip hop may be false, but people on the West Coast can’t rap about New York. Hip hop is your way of life and how you express it. In the South, they ride on big rims and there are a lot of h**s down here. So that’s what we rap about. You don’t see rich people rap about being poor. Hip hop is your life experiences, not someone else’s; and hip hop was never dying or dead. Just like he tried to get everyone’s attention then, he was just doing it again. The album was never gonna be released entitled “Nigger” and anyone with some kind of sense should have known that. You got rappers saying that they are going to stop cursing in songs, and then you hear about a album called “Nigger”. Come on. People can’t even say the word in certain circumstances, but a major record label was thinking about releasing a album with that title. Be smarter than they think you are. Now Nas has everybody roared up about the album title change, and more people are gonna buy it. And as I said earlier, I fully respect Nas and I love his music, but this was all just what they call it in English class, an “attention grabber”. Don’t let your eyes deceive you. Take time to actually listen before you get too excited.
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juelsabout 1 year ago
i saw nas in concert last night best concert i ever saw
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mixtapemasterabout 1 year ago
like lupe says coolest nigga what coolest nigga what
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mixtapemasterabout 1 year ago
nas my man but why make a greatest hits right now wait till your done rapping to make a greatest hits cd. i mean im sure hes going to come out with another cd after this one. i just dont understand why you would put out a greatest hits cd before your even done rapping. dont see jay-z with a greatest hits cd
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hbabout 1 year ago
in the end it’s all about making money. if not to nas, then to his label and the stores that carry his music. do what you gotta do man, cd will still bump. and I don’t think Nas was like… I need a greatest hits c.d… was probably his old label or something
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nasoneloveabout 1 year ago
Who gives a fuck what the title is. Nas is still coming wit the same material, touching on the same controversial topics, despite whether it’s called ‘Nigger’ or ‘Nas’. It’s going to be fire, period.

G.O.A.T.
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missdarnellaabout 1 year ago
I’m glad that he changed it actually, I mean I love Nas and his album is gonna be sick regardless, but the word Nigger doesn’t sit well wit me.. it would have been better to me if he used ‘nigga’ vs. ‘nigger’ in the first place
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smaccabout 1 year ago
He’s a Bitchass “Nigger”.
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mrpresidentabout 1 year ago
I still think NaS should have left his shirt on.
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allcitiabout 1 year ago
all i gotta say is FREE School and dumb niggaz word>>>>>>>>
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