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October 19, 2007

Nas changes album title from Nigga to Nigger...claims Def Jam is OK with release...

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Nas says you shouldn’t believe anything you’ve heard about Def Jam putting the kibosh on his next studio album. In fact, he insists he hasn’t come across any resistance from the label.

The name of the LP has changed slightly, though. He’s going all the way there: It’s now called Nigger, and it is set to hit stores December 11.

“I don’t know where that [report] came from and neither does Def Jam,” Nas said early Thursday morning (October 18) in a Manhattan recording studio when asked about a Fox News article published earlier this week. The story quoted a “source close to” label head L.A. Reid, who scoffed at the thought of the company supporting an album with such a title, and also claimed the album was not on the label’s release schedule. “None of us knows where that came from.”


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#1 quise says:

I think that nas should have kept his title nigga because I like the word nigga better than nigger. But, I will still buy the album. No matter what, nas will educate us. watch.

#2 Pete says:

people say the "N" word is just a word, but its not just a word. it is very, very harmful if used incorrectly. back in the day the "nigger" was a terrible word to put down black people and ruining their self esteem. now, it is used every 5 minuted by the young black people, and, people that arent black at all. the world has changed a lot. but if anyone cal name their album "nigger" it would be Nas because hes a real person and he will educate us about the word. it is 2007, not 1965. its time for a change.

#3 ohimal says:

when is the album coming out cause am already in the market

#4 ohimal says:

i love nas to my bone, keep the good work on from nigeria


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