shit is messed up ’round here.

Yep Nas ändert den Titel seines Albums.
Nas neues Album soll nun Nas, und nicht mehr Nigger heissen. Weder Nas noch Def Jam haben allerdings bisher einen Kommentar dazu abgegeben.

Jedenfalls:

According to EW.com, a Def Jam representative has confirmed that Nas will no longer be naming his upcoming project Nigger. Instead, Nasir Jones will opt for a less controversial title: Nas.

It seemed that Nas and Def Jam were comfortable with the eyebrow raising title. Island Def Jam Music Chair, L.A. Reid, even went so far as to say “Anything Nas wants to do, I completely stand beside him,” in an interview last year.

But as the release draws near, Nas spoke to MTV about the increasing pressure to change the title.

“Everybody is trying to stop the title,” Nas stated. “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?”¹

damn. kann der mann nicht einfach mal sein ding durchziehen?

hat tip to shake & eskay

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