Def Jam to drop Nas ?

Nas’s refusal to change the name of his new album, "Ni***" may lead to him getting the ax at Def Jam, Mediatakeout.com is reporting.

According to the report, a label insider told the website : "There is no way that we can put out an album with that title. Many retailers have already told us - flat out - that they won’t carry [an album with that title] ... Nas’ last album [Hip Hop Is Dead] sold pretty well, but not well enough for the headache he’s causing [the label]."

The insider goes on to say that this decision may be in a matter of days.

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Def Jam to drop Nas ?, by [2008-07-06 15:52:41]

Nas is one of the greatest ever.. not a good financial decision by def jam.
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Def Jam to drop Nas ?, by FREE [2008-05-28 04:08:41]

BILL OF RIGHTS DUMB FUCKS ! IF I TOLD U, U COULD NOT SAY WHAT U WANTED WHEN U WANTED...U’D BE PISSED, DISRESPECTED, ETC. IF THE MAN WANTS IT TO BE NIGGER THEN SO BE IT. EVERYONE SCARED OF THEIR MASTER AND SHIT. THINK OF THE ARTISTS OF OLD AND NOW THAT PUT OUT BLACK PRIDE MUSIC. JAMES BROWN-I’M BLACK AND I’M PROUD, PUBLIC ENEMY-FIGHT THE POWER, NAS-BE A NIGGER TOO. RACISM MY ASS ELVIS DID OUR MUSIC FOR HOW LONG ? LITTLE RICHARD HAD MOST OF HIS SONGS REDONE AND COVERED BY WHITE ARTIST. SO AS SOON AS WE HAVE SOMETHING THEM CAN’T WE’RE WRONG ? FUCK THAT ! I’M A NIGGA YA DAMN RIGHT BUT BETTA HEAR THAT SHIT FROM ANY WHITE PPL. SUCK MINE AND OBAMA’S DICKS SOON AS WE TAKE OVER. HE SHOULD MAKE A BILL THAT GRANTS REPARATIONS FOR BLACK PPL INSTEAD OF IRAQIS. THEN ASSIGN US 3 WHITE SLAVES EACH PER BLACK PERSON. U GET TWO EXTRA FOR HAVING A SLAVERY NAME LIKE FREEMAN. BITCHES !

Def Jam to drop Nas ?, by FREE [2008-05-28 04:06:24]

BILL OF RIGHTS DUMB FUCKS ! IF I TOLD U, U COULD NOT SAY WHAT U WANTED WHEN U WANTED...U’D BE PISSED, DISRESPECTED, ETC. IF THE MAN WANTS IT TO BE NIGGER THEN SO BE IT. EVERYONE SCARED OF THEIR MASTER AND SHIT. THINK OF THE ARTISTS OF OLD AND NOW THAT PUT OUT BLACK PRIDE MUSIC. JAMES BROWN-I’M BLACK AND I’M PROUD, PUBLIC ENEMY-FIGHT THE POWER, NAS-BE A NIGGER TOO. RACISM MY ASS ELVIS DID OUR MUSIC FOR HOW LONG ? PRETTY RICKY HAD MOST OF HIS SONGS REDONE AND COVERED BY WHITE ARTIST. SO AS SOON AS WE HAVE SOMETHING THEM CAN’T WE’RE WRONG ? FUCK THAT ! I’M A NIGGA YA DAMN RIGHT BUT BETTA HEAR THAT SHIT FROM ANY WHITE PPL. SUCK MINE AND OBAMA’S DICKS SOON AS WE TAKE OVER. HE SHOULD MAKE A BILL THAT GRANTS REPARATIONS FOR BLACK PPL INSTEAD OF IRAQIS. THEN ASSIGN US 3 WHITE SLAVES EACH PER BLACK PERSON. U GET TWO EXTRA FOR HAVING A SLAVERY NAME LIKE FREEMAN. BITCHES !

Def Jam to drop Nas ?, by Jeffrey Melvin [2008-05-06 15:53:25]

I feel like this is ehat america needs a wake up call to the racism that is still alive to day we were not the ones to n=make the word "Black People" they were "white People" so why is it such a problem to me it’s crazy we get looked down on every day for saying or doing something that was put on us from the start long as there are no racize comments i believe that it should be okay

Def Jam to drop Nas ?, by Paul Whitaker [2008-02-28 12:44:44]

I’m white and NaS is my favorite rapper, I have respect for real artists like NaSty. I like real hip-hop and not this "everyone’s a gangster, pimp, hustler, I’m so fly with my ice and my white tee and my rims are expensive and so on and etc." I think most people just need to be open minded and forget about the title, it’s gonna be interesting to hear a white person like me say, "I’m listening to Nigger" because I’m white and everyone has their own opinion about it. I realy think people forgot what hip-hop was, just compare Rakim, 2pac, BIG L, NaS, Guru, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, and KRS One to Young Jeezy, Lil Wayne, Chingy, Master P, and Rick Ross. It’s Hip-Hop vs. Rap. So I’m behind God’s Son on this one.

Def Jam to drop Nas ?, by onesided [2008-01-31 08:58:39]

nas isnt a commercial artist period. to force him to change his album name is violating his right to free speech so "thee chronicle" dont buy the cd if u feel like that. as for me ima cop nigger but not at the auction ya dig ??

Def Jam to drop Nas ?, by onesided [2008-01-31 08:53:20]

vasl should too just to learn how to spell the word

Def Jam to drop Nas ?, by vasyl [2008-01-29 05:34:26]

i guess Nas shud go check the meaning of the word "NIGGA" in the dictionery.

Def Jam to drop Nas ?, by theechronicle [2008-01-28 23:20:41]

i dont know whats so hard to understand. yes Pac had a album called strictly for my niggaz. meaning strictly for my people strictly for my colour etc. the fact is nas has got a album called NIGGER. dont compare it to no one. Nas is crazy emcee but even if it was the roots or brand nubian or dead prez or common or krs-one i wouldnt want the title to be nigger. ive heard every nas album every nas song and if this album is like any of his last 3 or 4 albums then the title doesnt make sense. HOW CAN YOU HAVE A COMMERCIAL ALBUM WITH THE TITLE NIGGER ? ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE A CLUB SONG OR A LOVE SONG ON THE ALBUM. ON MTV IS IT GOING TO SAY NAS FEATURING BEYONCE OR RHIANNA ON A ROMANCE SONG FROM A ALBUM CALLED NIGGER ? IT WONT WORK AND IT WILL MAKE HIP HOP AND NAS LOOK STUPID. UNLESS NAS COMES WITH A NON COMMERCIAL JUST 100% STREET AND AFRO CENTRIC MUSIC THEN THIS ALBUM WILL NOT MAKE ANY SENSE. I HOPE HE CHANGES IT. MAYBE AFRICA OR NEGRO OR THE N WORD WILL BE OK. MAYBE....... MUCH REPSECT..... THEE CHRONICLE

Def Jam to drop Nas ?, by faruk [2008-01-28 09:22:55]

yo !! tupac had an album named "strictly 4 my niggaz". WTF

Def Jam to drop Nas ?, by theechronicle [2008-01-28 06:56:52]

everyone is entitled to their opinion on the matter. I respect nas as a artist hes done alot for hip hop especially new york early 90s but i you cant have it both ways. you dont want white people using the word but every fan of nas and hip hop that go buy that album is going to be using that word. now if im working at some music store and some white kid comes up to the counter and asks me if i have the new nas nigger album i aint going to be happy. now nas is a smart man and he probably got a good reason for the title but he need to be really smart about this first of all this album CANNOT have any commercial appeal. you cant have a love song on or a club song on the album it has to be a illmatic type album reason being is that you cant have a in da club type track on album called nigger. now if krs-one or common or the roots or hip hop artist like that had the title i would be a little bit more understanding. nas has promised a illmatic type album for along time. if this album is anything like his last 4 albums then the title nigger would not be the right choice. i hope he makes the right choice. and for me the right choice would be changing the name. much respect.......

Def Jam to drop Nas ?, by khary [2008-01-27 11:04:17]

nas is an intelligectual brother, if the title is nigger, then its for a reason, point blank. did we 4get nwa-niggerz4life or odb-nigga please ? as long as there’s a negative message, its all good. the n word means nothing whatsoever, the recipients give it power. and if whites feel we’re niggers, bottem line is they came from us-blacks, so wouldn’t they be niggers too ? do the math !

Def Jam to drop Nas ?, by I-M [2008-01-26 23:59:12]

for anyone 2 say nas don’t got common sense obviously don’t know shit bout what they talkin bout...2 call nas a kid when these lil niggas in brite clothes jumpin around tryin 2 become the next mc hammer... this nigga will use that same word to show how far we have come as people...some would argue and have a point 2 some degree...but for nas, the most creative rapper ever to bless the mic, we know (niggas) their is a an intellectual perspective behind this...do u ???

Def Jam to drop Nas ?, by I-M [2008-01-26 23:50:44]

this white dude below proves my point EXACTLY...back when nigger was used by slave masters, thats what it was...now, we use it(nigga) to greet one another, show love, hatred, etc...basically, something that whites would think holds us down...but we’ve mastered the word in a whole diffrent aspect...real NIGGAS know

Def Jam to drop Nas ?, by Tarike J [2008-01-26 14:35:46]

clit me daily i-m.....niggaz beefin n shit....tarikes back yall niggaz better back the fuck

Def Jam to drop Nas ?, by NAZ i [2008-01-26 12:19:57]

black people dont get it. fuck that title im white and i know that titles is ridiculous... thats what we used to call u guys when we whipped u y would u want a title like tht

Def Jam to drop Nas ?, by theechronicle [2008-01-26 07:33:20]

Its about time someone is using common sense. it wont come to nas being dropped by def jam but i do hope they dont release the album unless it is changed. i dont want people going in a music store and buying a nigger album. change the name or dont release it. be a man not a kid. all your going to do is get the media like fox news a reason to show white america that black men like nas have no common sense. well in this case its proving that one man doesnt and his name is nasir jones.....

Def Jam to drop Nas ?, by [2008-01-26 00:29:10]

Man screw def jam .I guess dey think day da shit,because day got a few corney ass rappers.God sun can do it on his own.

Def Jam to drop Nas ?, by I-M [2008-01-25 15:04:40]

is this cuz jay aint prez no more ? yeah the title’s been contraversial, but fuck whoever don’t wanna sell it in they store...white people wouldn’t get it...they never have

Def Jam to drop Nas ?, by Rodjilius [2008-01-25 09:12:04]

well dam nas needs to be able to drop this shit somehow....