pagesix.com - 2/27/2008
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RAPPER Nas was shocked when Maxim gave his new album, "N - - - - r," a 2½-star review — because it isn't even finished yet. "I'm finishing the album now, and it will be out April 22," Nas told Page Six. Maxim has since apologized for the premature review, but Nas doesn't care. "I'd prefer [a review from] Playboy," the rapper said. "That kind of stuff doesn't ...
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Maxim Reviews The New Nas Album*
Nah Right —
*Without actually hearing it.
From the Post’s Page Six:
"I’m finishing the album now, and it will be out April 22," Nas told Page Six. Maxim has since apologized for the premature review, but Nas doesn’t care. "I’d prefer [a review from] Playboy," the rapper said. "That kind of stuff doesn’t reach my radar or effect anybody around me. I don’t know what a music rating from Maxim is . . . I don’t know what it even means really." ...
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