Nas changes controversial album title

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Nas Album Renamed To… Nas
Published 5/19/2008 by waxx at illRoots
... A representative for Def Jam has confirmed to EW.com that hip-hop artist Nas has made an eleventh-hour decision to change the title of his new album from N—– to simply Nas. SOURCE. ...

Nas Changes Controversial Title of Album
Published 5/19/2008 by Daniel Kreps at Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily
... According to a rep at Def Jam, Nas has changed the title of his new album from the controversial Nigger to the much simpler and less incendiary Nas. No reason was given for the shift, but the industry and public pressure against the album title likely played a role. Late last year, Def Jam chairman L.A. Reid said he would ...

Nas Reneges, Changes Album Title
Published 5/19/2008 by eskay at Nah Right
What did I tell you? There wasn’t no way Doug and them were going to let Little Homey mess with Universal’s bottom line. A representative for Def Jam has confirmed to EW.com that hip-hop artist Nas has made an eleventh-hour decision to change the title of his new album from N—– to simply Nas. It’s not really a surprise that all that talk from L.A. Reid turned out to be just that, talk. This is wack all around. Nas should’ve been prepared to fight this one to the death, or ...

Nas wusses out.
Published 5/19/2008 at URB Magazine Daily Blogs
... Nas wusses out. After the 500 interviews Nas has given over the past few weeks (including our cover story, currently on newsstands), Mr. Jones finally buckled under the apparent pressure of controversy. According to EW.com , he's changed the title from the veritable "fuck you" that it was, to something that just kinda fucks himself. From Nigger to just plain Nas . There are two ways to look at this: (1) Perhaps, Nas's work didn't reach the level of insight the album's title required, in which case this might just be a good thing or (2) This is another case of corporate ...

Nas New Album No Longer Entitled, "Nigger"
Published 5/19/2008 by Nigel D at RealTalkNY
A representative for Def Jam has confirmed to EW.com that hip-hop artist Nas has made an eleventh-hour decision to change the title of his new album from N—– to simply Nas. Source: EW Lame move by Nas… ShareThis

Nas Relents, Changes Album Title To "Nas" [There's Always Next Time]
Published 5/19/2008 by Anthony Miccio at Idolator
... with pride and with pleasure," Reid told MTV News at the time. "Anything Nas wants to do, I completely stand beside him." But in an interview with MTV News last week, Nas suggested that he was facing renewed pressure: "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?" Nas changes controversial album title [EW] ...

I so thought this was gonna happen
Published 5/19/2008 by Bol at ByronCrawford.com
... the title of his new album from N----- to simply Nas. If I was NYOIL, I'd change the name of my new album to The Dreaded N-Word just to rub it in Nas' face. Oh, that's right, NYOIL isn't cool with things being named The Dreaded N-Word. Because then white people might start saying it. Well, in that case, maybe he should call his new album, Me and the TIs Won. The point being, Nas lost. Nas changes controversial album title [Entertainment Weekly] ...

Back To Nas…
Published 5/20/2008 by Gotty™ at The Smoking Section
Words By Contra™ Nasir Jones changed his album title in what is suspiciously beginning to look like just another sales gimmick. I hate to say I told you so…well, no actually, I don’t hate to; I’m loving this quite a bit. Most Nas heads are busy doing one of two things. Either they are rightfully calling Mr. Jones a punk for not being the giant he claimed he was, and not walking the path of hot coals he laid forth. Or they are grasping onto ghostly fumes of whatever great ...

New Nas “N.-.-.-.-.R (The slave and the master)”: the song title is all that remains
Published 5/20/2008 by missinfo at MissInfo.tv BLOG
... Well as you’ve probably heard, Nas has reconsidered his previous album title and decided to just name his album Nas. In one fell swoop, we’ve gone from one of the most controversial album titles of all time, to one of the most overused banal uninspired titles of all time (the eponymous title). ...

The Album Is Now Just Nas...
Published 5/20/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (LaShonda) at The E-Biz
... pleasure," Reid told MTV News at the time. "Anything Nas wants to do, I completely stand beside him." But in an interview with MTV News last week, Nas suggested that he was facing renewed pressure: "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?" The politically-charged Nas is due in stores July 1. Source: EW.com

LISTEN: Nas - N.*.G.G.E.R. (The Slave & The Master)
Published 5/20/2008 by SDSU (noreply@blogger.com) at Sit Down Stand Up
... In a statement, Nas clarified that he considers his new album untitled, adding: "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." (Source) ...

Nas -- It's Still Called "N*****," N****s!
Published 5/20/2008 by TMZ Staff at TMZ.com
... [image] As if anyone cared at this point, Nas idiotically insists the "real" title of the disc is still "N*****," even though his label says they ain't calling it that anymore. Def Jam's story, according to EW.com , is that Mr. Kelis' latest will now be called "Nas," despite the big to-do over the name. Def Jam honcho L.A. Reid, contrary to reports, recently said Nas could call the damn thing whatever he wanted. The best title of all might be untitled -- as in no album at all, especially after all this n-sense. Filed under: ...

♫ NEWS ROUNDUP: NAS CHANGES ALBUM TITLE / NE-YO STARTS BLOG / J.HUD SPEAKS ON NEW ALBUM / FOXY BROWN Devastated BY NEW ALBUM
Published 5/20/2008 by ANGEL at CONCRETELOOP.COM
... “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.” [SOURCE] ...

What's In A Name???
Published 5/20/2008 by Perez Hilton at Celebrity gossip juicy celebrity rumors Hollywood gossip blog from Perez Hilton
... Reid says, "We stand firmly behind and beside our artists with pride and with pleasure. Anything Nas wants to do, I completely stand beside him." ...

Snap judgement: Nas' 'Untitled' triumph
Published 8 days ago by Simon Vozick-Levinson at Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
... We still have a few days to wait until Nas' new album arrives in stores, stripped of its controversial intended title. There's a very good chance you've already heard Untitled, though, thanks to last week's widespread online leaks. Don't worry — Nas has suggested he doesn't even mind if we download it. (Why would he, after what happened to Lil Wayne's heavily bootlegged album last month?) In fact, he called the experience of being leaked ...