Nas names next album "Nigger," Al Sharpton's head explodes
Rapper Nas is having a bit of a spat with Al Sharpton and the NAACP after announcing that his new album, out Dec. 11, would be titled "Nigga."
Fox News, Al Sharpton and the NAACP were all over that one -- so as an extra little middle finger, Nas has retitled the album "Nigger."
The N-Word is a ball of dynamite whenever and however it's used. I know people (white and black) who refuse to use it for any reason and decry its use in any context. I blogged a little about this a few months ago, when Eddie Griffin got grief for using it on stage at a Black Enterprise event.
Nas seems to be coming from the Lenny Bruce school of thought in explaining the title of his new album, saying that not using the word actually gives it more power.
What do you guys think?
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