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Nas’ Album
Posted in Album Release, Nas, Rap Music, Rapper on the May 21, 2008
I’m not sure if anyone cares at this point but Nas is still insisting that the real title of his disc is still the N word even though his label says that they’re not calling it that anymore. According to EW.com, Def Jam says that the rapper’s latest record will now be called ‘Nas’. Contrary to reports though, Def Jam exec LA Reid said that Nas could call it whatever he wanted. Maybe that’s why he’s still insisting on the original title. In my opinion, they should just consider scrapping the album altogether, especially after all of this nonsense. Releasing it now will just be anti-climactic.
Jive Records drops Kelis?
Posted in Hip-Hop, Kelis, Music, Music People, Nas, Records Deal, Rumor, Singers on the November 1, 2007
Kelis has been dropped from her record deal with Jive. The hip-hop star’s career appears to have been in decline for some time, culminating in the lackluster display of latest album Kelis Was Here in 2006. It has now been claimed that the singer, who is married to Nas, has left the label and is now seeking a new home.
Kelis released two albums on Jive–2003’s Tasty and last year’s Kelis Was Here–and is now said to be working on an independent record with Cee-Lo, one half of Gnarls Barkley. Her manager Jeff Rabhan commented: “It was a case of being in the ever-shrinking world of the record industry and finding herself on a label she wasn’t signed to and without a champion.”
“She’s a different kind of artist–very image- and style-driven. It’s either something you get or you don’t,” explained Rabhan, who also said Kelis is considering going into acting.
Nas and the N-Bomb
Posted in MTV, Music, Music People, Nas, New LP, New Single, News on the October 23, 2007
Nas has a new album that’s set to drop out on December 11 but apparently, that’s not the only thing he’s dropping. He’s reportedly dropping the N-bomb too.
Def Jam vehemently denied reports that the rapper was going to name him next album ‘Nigga’ but Nas has fuelled the controversy by saying that he would instead use the epithet’s correct spelling for the album’s title.
While people like Reverend Jessie Jackson are saying that it’s morally offensive and socially distasteful, Nas told MTV News that “[People] shouldn’t trip off the title. The songs are crazier than the title.”
He’s not helping his case any.
Nas fires back at Bill O’Reilly
Posted in Celebs, MTV, Music, Music Award, Music People, Nas, Performance, Photography, Rap Music, Scandal, Singers on the September 8, 2007
Nas has hit back at Fox News pundit Bill O’Reilly, who claimed that his inclusion at a concert dedicated to the Virginia Tech massacre is insulting to the memories of the victims.
O’Reilly claimed that picking an artist such as Nas for the Concert For Virginia Tech, which took place last night (September 6), “insults the victims, the university, and the entire commonwealth.”
The rapper was set to join the Dave Matthews Band, John Mayer, and Phil Vassar.
However, Nas has now hit back at O’Reilly, claiming he is racist.
In an interview with MTV, he said: “Everybody has a marketing plan; his marketing plan is racism.
“It just shows you what bloodsuckers do: they abuse something like the Virginia Tech [tragedy] for show ratings. You can’t talk to a person like that.”
The rapper defended his lyrics as a reflection of the reality of America’s streets and ghettos.
He added: “I had a best friend killed, plenty other friends killed. I been through it. I seen it.
“I think that’s what makes it important that I come through and show love to those people [at Virginia Tech].”