IRT Magazine

Nigger, the controversial new album from Queensbridge’s favorite son, is slated to come out July 1, and with no shortage of controversy.  The title itself, at least in the estimation of this publication, appears to be the final chapter in a trilogy that initially began with 2002’s God’s Son and crescendoed with 2004’s double-album opus Street’s Disciple, in that these albums’ titles refer to what Nas has called himself or been called by others through the course of his majestic eighteen-year career in the hip-hop game.  In any rate, it is a bold and brave move for Mr. Jones, who has never been known to pull any punches in his rhymes and stands firm as an impacting statement to the Black community that the word still indeed exists and it can never be “buried”, as the mayor of Detroit tried to do in a shameless publicity stunt a few months back while also, in our opinion, calling out his younger contemporaries who have since transformed the harsh inner city landscapes Nas would depict in his rhymes into a playground of thugged-out minstrelsy.

But then again, what do I know, I’m just a stupid white boy. -Ed.

MP3:Nas - Be A Nigger Too
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Last Modified : May 16th, 2008
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