WOW!!!!

will commen further… later

I felt very offended by the song. Too much use of the n word and not in good sense. Just very offensive I stop listening after the first few n thrown out.

This is fiyah! I knew Nas would come with the knowledge and yet still be hot.

And then people wonder why people are racist. I don’t get this if Nigger is a rude word why ppl use it and use media to spread it….Dis is a bad promotion for black ppl

Well, i think he’s speaking the truth but i do think he took it a bit too far when he started using all the slurs in the chours. but like i said, the verses were great though.

not interested, Nas is an ignorant Nigg@

I cant bring myself to listen to it, Im not feeling him anymore. Too Gimickey(sp).

Can’t listen at work, and even if the track were “hot”, I still wouldn’t buy it.
This is a lame attempt for publicity.

@ 9

Agree with you he is just tryin to get attention because he has run out of ideas 4 a good catchy song

Nas speaks truth in the song. However, with the continuous use of the N word, come on!!! There’s gotta be another way to spread the word. And besides, doing this only continues to add more fire to the racism issue and makes it even more blatant and ok for every one to engage in. Well that’s my piece. Y’all have a good day.

the song actually sounds pop to me. come on nas what happened to “lifes a bitch” and then you die type stuff. this is wack. and then he using the word nigger waaaayyy to much, its silly. but real talk, some of them africans dont like us anyway, they think we got it too easy over here with white people. lol

What is is about this particular use of the word that offends people? If you buy any hip-hop album that came out within the past 10 years the word “nigger” is used in every other sentence, BUT, for some reason people are up in arms because he named his album and the song that? Is it okay to say thw word a million times throughout the album as long as it’s not actually in print or something? Nas has used the word in every other album that I have heard by him, what’s the difference here that people are so offended by it now? I don’t get it ….

I’m sorry,,, this is hott!!! I can’t wait for the album,,, the industry needs a political ass ni$$a like Nas to set things off,,, controversy at it’s best oh yes!!! There wouldn’t be Hip-Hop without this man,,,, Hip-Hop touches all aspects of life,,, all topics of the world,,,, lately we’ve been leaving the political, social views point of it out! IF I RULED THE WORLD,,, IMAGINE THAT,,,, THERE WOULD BE NO BUBBLEGUM HIP-HOP!

“FROM A MOVEMENT 2 A FORCE,,, MIDWEST @ IT’S BEST” www.myspace.come/theflatlineent

Nas needs to give this up. His label is never going to release this album. Someone should have beat him and Kelis’ behind for showing up to the Grammy’s like that.

Really wasnt offended…but the concept is so deeply simple…It makes you wanna ask, “NAS, is this what you have to do to stay relevant?” I’ve heard better, shit he’s done better… Now i’m a big ass NAS fan..but this track lack that certain depth and dexterity which we Nas fans have grown accustomed to being fed while listening to a Nas track. I say try again….This one gets a D for DumbAssness…. wait lemme copyright that before Diddy puts it on a t-shirt….Won’t even get into the “simplemindedness” (ha) of that one…

I TURLY RESPECT EVERYONES OPINION; HOWEVER, WE ALL KNOW THAT THE TRUTH HURTS, SO SOMETIMES FACING THE TRUTH MAY BE A GOOD IDEA TO SPEAK ABOUT SITUATIONS THAT OUR SOCIETY IS SCARED OFF. I BELIEVE NAS IS TRYING TO MAKE THE WORK NIGGA LESS POWERFULL; FUTHERMORE, I DON’T BELIEVE NAS MADE THIS SONG FOR PROMOTION, I THINK IT TAKES A LOT TO COME UP WITH THESE KIND OF MUSIC THAT HAS A POWERFULL MESSAGE.

I couldnt imagine them playing this on the radio… or rotating this video on BET or MTV..

I feel the only people who would actually bump this are loyal Nas fans, and media will dismiss as coonery…

So I’m confused… his point is well taken, but are u really changing anything Nas? Doubt it.

It has a message, but it’s going to pass as a message many don’t want to hear.

This is one of many reasons why AZ is better than Nas.

I think he is doing something that a lot of people won’t understand right away. He’s attempting to take the power away from the word by over using it. You know how black people are so angry when they are called the N word ( ie Michael Richsards situation). Imagine what would happen if a white person called a black person the N word and it doesn’t even affect them…They’re like ” so what… u a nigga too!” and them walking away. Then the word has no power, there’s nothing…just a word. This could actually work…

He’s bringing attention to racism that some of you seem to think has disappeared because Halle Berry won a grammy or because Tiger Woods won some golf tournaments. It’s still there and it won’t go away because people feel uncomfortable talking about it.

* I meant an Oscar

The truth hurts sometimes. Some people would like to live in a fantasy forever. This song clearly isn’t for radio play but it gonna get people talking . Mission accomplished.

I see what Nas is trying to go but it bothers me the way he is presenting it.

well, if u cant understand the message he is trying to convey then i understand why u would be against such a song.

LAME!

Nigger please! I’m not offended and it’s not irresponsible but at the same time, he really ain’t saying shit…..

its amazing how the ignorant can sling that word no matter what context its in. what this person needs to do is go down south and visit the land where blood was shed. i wander has [ this nas ] ever visited the church in birmingham al, where the 3 little girls were killed. i’ve been and the clock that was hanging on the wall w/ the precise time the bombing happened. is still in that basement as you take a tour of the church, or see the stained glass picture of jesus that only the face was blown out. this type of person ought to retrace the civil rights path. this pc. of shit needs to go to montgonery ala. visit the sights where people died to get dignity and civil rights. while people of his ILK sling the N’ WORD so freely. this is for people use that word and put out shit like this to sell records, because they have already sold their SOUL. what manner of a man are you? your secord caeer getting that desperate the concept of that whole [niggar] project and promotion was PATHETIC. as was you and yours “CAN YOU DIG IT”

hmmm i guess i’m going to have to wait for the ‘deep’ people and all those who were/are pro this album to explain what this man is saying that has not been said before. Maybe the rest of the album holds much more deeper stuff that he will get into. This wasn’t all bad, it just wasn’t anything worth all the fuss either.

I don’t know what happen to my post, so I will try it again.

Let a white man come up to all these politically folks in this thread singing the chorus… I’m a nigger, you a nigger, we a nigger, wouldn’t you like to be a nigger too, and tell me your reaction then.

This song is pretty offensive. If someone could explain to me what he is trying to do, I would appreciate. However, I can’t think of any good explanation for this. The definition of the word and the history behind it is not going to change no matter how much we use it or in what context

If you think this is “hot” or a good way of sending a message, play it for your grandparents, or parents, or anyone over 40 and see how they feel about it. This is ignroant.

i dont consider my self a nigger even though im black but i do understand where he is trying to go with this i do believe this song is going to cause some problems with a lot of people. the verses were clean though i was feeling it. the song is ok overall not sure if nas should have taken this route but i guess we have to stay tuned and see what happens next…

nas oh my god this is crazy brother keep it coming

“Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a person of any race or origin regarded as contemptible, inferior, ignorant, etc.”

It’s important to listen to that track, otherwise your ignorant :P, just because it has those words in it doesn’t mean the message is negative, just listen to it and decide for your self. I’m waiting for the lyrics to come out, so i can decode this properly rofl i can’t process it all at once.

Controversal “things” normally does well in sales.

What do the words fat, bitch, muthaf*cker, f*aggot and p*ssy have in common? These are all words that ARE used on a daily basis and have NOT been desensitized, therefore the desensitization argument is garbage, like Nas’s album (and his wife’s career).

I don’t get it whats the message of this song?
If you want some political rap listen to Immortal Technique or Dead Prez

I don’t think it’s publicity, and even if it is. NEWS FLASH!!! Almost every artist does every thing they do for publicity. You can’t be a celebrity w/o somebody attributing what you do to attention seeking. So how do we decipher what’s what? Nas is thought provoking. It’s not a tirade of “n-words” talking about parties and bullshit. Everything has it’s place. I say let him have his say. Everybody else says what they want. Why can’t he? It’s not going to be benefit black people, you say, well not a lot of music benefits black people. None of that booty-shaking etc. etc. stuff does it either.

Let’s try this, Kelis is a whore, Kelis is a whore, she’s a dick su#*ing whore, just say it over and over. Maybe it will take the power from the words. Give me a break, ignorant @ss negros.

Being the Nas fan that I am, I never once questioned the direction of his album simply because of his title choice. Nas is an artist whose lyrics are powerful beyond measure.

See, find the word offensive! in the U.K the kids be trying to use the work as park of everyday vocabulary and it makes me sick! I like hip Hop music, and i like Nas but can never get used to the word being used so loosely and not in really any proper context. Now, rap music has become international and (in the u.k anyway) there seems to no clean versions of albums released, then non Black kids use the word and all hell breaks loose.
The word is offensive full stop. It’s not reclaiming it’s just offensive.

If Jay Z would have rapped it…it would have been the second coming! SMH

Its funny how a lot of you on here are claiming that he used the N word too much on the chourus. Its the same amount I here coming from a dude or females mouth when their talking anyways. As Paul Mooney would say, saying the word keeps my teeth white. Nigg@,Nigg@, Nigg@, Nigg@, Nigg@!!!!

I love the way some of you embrace your Nigg@ness. Be proud. I for one refuse to be one.

I love Nas….and i think this song is dope
And i agree w/ 13 um why the fuck are people trippin?!?! I mean damn the word Nigga is in every rap song. So if you think this song is bad and disrespectful then you would also agree so is every other rap song. I mean at least Nas is speakin truth with his lyrics, and he’s not doing this as a “gimmick” Nas is just creative and a true lyricist.

Let all these folks go home and call their mama’s niggers or go call your boss my nigger since the word has no power. Yeah right!SMH

From my perspective (and from Nas has said about the album in general), he is trying to “take the power away from the word” or something along those lines. I think you can debate all day over whether that’s possible or not, but my point is, I am sure you hear that word in every rap song released and out in public all the time coming from the mouths of other black people, what is he saying hear that’s offensive to people? Because the word “nigger” is used on a regular basis in movies, music, and conversation. If you think that what he is saying is irrelevant or has no basis then fine, that’s a point to be argued. But, it seems to me that the everyone’s first comment is “Wow I’m so offended by that song…”, to me in America in 2008 this is acctually one of the least offensive uses of the word I have heard.

i like the song and i see what Nas is trying to say. It’s a very bold statement and people are either gonna love him for making that statement or hate him for it. Nevertheless, it brings the topic to the forefront and it has us all speaking on it. I think his goal was accomplished.

It’s not a very deep song and I’m a little dissapointed as I thought and imagined he would be going at this from a different angle. As a Queens native and follower of his from 1992, I expected more from Nas and still expect more from this album. I’m not against the use of nigg er in it’s true form to make a political social statement, but using it gratutiously just so it’s heard 50 times throughout a track is silly.

Finally, someone who speaks of something other than whips, Rims, Timbs, the “club”, ice, being iced, icing some chick, and all of that other bullsh*t you all routinely consume without hesitation. Don’t get indignant now. The mere fact that there is this online debate, a book by a Harvard professor, and a funeral by the NAACP shows the relevance of this word.

Go NAS, keep challenging the rap game.

OH STOP IT.. this aint hardly as bad as some of the other rap music or movies out there. I’d rather here NAS say nigga a million times than listen to all the songs about murder, drugs, misogamy or watch extremely violent movies like The Departed OR any of the SAW movies that Hollywood promotes to our children every week.. yes there is a new horror movie every 2.5 weeks…and they don’t check ID’s at movie theaters much…lets not forget Grand Theft Auto 4 and the other Super violent video games that are pawned of on our society by these “corporations”..

Nas aint saying nothing to shocking.. so CUT IT OUT

Again– I won’t be copping this album, bootleg or otherwise, but I wonder if Nas dedicates a couple tracks to tackle more important issues facing Blacks today like AIDS, teen pregnancy, black male incarceration, education, childhood obesity, asthma, EDUCATION??

#27: There were four little girls killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing: 11-year-old Denise McNair and three 14-year-olds: Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson and Addie Mae Collins.

Why do people think you have to be black to be a nigger.Nigger by definition is an ignorant individual.Listen to the song.Judging a book by it’s title is ignorant.Educate yourselves.This song is not meant for radio.Everything is not meant for radio.

I’m not really feeling this song….

Like some of the other people said, ALOT of rappers over the past few years have been using the N word in their albums and alot of people didn’t trip off of that. BUT, I think the thing with Nas is that he is broadcasting his use of it. The other rappers said it and moved on, Nas is making it known to the world that he’s pretty much proud of the N word in my opinion. I don’t use the N word at all, and at times I do find it offensive when people use it excessively…..but I move on, because people are gonna do and say what they want regardless of others’ opinions.

But even if this song didn’t have the N word used in it so much, I still don’t think I woulf like it because I’m not a big Nas fan lyrically although I do think he’s a good person. But hey, these are just MY opinions…….

@51
He did touch on black male incarceration though he used different words ‘hanging etc’ which is more or less along the same vein.

*would, my bad…….lol

What’s not deep? In the first verse he’s talking about how we as blacks act like n*ggers for the entertainment of racist whites? how is that not relevent. In the hook he took some of Eazy E’s rhymes and spoke on how with all the evil people do to blacks that everyone still wants to be black, but no one wants the turmoil that comes with it. He’s speaking on how we all are black but us in America and those on the continent are so disconnected, yet we deal with the same issues, but that’s not relevent? This is what Hip-Hop used to be. He just made this horrible genre interesting again. Lord knows rap music needs all the help it can get lol

I don’t get it. We don’t have a problem with our women p-popping & ass shaking like dogs, we don’t have a problem with our men rapping about slinging ‘Ye and shooting each other.We don’t have a problem with dudes who have nothing to talk about but Maybachs and YSL’s. But the second a brother tries to speak about something relevent he’s ignorant? lol

Phantom said:

well, if u cant understand the message he is trying to convey then i understand why u would be against such a song.

Bill Said:

What Message is he trying to convey ?
I didn’t get the memo….
“I’m a nigger, you a nigger, we a nigger, wouldn’t you like to be a nigger too”

So what is it that he’s trying to say ???

Judah, maybe you can explain it to me….What is Nas trying to say ?

#51 so dont wonder buy the album niggeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer..

I don’t even know why this was posted on this site, you guys think only one thing oh he is saying nigger so he is ignorant, you don’t even listen to the song, it must be a bunch of young dummies on here and… you know what never mind, most people on here are ignorant and just want to see pictures anyway!! I know this post will get deleted but I hope that some people get a chance to read this!!

@ 51. Not to sound rude. But I’m sure he’s more educated on those topics then you are. You actually show you’re own ignorance on Nas’ music in general because anyone that is remotely familiar with him knows that he’s has always spoken on black issues. Especially those faced by poor black/minority males because that’s the world he comes from.

you know, im bout tiiiiiirrrrreddd of his madness with this word. he’s an excellent rapper, BUT this is going too far

Nas is an example, like Alicia Keys, of another black artist that wants to speak the truth but has been compromised by the entertainment industry in my opinion. The fame and money have become a snare in how they will express their beliefs. Nas has been taught the truth and knows the truth but still wants to give Eminem a pass because he, like many so-called “militant” blacks, want to speak about black empowerment without alienating the other races. That is not possible. He is addressing and attacking real issues in the black community but he’s attempting to include the wannabe black demographic of each race into his cause. That is futile because the wiggers, chiggers, and whatever other “igger” you can name are usually the ones that secretly hate blacks the most. I’m looking forward to this album, I am a fan of the brother’s, but this track shouldn’t make the album. Conceptually it is weak and either you’re going to attack or your not. Don’t tackle an issue like the word “ni**er” and try to include the other races because then it becomes a pseudo-crusade. Some watered down nonsense. If that’s the case then he might as well just blend in like the other ni**ers.

props to #57 Tia-Bia, I definitely agree with you.
people always want to turn a blind eye to that stuff but let someone try to make a great point over the use and meaning of the N-word, and everyone’s quick to get all offensive.
People are not understanding what Nas is saying and need to open their ears and minds. Don’t be so quick to get all offended, take in his lyrics and you might just see that what he’s doing is more profound then the word itself.
Furthermore, there’s so many other bigger issues plaguing the black communities of North America, that the N-word and its use is one of the least things people have to be getting offended by. The continued rise in std infections among blacks, the rise in gun violence, and all the other ways we manage to either destroy ourselves or get destroyed by those targetting us, are all leading to our demise in great numbers. The N-word has killed no one, yet we continue to kill each other.

i respect the dude’s artistry. verses are on point, but was just ok (unfortunately half the world and most people on this blog will gravitate solely to that portion first without giving the words in the verses a second thought…exactly why music is where it’s at now). i think to deal with such a hot topic album he will need stronger hooks to drive his point home. some of you are mighty PC for a country and world that surely hasn’t been PC with you. that anger/hurt you feel should compel you to act out and start wondering why this is the way it is and why progress is still minimal in our communities.

publicity stunt? i don’t think so. if you know anything about nas, you would know he’s fine with staying outside the limelight as those who truly enjoy his music or are interested in his message will naturally find their way to him (as it should be). media outlets probably wont play the record (political and corporate policy nonwithstanding, heavily edited music doesn’t translate well anyways) which means it will be left to our own understanding to influence what we take away from this. i know it’s going to hurt a lot of you, but try and come to your own conclusions without someone prodding you in one direction.

-eagerly awaiting more from this “Nigger”…

my fault, first line meant to say “verses are on point but hook is just ok*”

IDK why people are getting real upset over this. He uses Nigger gratuitistly for a reason, he says other racial slurs for a reason, he uses it as Irony and also seriously. Its like No Country For Old Men, that movie had an insane amount of killing and with no remorse and the bad guys win in the end. The message was about how people in America or across the globe are sooo desensitized by violence, sex, and lewd conduct, its a satire on the human thinking. Nas does the same with this song. Think for a second then listen to the song again.

WTF @ 51 Um does any rapper rap about those things??? Lil Wayne, Jay….whoever…..naw they don’t. Your making it seem like Nas is a bad rapper if he doesn’t have a song dedicated to astma or obesity and his album isn’t worth buying. Btw who the fuck would rap about that? I could see the other things you said but not those two…i mean seriously. You make no sense

#60, Not to sound foolish,
I am familiar w/ Nas’s past “work” and actually had more respect for him up until this album. I simply find the concept stupid. You’re entitled to your opinion, just as I am mine.
Besides, I think #55 Setian answered part of my question.
Thanks for your enlightening “input”, btw.

@60

Exactly. He’s more aware and educated about his history than many of these so-called “educated” blacks, that’s why this track is disappointing and he’s going to have to step his game up. These simple negroes are a bigger deterrent to real issues getting addressed and resolved than the white man could ever be. All that being said, the track was weak and unfocused. Either speak the truth and alienate the coon blacks, the caucasians, and the other races, or just continue on with the negro nonsense.

WOW….”I aint mad that Ememin used the word NIGGA, cuz he my NIGGA”..lol…Nas is really officially gone CRAZY!!!

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***To clarify what I just said….There are alot of rappers that do touch those issues….and Nas is definitly one of them….but the majority of rappers….naw. I wanted to clarify that because I didn’t want to sound like I was saying NO rappers touch those subjects.

this song is the truth! NOBODY SHOULD BE OFFENDED!!!!! he is simply making fun of how people want to use the word and make it look like its “cool” when its not!

This is beyond wack!!! I used to really think NAS was different and innovative,he been smoking too much and his brain cells are fried. He ne to go sit down somewhere and get his head right….SMDH

@ 74 she was talking to me I think. She calls me Ghetto Trash but she doesn’t know ANYTHING about me…she’s the one acting immature and doing the rude, disgusting, and very childish name calling. Now THAT’S “ghetto trash” if you ask me.