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[edit] April 22, 2008: Date of CD Release

Nas was on a radio show and within the last two minutes, was asked when the album would come out. The response was, April 22nd.

Here's the link to go to: http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/audio/id.4293/title.nas-foxxhole-radio-interview ```` —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.71.40.153 (talk) 09:13, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Album Cover

Whats the source on that cover?--Sosa 15:26, 30 October 2007 (UTC

It's a fake, someone made it to show of her skills, and she admitted it was fake. Therefore, I've deleted it. Mittens2317 (talk) 17:10, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Why is the cover back in the article? The citation doesn't have any sources of its own... Shouldn't we wait for an official statement? --68.158.159.128 (talk) 16:22, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Untitled

Def Jam said that title will not be allowed and that Nas is not even releasing an album on December....I will go with the record label for the source.--Sosa 14:33, 17 October 2007 (UTC)


Wait, I looked at everything again and the new album is untitled. I mean, I was putting up the sources but I noticed that the date of the articles were before the release of Hip Hop Is Dead and I found an article that the first --Sosa 01:04, 20 October 2007 (UTC)title name of the album was gonna be called Nigga but changed it to Hip Hop is Dead. I think it's a mistake here.... --Esanchez(Talk 2 me or Sign here) 23:42, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

Here is an MTV article from October 13, 2007, claiming Nas said the title would be Nigga, and it was confirmed by a "source close to the project". (MTV.com) --Zimbabweed 01:12, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

And here is source from the record label, Def Jam saying that it WILL NOT be the title and NO album being released in December. Useless article until information is release from the label and not Nas, that is why the previous article entries for this ninth album have been deleted, twice. --Sosa 15:28, 17 October 2007 (UTC) [1]

The Fox News article that came from didn't say Def Jam denied the album title, it said an inside source. Def Jam themselves haven't said anything about it and Nas says they have no problem with it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.136.82.7 (talk) 20:45, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

It is not titled, and im sure he wont be let to use this title so easily. West Coast Ryda 18:22, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

This article is pretty much useless....waiting until confirmation is the best thing to do, Nas is not a credible source, he's the G.O.A.T., but lets face the facts....this will change a billion times before it actually drops...--Sosa 01:04, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

If you stop making nonsense edits and ignore each warning it would be better. West Coast - Ryda 16:46, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

non-sense edits? thats subjective--Sosa 16:24, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Universal Told To Change The Title Of Nas’ ‘N-Word’ Album Or Lose $84 Mil

A New York Assemblyman has called on Universal Music Group to change the title of Nas’ upcoming album, Nigger, or lose $84 million in investments.

As reported earlier, Nas announced his album’s controversial title at a concert two weeks ago, and the news was met with stern disapproval from Reverend Jesse Jackson and The NAACP (The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People).

Despite the uproar caused by his announcement, Nas said he would not be changing the album’s title and claimed that his label Def Jam, a subsidiary of Universal, had not offered any resistance to the title.

According to The Brooklyn Paper, Fort Greene assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries has requested New York’s Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli ‘to withdraw the $84 million that the state pension fund has invested in Universal and its parent company, Vivendi’.

“[They are] profiting from a racial slur that has been used to dehumanize people of color for centuries,” said Jeffries. “It is time for Nas and other hip-hop artists to clean up their act and stop flooding the airwaves with the N-word.”

The Brooklyn Paper reports that a recent report showed that ‘the New York State Pension Fund has $2.8 billion invested in 16 major entertainment companies, including Time Warner and Disney. That number does not include the state’s investment in Vivendi.’

“It’s a staggering amount of money, which at least justifies a review of the appropriateness o f the content that is flooding the public,” said Jeffries, who formerly worked as an assistant general counsel at CBS and a lawyer at Viacom before he was elected last year.

A spokesperson for DiNapoli, who manages the pension fund, said that the comptroller “is concerned about this issue and is intending to contact [Universal] and urge them to halt the release of the album.

Earlier this year, The New York City Council voted to ban the use of the word “nigger”.

“The [Council made] an important symbolic step, but I’m more interested in the substantive approach of reviewing the multi-billion-dollar investment that the New York State pension fund makes in the entertainment industry,” said Jeffries.

Universal did not repsond to a request for comment.

Nigger is slated for release on December 11th. --KarmaLoop 06:00, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ref

Who on earth removed the references template and the Nas template? Also the categories. Woop-Woop That's the sound of da Police 15:12, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What It Is

a snippet was released today on hiphopgame.com entitled what it is. possible track for new album though not confirmed.snippet may have to look down a lttle. just posting it if anyone wants to hear it--Bren202 (talk) 04:23, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

by the way, i don't think a snippet can be "leaked", as it is mostly used for promotion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.243.90.176 (talk) 23:00, 23 November 2007 (UTC)

stop adding "What It IS" information to the page, nas said it will not be on album--Bren202 (talk) 01:06, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

no nas said that beat was not gona be on the album the vocals are —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.121.153.33 (talk) 00:25, 28 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The Fear

Uhhh, anyone know the title that will be used on the album because nas said the short title is "the fear" but the long title is "the fear of the black man's dick.[1]--Bren202 00:57, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

It's mentioned of course on the source. It should be said but differently. --Esanchez(Talk 2 me or Sign here) 01:05, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cover?

Source? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.248.173.137 (talk) 08:16, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

I found a source http://www.hiphopgame.com/news.php3?id=2134, however i doubt it's the real cover.--Rebel Without a Pause (talk) 02:53, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
Maybe it's just a "draft", for an official one would be released later on. --Esanchez(Talk 2 me or Sign here) 03:06, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

The album cover is a fake. [2]. Apparently the chick wanted to prove a point by making a fake album cover. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.47.107.251 (talk) 10:26, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Track listing

I removed the track listing because i didn't see it on XXL or any other reliable websites and i thought the source it had wasnt reliable enough.--Rebel Without a Pause (talk) 06:20, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

The ref should be ok. The author of the ref has posted tracks of past albums (like The Cool) which were correct. Spellcast (talk) 06:02, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
I just find it hard to believe they would have a track listing two months before the album is scheduled to come out and I would think I would see something on XXL, HipHopDX or other notable hip-hop websites.--Rebel Without a Pause (talk) 06:22, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
I'd think so too, but looking at the author's past posts, it seems to be reliable. Anyway, there's no rush to add it. You can wait for a more mainstream source if you want. Spellcast (talk) 06:35, 31 December 2007 (UTC)

While checking out datpiff.com, I found a link for the rumored tracklist for this particular cd. I'm not sure of its validity, or if someone would want to post it on the page, but here's the link if any one is interested: http://www.defsounds.com/rumors/Nas_nigger_track_list. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.254.101.90 (talk) 18:55, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Def Sounds posts a lot of rumored track listing most of them are false--Rebel Without a Pause (talk) 02:05, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

Just had to re-delete it. - Mittens2317 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mittens2317 (talk • contribs) 07:50, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Some one put this on the page, it's produced by Dj Khalil here's the link http://videovault.morrisvideos.com/videos/nas---what-it-is-first-listen-by-dj-khalil —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.125.78.12 (talk) 22:40, 24 February 2008 (UTC)


[edit] Album title changed

The upcoming album won't be called "Nigger", instead it's going to remain untitled till it hits the stores: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1587737/20080519/nas.jhtml

It's already been mentioned. DiverseMentality (Talk) (Contribs) 00:24, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Tracks

what about war is necessary?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tanv91 (talk • contribs) 21:38, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The Nigger Tape cover

http://content.onsmash.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/nas_green-cover2.jpg SE KinG (talk) 07:57, 9 June 2008 (UTC)