Racism exists in America and Nas knows it. For that reason, among several others that the iconic rapper has mentioned in various interviews, he will title his new album N*gger. After listing the various hate crimes that have been performed to his fellow “n*ggers,” the Queensbridge born MC rhetorically and sarcastically asks, ”Wouldn’t you like to be a n*gger too?” On this, the first single to be released off the aforementioned new album, Nas controversially drops racist slurs heard by Jews, Italians, Hispanics and Asians in this play on the famous Dr. Pepper “Wouldn’t You Like To Be A Pepper Too” advertising campaign. Nas’ label, Def Jam, has not set a release date for N*gger.
This beat is SICK! I think NAS has a really different message on here and he is spitting at the top of his game! Its just sooooo Risky what he’s doing; I am just eager to see how it all pans out. BANGER!
yea nas is doing wat he gota 2 sell records and i respect that hes rapping about a touchy issue beat aint to bad and hes on point wit his rymes az usual not 2 bad..
awwww sh*t! It's Esco season son, and ya'll betta recognize. tha finest, Da God, Escobar. Step back and marinate on dis sh*t. His music just keeps on gettin better. Before you hate on the album title, find out why he is doing it! He part of the finest of all time. NaS, Big, & Pac, the Dream Team! 5/5 for genious lyrics, and the respect this guy has earned. By the way Salaam Remi and Big Jack did they thing on this one!
Man, it's Nas, no questions need to be asked. The guy's a pure genius at what he does, and this album will be no different. TheGreatest's list is perfect (The Dream Team). Pac, Big & Nas are the rap kings..
Wow, this song has has the N word alot, but this shit has meaning behind it, this is one of my favorite all time favorites from Nas, dunno how u gon get airplay with this shit though, so many explicits, but this shit is real... Nas knows real hip hop, unlike most rappers who forgot what hip hop was all about...
lol, u can turn up ur radio's, the real n*ggas is back! This dude is way to crazy! By the way MuzzieBoi, we obviously is thinkin the same way cuz Lupe's one hot dude right now too, but he still got long ways to go and he is touchin the untouchables. I like ur avatar 4 sho. Nas, Big, and Pac are the untouchable genius'! R.I.P. Big and Pac!
OHH YEA MY BOY ESCOBAR!!! This a straigt shot classic...haha hes the best my friends...also great angle he went on the racism topic...he actually had intelligent things to say not the usual bs racist lyrics.
My man Nas is lyrically inclined. Nasty Nas always spits THE TRUTH. This is what HIP-HOP is about: a message! Of course racism still exists. The only difference between now and the 1950's and 1960's is that racism is covert and institutionalized. MuzzieBoi is right: Pac, Big & Nas are the rap kings.
AHHHHHHH...NAS is the BEST rapper alive PERIOD...while all of yall are listening to lil wayne's creative punch lines, this is what music with a message and a purpose sounds like...to me Nas is one of the top 4 MCs of all time, this song just adds to his legacy...i love nas...God's Son really does deliver a message
You all love Weezy but he doesnt even come close to Nas...haha Waynes just as much to blame for the decline of hip hop as anybody...you all know it...ohhh yea hes done some catchy things but shit no message at all.
I agree with N-C No Y Nas is one of the top 4 MCs of all time this is sum real hip hop and I can't wait for the album to drop this is going to be a big year for hip hop.
Powerful... What a bold artistic expression of such a sensitive subject. Nas has pushed the envelope Again. He did it with Hip Hop is Dead and now NIgg!s.. As he gets older he gets wiser and slicker. great job
man if lil wayne's song lollipop got 4 stars( which the song really sucks and has no meaning) i think this should get 100 stars. This is one decent song i've seen on djbooth.
The beast is back. Nas is a monster and one of the best ever to do it period. This is the shit hiphop has been misssing for a while.This is real hiphop for all you ringtone rappers take a listen and learn something. YA DIG
Anyone who is offended by this song isn't listening to the meanings, they are just ripping the words he spits out of context. It should be about 2 days before FOX NEWS gets ahold of this song and plasters the damn lyrics up on a 'Special Report.' This is hip-hop; freedom of speech. More importantly, it is thought out, creative and intelligent.
my man blaze said it best: RISKY! This experiment is either going to be 100% positive or 200% negative...its just like that. This beat is really good, but I just don't know if I agree with his new approach and message right now...
First let me say this man is a genius. Amazing lyricism. But those of you that feel you gotta put wayne down to prove Nas' greatness I suggest you look a couple months back on DJ Booth's Hip Hop Single at "Ghetto Rich" where Wayne actually steals the show from Nas on a song "with a real message". I don't mean to start a pointless argument between Weezy and Nas fans, I just want to point out that HIP HOP NEEDS BOTH THESE DUDES! great song
HAHA. Those guys aren't any better then Bill O'Reilly. They just need to shut up and LISTEN. Fox News is ALREADY one of the MOST HATED news broadcasters around, so most people know not to listen, but they do need to get hit down eventually. They're simply ignorant and won't listen to the facts. Hundreds of said it already; if one person can change things, it's Nas. Everyone needs to take a chill pill, cop the album when it comes, clear their damn minds and LISTEN to him. By listen, I mean to actually listen with your heart and mind, not with your feelings towards the subject or Nas himself. I mean look at that vid Tone posted- they just took all the bad things Nas has done, and completely ignored everything else.
Agree with TheGreatest and MuzzieBoi about the dream team. Nas, Pac and Big. But for me, Nas is the greatest, i just seem to love pretty much everything he does. This song is great, flow and beat and message.
Classic! Nas is a beast on the Mic, and he proves no one is touching him right now lyrically, especially when dude is on top of his game. He has a message he is trying to send, lets see if people can actually get what he's saying.
speakin da truth....but agree heavily wit blaze. dis should b interestin...even tho im ratin dis as a classic, i wouldnt really put it on my ipod n have it n heavy rotation...not a big fan of nas, but i do respect his creativity n opinion
I don't care if this song has "meaning" behind it or not. Nas is doing a disservice to all races by forcing negativity out instead of trying to move above and beyond it. Having it plastered on FOX NEWS is just what he wants, but it's everyone else who's going to have to deal w/the repercussions. Nas is not someone who can "change things." He's just a rapper. People who don't listen to and like rap music already don't respect him for rapping about drugs, killin people, etc. This is just more "evidence" for them to say "yea they all nothin but a bunch of stupid, ignorant n*ggers." THANX NAS btw i'll still be gettin the album hurry up already
As usual Nas is bringin' the heat some serious lines in this joint. But I'll have to give this joint a few more listens to decide if Nas is sayin somethin truelly deep here or if he's just runnin with the current popularity of saying nigger for the shock value. Either way i guess it will sell
As a Nas fan, I appreciate the song because I know there is a method to his madness. I can honestly admit I'll pass on being a ni*gger my ancestors worked too hard, for me live up to the stereotype lol.
Not to add fuel to the fire, but how is giving this 4 stars or better "D riding"? Maybe the true, loyal mc fans are tired of hearing lil kiddy bop "ryhmes", "rap-singing" or club s***.
this is a pretty good track, but not a banger. It's got a cool message and nice lyrics and flow but its not that good. I've heard better from Nas. stop riding the name he's getting more stars than Weezy just for the name. It's not an entertaining song. And it's possible to combine meaningful lyrics with entertainment, so for that only 3*.
this dude is an insane lyricist! i mean damn can't nobody touch em. and to all those hatin, yall need to hop off. The track IS a BANGER, and if you say you heard, u might have but you wasn't actually listenin.
Weather we agree or not at least he’s talkin' about something, his message can’t be any worse then what many rappers deliver nowadays. I’m sure Nas is going to catch heat from an album titled “nigger”. People should give the album a chance before judging it 1st. To be honest, I really don't like the N-word period. It’s not really a good word regardless how it’s flipped around. But I’m kind of curious about the album myself. ;)
Wooooooooooow he just spitin fire on this beat fits the song and his voice it just goes together i think if somebody else did it it would have been good.
Finally.. new NAS! I can't say that I was feeling this beat/song at first, but it's steadily growing on me more and more as all newer Nas does. It does not sound like that classic Nas, but whatever.. it still bangs. For me, this is one of the most anticipated albums of the year.
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"The title "Nigger" came under fire from Reverend Jesse Jackson and the NAACP, and was also dismissed as "shock value" by 50 Cent. Front Greene assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries requested New York’s Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to withdraw $84 million from the state pension fund that has been invested into Universal and its parent company, Vivendi. Universal has not made a response."
Hah.. 50 talking trash about Nas? Wow. 50 Cent is a peon in the hip-hop game compared to Nas.
Ok to the person said that we need lil wayne is so wrong. There are and were many artist way better than him ex: Ice Cube, Tupac, Biggie, Snoop Dogg, Krs-one, Nas, Lupe Fiasco, Rakim, Kanye, Immortal Technique, Bizzy Bone, Bone thugs n Harmony(the whole group), Outkast(both), Wu Tang Clan( all of them), Jay-z, The old 50 Cent, Blu & Exile, and many more. Has Lil Wayne ever had a classic like any of these artist no. I know you don't want an argument, but Lil Wayne will never be as good as all you say.
I'll turn my radio up and see what else he can say. I'm in the middle with this song. Beat is coo and lyrics are there..but somethings holding it back for me
it's Nas - hand's down - he killed it
(Seen him and the Wu at RTB last year - made my freakin' LIFETIME!!! Used to listen to these kats when I was a shorty) =D
Oh yeah and BIZZ!!! I couldn't agree with you more! ...you great taste in music hun. Just recognizing realness ;P lol
Ok...I see his message...I hear it...I get it, but I'm not likin it! It's such a negative song. He says N*gga way 2 many times! Yes I am black, but honestly I've never liked da word. Dis song should've neva been let out, it's way to controversial. Not a Fan of dis @ all!!!! It's not even worth a Damn Vote!!!
FOX News is a Strict, Conservative station..'Eff them! Nas is a beast and he is smart dude...Constantly asking why and challenging what is makes him one of the greatest rappers alive. (Sidenote: This election is going to prove how prevalent racism is in this world even today. When OBAMA makes the ticket and democrats that would normally vote, don't, because they don't want to see a black man as a president....Doesn't that say something???)
Actually, let's go back to "Ghetto Rich", MusicMan. Though Wayne pushes what he's saying harder on the listener, comparing what he said to what Nas said, Lil Wayne looked like a flat out idiot. There wasn't much of a meaning in that. He said some random things and talked about no snitches, etc, etc. Nas on the other hand, didn't. He kept it on topic and nailed the song right on the dot.
i try to tell yall that nas is too lyrically for a lot of you simple mindin people. this ish is hot. yall are rating on the fact he is say the n word, he not try to bring the race down and what the big deal bout the n word anyway cuz rappers and i know some of you all u the word everyday.
well, da songs name is Be a N-word to obviously u should kno dat dat word would be used at least, AT LEAST 10x, so get used to it, Nas is gud n a beast at wat he do. To me he's a legend and may be one of da best hands down, send anybody at him and he'll ripe'em dats ma word. Just give'em his props when he deserves him and dont suffer from bitchassness and dont rate him. He earned his respect.
I am definitely feeling the message of this song. Lyrically though it's definitely on point and the beat is simple but pounding enough to flow to with some level of emphasis. Maybe Fat Joe should listen to this song?
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