10/26/07 - Here's What They Think About You: Nas & N-Word

Legendz · 10-26-2007, 01:43 PM

These days, it seems like the notorious "N" word (and by N word, we here at DX mean "nigga", "******" or any other derivative) is synonymous with all things Hip Hop.
When news broke that Nas was set to name his next release after the racial slur, all hell broke loose in the world that is the media. Syndicated columnist Mo'Kelly took aim at the Def Jam MC in a recent piece titled Nas is a Comedian, Not an Intellectual-Know the Difference.
Kelly begins the piece with heavy sarcasm, but later tears into Nas with some verbal ether of his own, slamming the Streets Disciple for comparing his latest musical work with the works of Dr. Cornel West.
"Nas IS a funny, funny man," Kelly writes, "invoking comparisons to Dr. West. Appropriating the intellectuality of Dr. West to argue the merits of stupidity is high, high comedy. Dr. West hasn't written any songs talking about You Owe Me or engaged in publicized beefs/pissing matches, dissing his peers such as Tavis Smiley, Leonard Pitts or Earl Ofari Hutchinson over perceived disrespect."
He goes on to call Nas' comparison "ridiculous" and says the rapper is "occasionally intelligent in the way that it occasionally rains," a reference to Nasir's numerous musical contradictions (Is it Oochie Wally Wally or is it One Mic? © Jay Z)
Hip Hop as a whole ends up caught in Kelly's verbal drive by with the Geto Boyz, Young Joc, Young Buck and TI mentioned before the article's end.
At the end of day, it's Kelly who looks to score the knock out, dragging Esco to the carpet once again, possibly exposing the album title for what it may be: an attempt to sell records.
"Usurping the "power" of the word ****** is a farce. Selling it for $18.95 is a modern-day minstrel show/slave auction...take your pick."
In other Nas news, Cameron Turner also has a beef with Nas this week in Turner's Two Cents: Nas' Album Title Won't Weaken N-Word.
Nasty Nas told MTV News last week that he hoped to take the power out of the word, something Turner vehemently says can't—and won't happen with the release of an LP.
Turner refutes Nas' claims that one day "******" won't have the same sting for blacks as the term "*******" does for whites by offering a brief history lesson of the two words.
"'*******' is an insulting term for some white people: those who are considered poor, uneducated and uncouth. The n-word is used to attack all blacks regardless of education, life experience, manners or social status."

He drives his point home further with an experiment some of you out in cyber space might be crazy enough to try: Call a white, college-educated executive a ******* he'll probably look at you like you're crazy and then go on about his business, forgetting all about you within minutes. Call a black, college-educated executive a ****** and he'll want to whup your behind (verbally, if not physically).
Unlike Kelly, Turner tries to find some value in Nas titling his album ******, but firmly asserts that God's Son is off the mark with his claim of taking power from the word by putting in on Front Street via record stores world wide.
"Nas may have a legitimate artistic or sociological reason for calling his album ******. No one can critique that until the music comes out. I am simply challenging the notion that we (black folks) can weaken the n-word by throwing it around in mixed company."

When all is said and done, Nas got plenty of people talking, but if the music doesn't back up the hype, critics will be spitting more hot fire of their own after ****** touches down this December.

Light Speed · 10-26-2007, 01:44 PM

this is what nas wanted, for all the news to talk about his album

easy promo

NEWSKULL · 10-26-2007, 01:51 PM

Did I Read Young Buck?!!?!?... Fuck That Nigga.. He Suck Balls...he Better Keep His Mouth Close...

GodToYouKids22 · 10-26-2007, 02:03 PM

Kelly needs a hug for real....who the fukk iz he anyways????

like sum dude in that site posted

People are analyzing this title waaayyy to deeply. It gives Nas' haters more ammo and it gives Nas' fans the same. If you feeling Nas, chances are, you are gonna support the album and be open mined. If you dont like him, chances are you gonna bash the title. It is what it is.

GodToYouKids22 · 10-26-2007, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NEWSKULL

Did I Read Young Buck?!!?!?... Fuck That Nigga.. He Suck Balls...he Better Keep His Mouth Close...

ARE U ATTACKING KING DAVID?!?!?!?!

NEWSKULL · 10-26-2007, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KingLooseCannon22

ARE U ATTACKING KING DAVID?!?!?!?!

OH HELL NO!!... ATTACKING AND KING DAVID SHOULDN'T BE IN THE SAME SENTENCE...

I AM ATTACKING THAT KELLY NIGGA

TALKING SHIT ABOUT KING DAVID AKA THE SOON TO BE KING OF THE SOUTH AKA MR. CEO OF THE BEST CLOTHING LINE IN THE SOUTH DAVID BROWN CLOTHING...

GodToYouKids22 · 10-26-2007, 02:20 PM

^^^ lmaoooo

ok ur still in the King David Coalition lolol

kelly iz jus madd....him and turner are irrelevant....wut show iz turner even in anyways???

NEWSKULL · 10-26-2007, 02:25 PM

^ I Don't Even Them Niggaz Lmaooo... What The Fuck Buck Did To Him...

GodToYouKids22 · 10-26-2007, 02:28 PM

^^^probably stabbed one of his "homies"

NEWSKULL · 10-26-2007, 02:29 PM

^YOU MEAN "FORK"..

...

GodToYouKids22 · 10-26-2007, 02:33 PM

^^^ he still stabbed him lol

sum1 post the article so i can see wut he said about buck marley

MC B STREETZ · 10-26-2007, 11:19 PM

nas is a retard

Eynak Tsew · 10-27-2007, 12:12 PM

i don't think nas should of named his album this title because it would get a lot of criticism....people are goign to look at it as a way to sell records...and to most and myself..that is what he is doing.
he isn't doing this to get people to talk about it
he is doing it for publicity...cut and dry, plain and simple

BlackBauer · 10-27-2007, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NEWSKULL

^ I Don't Even Them Niggaz Lmaooo... What The Fuck Buck Did To Him...

yo how much Buck's nutz weight?

8CHOxNYC · 10-27-2007, 03:46 PM

worrying too much about the album title...
at the end of the day nas is iller then most of these artists out here

Lyrical Menace · 10-27-2007, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Light Speed

this is what nas wanted, for all the news to talk about his album

easy promo

this stan speaks da truf...

fa real tho i can't finish readin this shit... it's jus fuckin stupid..

10-26-2007, 01:43 PM	#1
Legendz Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Belgium Posts: 6,735 Repped: 877 Repped 9,264 Times in 1,395 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 1 Time in 1 Post	10/26/07 - Here's What They Think About You: Nas & N-Word 10/26/07 - Here's What They Think About You: Nas & N-Word These days, it seems like the notorious "N" word (and by N word, we here at DX mean "nigga", "****" or any other derivative) is synonymous with all things Hip Hop. When news broke that Nas was set to name his next release after the racial slur, all hell broke loose in the world that is the media. Syndicated columnist Mo'Kelly took aim at the Def Jam MC in a recent piece titled Nas is a Comedian, Not an Intellectual-Know the Difference. Kelly begins the piece with heavy sarcasm, but later tears into Nas with some verbal ether of his own, slamming the Streets Disciple for comparing his latest musical work with the works of Dr. Cornel West. "Nas IS a funny, funny man," Kelly writes, "invoking comparisons to Dr. West. Appropriating the intellectuality of Dr. West to argue the merits of stupidity is high, high comedy. Dr. West hasn't written any songs talking about You Owe Me or engaged in publicized beefs/pissing matches, dissing his peers such as Tavis Smiley, Leonard Pitts or Earl Ofari Hutchinson over perceived disrespect." He goes on to call Nas' comparison "ridiculous" and says the rapper is "occasionally intelligent in the way that it occasionally rains," a reference to Nasir's numerous musical contradictions (Is it Oochie Wally Wally or is it One Mic? © Jay Z) Hip Hop as a whole ends up caught in Kelly's verbal drive by with the Geto Boyz, Young Joc, Young Buck and TI mentioned before the article's end. At the end of day, it's Kelly who looks to score the knock out, dragging Esco to the carpet once again, possibly exposing the album title for what it may be: an attempt to sell records. "Usurping the "power" of the word ** is a farce. Selling it for $18.95 is a modern-day minstrel show/slave auction...take your pick." In other Nas news, Cameron Turner also has a beef with Nas this week in Turner's Two Cents: Nas' Album Title Won't Weaken N-Word. Nasty Nas told MTV News last week that he hoped to take the power out of the word, something Turner vehemently says can't—and won't happen with the release of an LP. Turner refutes Nas' claims that one day "**" won't have the same sting for blacks as the term "***" does for whites by offering a brief history lesson of the two words. "'***' is an insulting term for some white people: those who are considered poor, uneducated and uncouth. The n-word is used to attack all blacks regardless of education, life experience, manners or social status." He drives his point home further with an experiment some of you out in cyber space might be crazy enough to try: Call a white, college-educated executive a *** he'll probably look at you like you're crazy and then go on about his business, forgetting all about you within minutes. Call a black, college-educated executive a ** and he'll want to whup your behind (verbally, if not physically). Unlike Kelly, Turner tries to find some value in Nas titling his album **, but firmly asserts that God's Son is off the mark with his claim of taking power from the word by putting in on Front Street via record stores world wide. "Nas may have a legitimate artistic or sociological reason for calling his album **. No one can critique that until the music comes out. I am simply challenging the notion that we (black folks) can weaken the n-word by throwing it around in mixed company." When all is said and done, Nas got plenty of people talking, but if the music doesn't back up the hype, critics will be spitting more hot fire of their own after **** touches down this December.

10-26-2007, 01:44 PM	#2
Light Speed Veteran Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,110 Repped: 21 Repped 323 Times in 76 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	this is what nas wanted, for all the news to talk about his album easy promo __________________

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NEWSKULL PORN ADDICT Join Date: May 2004 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 14,621 Repped: 1,718 Repped 2,687 Times in 197 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 4 Times in 3 Posts	Did I Read Young Buck?!!?!?... Fuck That Nigga.. He Suck Balls...he Better Keep His Mouth Close... __________________ DAVID BROWN CLOTHING

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GodToYouKids22 -Ŧħę Fяëşħ Pŕιиєê- Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Jerz Where We Tuck Heat And Love Shanks -Buddens Posts: 8,066 Repped: 1,231 Repped 1,981 Times in 682 Posts Neg Reps: 658 Neg Repped at 458 Times in 316 Posts	Kelly needs a hug for real....who the fukk iz he anyways???? like sum dude in that site posted People are analyzing this title waaayyy to deeply. It gives Nas' haters more ammo and it gives Nas' fans the same. If you feeling Nas, chances are, you are gonna support the album and be open mined. If you dont like him, chances are you gonna bash the title. It is what it is. __________________ Im The Sharpshooter, You The Nigga I Target Next

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10-26-2007, 11:19 PM	#12
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Eynak Tsew The Goons Gone Getcha Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: South Miami Posts: 299 Repped: 40 Repped 14 Times in 12 Posts Neg Reps: 1 Neg Repped at 14 Times in 6 Posts	i don't think nas should of named his album this title because it would get a lot of criticism....people are goign to look at it as a way to sell records...and to most and myself..that is what he is doing. he isn't doing this to get people to talk about it he is doing it for publicity...cut and dry, plain and simple __________________ The Rise of American Soccer

10-27-2007, 03:46 PM	#15
8CHOxNYC ------------------------- Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Queens, New York Posts: 2,222 Repped: 444 Repped 29 Times in 3 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	worrying too much about the album title... at the end of the day nas is iller then most of these artists out here __________________

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