(Look at me! I'm controversial!!!)
When Nas released Hip-Hop is Dead everyone ignored Nas' own contribution to rap's downfall (Nastradmus) on the strength of Illmatic alone. Well it's reached a point where being the man who created Illmatic is no longer enough to excuse Nas' bullshit.
By now you've heard of this "Nigger" abortion that Nas has been working on. Apparently something from it leaked and it's worse than you could have ever imagined.
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The hook is borrowed from the old Dr. Pepper commercials with the lyrics "I'm a Pepper, he's a Pepper, she's a Pepper, we're a pepper/ Wouldn't you like to be a Pepper too?" — with Nas' substituting N-word for "Pepper."
Later in the song, he continues: "To all my 'kike' niggers, 'spic' niggers, 'guinea' niggers, 'chink' niggers/ That's right, y'all my niggers, too."
The song's verses are lyrically combative ("Nas is bred for the plan/ To hold a Grand Dragon's head in my hand") while still dropping references to events old and new, like the October slaying of African Reggae artist Lucky Dube.
"Not mad 'cause Eminem said 'nigger,' " Nas raps. " 'Cause he's my nigger, wigger, cracker friend/ We all black within/ We all African/ Some Africans don't like us, no way/ A killing happened in Johannesburg yesterday."
"Be A Nigger Too" — co-produced by Salaam Remi and Big Jack — is the first record to come out from the Nigger recording sessions, but it is a street leak; the official first single is expected soon. News about the album's title unleashed a flurry of controversy last fall.
Sweet fucking Jesus.
I'm all for free speech, so I wasn't knocking Nas on his selection of an album title as much as I was knocking him for being too stupid to offer any insight on the topic and he's proved me right. This album isn't smart enough to warrant the controversy it will bring.
These old NY rappers dreaming about the glory days on 1994 need to step up to the fucking plate and make some music and stop the crying and shock tactics. What Nas is doing isn't advanced the "art" any more than Soulja Boy or the Ying Yang Twins.
The sooner Nas realizes that the better off we'll all be.
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Im sorry I dont get all the consternation over Nas' album.
ReplyDeleteThe lyrics being described isnt much different than what NYOil did on "What up my Wigger?"
Hey, remember when Nas signed with Murder Inc. and did a horrible Tupac cover song with Ja Rule where they pretended to be black panthers? That was pretty authentic.
ReplyDeleteI think this is the side effects of smoking waaaaaaay to much weed! I can't get wit it. I listened to it over and over again yesterday and cringed at every reference he made to convince me that this is ok... this offended me more than the African American history for Dummies book.
ReplyDeletedani. a black girl lost.
didn't nwa already do the dr pepper thing like 15 years ago?
ReplyDeleteWhat's with this dude? He's not even trying anymore. *SMH*
ReplyDeleteNas is lame as hell and has always been. Just because you write controversial lyrics, doesnt mean your DEEP! He is doing nothing different than most other older rappers when they fall out of grace..they get stupid and you begin to forget why you liked them in the first place. He gets my "Sit Ya Ass Down Award".
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