Good thoughts right here about the track...

http://www.blender.com/Listen-Nas-Says-the-N-Word-a-Bunch-of-Times/Blender-Blog/blogs/1168/24067.aspx?src=tstbbn

At least, Nas is trying to do something with his music...He may not be dead-on point, but at least he's moving things in the right spirit. This hate 'ish is blaazay...Love and acceptance is racy.

"basically an inferior version of NYOil's What Up My Wigger"

Eh, I don't see it.

I think the song (well the first verse at least) is more about how the underclass is treated by the larger society and that although the designation of "n*****" has been put on black people primarily, based on the treatment of the social underclass, there's a lot more "n*****s" than us. poor whites, latinos, and people of other races are experiencing some of the same uncaring sentiment from the larger society that black people have suffered for years.so in that he's saying you're one too, not because of race but because of treatment. kinda reminds me of the cornel west thing after 9-11 when he said "the country had been niggerized." good song but i have one issue....more preemo less salaam remi. IMHO

2008!! Thank you black America for allowing one of your most promising rap ambassadors to actively legitimize and promote the N word. You might all love it but the majority of African people outside America hate it. Rap is global, it goes beyond Queens bridge. The Dick Gregory's and Richard Pryor's of this world have always repeatedly distanced themselves from their N word catalogue. It's a shame but to be honest
there's not much of creative resistance to expect from our African American brothers and sisters this days.

2008!! Thank you black America for allowing and supporting one of your most promising rap ambassadors in actively legitimize and promote the N word. You might all love it but the majority of African people outside America hate it. Rap is global, it goes beyond Queens bridge. The Dick Gregory's and Richard Pryor's of this world have always repeatedly distanced themselves from their N word catalogue. It's a shame but to be honest
there's not much of creative resistance to expect from our African American brothers and sisters this days.

Hey Nas has always been nice with the word game expressing his thoughts through complex words. I think this track is one that you should have to buy the album for and he should drop something to catch the people's attention in the media. This track is hot. Coming from a NAS follower I see his thoughts about this nigger shit as vivid as I see my own. One love!

if we stop using the word nigger it will gain more power over us than it ever has, so for all those that have this heart felt feeling/and personal feeling that we should stop using it, just don't know the formula, just like they don't know that our liberation/and total freedom/economic, solar, spitual,(you can't touch the sun/but you can the spirit, thats why they want you to remain spiritual? and not solar???E) sets itself in the black womens hair, if she wore it natural we would be free in all ways, real soon,all people seem know this! except her!/ the black woman=s Think about it!!!don't you see the process/perm an ant

if we stop using the word nigger it will gain more power over us than it ever has, so for all those that have this heart felt feeling/and personal feeling that we should stop using it, just don't know the formula, just like they don't know that our liberation/and total freedom/economic, solar, spitual,(you can't touch the sun/but you can the spirit, thats why they want you to remain spiritual? and not solar???E) sets itself in the black womens hair, if she wore it natural we would be free in all ways, real soon,all people seem know this! except her!/ the black woman=s Think about it!!!don't you see the process/perm an ant

if we stop using the word nigger it will gain more power over us than it ever has, so for all those that have this heart felt feeling/and personal feeling that we should stop using it, just don't know the formula, just like they don't know that our liberation/and total freedom/economic, solar, spitual,(you can't touch the sun/but you can the spirit, thats why they want you to remain spiritual? and not solar???E) sets itself in the black womens hair, if she wore it natural we would be free in all ways, real soon,all people seem know this! except her!/ the black woman=s Think about it!!!don't you see the process/perm an ant

the black child does'nt know the formula for the hair either,and as this she can never be really and truely free because the/this universe/this world can't/the sun can't speak to her, these words should have been in my first comments about the word nigger look! also she will not be respected, if she fights(for/with her culture, she will be respected, they will give her a hard way to go,but they will respect her,=s think about it??? HEY RUSELL,RUN, GET BACK TO ME, I NEED A INTERNSHIP, A FRIEND SOME HELP,I AM THE BADDEST SONG WRITER IN HERE/THERE=THERE/HERE /OUT THERE, WHATEVER(SMILE..!

the black child does'nt know the formula for the hair either,and as this she can never be really and truely free because the/this universe/this world can't/the sun can't speak to her, these words should have been in my first comments about the word nigger look! also she will not be respected, if she fights(for/with her culture, she will be respected, they will give her a hard way to go,but they will respect her,=s think about it??? HEY RUSELL,RUN, GET BACK TO ME, I NEED A INTERNSHIP, A FRIEND SOME HELP,I AM THE BADDEST SONG WRITER IN HERE/THERE=THERE/HERE /OUT THERE, WHATEVER(SMILE..!

I think the song is lyricaly great. However, this is NOT the Hip Hop era. This is teh rap and entertainment era. Noone listens to words anymore. My generation requires banging beats and a tight hook to get attention. Tight swagger will get you record sales, and ringtones. That formula gets my attention. I don't even know half the words in the song! and I don't wanna look em up. Thats real!!

Y0ungguner 15.

WTF is this song about i cant wait to go into the store and ask if they have the CD nigger i hope the dude behind the counter is black lol

first off. the dam word is nigga an dam, the word is so over rated, chink spike saltin cracker. ohh shit the n word is put out there. the more we see the word it loses feelin, is just a word an dont describe no one but dumb whites, who think that shit is a dagger in ur heart, it funny . when u get a white person mad they jump right to that llike alittle kid in a candy store; first white boy stop listening to ur fake comercial music, an feel the words an listen an understand. tired of human clones just listening to the beat of a track.waitin for the chorus to come up so u can sing alon. fuck that. nas knows how to make u listen. hip hop is dead comercial cat, dirty south ur wack

A discussion about this song is going on over at Racialicious. Thought it might be of interest.

"I think the song is lyricaly great. However, this is NOT the Hip Hop era. This is teh rap and entertainment era.
Noone listens to words anymore. My generation requires banging beats and a tight hook to get attention.
Tight swagger will get you record sales, and ringtones. That formula gets my attention.
I don't even know half the words in the song! and I don't wanna look em up. Thats real!!

Y0ungguner 15."

you deserve props for knowing why your an ignorant fuck that helps take the poetry out of hip hop
because most dont know that much. but see, fuck a beat hook and gimmick if the lines arent the truth then it aint
real.
While its true most of our generation does fall prey to this mainstream marketing bullshit,
dont assume we all do because some of us fucking hate crank dat joc and walking it out that type of ignorant shit

^^
cosign

"Most of our elders failed us, how can they judge us?" Oh, how I love real talk.

"Most of our elders failed us, how can they judge us?" Oh, how I love real talk.

I believe the song is doing what I believe NAS wanted it to do,Bring discusion to the table with all the words various meanings!!!

I believe the song is doing what I believe NAS wanted it to do,Bring discusion to the table with all the words various meanings!!!

yo Nas gets deep with it. I think this track is pretty powerful if you pay attention to it. it's powerful in a number of different ways. for one, he seems to be formally embracing the word "nigger" - and even claims to not be made at eminem for saying the word "nigger" himself. i think that is crazy! i'm black (whatever that really means) and i would be appauled if anyone that was never identified as a nigger to call me or any other black person a nigger. that's just me. but nas is just putting it out there like fuck it. how do folks feel about this?

This is a dope song. Every body calm down he's being Ironic. The lyrics are sick.

This is a dope song. Every body calm down he's being Ironic. The lyrics are sick.