Nas Drops it for Wal-Mart

Nas shocked the entertainment world when he and his entourage showed up to the Grammy Awards in matching teeshirts sporting the name of his upcoming new album, Nigger. if it was a publicity stunt, it seemed to work, landing Nas on the lips of everyone for weeks... including well-known activist Al Sharpton, who organized protests against Nas's label Def Jam.
no stranger to controversy, Nas responded with typical indifference to Sharpton's protests and the general anger the album title seemed to inspire. in fact, he had no intention of changing the title until he was convinced by label exec L.A. Reid that Wal-Mart would not carry the record otherwise.

"I want my fans to know that creatively and lyrically, they can expect the same content and the same messages," Nas said in a statement. "The streets have been waiting for this for a long time. The people will always know what the real title of this album is and what to call it." the record is currently Untitled (although i think he should just call it simply The N Word), and scheduled to drop July 1st.
holla!
-gM