What’s that word…?

  

                                                                

                                                                           

         A recent  Music Artist is causing quite a stir up in the music world these days, with the title of his new album.

      Rapper, Nas, entitled his new album a word that many find to be disrespectful and a racial epithet. The “N-word,” was his choice to represent his latest accomplishment.  The disc is scheduled to come out on December 11th of this year.

      According to CNN.com during an MTV interview, many found this word to be offensive, but the Rapper holds his ground saying,

           ”We’re taking power from the word,” he added. “No disrespect to none of them who were part of the civil rights movement, but some … in the streets don’t know who (civil rights activist) Medgar Evers was … they know who Nas is.” 

    Now, his purpose is to take the sting out of the fowl word. We’ll see how that works, won’t we?

     I’ve been covering this genre of African American Music since September, and I don’t consider myself an expert, but I do think I’m qualified for this opinion… “I personally don’t think all of Nas’s previous colleagues, those who worked hard to get African Americans into the music world, would appreciate that title.”

      So where will music go from here? In ten or twenty years, will all rappers like Nas use profanities to sell albums in order to make a point to society? Well, I guess we’ll just have to see. 

               Here’s a  quick interview with Reverend, Al Sharpton  on his view of the new album’s premiere…