Miss Info — fans who felt disillusioned by Nas’ pragmatic decision to unname his album “N—-r,” can look forward to Nas’ taking the politically incorrect, unsubtle approach with his upcoming “Be a N—-r Too” video. Rik Cordero and Nas shot the video last week in LA (and some parts here in NY) and the concept will be very familiar to movie buffs. I can’t give away any more, but I’ll say that there will be some celebrity cameos. And not the usual “hey, these are random rappers that I don’t know that well but who will show up when I shoot a video and pretend to party with me in this rented space with the rest of my casted modeltypes” cameos.
There will be more preview posters tomorrow, but this one is especially striking, and horrifying, and powerful. Next week, there will be an exclusive viewing of the video. I definitely look forward to it.
Judging by the poster above, this video is definitely going to stir some shit up…and I can’t wait. If there is one thing I don’t really care for, it’s political correctness. That is why I’m looking forward to Nas’ upcoming album, which is currently untitled after Def Jam forced him to drop the name NI**ER (scheduled to be released around July 4th). It’s kinda b.s. that Def Jam flip flopped for the past 6 months on the title and seemed to be cool with it, then decided to put an end to it a little over a month before its release. Makes sense from a business and public relations standpoint, but let the man call it what he wants. My guess is that people would be more likely to buy it with the title NI**ER simply because it is so controversial, but that’s just my opinion. Either way, I’m looking forward to hearing what Nas has to say on the album, as well as all the controversy that is sure to come with it. Strap yourself in.
