Nas Controversy Continues: Either Change Album Title Or UMG Loses $84 Million
Crazypickney said
15:19 10/29 2007
Universal Music Group may face a withdrawal of $84 million in state investments if the company doesnt change the title of Nas forthcoming release, Ni**er.
According to local New York news outlet, The Brooklyn Paper, Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries (D-Fort Greene) has requested that Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli withdraw the $84 million that New Yorks state pension fund has invested in Universal and its parent company, Vivendi.
"[They are] profiting from a racial slur that has been used to dehumanize people of color for centuries," Jeffries said. "It is time for Nas and other hip-hop artists to clean up their act and stop flooding the airwaves with the N-word."
Despite prior reports that the Queens MCs album title, Ni**a, was shut down by Def Jam, Nas has since clarified that his new album will be called Ni**er.
Although Universal did not respond to The Brooklyn Papers request for comment, a spokesman for DiNapoli, who manages the pension fund, said the comptroller "is concerned about this issue and is intending to contact the company and urge them not to release the album."
In February, the Council passed legislation urging people not to use the racial slur. Jeffries, a former assistant general counsel at CBS and lawyer at Viacom, said he is more interested in impacting the industrys bottom line.
"Its a staggering amount of money, which at least justifies a review of the appropriateness of the content that is flooding the public," he said.
Casino said
19:10 10/29 2007
ppl soooooooooooooo stupid an emotional over stuff thats not as important, regardless, dat word cant be aboliished, nas is tryin to kill the derogative meaning of the word, an dats a brave move, instead of making this a worl crisis, the man muss tek him 84 million dollar an donate to ppl weh a suffer roun d world, it funny, wah some powerful rich ppl can focus pon, wen theres a bigger picture out there, that deserves much more attention. Nasir Jones Is a revolutionist, unu f**k off. Ya!!, an Beenie is d king of the dancehall,lol.
mz más quería veterano said
20:42 10/29 2007
nas is the king of NY ... NAS is the best STORY TELLER alive , BEST RAP.. so f##u all who think i am talkin s**t ...i got myself a gun... so come test me & i blow ur head off BOOM!!!
Universal Music Group may face a withdrawal of $84 million in state investments if the company doesnt change the title of Nas forthcoming release, Ni**er.
According to local New York news outlet, The Brooklyn Paper, Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries (D-Fort Greene) has requested that Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli withdraw the $84 million that New Yorks state pension fund has invested in Universal and its parent company, Vivendi.
"[They are] profiting from a racial slur that has been used to dehumanize people of color for centuries," Jeffries said. "It is time for Nas and other hip-hop artists to clean up their act and stop flooding the airwaves with the N-word."
Despite prior reports that the Queens MCs album title, Ni**a, was shut down by Def Jam, Nas has since clarified that his new album will be called Ni**er.
Although Universal did not respond to The Brooklyn Papers request for comment, a spokesman for DiNapoli, who manages the pension fund, said the comptroller "is concerned about this issue and is intending to contact the company and urge them not to release the album."
In February, the Council passed legislation urging people not to use the racial slur. Jeffries, a former assistant general counsel at CBS and lawyer at Viacom, said he is more interested in impacting the industrys bottom line.
"Its a staggering amount of money, which at least justifies a review of the appropriateness of the content that is flooding the public," he said.