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Nas Wears 'N*gger' T-Shirt To Grammys

Wife Kelis also sports the controversial album title...

  • by Scott Colothan
  • Monday, February 11, 2008
  • Photo by: PR Photos
  • filed in: Funk
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Never one to steer clear of controversy, Nas wore a T-Shirt to the Grammy Awards last night (February 10) featuring the title of his new album ‘Nigger.’

Despite protests from some quarters, including the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Nas is seemingly intent on pushing the title of the record.

His wife Kelis was also at the ceremony wearing a jacket emblazoned with the divisive album title.

Speaking to CNN at the industry bash, Nas defended his fashion choice, saying:  "Its all the experiences we go through every day, of all ethnicities - Black, White, indifferent.

“We’ve all at some point felt discriminated on, whether it's in Dominican Republic, whether it's in China, whether it's in Iraq with soldiers getting their heads blown off for reasons we don’t know why. The meaning of the word is supposed to be ignorant.

“So no longer are Black people still niggers, it’s also me and you (a white correspondent). I want people to think about what I’m thinking about today.”

CLICK HERE to see Nas and Kelis wearing the clothing on the Grammy Awards red carpet.

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  • that word describes you perfectly. So does moron.

    ~ by reality2008 2/11/2008

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  • Controversial!

    ~ by Andy 2/11/2008

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  • rock on nas!

    ~ by jeff 2/11/2008

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  • OMG, Nas is the dumbest mofo alive. What kinda of crazy talk is this. “So no longer are just Black people niggers today, it’s also me and you.”-Nas What a freakin joke of a person. NAS WE WERE NEVER NIGGERS TO BEGIN WITH. dickhead. Go watch ROOTS.

    ~ by Jeff 2/11/2008

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  • What the hell that is not Controversial! the media fuked with that guy from bounty hunter and now that an acual black person is wearing a shirt like that yall wanna be all on the defense?... Well iTs His Loss hes just Representing a shirt THat MEANS IGNORANCE! look up the word N*gger in the dictionary!

    ~ by fresh. 2/11/2008

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