Nas And Kelis Wear “Nigger” T-shirts At 2008 Grammy Awards
By MIA on Feb 11, 2008 in Kelis, Nas | | 8 Comments ||
Nas and his wife Kelis were spotted both wearing “Nigger” t-shirts at the 50th annual Grammy Awards last night in Los Angeles.Nas talked to CNN at the award show and defended his fashion choice,by 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.”
Nas’ “Nigger” album should be out this month.
Ms. Jay | Feb 14, 2008 | Reply
What an idiot, thats what the title of his album should be “Im an idiot”. Nas should just tell the truth, “i couldnt think of anything creative nor could my marketing team, and so i came up with this stupid ass cover”.
Chris | May 3, 2009 | Reply
It’s funny how black people hate when another race, if that be white, hispanic or asian call a back person a ni**er, but when a black person says it, that is o.k. If they don’t like that word so bad, they shouldn’t use it themselves, and for someone to name there album that shows how stupid they are. I agree with Ms Jay, that they’re complete idiots.
Milo Scagnetti | May 9, 2009 | Reply
Coooooooooorny
TheNotoriousZAG | May 16, 2009 | Reply
Um… White people, Hispanics, Asians or any of those other ethnicities you called out were ever captured, enslaved, and forced to speak a language against their wills. So, Black people have the right to call eachother Niggers, Niggas and whatever else we want to say because the whole reason we’re even speaking the language is an abomination. And Nas is one of the most intelligent, aware and creative artists out there, and so is Kelis. So get your foot out your mouth and you head outta your ass. Learn something before you give your silly little opinion.
Dawne | May 25, 2009 | Reply
Good for Nas and Kelis. I’m digging the shirts. Who cares who gets their feelings hurt. Serious. Who gives a sh%%% about fake ones and their reasoning, about why Nas and Kelis shouldn’t wear Nigger shirts. Aha. I love it. Love it. Love it. Go ahead and be deep, and reply about the struggle with the word, and some hooplah about it being wrong. You ‘W. Lynch’ minded bugs don’t have real feelings. You saying what sounds good. Your heart and ain’t in it. I want that Nigger shirt. Lots people, want it.
Lol | Jul 12, 2009 | Reply
Lol. White people and asians were enslaved quite a bit actually. In fact you would be hard pressed to find a race that was never enslaved.
Dwight Barry | Nov 16, 2009 | Reply
Is there a picture of Whoopi Goldberg wearing a T-Shirt with the word “Mayate” printed across the front?