Nas Talks Politics and the Nigger Album
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Nas recently discusses the election and collaborating on his album Nigger that seems to have a non-existent release date:
“This election year, I’m still not really sure where I sit with politicians,” Nas said. “I’m not really trustin’ [them] still. But I think this election is the best thing we could ask for right now, coming out of [George W.] Bush. I’d love to see Barack Obama become the president. He’s the face of America, hands down. There’s no two ways to look at it, man. The man’s got what it takes. He’s serious. As a kid, you always think, ‘We’ll never see a black president,’ you know? ‘There’ll never be a black president.’ And you always feel that way. Everybody’s always grew up that way, black and white. So I think now, with Obama having a great chance of winning, I think [with] black and white, there’s been something lifted off their shoulders. It’s like, ‘This can happen. This can be great.’ And it’s about time.” … Continue »
