<![CDATA[Will Nas' New Album Hit Stores With Its Title Intact? - Idolator Comments]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png <![CDATA[Will Nas' New Album Hit Stores With Its Title Intact? - Idolator Comments]]> http://idolator.com Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:29:57 EST Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:29:57 EST http://idolator.com/358102/will-nas-new-album-hit-stores-with-its-title-intact <![CDATA[Will Nas' New Album Hit Stores With Its Title Intact?]]> http://idolator.com/358102/will-nas-new-album-hit-stores-with-its-title-intact#c4295479 If that's the title when it leaks, no way am I posting the rapidshare file.

Jfrankparnell

]]> 33:358102:c4295479 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:29:57 EST <![CDATA[Will Nas' New Album Hit Stores With Its Title Intact?]]> http://idolator.com/358102/will-nas-new-album-hit-stores-with-its-title-intact#c4293811 The title should be followed by the words "stay away from will.i.am." That'll soothe some minds.

imnotthatguyanymore

]]> 33:358102:c4293811 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:31:23 EST <![CDATA[Will Nas' New Album Hit Stores With Its Title Intact?]]> http://idolator.com/358102/will-nas-new-album-hit-stores-with-its-title-intact#c4292771 Nas is one person I wouldn't have recommended leave Columbia for Def Jam....by trying to make the leap from 'credible lyricist' to 'full-fledged hip-hop star' his star power has diminished drastically.

Does anybody think this ridiculous album title will make any impact whatsoever, beyond all the press surrounding it prior to its release?!

HONEYBFLY

]]> 33:358102:c4292771 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:39:46 EST <![CDATA[Will Nas' New Album Hit Stores With Its Title Intact?]]> http://idolator.com/358102/will-nas-new-album-hit-stores-with-its-title-intact#c4292155 Boondocks will have a field day with this;)

hmm. part 3 of Gangsterlicious saga or part 3 of the Stinkmeaner saga? hmmm... or both???

worldsfair

]]> 33:358102:c4292155 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:12:54 EST <![CDATA[Will Nas' New Album Hit Stores With Its Title Intact?]]> http://idolator.com/358102/will-nas-new-album-hit-stores-with-its-title-intact#c4288602 I really think that the delays of this album have as much to do with Nas's inability to finish it on schedule, or turn in a single with any radio potential, than this lame controversy.
Other than that, this album doesn't really present any marketing challenges different than the ones facing forthcoming albums like Busta Rhymes's Back On My Bullshit or Jadakiss's Kiss My Ass. Hell, putting the CD in a plain sleeve and pretending like the title is even more incendiary than it actually is would probably make for a pretty effective hook.


Al Shipley

]]> 33:358102:c4288602 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:07:58 EST <![CDATA[Will Nas' New Album Hit Stores With Its Title Intact?]]> http://idolator.com/358102/will-nas-new-album-hit-stores-with-its-title-intact#c4286206 One unexplored aspect of the album-delay phenomenon is the fact that some artists like to toss around release dates in the media in hopes of applying pressure on the label to follow through. Of course, it never works.

Chris N.

]]> 33:358102:c4286206 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:47:15 EST <![CDATA[Will Nas' New Album Hit Stores With Its Title Intact?]]> http://idolator.com/358102/will-nas-new-album-hit-stores-with-its-title-intact#c4285691 Why can't they just do it NY Times style and call it ******?

I can't believe he called his album "Pissed."

qyntellspitbull

]]> 33:358102:c4285691 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:28:36 EST <![CDATA[Will Nas' New Album Hit Stores With Its Title Intact?]]> http://idolator.com/358102/will-nas-new-album-hit-stores-with-its-title-intact#c4284658 My bet: Reid is telling Nas, "If we're gonna let you release it with that title, it either had better be your best since Illmatic or there'd better be a fat hit single on it." I'm guessing he's holding up release until one of those two things happens.

Chris Molanphy

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