Entertainment Weekly are reporting that Nasir Jones has changed the album title of his upcoming album. It will now be entitled ‘Nas’.

The artist has released a statement in which he says:

It’s important to me that this album gets to the fans … It’s been a long time coming. I want my fans to know that creatively and lyrically, they can expect the same content and the same messages. It’s that important. The streets have been waiting for this for a long time. The people will always know what the real title of this album is and what to call it.”

‘N*gga’ was supposed to be hitting stores on July 1st but a Def Jam representative has confirmed that the artist has had a change of heart.

Just last week Nas (real name Nasir Jones) told MTV:

“Everybody is trying to stop the title…. Record stores are gonna have a problem in this day and time selling a record with that title. Who knows what’s gonna turn out and be on that title? Who knows what that title will be?”

Earlier in the year, Def Jam Chairman had said he would stand by the artist over the album titled.

“We stand firmly behind and beside our artists with pride and with pleasure … Anything Nas wants to do, I completely stand beside him.”

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