N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave and the Master)

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2008 song by Nas

"N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave and the Master)"
Song by Nas
from the album Untitled
Released	July 11, 2008
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:33
Label	Def Jam, Columbia, The Jones Experience
Songwriter(s)	N. Jones Aldrin Davis A. Bell P. Hurtt
Producer(s)	DJ Toomp

"N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave and the Master)" is a song by rapper Nas from his untitled 2008 studio album. The song contains samples from "We're Just Trying to Make It" by The Persuaders.

The song was nominated for Best Rap Solo Performance at the Grammys on December 3, 2008.

Nas has a message for the people with this song. Originally, Nas was going to name the entire album "Nigger," but he decided not to despite the racial turmoil of the time, its reflection on the world around him and the need for a reevaluation of the world. Nas ultimately decided to change the album title because of fear of record stores not picking it up. However, his message in the songs remained the same and the name change was just to ensure as many people as possible would still hear that message. And while the album name has changed, the cover art "says nigger real loud."

References

"Grammy nominations announced! | PopWatch Blog | EW.com". Archived from the original on 2009-07-08. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
Mclaughlin, Eliott (July 16, 2008). "Rapper has defiant words for new album - CNN.com". Cnnn.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
"Nas drops 'Nigger' album title". Nme.com. 20 May 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
Jonze, Tim (1 June 2008). "Nas unveils controversial album cover". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 December 2018.

v t e Nas singles
Illmatic	"Halftime" "It Ain't Hard to Tell" "Life's a Bitch" "The World Is Yours" "One Love" "N.Y. State of Mind" "One Time 4 Your Mind"
It Was Written	"If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" "I Gave You Power" "Street Dreams"
The Firm: The Album	"Firm Biz" "Phone Tap"
I Am...	"Nas Is Like" "Hate Me Now"
Nastradamus	"Nastradamus" "You Owe Me"
Stillmatic	"Rule" "Got Ur Self a Gun" "One Mic" "Ether"
God's Son	"Made You Look" "I Can" "Get Down"
Street's Disciple	"Thief's Theme" "Bridging the Gap" "Just a Moment"
Hip Hop Is Dead	"Hip Hop Is Dead" "Can't Forget About You"
Untitled	"Hero" "N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave and the Master)"
Life Is Good	"Nasty" "The Don" "Daughters" "Cherry Wine" "Bye Baby"
Nasir	"Cops Shot the Kid"
King's Disease	"Ultra Black"
King's Disease II	"Nobody"
Other singles	"Escobar '97" "Oochie Wally" "Surviving the Times" "Less Than an Hour" "Be a Nigger Too" "As We Enter"
Collaborations	"Fast Life" "Head over Heels" "Love Is All We Need" "Grand Finale" "Hot Boyz" "Did You Ever Think" "It's Mine" "I've Got to Have It" "What's Going On" "I'm Gonna Be Alright" "Thugz Mansion" "In Public" "Blindfold Me" "Classic (Better Than I've Ever Been)" "My President" "Too Many Rappers" "Fall in Love" "Ghetto Dreams" "Champion" "Free" "Something to Believe In" "Chains" "Figure It Out" "Sorry" "Rodeo" "Sorry Not Sorry" "Die for It"
Other songs	"Made Nas Proud"

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