Nas Can't Release His Album Titled "Nigger" So...

Preach

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#11
one thing, call me picky... maybe this is just me, or maybe this is a tendency, but his left arm tattoo makes him look like less of a punished black man (oh political correctness lol) and more like an egyptian pharaoh. he should have used someone else's back shot.
 

Casey

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#12
what are those? worms on his back?
Are you serious?

They are whip scars. Back in the slavery days, the slaves would get whipped, leaving marks like that. The word 'Nigger' in itself comes from the days of slavery, in case you didn't know. It was the word used to degrade the slaves, for example, white owned businesses would have signs saying "No niggers allowed", etc, etc, etc - this kind of discrimination lasted wayyyy past the days of slavery, even until the mid-1900's.

By having those whip marks on his back, the cover is basically a visual representation of the word 'Nigger', which is what Nas has done since he can't call the album that.
 

THEV1LL4N

Well-Known Member
#16
Are you serious?

They are whip scars. Back in the slavery days, the slaves would get whipped, leaving marks like that. The word 'Nigger' in itself comes from the days of slavery, in case you didn't know. It was the word used to degrade the slaves, for example, white owned businesses would have signs saying "No niggers allowed", etc, etc, etc - this kind of discrimination lasted wayyyy past the days of slavery, even until the mid-1900's.

By having those whip marks on his back, the cover is basically a visual representation of the word 'Nigger', which is what Nas has done since he can't call the album that.
thank you. i never understood beforehand. had no idea.

maybe i never looked close enough, and yes casey rain, i think i needed to know before i made even more of a fool out of myself, which i cannot deny that i already did.
 

Casey

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#19
thank you. i never understood beforehand. had no idea.

maybe i never looked close enough, and yes casey rain, i think i needed to know before i made even more of a fool out of myself, which i cannot deny that i already did.
I can never tell when you're being sarcastic or not.
 

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