SHARPPY CLAIMS VICTORY ON NAS!

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Rev. Al Sharpton was thrilled to hear Nas has given up on calling his new CD “N-.” I could already see him jumping for joy sweating out his perm.

“I see this as a partial victory,” says Sharpton, who has been among those calling for hip-hoppers to stop using the racist epithet. “The record companies have to consider the downside of using it, businesswise. That would not have happened if we hadn’t protested…I have a lot of respect for Nas. I liked what he said about [police shooting victim] Sean Bell. We have a fundamental disagreement on this. He can rap against me. I’ll preach against them. We’re still friends.”

Meanwhile snitches from Nas’ camp give up more info the reasons behind the name change.

“He doesn’t want to hurt sales,” says the source. “He’s an artist, but he’s also a smart businessman…Every song talks about the word. It’s a political manifesto about the hypocrisy of a vocal minority, which wants to censor lyrics but doesn’t mind 200 people getting killed and maimed in a Quentin Tarantino movie.”

Basically it all boils down to the money…if Wal-Mart won’t carry the album that’s huge junk cut out. And ya already know pushing units is what really matters to execs…eff the message and lyrical content, show me the DAMN MONEY!
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