By: RJ Walker
Published: May. 30, 2008 - New York, NY

According to reports from Entertainment Weekly, Nas has yielded to pressure from Def Jam Records and changed the name of his album from the controversial Nigger to Untitled or Nas. Although executives at Island Def Jam initially claimed they would stand behind the Nas' choice of title, Nas told MTV News last week, ""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?".

Nas later released a statement saying, "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."

The album, which was pushed backed from an original release date of February, is now set to be released July 1st.