The 10 Most Controversial CDs Ever

blog.vh1.com - 28th Jul 2008

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Nas : Let's face it: a little controversy never hurt record sales. Nas knew that when he announced that a certain racial epithet would be the title of his ninth record, polarizing the hip-hop community and igniting a firestorm of commentary on the appropriateness of the name. After pressure from his record label, he relented, changing the title to simply Nas. It is now the number one album in the country.

He, of course, isn't the first artist to push people's buttons with an album or a song.

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