Best Brouhahas Over Albums

Recent controversy over Nas's new release is far from the first
By Drew Nelles,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 28, 2008 9:32 AM CDT
Best Brouhahas Over Albums
Nas joins members of MoveOn.org and ColorofChange.org protesting Fox News coverage of Barack Obama in front of News Corp. headquarters, Wednesday, July 23, 2008 in New York.    (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Nas’s new album gained its fair share of buzz before release because he originally planned to call it the 'n-word.' He settled on no title at all. Other album controversies, from the Los Angeles Times:

  • The Beatles, Yesterday and Today: The so-called butcher cover featured mutilated baby dolls before being quickly pulled.

  • The Coup, Party Music: Released in 2001, the unfortunately coincidental cover pictured a band member blowing up the World Trade Center.
  • Nirvana, In Utero: Big retailers like Wal-Mart and Kmart objected to the title of one song, “Rape Me,” and the fetuses on the back cover.
  • Mom's Apple Pie, self-titled: The album's illustration was pulled when it was revelealed to show a woman's private parts upon close inspecton.
  • Roxy Music, Country Life: Scantily clad women in a forest caused an uproar.

For the full list, click the link below. (More controversy stories.)

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