Nas Calls Fox News A 'Propaganda Machine' At NY Protest

As his untitled Def Jam release, formerly Nigger, dethroned Lil Wayne on the Billboard 200, Nas took to the New York streets Wednesday (July 23) to join political organizations, ColorofChange.org and MoveOn.org, in the protest against Fox News.

In a press release on Tuesday (July 22), the two companies revealed that the Queensbridge MC would join them as they delivered a petition to Fox News' New York offices, and Nas made good on his word.

Accompanied by fans and protesters, nearly 100 of them, Nas spoke briefly, via a prepared speech.

"I'm here today to stand with the ColorofChange.org," Nas said, reading from a piece of paper. "Over 600,000 people of every color across the country are demanding that Fox stop their racist attacks on the Obama family and on black America.

"We already know that Fox is not a news network. They are a propaganda machine, but their racist attacks have gone way too far. Calling Michele Obama 'Barack's baby momma?' Tell me is that acceptable to you? Is that racist?" he asked the crowd, as he continued.

The rapper also referenced Fox's portrayal of the fist bump that Barack and Michelle Obama shared that was called a "terrorist fist jab," as well as Bill O'Reily's call for a "lynching party" for Michelle, who may one day in the near future become the First Lady.

Nas went on to state that "Fox poisons this country every time they air racist propaganda," and said these moments in televisions "should outrage every American."

He also accused the network of attacking not Obama, but other black leaders, black institutions, and black people in general, on top of rappers.

"It's offensive to black Americans. It's offensive to all Americans," Nas said.

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