"You ain't got no business worrying about what the word 'n*gger' is or acting like you know what my album is about without talking to me," Nas tells MTV.com about the negative response to the album title from public figures such as the Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Earlier in the week Foxnews.com reported that a source close to L.A. Reid said the album wasn't on the label's release schedule.

"I don't know where that [report] came from and neither does Def Jam," Nas said. "None of us knows where that came from."

Nas recently spoke to MTV News about the direction for his up-coming album:

"Salaam (Remi) — me and him have some real chemistry," Nas explained. "He can go from Amy Winehouse to Spragga Benz to come f--- with Nas. The other cats, some of us have somewhat of chemistry, some of us don't. ... [People] shouldn't trip off the [album's] title; the songs are crazier than the title."

Other artists/producers expected to appear on the album are DJ Toomp, Jermaine Dupri and Diddy.