Ananova:

Gangsta rapper Nas has called off a gig in Croatia because he's worried the country is "too dangerous".

Croatia has become popular with tourists again after the end of the war of independence in 1995.

Organisers of a concert on June 3 in the capital Zagreb say they've tried and failed to talk Nas out of pulling out.

But the rapper insists it's "too dangerous", local media reported.

A spokesman for Croatian label Aquarius Records which was helping organise his performance said: "We did our best to assure Nas that Croatia was not dangerous.

"We told his management that James Brown, Pink, the Rolling Stones, Public Enemy and others had performed in Zagreb and had no problems.

"But he has not changed his mind. We have no idea why Nas is so afraid of coming to Croatia."