American rap star PASTOR TROY has been forced to change the name of his upcoming album, after its original Saddam Hussein title sparked controversy.

The singer - real name Micah Levar Troy - will now release the album under the banner Tool Muziq.

But Troy defends the original title.

He says, "I ain't disappointed. It'll work out, the album still has that Saddam element so they still gonna feel it good.

"It wasn't any disrespect or nothing like that. I don't want to take over the world, it's just the mood of the album. Everybody know Saddam don't play, and I don't play on the album."