[ Columbia / 2 LP ]
Release Date: Friday 13 October 2023
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It Was Written is the second studio album by American rapper Nas, originally released on July 2, 1996, by Columbia Records. After the modest commercial success of his debut album Illmatic (1994), Nas pursued a more polished, mainstream sound for It Was Written.
Produced largely by Trackmasters, it departed from the debut's raw, underground aesthetic and embraced mafioso and gangsta themes. The recording also marked the first appearance of Nas's short-lived supergroup The Firm, featuring the rappers Foxy Brown, AZ, and Cormega.
Released on limited gold and black marbled vinyl for National Album Day 2023.
A1. Album Intro
A2. The Message
A3. Street Dreams
A4. I Gave You Power
B1. Watch Dem Niggas
B2. Take It In Blood
B3. The Set Up
C1. Black Girl Lost
C2. Suspect
C3. Shootouts
C4. Nas Is Coming
D1. Affirmative Action
D2. Live Nigga Rap
D3. If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)
D4. Silent Murder