ConditionNew: A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item (including handmade items). See the seller’s … Read moreabout the conditionNew: A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item (including handmade items). See the seller’s listing for full details. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tabArtistNasRelease TitleIt Was WrittenFormatVinylGenreHip Hop & RapEAN0199584146812

For his second album,It Was Written, Nas hired a bunch of hip-hop’s biggest producers — including Dr. Dre, DJ Premier, Stretch, and Trackmasters,to help him create the musical bed for his daring, groundbreaking rhymes.

Combined with the spare but deep grooves, his rhymes have a resonance unmatched by most of his mid-’90s contemporaries. Because, no matter how deep his lyrics are, his grooves are just as deep and those bottomless funk and spare beats are what make It Was Written so compulsively listenable.

Tracklist:
Album Intro 2:28
The Message 4:10
Street Dreams 4:41
I Gave You Power 3:56
Watch Dem Niggas 4:06
Take It In Blood 4:49
The Set Up 4:26
Black Girl Lost 4:32
Suspect 4:16
Shootouts 3:46
Nas Is Coming 5:40
Affirmative Action 4:20
Live Nigga Rap 3:46
If I Ruled The World (Imagine That) 4:44