After such an unprecedented debut record, expectations were understandably high for Nas' follow-up.
What came next threw critics and fans for a loop, but was no less influential than 'Illmatic', and would become the most commercially successful album in the entirety of Nas' discography.
The 1996 follow-up was titled 'It Was Written', and in contrast to the urban bleakness of his debut, had Nas dipping his toes into the world of mafioso rap.
Tracklist
Album Intro
The Message
Street Dreams
I Gave You Power
Watch Dem Niggas
Take It in Blood
Nas Is Coming
Affirmative Action
The Set Up
Black Girl Lost
Suspect
Shootouts
Live Nigga Rap
If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) [feat. Lauryn Hill]
Silent Murder
Cat no: 199584146812
After such an unprecedented debut record, expectations were understandably high for Nas' follow-up.
What came next threw critics and fans for a loop, but was no less influential than 'Illmatic', and would become the most commercially successful album in the entirety of Nas' discography.
The 1996 follow-up was titled 'It Was Written', and in contrast to the urban bleakness of his debut, had Nas dipping his toes into the world of mafioso rap.
Tracklist
Album Intro
The Message
Street Dreams
I Gave You Power
Watch Dem Niggas
Take It in Blood
Nas Is Coming
Affirmative Action
The Set Up
Black Girl Lost
Suspect
Shootouts
Live Nigga Rap
If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) [feat. Lauryn Hill]
Silent Murder
Cat no: 199584146812
