Limited gold & black marble colored vinyl. 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.
Track Listings
Disc 1
1Album Intro
2The Message
3Street Dreams
4I Gave You Power
5Watch Dem Niggas (Feat. Foxy Brown)
6Take It in Blood
7The Set Up (Feat. Havoc)
Disc 2
1Black Girl Lost (Feat. Joel 'JoJo' Hailey)
2Suspect
3Shootouts
4Nas Is Coming (Feat. Dr. Dre)
5Affirmative Action (Feat. AZ, Cormega & Foxy Brown)
6Live Nigga Rap (Feat. Mobb Deep)
7If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) [feat. Lauryn Hill]
8Silent Murder
- Format: Vinyl
- Limited Edition
- Gold & Black Marble Color Vinyl
- Double Color Vinyl
