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- 4.0
The commercial pivot that aged into a classic: It Was Written swaps Illmatic's corner-poet purism for Trackmasters gloss and mafioso scale, and "If I Ruled the World" with Lauryn Hill proved Nas could chart without dumbing down. "I Gave You Power" — the gun's-eye narrative — remains a writing clinic. The sellout accusations died; the songs didn't.
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15 tracks · 63 min
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It Was Written is the second studio album by American rapper Nas, released July 2, 1996 on Columbia Records in the United States. Following the moderate sales success of his acclaimed debut album, Illmatic (1994), Nas chose to focus his efforts in a more mainstream direction. Primarily produced by Trackmasters, it is a departure for him from the raw, underground tone of his debut album towards a more polished, mainstream sound. The album features mafioso and gangsta themes, and marks the first appearance of Nas's short-lived supergroup The Firm, which included rappers Foxy Brown, AZ, and Cormega.
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- Is It Was Written good?
- Riffiter listeners rate It Was Written 4.4/5 from 4 ratings.
- When was It Was Written released?
- It Was Written was released in 1996 on Def Jam Recordings.
- How many tracks are on It Was Written?
- It Was Written has 15 tracks, with a runtime of 63 minutes.
- What genre is It Was Written?
- It Was Written is catalogued under Hip-Hop.