It Was Written – Nas [CD]

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.

Disc 1
1. Album Intro – Nas (2.24)
2. The Message – Nas (3.54)
3. Street Dreams – Nas (4.40)
4. I Gave You Power – Nas (3.53)
5. Watch Dem Niggas – Nas (4.05)
6. Take It in Blood – Nas (4.48)
7. Nas Is Coming – Nas (5.41)
8. Affirmative Action – Nas (4.20)
9. The Set Up – Nas (4.02)
10. Black Girl Lost – Nas (4.23)
11. Suspect – Nas (4.12)
12. Shootouts – Nas (3.46)
13. Live Nigga Rap – Nas (3.45)
14. If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) – Nas (4.44)
15. Silent Murder (Bonus Track) – Nas (3.25)