Nas "It Was Written" LP VG+ OOP Large Professor Mobb Deep Jay-Z

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Nas "It Was Written" LP Columbia Records C 67015 (US)

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Track Listing:

A1 Album Intro Producer – Nas, TrackmastersWritten-By – N. Jones* 2:28 A2 The Message Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich TravaliMixed By – Poke And ToneProducer – Poke And ToneScratches – D.J. Kid Capri*Written By – N. Jones/S. BarnesWritten-By – N. Jones*, S. Barnes* 4:10 A3 Street Dreams Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich TravaliKeyboards – Delight (6)Mixed By – Poke And ToneProducer – Poke And ToneWritten By – A. Lennox/D. Stewart/N. Jones/S. BarnesWritten-By – A. Lennox*, D. Stewart*, N. Jones*, S. Barnes* 4:41 A4 I Gave You Power Engineer – Eddie SanchoProducer – DJ PremierWritten By – N. Jones/C. MartinWritten-By – C. Martin*, N. Jones* 3:56 A5 Watch Dem Niggas Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich TravaliKeyboards – Delight (6)Mixed By – Poke And ToneProducer – Poke And ToneWritten By – N. Jones/S. BarnesWritten-By – N. Jones*, S. Barnes* 4:06 A6 Take It In Blood Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich TravaliMixed By – Poke And ToneProducer – Live Squad, Lo Ground, Top General SoundsWritten By – N. Jones/R. Walker/J.T. Epps, Jr./J. Pruitt/W. Childs/C. HorneWritten-By – C. Horne*, J.T. Epps, Jr.*, J. Pruitt*, N. Jones*, R. Walker*, W. Childs* 4:49 A7 The Set Up Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Mike FrondaKeyboards – Delight (6)Producer – Havoc Of Mobb Deep*Rap [Uncredited] – Havoc (3)Written By – N. Jones/K. MuchitaWritten-By – K. Muchita*, N. Jones* 4:26 B1 Black Girl Lost Backing Vocals [Featured Background Vocals By] – Jojo Hailey Of Jodeci*Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Bill Esses, Rich TravaliMixed By – Poke And ToneProducer – L.E.S.Producer [Additional Production] – Poke And ToneWritten By – N. Jones/L. Lewis/Mtume/LucasWritten-By – Mtume*, L. Lewis*, N. Jones*, Lucas* 4:32 B2 Suspect Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich TravaliMixed By – Poke And ToneProducer – L.E.S.Written By – N. Jones/L. LewisWritten-By – L. Lewis*, N. Jones* 4:16 B3 Shootouts Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich TravaliMixed By – Poke And ToneProducer – Kirk Goddy, Poke And ToneWritten By – N. Jones/S. Barnes/J. OlivierWritten-By – J. Olivier*, N. Jones*, S. Barnes* 3:46 B4 Nas Is Coming Engineer – Kelston RiceProducer – Dr. DreWritten By – N. Jones/A. YoungWritten-By – A. Young*, N. Jones* 5:40 B5 Affirmative Action Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich TravaliFeaturing – AZ, Cormega, Firm, The (6), Foxy Brown, NasKeyboards – Dave AtkinsonMixed By – Poke And ToneProducer – Dave Atkinson, Poke And ToneWritten By – N. Jones/A. Cruz/I. Marchand/C. McKay/S. Barnes/J. OlivierWritten-By – A. Cruz*, C. McKay*, I. Marchand*, J. Olivier*, N. Jones*, S. Barnes* 4:20 B6 Live Nigga Rap Mixed By – Ken "Duro" Ifle*Producer – Havoc Of Mobb Deep*Rap – Havoc (3), ProdigyWritten By – N. Jones/K. MuchitaWritten-By – K. Muchita*, N. Jones*Written-By [Uncredited] – A. Johnson* 3:46 B7 If I Ruled The World (Imagine That) Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich TravaliKeyboards – Delight (6)Mixed By – Poke And ToneProducer – Poke And ToneProducer [Additional Production] – Rashad SmithVocals [Featured Vocals] – Lauryn HillWritten By – N. Jones/J. Olivier/S. Barnes/K. WalkerWritten-By – J. Olivier*, K. Walker*, N. Jones*, S. Barnes* 4:44

Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones (/n???s??r/; born September 14, 1973), better known as Nas /?n??z/, is an Americanrapper, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is the son of jazz musician Olu Dara. Since 1994, Nas has released eight consecutive platinum and multi-platinum albums and sold over 25 million records worldwide. Aside from rapping and acting, Nas is an entrepreneur through his own record label, retail sneaker store, and magazine publishing. He serves as Mass Appeal Magazine's associate publisher as well as an owner of a Fila sneaker store. He is currently signed to Def Jam Recordings and Mass Appeal Records.

His musical career began in 1991 when he was featured on Main Source's track "Live at the Barbeque". His debut album Illmatic, released in 1994, received universal acclaim from both critics and the hip hop community. It is frequently ranked as one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time. His follow-up album It Was Written debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Charts, stayed on top for four consecutive weeks, went platinum twice in only two months, and made Nas internationally known.

From 2001 to 2005, Nas was involved in a highly publicized feud with rapper Jay-Z. In 2006, Nas signed to Def Jam. In 2010, he released a collaboration album with reggae artist Damian Marley, donating all royalties to charities active in Africa. His eleventh studio album, Life Is Good was released in 2012.

Nas is often named as one of the top hip hop artists. MTV ranked him at number 5 on their list of The Greatest MCs of All Time. In 2012, The Source ranked him No. 2 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time. In 2013, Nas was ranked fourth on MTV's "Hottest MCs in the Game" list. In 2014, About.com ranked him No. 1 on ther list of the 50 Greatest MC's of All Time. He has six number 1 albums on the Billboard 200, tying him with Eminem and Kanye West for 2nd all time among rappers.

1995–97: Mainstream direction and The Firm

Columbia Records began to press Nas to work towards more commercial topics, such as that of The Notorious B.I.G., who had become successful by releasing street singles that still retained pop-friendly appeal. In 1995, Nas did guest performances on the albums Doe or Die by AZ, The Infamous by Mobb Deep, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx by Raekwon and 4,5,6 by Kool G Rap. Nas also parted ways with manager MC Serch, enlisted Steve Stoute, and began preparation for his second LP, It Was Written, consciously working towards a crossover-oriented sound. It Was Written, chiefly produced by Tone and Poke of Trackmasters, was released during the summer of 1996. Two singles, "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" (featuring Lauryn Hill of The Fugees) and "Street Dreams", including a remix with R. Kelly were instant hits. These songs were promoted by big-budget music videos directed by Hype Williams, making Nas a common name among mainstream hip-hop. It Was Written featured the debut of The Firm, a super group consisting of Nas, AZ, Foxy Brown, and Cormega. The album also expanded on Nas's Escobar persona, who lived more of a Scarface/Casino-esque lifestyle. On the other hand, Illmatic, which, while having numerous references to Scarface protagonist Tony Montana, was more about his life growing up in the projects.

Signed to Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment label, The Firm began working on their debut album. Halfway through the production of the album, Cormega was fired from the group by Steve Stoute, who had unsuccessfully attempted to force Cormega to sign a deal with his management company. Cormega subsequently became one of Nas's most vocal opponents and released a number of underground hip hop singles "dissing" Nas, Stoute, and Nature, who replaced Cormega as the fourth member of The Firm. Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature Present The Firm: The Album was finally released in 1997 to mixed reviews. The album failed to live up to its expected sales, despite being certified platinum, and the members of the group disbanded to go their separate ways.

During this period, Nas was one of four rappers (the others being B-Real, KRS-One and RBX) in the hip hop super-group Group Therapy, who appeared on the song "East Coast/West Coast Killas" from Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath.

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