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It Was Written (Explicit)
It Was Written (Explicit) by Nas
Album Release Date: 1996
Label: Columbia
Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, East Coast Rap, Mainstream Rap, Hardcore Rap
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1. Album Intro
2. The Message
3. Street Dreams LYRICS
4. I Gave You Power LYRICS
5. Watch Dem Niggas LYRICS
6. Take It In Blood LYRICS
7. Nas Is Coming LYRICS
8. Affirmative A... LYRICS
9. The Set Up
10. Black Girl Lost LYRICS
11. Suspect LYRICS
12. Shootouts LYRICS
13. Live Nigga Rap LYRICS
14. If I Ruled Th... LYRICS
Reviews of "It Was Written (Explicit)":

07/02/1996, Yahoo! Music, Frank Meyer
While many consider Illmatic to be Nas's strongest record, It Was Written is as hard-hitting as it gets. Collaborations with Lauryn Hill of the Fugees, Foxy Brown, Mobb Deep...  full review >

07/02/1996, Yahoo! Music, J.R. Reynolds
Unlike rappers who regurgitate real and imagined street experiences and spout gutteral ghetto-speak for its shock value, Nas takes a (somewhat) higher road--spinning...  full review >

07/13/2005, AMG
For his second album, It Was Written, Nas hired a bunch of hip-hop's biggest producers -- including Dr. Dre, DJ Premier, Stretch, and Trackmasters -- to help him create the...  full review >

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