It Was Written

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hip hop album studio album

It Was Written is the critically acclaimed 1996 sophomore studio album by American rapper Nas, known for its vivid storytelling, complex lyricism, and influential role in East Coast hip hop.

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It Was Written canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hip hop album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist Nas ⓘ
chronology second studio album by Nas ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criticalReception critically acclaimed ⓘ
featuresArtist AZ ⓘ
Cormega ⓘ
Dr. Dre ⓘ
Foxy Brown ⓘ
K-Ci Hailey ⓘ
surface form: JoJo Hailey

Killa Sin ⓘ
Lauryn Hill ⓘ
Mobb Deep ⓘ
followedBy I Am... ⓘ
follows Illmatic ⓘ
genre East Coast hip hop ⓘ
hardcore hip hop ⓘ
mafioso rap ⓘ
hasPart Affirmative Action ⓘ
Black Girl Lost ⓘ
I Gave You Power ⓘ
If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) ⓘ
Live Nigga Rap ⓘ
Nas Is Coming ⓘ
Shootouts ⓘ
Silent Murder ⓘ
Street Dreams ⓘ
Suspect ⓘ
Take It in Blood ⓘ
The Message ⓘ
The Set Up ⓘ
Watch Dem Niggas ⓘ
label Columbia Records ⓘ
Sony Music Entertainment ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableFor complex lyricism ⓘ
influential role in East Coast hip hop ⓘ
vivid storytelling ⓘ
originalFormat CD ⓘ
cassette ⓘ
vinyl record ⓘ
performer Nas ⓘ
producer Chucky Thompson ⓘ
DJ Premier ⓘ
Dr. Dre ⓘ
Havoc ⓘ
L.E.S. ⓘ
Trackmasters ⓘ
surface form: Poke (Trackmasters)

Rashad Smith ⓘ
Tone (member of Trackmasters) ⓘ
surface form: Tone (Trackmasters)

Trackmasters ⓘ
recorded 1995 ⓘ
1996 ⓘ
releaseDate 1996-07-02 ⓘ

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Nas → notableWork → It Was Written ⓘ
Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones → notableWork → It Was Written ⓘ