20 Years Ago Today... Nas - It Was Written

Rue_Flexington · July 2017

On this day, July 2, in hip-hop history…

Nas releases his follow up album to Illmatic and it became his highest selling album.

1. Album Intro
2. The Message
3. Street Dreams
4. I Gave You Power
5. Watch Dem ?
6. Take It In Blood
7. Nas Is Coming
8. Affirmative Action
9. The Set Up
10. Black Girl Lost
11. Suspect
12. Shootouts
13. Live ? Rap
14. If I Ruled The World
15. Silent Murder (Bonus Track)

Singles

If I Ruled The World feat. Lauryn Hill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYSc26Ple7Y

Street Dreams

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4NtdEuJ75k

Street Dreams Remix feat. R. Kelly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qi2ZT8ckVE

The Samples

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gZDGVY-MVQ

Extras

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0lNtfx9Fmw

What were your favorite songs from this album?

murdap · July 2017

The whole album ride

Street Dreams my ? .

Nas>>>>>camel face Carter

dalyricalbandit · July 2017

Message and Aff Action used to stay on spin growing up

O.G. · July 2017

Easily my favorite album from him.

_Menace_ · July 2017

It's actually 21 years not 20.

Classic Album and my favorite Nas album.

I gave you power is underrated

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUwJ8WcZ6RY

THE_R_ · July 2017

TAKE IT IN BLOOD IS THE GOAT NAS SONG...

RIP STRETCH

FUN FACT: PRODIGY'S LIVE ? RAP VERSE WAS ORIGINALLY FOR L.A., L.A.

its....JOHN B · July 2017

Think I'll bump this today, could of sworn I was in school when this first dropped though

Built 4 cuban linx · July 2017

Shootouts is probablymy favorite nas songs ever.

psychobutcher · July 2017

Easily his best album. Illmatic is not the one.

blackgod813 · July 2017

This what rap supose to be

Built 4 cuban linx · July 2017

THE_R_ wrote: »

TAKE IT IN BLOOD IS THE GOAT NAS SONG...

RIP STRETCH

FUN FACT: PRODIGY'S LIVE ? RAP VERSE WAS ORIGINALLY FOR L.A., L.A.

I also read that live ? rap was going to be on hell on earth but havoc gave it to nas instead

*~queenbee~* · July 2017

Escobar season needs to return!

trendsetta1030 · July 2017

His best cd

It was written I was flossing-nas

trendsetta1030 · July 2017

*~queenbee~* wrote: »

Escobar season needs to return!

He's matured out that mind state… tha lost tapes prolly tha closest

black caesar · July 2017

I remember when I bought this album. I was 18 years old. Graduated high school.

Dogowner14 · July 2017

Built 4 cuban linx wrote: »

THE_R_ wrote: »

TAKE IT IN BLOOD IS THE GOAT NAS SONG...

RIP STRETCH

FUN FACT: PRODIGY'S LIVE ? RAP VERSE WAS ORIGINALLY FOR L.A., L.A.

I also read that live ? rap was going to be on hell on earth but havoc gave it to nas instead

Yup It was written wouldnt be the same without that song

P at his prime

Dogowner14 · July 2017

Saw an interview with Joe Budden and Crooked I both had this album in their top 3

313 wayz · July 2017

Nas' 2nd verse on Take It In Blood was incredible

illedout · July 2017

I let this ? rock all the way through !!

Idiopathic Joker · July 2017

Nas best album

grYmes · July 2017

This the album that got me into Nas before Illmatic. Classic that's aged nicely.

DR. JEK · July 2017

I always thought Take it in Blood, Silent Murderer, the firm song and live ? Rap was the hardest songs on there. Live ? Rap after I went back years later and listened sounds like all three of them was dissing Tupac. I didn't know at first but I had to absorb the lyrics later on.

Peezy_Jenkins · July 2017

A case where the more polished album goes harder than the raw debut

TheNightKing · July 2017

I Gave You Power is one of the dopest concept albums of all time.

power_wisdom · July 2017

Live ? rap was crazy, because Mobb deep wasn't listed on the song listing . So the first time I heard it, wasn't expecting the Mobb, so it definitely was a pleasant surprise.