Nas It Was Written Vinyl LP Due Out 21/08/26

Nas - It Was Written

Please note this is a pre-order item due for release 21st August 2026

Tracklist:

1. Album Intro - Nas
2. The Message - Nas
3. Street Dreams - Nas
4. I Gave You Power - Nas
5. Watch Dem Niggas - Nas feat. Foxy Brown
6. Take It In Blood - Nas
7. The Set Up - Nas feat. Havoc
8. Black Girl Lost - Nas feat. Jojo Hailey
9. Suspect - Nas / Chuck Mangione
10. Shootouts - Nas
11. Nas Is Coming - Nas feat. Dr. Dre
12. Affirmative Action - Nas feat. AZ, Cormega, and Foxy Brown
13. Live Nigga Rap - Nas feat. Mobb Deep
14. If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) - Nas feat. Ms. Lauryn Hill / Nas
15. Silent Murder - Nas

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.