DE AFARĂ: Nas - It Was Written (1996)

It Was Written este cel de-al 2-lea album al lui Nas și a fost lansat în data de 2 iulie 1996, prin Columbia Records.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Album Intro"	N. Jones	Nas, Trackmasters	2:24
2.	"The Message"	N. Jones, S. Barnes	Trackmasters	3:54
3.	"Street Dreams"	N. Jones, S. Barnes, A. Lennox, D. Stewart	Trackmasters	4:39
4.	"I Gave You Power"	N. Jones, C. Martin	DJ Premier	3:52
5.	"Watch Dem Niggas" (featuring Foxy Brown)	N. Jones, S. Barnes	Trackmasters	4:04
6.	"Take It in Blood"	N. Jones, R. Walker, C. Horne, J. Pruit, J. Epps, W. Childs	Live Squad, Lo Ground, Top General Sounds	4:48
7.	"Nas Is Coming" (featuring Dr. Dre)	N. Jones, A. Young	Dr. Dre	5:41
8.	"Affirmative Action" (featuring The Firm)	N. Jones, I. Marchand, C. McKay, A. Cruz, S. Barnes, J.C. Olivier	Dave Atkinson, Trackmasters	4:19
9.	"The Set Up" (featuring Havoc)	N. Jones, K. Muchita	Havoc	4:01
10.	"Black Girl Lost" (featuring Joel "JoJo" Hailey of Jodeci)	N. Jones, L. Lewis, J. Mtume, Lucas	L.E.S., Trackmasters	4:22
11.	"Suspect"	N. Jones, L. Lewis	L.E.S.	4:12
12.	"Shootouts"	N. Jones, S. Barnes, J.C. Olivier	Trackmasters	3:46
13.	"Live Nigga Rap" (featuring Mobb Deep)	N. Jones, K. Muchita	Havoc	3:45
14.	"If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" (featuring Lauryn Hill)	N. Jones, S. Barnes, J.C. Olivier, K. Walker	Trackmasters, Rashad Smith	4:42

[hide]Japanese, European CD versions and US Cassette version bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Silent Murder"	N. Jones, M. H. Browne, B. T. Romeo	Live Squad, Lo Ground, Top General Sounds	3:24

[hide]European CD re-release bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"Affirmative Action" (Saint Denis Style Remix) (featuring AZ, Foxy Brown & NTM)	N. Jones, I. Marchand, A. Cruz, S. Barnes, J.C. Olivier	Dave Atkinson, Trackmasters, Adapted by Joey Starr & Kool Shen (NTM)	4:04

Samples

"Album Intro"[3] "A Change Is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke "The Sly, the Slick, and the Wicked" by The Lost Generation "The Message"[3] "Shape of My Heart" by Sting "Woman" by Neneh Cherry "NY State Of Mind" by Nas "Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers "Street Dreams"[3] "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics "Never Gonna Stop" by Linda Clifford "Watch Dem Niggas"[3] "Sponge" by Bob James & Earl Klugh "Take It in Blood"[3] "Ease Back" by Ultramagnetic MCs "Mixed Up Moods & Attitudes" by The Fantastic Four "Nas Is Coming"[3] "Synopsis Two: Mother's Day " by 24 Carat Black

"Affirmative Action"[3] "Hard to Handle" by Etta James "Black Girl Lost"[3] "Starlight" by Stephanie Mills "Suspect"[3] "El Gato Triste" by Chuck Mangione "Shootouts"[3] "I Wish You Were Here" by Al Green "Theme from 'The Avengers'" by Laurie Johnson "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)"[3] "Friends" by Whodini "If I Ruled the World" by Kurtis Blow "Walk Right Up to the Sun" by The Delfonics "Silent Murder"[3] "You're Getting a Little Too Smart" by The Detroit Emeralds "Get a Life" by Soul II Soul

Personnel

Dave Atkinson – keyboards, producer AZ – vocals Foxy Brown – vocals Danny Clinch – photography Cormega – vocals Tom Coyne – mastering Delight – keyboards DJ Kid Capri – scratching DJ Premier – producer Dr. Dre – producer, vocals Bill Esses – mixing Mike Fronda – mixing Kirk Goddy – producer Joel "JoJo" Hailey – vocals Havoc – producer

Lauryn Hill – vocals Ken "Duro" Ifle – vocals, mixing L.E.S. – producer Live Squad – producer Aimee MacAuley – art direction, design Nas – vocals, producer, exec. J. Parker – vocals Poke & Tone – producer, mixing Kelston Rice – engineer Eddie Sancho – engineer Rashad Smith – producer Steve Stoute – exec. producer, management Trackmasters – producer, exec. producer Richard Travali – mixing Kurt Walker – vocals Randy Stretch Walker - writer, producer