It Was Written (Expanded Edition)

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Album Intro
producer:
Nas (US rapper) and Trackmasters
spoken vocals:
AZ (US rapper) and Nas (US rapper)
recording of:
Album Intro
composer:
Nas (US rapper) and Trackmasters
Nas1.52:25
2The Message
producer:
Poke and Tone
vocals:
Nas (US rapper)
samples:
Halftime (explicit) by Nas (US rapper), Impeach the President by The Honey Drippers (70s US funk band, backing band for Roy C. Hammond) and N.Y. State of Mind (explicit) by Nas (US rapper)
recording of:
The Message
lyricist:
Nas (US rapper)
composer:
Poke (hip hop producer Jean Olivier, of Poke and Tone) and Tone (hip-hop producer Samuel Barnes (Poke & Tone/Trackmasters))
Nas4.253:54
3Street Dreams
producer:
Poke and Tone
vocals:
Nas (US rapper)
samples:
Never Gonna Stop by Linda Clifford and Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) by Eurythmics
recording of:
Street Dreams
lyricist:
Nas (US rapper)
composer:
Poke (hip hop producer Jean Olivier, of Poke and Tone) and Tone (hip-hop producer Samuel Barnes (Poke & Tone/Trackmasters))
Nas3.354:40
4I Gave You Power
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
vocals:
Nas (US rapper)
samples:
Theme Bahamas by Ahmad Jamal
recording of:
I Gave You Power
lyricist:
Nas (US rapper)
composer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
Nas3.353:53
5Watch Dem Niggas
producer:
Poke and Tone
vocals:
Nas (US rapper)
samples:
The Sponge by Bob James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer) / Earl Klugh
recording of:
Watch Dem Niggas
lyricist:
Nas (US rapper)
composer:
Poke (hip hop producer Jean Olivier, of Poke and Tone) and Tone (hip-hop producer Samuel Barnes (Poke & Tone/Trackmasters))
Nas feat. Foxy Brown3.354:05
6Take It in Blood
producer:
Live Squad
vocals:
Nas (US rapper)
samples:
Mixed Up Moods and Attitudes by Fantastic Four (Detroit based soul group)
recording of:
Take It in Blood
lyricist:
Nas (US rapper)
composer:
Live Squad
Nas44:48
7Nas Is Coming
producer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
vocals:
Nas (US rapper)
recording of:
Nas Is Coming
lyricist:
Nas (US rapper)
composer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
Nas feat. Dr. Dre2.655:41
8Affirmative Action
producer:
Dave Atkinson, Poke (hip hop producer Jean Olivier, of Poke and Tone) and Tone (hip-hop producer Samuel Barnes (Poke & Tone/Trackmasters))
vocals:
AZ (US rapper), Foxy Brown (rapper), Cormega (QB rapper Cory McKay) and Nas (US rapper)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1996)
recording of:
Affirmative Action
lyricist:
AZ (US rapper), Foxy Brown (rapper), Cormega (QB rapper Cory McKay) and Nas (US rapper)
composer:
Dave Atkinson, Poke (hip hop producer Jean Olivier, of Poke and Tone) and Tone (hip-hop producer Samuel Barnes (Poke & Tone/Trackmasters))
Nas feat. AZ, Cormega & Foxy Brown44:20
9The Set Up
producer:
Havoc (QB rapper/producer Kejuan Muchita of Mobb Deep)
vocals:
Nas (US rapper)
recording of:
The Set Up
lyricist:
Nas (US rapper)
composer:
Havoc (QB rapper/producer Kejuan Muchita of Mobb Deep)
Nas feat. Havoc2.54:02
10Black Girl Lost
producer:
Poke and Tone
vocals:
Nas (US rapper)
samples:
Starlight by Stephanie Mills
recording of:
Black Girl Lost
lyricist:
Nas (US rapper)
composer:
Poke (hip hop producer Jean Olivier, of Poke and Tone) and Tone (hip-hop producer Samuel Barnes (Poke & Tone/Trackmasters))
Nas feat. JoJo Hailey24:23
11Suspect
producer:
L.E.S. (QB hip hop producer)
vocals:
Nas (US rapper)
samples:
El Gato Triste by Chuck Mangione
recording of:
Suspect
lyricist:
Nas (US rapper)
composer:
L.E.S. (QB hip hop producer)
Nas24:12
12Shootouts
producer:
Poke and Tone
vocals:
Nas (US rapper)
recording of:
Shootouts
lyricist:
Nas (US rapper)
composer:
Poke (hip hop producer Jean Olivier, of Poke and Tone) and Tone (hip-hop producer Samuel Barnes (Poke & Tone/Trackmasters))
Nas23:46
13Live Nigga Rap
producer:
Havoc (QB rapper/producer Kejuan Muchita of Mobb Deep)
mixer:
Ken Ifill (engineer and producer Ken Ifill)
guest vocals:
Havoc (QB rapper/producer Kejuan Muchita of Mobb Deep) and Prodigy (US rapper, Mobb Deep member Albert Johnson)
vocals:
Nas (US rapper)
recording of:
Live Nigga Rap
lyricist:
Havoc (QB rapper/producer Kejuan Muchita of Mobb Deep), Nas (US rapper) and Prodigy (US rapper, Mobb Deep member Albert Johnson)
composer:
Havoc (QB rapper/producer Kejuan Muchita of Mobb Deep)
Nas feat. Mobb Deep23:45
14If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)
producer:
Poke and Tone
guest vocals:
Ms. Lauryn Hill
vocals and performer:
Nas (US rapper)
samples:
Friends by Whodini, If I Ruled the World by Kurtis Blow and Walk Right Up to the Sun by The Delfonics
recording of:
If I Ruled the World (Imagine That) (Nas, from album "it was written")
lyricist:
Ms. Lauryn Hill and Nas (US rapper)
composer:
Poke (hip hop producer Jean Olivier, of Poke and Tone) and Tone (hip-hop producer Samuel Barnes (Poke & Tone/Trackmasters))
Nas feat. Lauryn Hill4.44:43
15Silent Murder
producer:
Live Squad
vocals:
Nas (US rapper)
samples:
Get a Life by Soul II Soul
recording of:
Silent Murder
lyricist:
Nas (US rapper)
composer:
Live Squad
Nas3.353:25
16Street Dreams (Bonus Verse)
Nas14:09