Artist: Nas
Album: It Was Written (Japan Edition)
Genre: Rap
Release Date: 07/31/1996
Ripped Date: 11/07/2004
Source: Compact Disc (CD)
Quality: VBR / 44.1kHz / Full Stereo
Encoder: Audiograbber w/ LAME 3.96.1
[ Release Notes ]
For his second album, It Was Written, Nas hired a bunch of hip-hop's
biggest producers ù including Dr. Dre, DJ Premier, Stretch, and
Trackmasters ù to help him create the musical bed for his daring,
groundbreaking rhymes. Although that rhyme style isn't as startling on
It Was Written as it was one his debut, Illmatic, Nas has deepened his
talents, creating a complex series of rhymes that not only flow, but
manage to tell coherent stories as well. Furthermore, Nas often
concentrates on creating vignettes about life in the ghetto that never
are apolitical or ambivalent. This time around, the production is more
detailed and elaborate, which gives the music a wider appeal. Sometimes
this is a detriment ù Nas sounds better when he tries to keep it at
street-level ù but usually, Nas' lyrical force cuts through the
commercial sheen. Combined with the spare but deep grooves, his rhymes
have a resonance unmatched by most of his mid-'90s contemporaries.
Because, no matter how deep his lyrics are, his grooves are just as deep
and that bottomless funk and spare beats is what makes It Was Written so
compulsively listenable.
The Japan edition adds one bonus track to the original release, "Silent
Murder."
[ Tracklist ]
01. Album Intro [02:24]
02. The Message [03:54]
03. Street Dreams [04:40]
04. I Gave You Power [03:53]
05. Watch Dem Niggas [04:05]
06. Take It In Blood [04:48]
07. Nas Is Coming [05:41]
08. Affirmative Action [04:20]
(Featuring The Firm: Nas, AZ, Foxy Brown and Cormega)
09. The Set Up [04:02]
10. Black Girl Lost [04:23]
11. Suspect [04:12]
12. Shootouts [03:46]
13. Live Nigga Rap [03:45]
14. If I Ruled The World (Imagine That) [04:43]
15. Silent Murder (Bonus Track) [03:26]
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62:02 min
88.60 mb
Album: It Was Written (Japan Edition)
Genre: Rap
Release Date: 07/31/1996
Ripped Date: 11/07/2004
Source: Compact Disc (CD)
Quality: VBR / 44.1kHz / Full Stereo
Encoder: Audiograbber w/ LAME 3.96.1
[ Release Notes ]
For his second album, It Was Written, Nas hired a bunch of hip-hop's
biggest producers ù including Dr. Dre, DJ Premier, Stretch, and
Trackmasters ù to help him create the musical bed for his daring,
groundbreaking rhymes. Although that rhyme style isn't as startling on
It Was Written as it was one his debut, Illmatic, Nas has deepened his
talents, creating a complex series of rhymes that not only flow, but
manage to tell coherent stories as well. Furthermore, Nas often
concentrates on creating vignettes about life in the ghetto that never
are apolitical or ambivalent. This time around, the production is more
detailed and elaborate, which gives the music a wider appeal. Sometimes
this is a detriment ù Nas sounds better when he tries to keep it at
street-level ù but usually, Nas' lyrical force cuts through the
commercial sheen. Combined with the spare but deep grooves, his rhymes
have a resonance unmatched by most of his mid-'90s contemporaries.
Because, no matter how deep his lyrics are, his grooves are just as deep
and that bottomless funk and spare beats is what makes It Was Written so
compulsively listenable.
The Japan edition adds one bonus track to the original release, "Silent
Murder."
[ Tracklist ]
01. Album Intro [02:24]
02. The Message [03:54]
03. Street Dreams [04:40]
04. I Gave You Power [03:53]
05. Watch Dem Niggas [04:05]
06. Take It In Blood [04:48]
07. Nas Is Coming [05:41]
08. Affirmative Action [04:20]
(Featuring The Firm: Nas, AZ, Foxy Brown and Cormega)
09. The Set Up [04:02]
10. Black Girl Lost [04:23]
11. Suspect [04:12]
12. Shootouts [03:46]
13. Live Nigga Rap [03:45]
14. If I Ruled The World (Imagine That) [04:43]
15. Silent Murder (Bonus Track) [03:26]
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62:02 min
88.60 mb
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