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It Was Written
''It Was Written'' is the second studio album by American rapper Nas, released July 2, 1996 on Columbia Records in the United States. Following the moderate sales success of his acclaimed debut album, ''Illmatic'' (1994), Nas chose to focus his efforts in a more mainstream direction. Primarily produced by Trackmasters, it is a departure for him from the raw, underground tone of his debut album towards a more polished, mainstream sound. The album features mafioso and gangsta themes, and marks the first appearance of Nas's short-lived supergroup The Firm, which included rappers Foxy Brown, AZ, and Cormega.
The album proved to be Nas’s most commercially successful release, debuting at number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart. It also heralded Nas’s mainstream popularity and followed the success of other mafioso rap albums such as ''Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…'' (1995) and ''Reasonable Doubt'' (1996). However, his stylistic changes and increased mainstream success fostered accusations of selling out within the hip hop community. It has been viewed by music writers as one of Nas's best records and remains Nas' best-selling release, with over 4 million copies in the United States alone.
== Background and recording ==
Following the critical acclaim of his debut album ''Illmatic'' (1994), Nas chose to concentrate his efforts in a more mainstream direction, in contrast to the raw, unpolished and underground tone of his debut.〔Cowie, Del F. (Nas: Battle Ready ). ''Exclaim!''. Retrieved on 2009-02-22.〕 Despite its significant impact on hip hop at the time, ''Illmatic'' did not experience the larger sales of most major releases at the time in hip hop, such as Snoop Dogg's ''Doggystyle'' (1993).〔 This was due in part to Nas's shy personality and uninvolvement in promoting the record.〔 Nas began to make appearances on other artists' work, including Kool G Rap's "4,5,6" (1995) and Raekwon's "Verbal Intercourse" on his album ''Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…'' (1995), which made Nas the first non Wu-Tang Clan member to appear on one of its solo recordings.〔 He began to dub himself as Nas Escobar on these guest appearances.〔
Meanwhile, his excessive spending habits left him with little money, and Nas was forced to ask for a loan to purchase clothes to wear to the Source Awards ceremony in 1995.〔 The success of fellow East Coast act The Notorious B.I.G. and promoter Puff Daddy at the awards show sent a message to Nas to change his commercial approach, resulting in his hiring of Steve "The Commissioner" Stoute as manager.〔 While ''Illmatic'' attained gold status in the United States, Stoute convinced Nas to aim his efforts in a more mainstream, commercial direction for his second album, after which Nas enlisted the production team Trackmasters, who were known at the time for their mainstream success.〔 Other producers for the album included DJ Premier, Dr. Dre, Havoc of Mobb Deep, L.E.S., Live Squad, and MC Serch as executive producer.〔 Premier and L.E.S. had previously served as producers for Nas's ''Illmatic''.〔 The album was mastered by Tom Coyne at Sterling Sound in New York City.〔 The album cover was designed by artist Aimée Macauley, and the photography was taken by Danny Clinch.〔
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