It Was Writtenby
It Was Written is the second studio album by American rapper Nas, released on July 2, 1996, by Columbia Records. After the modest commercial success of his debut album Illmatic (1994), Nas pursued a more polished, mainstream sound for It Was Written. Produced largely by Trackmasters, it departed from the debut's raw, underground aesthetic and embraced mafioso and gangsta themes.
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| Source | Rating |
|---|---|
| AllMusic (Leo Stanley) | |
| Chicago Tribune (Greg Kot – July 25, 1996) | |
| Entertainment Weekly (Dimitri Ehrlich – July 26, 1996) | |
| Los Angeles Times (Cheo Hodari Coker – July 13, 1996) | |
| The Source (Marc Landas – August 1996) |