My favorite album of all time (not best.......favorite!)
It Was Written turns 20 today
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Dr. Narcisse
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It took a long time for me to appreciate this album.
Primarily because I wasn't fukking with Nas in those days. I was a Pac/west coast fan
I knew of the joint with Lauryn Hill and I liked it, but wasn't trying to hear the album.
However, when "Against All Odds" came out I really couldn't fukk with it. The shyt Pac was saying
.....how could I
Ended up listening to it a few years later and realized Nas greatness.
Primarily because I wasn't fukking with Nas in those days. I was a Pac/west coast fan
I knew of the joint with Lauryn Hill and I liked it, but wasn't trying to hear the album.
However, when "Against All Odds" came out I really couldn't fukk with it. The shyt Pac was saying
.....how could I Ended up listening to it a few years later and realized Nas greatness.
BUSINESS AS USUAL
All Star
shyt is just great for real...like who is really a better mc than nas..voice flow delivery lyrics
WhenWeWereKings
All Star
Just finished listening to shootouts 
Sos' pulled me close and told me the deal
He said both hoes'll peel, spray shots and reload
and still handle the wheel, point em out smoke a Phil' then chill
I laid back Escobar status, knowin The Firm got it cornered
did these fools release any t shirts? merch?
any dedication/tributes to this wonderful sophomore!!
any dedication/tributes to this wonderful sophomore!!
I agree.. he had Big, Rae, Ghost coming out out with ill stories pushing him creatively.. he just took that shyt another level...
Sos' pulled me close and told me the deal
He said both hoes'll peel, spray shots and reload
and still handle the wheel, point em out smoke a Phil' then chill
I laid back Escobar status, knowin The Firm got it cornered
Devil Plisken…CMS
Veteran
The narrative behind this album from when it came out to how much it’s changed current day is beyond words
not to sound controversial..
nas and tragedy etc bit of the wu tang shyt..
wu tang were spitting the mafioso with the 5% and islam ic refs..
then again..
Rakim could say something..but he kept quiet..
because
he is
THE G O D
nas and tragedy etc bit of the wu tang shyt..
wu tang were spitting the mafioso with the 5% and islam ic refs..
then again..
Rakim could say something..but he kept quiet..
because
he is
THE G O D
Suspicions
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What song is this line from again
Ty-Fife
14k Gold Slum Computer Wizard
C-Styles
Superstar
It's f*ckin insane to me how people's minds worked back then calling this album a "SELL OUT" when this is practically the most next level hip hop album that you can listen to. This sh*t had lyricism on a higher level than Illmatic, top notch story telling and the only "Commercial" song on here is "If i ruled the world". I don't even count "Black girl lost" as commercial cuz he was spitting jewels on there that wasn't meant to be commercial anyway. This is the vivid definition of people not knowing how to act if GREATNESS was right in front of them. I'm glad to see that 20 some odd years later, this album is herald as Nas's best work. I'm starting to see this age better than Illmatic as a matter a fact. Just a perfect album in its own right.
