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Nas Album: “It Was Written [Bonus Track]”
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It Was Written [Bonus Track] |
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Release Date:1996-07-31
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Hip-Hop/Rap, East Coast Rap, Mainstream Rap
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Label:Sony
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:4988009806396
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Review - :
For his second album, {^It Was Written}, {$Nas} hired a bunch of {\hip-hop}'s biggest producers -- including {$Dr. Dre}, {$DJ Premier}, {$Stretch}, and {$Trackmasters} -- to help him create the musical bed for his daring, groundbreaking rhymes. Although that rhyme style isn't as startling on {^It Was Written} as it was on his debut, {^Illmatic}, {$Nas} has deepened his talents, creating a complex series of rhymes that not only flow, but manage to tell coherent stories as well. Furthermore, {$Nas} often concentrates on creating vignettes about life in the ghetto that never are apolitical or ambivalent. This time around, the production is more detailed and elaborate, which gives the music a wider appeal. Sometimes this is a detriment -- {$Nas} sounds better when he tries to keep it street-level -- but usually, his 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 those bottomless {\funk} and spare beats are what make {^It Was Written} so compulsively listenable. [A Japanese version added a bonus track.] ~ Leo Stanley, All Music Guide
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