CREDITS: Nas - It Was Written

ALBUM: It Was Written
YEAR: 1996

LABEL: Sony
RELEASE DATE: July 2, 1996

1. Album Intro
Produced by Nas & Trackmasters

2. The Message
Produced by Poke & Tone for Trackmasters Entertainment
Scratches by DJ Kid Capri
Contains a portion of "Shape Of My Heart' as performed by Sting

3. Street Dreams
Produced by Poke & Tone for Trackmasters Entertainment
Keyboards by Delight for 2000 Watts Music
Contains an interpolation of "Sweet Dreams" as performed by the Eurythmics
Contains a portion of "Never Gonna Stop" as performed by Linda Clifford

4. I Gave You Power
Produced by DJ Premier for Works of Mart, Inc

5. Watch Dem n*ggas
Produced by Poke & Tone for Trackmasters Entertainment
Keyboards by Delight for 2000 Watts Music
Contains a portion of "Sponge" as performed by Earl Klugh

6. Take It In Blood
Produced by Live Squad, Top General Sounds and Lo Ground
Contains a sample of "Mixed Up Moods & Attitudes" as performed by the Fantastic Four

7. Nas Is Coming
Produced by Dr. Dre

8. Affirmative Action featuring AZ, Cormega and Foxy Brown
Produced by Dave Atkinson, Poke & Tone for Trackmasters Entertainment
Keyboards by Dave Atkinson

9. The Set Up
Produced by Havoc of Mobb Deep

10. Black Girl Lost
Produced by L.E.S. for Total Package Productions
Additional production by Poke & Tone for Trackmasters Entertainment
Background vocals by JoJo Hailey of Jodeci
Contains a sample of "Starlight" as performed by Stephanie Mills

11. Suspect
Produced by L.E.S. for Total Package Productions
Contains a portion of "El Gatto Triste" as performed by Chuck Mangione

12. Shootouts
Produced by Poke & Tone and Kirk Goody for Trackmasters Entertainment

13. Live n*gga Rap
Produced by Havoc of Mobb Deep

14. If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)
Produced by Poke & Tone for Trackmasters Entertainment
Additional production by Rashad Smith for Tumbling Dice Productions
Keyboards by Delight for 2000 Watts Music
Featured vocals by Lauryn Hill
Contains portions of "Friends (instrumental)" written by L. Parker. "If I Ruled the World" written by Kurt Walker, performed by Kurtis Blow

Mastered by Tom Coyne at Sterling Sound, NYC
Executive Producers: Nas, Steve Stoute and Trackmasters