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People unfairly hate on Nas' It Was Written..........

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teecee:
I mean, most fans didnt even check for Illmatic when it dropped, not unless you were truly an underground hiphop head (or got it from Columbia House music club like me because it said Explicit lyrics lol).   When It Was Written dropped, EVERYONE thought that shit was incredible, except for the majority of Nas Illmatic fans.  I thought the two albums were completely different, but aside from the overdose of Mafioso bullshit, IWW was/is an incredible album.

Alot of younger people nowadays will automaticly diss It Was Written cuz Illmatic is hailed as a classic, while IWW is considered Nas' downfall.  BUt it really never happened like that.  Sure, at first many were pissed he swithced it up from his bebut, but the production was still incredible and so were the majority of the lyrics.  He had great singles also, truly an underrated and incredible album.  Too bad it doesnt get its due. Compare that album with anything that has dropped in recent years, and it sounds even better.  WHile it is not quite as good as Illmatic, it definitely sounds more current and with the times....

The Message
Take it in Blood (this and the Message are AMAZING)
I Gave U Power
Shootouts
Affirmative Action
Black GIrl Lost
If I Ruled The World
Street Dreams


listen to those and tell me this cd isnt dope.........has to be 4.5/5 for sure

btw, I'm not trying to belittle Illmatic, thats top 10 for me

7even:
the only Nas Album really criticized is Nastradamus... as far my awareness goes.

the Message is a classic track.

Ras Kass' Toothpick:
I always thought that It Was Written was shit-on back in '96 but gets it's props today.

white Boy:
4.5/5 for me, great album....

bez:
dope album, much better than nastradamous!

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