Nas – It Was Written

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Label:	Columbia – col 484196 6
Format:	CD , Album
Country:
Released:	1996
Genre:	Hip Hop
Style:	Conscious

Tracklist

1	Album Intro Producer – Trackmasters Written-By – N. Jones*	2:28
2	The Message Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich Travali Mixed By – Poke And Tone Producer – Poke And Tone Scratches – D.J. Kid Capri* Written-By – S. Barnes* Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich Travali Mixed By – Poke And Tone Producer – Poke And Tone Scratches – D.J. Kid Capri* Written-By – S. Barnes*	4:10
3	Street Dreams Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich Travali Keyboards – Delight (6) Mixed By – Poke And Tone Performer [Interpolation Of "Sweet Dreams"] – Eurythmics Performer [Portion Of "Never Gonna Stop"] – Linda Clifford Producer – Poke And Tone Written-By – S. Barnes* Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich Travali Keyboards – Delight (6) Mixed By – Poke And Tone Performer [Interpolation Of "Sweet Dreams"] – Eurythmics Performer [Portion Of "Never Gonna Stop"] – Linda Clifford Producer – Poke And Tone Written-By – S. Barnes*	4:41
4	I Gave You Power Engineer – Eddie Sancho Producer – DJ Premier Written-By – N. Jones*	3:56
5	Watch Dem Niggas Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich Travali Keyboards – Delight (6) Mixed By – Poke And Tone Performer [Portion Of "Sponge"] – Earl Klugh Producer – Poke And Tone Written-By – S. Barnes* Written-By [Portion Of "Sponge"] – Earl Klugh Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich Travali Keyboards – Delight (6) Mixed By – Poke And Tone Performer [Portion Of "Sponge"] – Earl Klugh Producer – Poke And Tone Written-By – S. Barnes* Written-By [Portion Of "Sponge"] – Earl Klugh	4:06
6	Take It In Blood Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich Travali Mixed By – Poke And Tone Performer [Sample Of "Mixed Up Moods & Attitudes"] – The Fantastic Four* Producer – Top General Sounds Written-By – W. Childs* Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich Travali Mixed By – Poke And Tone Performer [Sample Of "Mixed Up Moods & Attitudes"] – The Fantastic Four* Producer – Top General Sounds Written-By – W. Childs*	4:49
7	Nas Is Coming Engineer – Kelston Rice Producer – Dr. Dre Written-By – N. Jones*	5:40
8	Affirmative Action Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich Travali Featuring – The Firm (6) Keyboards – Dave Atkinson Mixed By – Poke And Tone Producer – Poke And Tone Written-By – S. Banes* Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich Travali Featuring – The Firm (6) Keyboards – Dave Atkinson Mixed By – Poke And Tone Producer – Poke And Tone Written-By – S. Banes*	4:20
9	The Set Up Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Mike Fronda Producer – Havoc (3) Rap [Uncredited] – Havoc (3) Written-By – N. Jones*	4:26
10	Black Girl Lost Backing Vocals [Featured Background Vocals] – Jojo Hailey* Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich Travali Mixed By – Poke And Tone Performer [Sample Of "Starlight"] – Stephanie Mills Producer – L.E.S. Producer [Additional Production] – Poke And Tone Written-By – Lucas* Backing Vocals [Featured Background Vocals] – Jojo Hailey* Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich Travali Mixed By – Poke And Tone Performer [Sample Of "Starlight"] – Stephanie Mills Producer – L.E.S. Producer [Additional Production] – Poke And Tone Written-By – Lucas*	4:32
11	Suspect Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich Travali Mixed By – Poke And Tone Producer – L.E.S. Written-By – N. Jones* Written-By [Portion Of "El Gatto Triste"], Performer [Portion Of "El Gatto Triste"] – Chuck Mangione Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich Travali Mixed By – Poke And Tone Producer – L.E.S. Written-By – N. Jones* Written-By [Portion Of "El Gatto Triste"], Performer [Portion Of "El Gatto Triste"] – Chuck Mangione	4:16
12	Shootouts Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich Travali Mixed By – Poke And Tone Producer – Poke And Tone Written-By – S. Barnes*	3:46
13	Live Nigga Rap Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Ken "Duro" Ifle* Producer – Havoc (3) Rap [Uncredited] – Mobb Deep Written-By – N. Jones*	3:46
14	If I Ruled The World (Imagine That) Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich Travali Keyboards – Delight (6) Mixed By – Poke And Tone Performer [Portions Of "If I Ruled The World"] – Kurtis Blow Producer – Poke And Tone Producer [Additional Production] – Rashad Smith Vocals [Featured Vocals] – Lauryn Hill Written-By – S. Barnes* Written-By [Portions Of "Friends (Instrumental)"] – L. Parker* Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich Travali Keyboards – Delight (6) Mixed By – Poke And Tone Performer [Portions Of "If I Ruled The World"] – Kurtis Blow Producer – Poke And Tone Producer [Additional Production] – Rashad Smith Vocals [Featured Vocals] – Lauryn Hill Written-By – S. Barnes* Written-By [Portions Of "Friends (Instrumental)"] – L. Parker*	4:44
15	Silent Murder Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich Travali Mixed By – Poke And Tone Performer [Sample Of "Get A Life"] – Soul II Soul Producer – Top General Sounds Written-By – R. Walker* Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Rich Travali Mixed By – Poke And Tone Performer [Sample Of "Get A Life"] – Soul II Soul Producer – Top General Sounds Written-By – R. Walker*	3:25
16	Affirmative Action (Saint Denis Style Remix) Adapted By – NTM* Featuring – Kool Shen Mixed By – Volodia Producer – Kool Shen Written-By – S. Barnes*	4:07

Companies, etc.

Copyright © – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Distributed By – Sony Music
Published By – Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
Published By – Ill Will Music, Inc.
Produced For – Track Masters Entertainment
Published By – Slamuwell Productions Inc.
Recorded At – Soundtrack Studios
Mixed At – The Hit Factory
Published By – D 'n' A Ltd.
Published By – Music Publishing Limited
Published By – BMG Songs, Inc.
Produced For – Works Of Mart, Inc.
Recorded At – D&D Studios
Mixed At – D&D Studios
Published By – DJ Premier Publishing
Published By – Gifted Pearl
Recorded At – Bearsville Studios
Published By – Soda Fountain Music
Published By – Grand Imperial Music
Published By – Bridgeport Music, Inc.
Recorded At – Dre's Crib
Mixed At – Dre's Crib
Published By – Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But Fu-kin' Music, Inc.
Recorded At – The Hit Factory
Published By – Life's A Bitch Music
Published By – 12 & Under Music Inc.
Published By – Juvenile Hell Music
Published By – Careers-BMG Music, Inc.
Produced For – Total Package Productions, Inc.
Recorded At – Sony Music Studios, New York City
Published By – Famous Music, Inc.
Published By – Mawkeen's Music, Inc.
Published By – Famous Music Corporation
Recorded At – Chung King Studios
Published By – Upam Music
Produced For – Tumblin' Dice Productions, Inc.
Recorded At – Westlake Studios
Published By – Funk Groove Music Inc.
Licensed From – Jive Records
Published By – Kuwa Music
Published By – EMI Music (UK) Ltd.
Published By – EMI Virgin Music, Inc.
Published By – EMI Publishing S.A.
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Made By – Sony Music
Glass Mastered At – DADC Austria

Credits

A&R [A&R Direction] – Faith Newman
[istrative Assistance] – Joy Burrell*
Art Direction, Design – Aimée Macauley
Executive-Producer – Trackmasters
Legal [Sample Clearances] – Nikki Johnson
Management – Stiggedy Entertainment
Mastered By – Tom Coyne
Photography By – Danny Clinch

Notes

Tracks 15 and 16 are bonus tracks. No remix credit is listed for track 16.

Track 1
© 1996 Zomba Enterprises Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc. (istered by Zomba Music Enterprises Inc.)

Track 2
Produced / mixed for Trackmasters Entertainment
© 1996 Zomba Enterprises Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc. (istered by Zomba Music Enterprises Inc.)/Slamuwell Productions, Inc.

Track 3
Produced for Trackmasters Entertainment
Keyboards for 2000 Watts Music
Recorded at Soundtracks Studios, NYC
Mixed at Hit Factory Studios, NYC for Trackmasters Entertainment
This song is an interpolation of "Sweet Dreams" as written by Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox and performed by the Eurythmics. Used courtesy of RCA Records and D'n'A Limited/Music Publishing Limited (PRS). This song also contains a portion of "Never Gonna Stop" as performed by Linda Clifford, Used courtesy of BMG Songs, Inc.
© 1996 Zomba Enterprises Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc. (istered by Zomba Music Enterprises Inc.)/Slamuwell Productions, Inc.

Track 4
Produced for Works Of Mart, Inc.
Recorded and mixed at D&D Studios, NYC
© 1996 Zomba Enterprises Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc. (istered by Zomba Music Enterprises Inc.)/DJ Premier Publishing/Gifted Pearl

Track 5
Produced for Trackmasters Entertainment
Keyboards for 2000 Watts Music
Recorded at Bearsville Studios, NYC
Mixed at Hit Factory Studios, NYC for Trackmasters Entertainment
Contains a portion of "Sponge" as written by Earl Klugh and Bob James, and performed by Earl Klugh. Used courtesy of Warner Special Products and Soda Fountain Music
© 1996 Zomba Enterprises Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc. (istered by Zomba Music Enterprises Inc.)/Slamuwell Productions, Inc.

Track 6
Recorded at Soundtrack Studios, NYC
Mixed at Hit Factory Studios, NYC for Trackmasters Entertainment
Contains a sample of "Mixed Up Moods & Attitudes" as performed by The Fantastic Four
© 1996 Zomba Enterprises Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc. (istered by Zomba Music Enterprises Inc.)/Grand Imperial Music/Bridgeport Music, Inc. (BMI)

Track 7
Recorded and mixed at Dre's House, LA
© 1996 Zomba Enterprises Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc. (istered by Zomba Music Enterprises Inc.)/Ain't Nothin' Goin On But Fu-kin Music, Inc.

Track 8
Produced / keyboards / mixed for Trackmasters Entertainment
Recorded and mixed at Hit Factory Studios, NYC
© 1996 Zomba Enterprises Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc. (istered by Zomba Music Enterprises Inc.)/Slamuwell Productions, Inc./Life's A Bitch Music/12 & Under Music, Inc. (BMI)/A. Cruz/O. Marchand/C. McKay

Track 9
Produced by Havoc of Mobb Deep
Recorded and mixed at Hit Factory Studios, NYC
© 1996 Zomba Enterprises Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc. (istered by Zomba Music Enterprises Inc.)/Juvenile Hall Music (BMI) (istered by BMG-Careers Music Inc.)

Track 10
Produced for Total Package Productions, Inc.
Additional production for Trackmasters Entertainment
Featured background vocals by JoJo Hailey of Jodeci
Recorded at Sony Music Studios, and Soundtrack Studios, NYC
Mixed at Hit Factory Studios, NYC for Trackmasters Entertainment
JoJo Hailey appears courtesy of MCA Records
Contains a sample of "Starlight" as performed by Stephanie Mills. Used courtesy of Polygram Records and Famous Music, Inc.
© 1996 Zomba Enterprises Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc./Mawkeen's Music, Inc. (istered by Zomba Music Enterprises Inc.)/Famous Music Corp.

Track 11
Produced for Total Package Productions, Inc.
Recorded at Chung King Studios, NYC
Mixed at Hit Factory Studios, NYC for Trackmasters Entertainment
Contains a portion of "El Gatto Triste" as written and performed by Chuck Mangione. Courtesy of Mercury Records and Upam Music
© 1996 Zomba Enterprises Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc./Mawkeen's Music, Inc. (istered by Zomba Music Enterprises Inc.)

Track 12
Produced for Trackmasters Entertainment
Recorded at Chung King Studios, NYC
Mixed at Hit Factory Studios, NYC for Trackmasters Entertainment
© 1996 Zomba Enterprises Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc. (istered by Zomba Music Enterprises Inc.)/Slamuwell Productions, Inc./12 & Under Music, Inc.

Track 13
Produced by Havoc of Mobb Deep
Recorded at Chung King Studios, NYC
Mixed at Hit Factory Studios, NYC
© 1996 Zomba Enterprises Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc. (istered by Zomba Music Enterprises Inc.)/Juvenile Hall Music (BMI) (istered by BMG-Careers Music Inc.)

Track 14
Produced for Trackmasters Entertainment
Additional production for Tumbling Dice Productions, Inc.
Keyboards for 2000 Watts Music
Recorded at Hit Factory Music, NYC & Westlake Studios, LA
Mixed at Hit Factory Studios, NYC for Trackmasters Entertainment
Featured vocals by Lauryn Hill courtesy of Ruffhouse/Columbia Records
Contains portions of "Friends (Instrumental)" written by L. Parker courtesy of Zomba Enterprises, Inc./Funk Groove Music, Inc. (istered by Zomba Enterprises, Inc.) under license from Jive Records. "If I Ruled The World" written by Kurt Walker, performed by Kurtis Blow. Courtesy of Kuwa Music
© 1996 Zomba Enterprises Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc. (istered by Zomba Music Enterprises Inc.)/12 & Under Music, Inc./Slamuwell Productions, Inc./Kuwa Music

Track 15
Recorded at Soundtrack Studios, NYC
Mixed at Hit Factory Studios, NYC for Trackmasters Entertainment
Uses a sample of "Get A Life" as performed by Soul II Soul. Used courtesy of Virgin Records U.K. and EMI Music, Ltd. U.K.
© 1996 Zomba Enterprises Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc. (istered by Zomba Music Enterprises Inc.)/EMI Virgin Music Inc/Grand Imperial Music

Track 16
Zomba Enterprises Inc., Ill Will Music Inc., Slamuwell Productions Inc., Life's A Bitch Music Inc./12 & Under Music Inc., EMI Publishing S.A.

Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC

Sample clearances by Nikki Johnson of Sample That!!

CD face:
© + ℗ 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. "Columbia" is the exclusive trademark of Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Made in Austria

Back cover:
© 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc./"Columbia" is the exclusive trademark of Sony Music Entertainment Inc./Distribution Sony Music

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Scanned): 5099748419668
Barcode (Text): 5 099748 419668
Rights Society: SACEM SACD SDRM SGDL BIEM
Label Code: LC 0162
Price Code: CB 811
Price Code: CDC
Other (Back cover, CD face, insert): 01-484196-11
Matrix / Runout: Sony Music S0148419611-0101 24 A 3
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L554
Mould SID Code: IFPI 949B

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	It Was Written (LP, Album)	Columbia	484196 1	Europe	1996
Recently Edited	It Was Written (LP, Album)	Columbia	C 67015	US	1996
Recently Edited	It Was Written (CD, Album)	Columbia	484196 2, col 484196 2	Europe	1996
	It Was Written (CD, Album)	Columbia	CK 67015	US	1996
Recently Edited	It Was Written (CD, Album)	Columbia	484196 2	Australia	1996