NAS - It Was Written

It Was Written is the second studio album by American rapper Nas, released on July 2, 1996. After the modest commercial success of his debut album Illmatic, Nas pursued a more polished, mainstream sound for this album. Produced largely by Trackmasters, it embraced mafioso and gangsta themes. The album was a commercial success, debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and selling 270,000 copies in its first week. It remains Nas’s best-selling album, certified triple platinum.