NAS - It Was Written (Reissue) THE BALLADS 3LP - Black Vinyl -

3LP - Black Vinyl - Deluxe Edition marking the album's 20th anniversary in 5mm wide spine sleeve

Ben Folkman – Bass & Guitar

000 in four days — both were seen as disappointing

And we went from getting paid $200 to getting paid $1000

depth and shape of the spare bass lines

NAS - It Was Written (Reissue) THE BALLADS 3LP - Black Vinyl -After such an unprecedented debut record, expectations were understandably high for Nas' follow up. What came next threw critics and fans for a loop, but was no less influential than Illmatic, and would become the most commercially successful album in the entirety of Nas' discography. The 1996 follow up was titled It Was Written, and in contrast to the urban bleakness of his debut, had Nas dipping his toes into the world of mafioso rap. Amidst