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<p>Veröffent-<br>lichung
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<p><a href="Musikjahr_1996" title="Musikjahr 1996">2. Juli 1996</a>
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<th><a href="Musiklabel" title="Musiklabel">Label(s)</a>
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<td><a href="Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia Records</a>
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<p>CD, LP
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<p><a href="Genre" title="Genre">Genre(s)</a>
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<p><a href="Eastcoast-Hip-Hop" title="Eastcoast-Hip-Hop">Eastcoast-Hip-Hop</a>
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<p>Titel&nbsp;(Anzahl)
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<p>15
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<p><a href="Spieldauer_(Musik)" title="Spieldauer (Musik)">Länge</a>
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<p>53:33
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<ul><li><a href="Trackmasters" class="mw-redirect" title="Trackmasters">Trackmasters</a></li>
<li><a href="Dr._Dre" title="Dr. Dre">Dr. Dre</a></li>
<li>Live Squad</li>
<li>Dave Atkinson</li>
<li><a href="Havoc_(Hip-Hop-Musiker)" title="Havoc (Hip-Hop-Musiker)">Havoc</a></li>
<li><a href="DJ_Premier" title="DJ Premier">DJ Premier</a></li>
<li>Kirk Goody</li>
<li><a href="L.E.S." title="L.E.S.">L.E.S.</a></li>
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<td style="width:33%;"><a href="Illmatic_(Album)" title="Illmatic (Album)">Illmatic</a><br>(1994)
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<th style="width:34%;">It Was Written
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<td style="width:33%;"><a href="I_Am_%E2%80%A6" title="I Am …">I Am …</a><br>(1998)
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<p><b>It Was Written</b> (<a href="Englische_Sprache" title="Englische Sprache">englisch</a> für <i>Es steht geschrieben</i>) ist das zweite offizielle <a href="Musikalbum" title="Musikalbum">Musikalbum</a> des aus <a href="Queensbridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Queensbridge">Queensbridge</a> stammenden Rappers <a href="Nas_(Rapper)" title="Nas (Rapper)">Nas</a>. Das Album wurde hauptsächlich von Samuel „Tone“ Barnes und Jean-Claude „Poke“ Olivier (<a href="Trackmasters" class="mw-redirect" title="Trackmasters">Trackmasters</a>) produziert; es sollte das genaue Gegenteil des Vorgängeralbums <i><a href="Illmatic_(Album)" title="Illmatic (Album)">Illmatic</a></i> werden. Von <a href="Raekwon" title="Raekwon">Raekwon</a> inspiriert, änderte Nas sein Image zeitgleich vom „Jungen aus den Projects“ zum <a href="Mafia" title="Mafia">Mafioso</a> und nennt sich von nun an <i>Nas Escobar</i> (nach dem <a href="Kolumbien" title="Kolumbien">Kolumbianischen</a> Drogenhändler <a href="Pablo_Escobar" title="Pablo Escobar">Pablo Escobar</a>, der lange Zeit ein Drogenkartell anführte).
</p><p>Im Song <i>I Gave You Power</i> wird zum von <a href="DJ_Premier" title="DJ Premier">DJ Premier</a> produzierten Beat mit Piano-Sample eine Geschichte aus der Perspektive einer <a href="Schusswaffe" title="Schusswaffe">Schusswaffe</a> erzählt. Das Album beinhaltet außerdem Hits wie <i>If I Ruled The World</i> mit <a href="Lauryn_Hill" title="Lauryn Hill">Lauryn Hill</a> von den <a href="The_Fugees" class="mw-redirect" title="The Fugees">Fugees</a>, <i>Street Dreams</i> und <i>The Message.</i> Für die <a href="Musikvideo" title="Musikvideo">Musikvideos</a> der Singles stand ein großzügiges Budget zur Verfügung; sie wurden von <a href="Hype_Williams" title="Hype Williams">Hype Williams</a> gedreht. Auf <i>It Was Written</i> sind ebenfalls Gäste wie z.&nbsp;B. <a href="Mobb_Deep" title="Mobb Deep">Mobb Deep</a> vertreten, außerdem war es das Debüt der Hip-Hop-Gruppe <a href="Nas%2C_Foxy_Brown%2C_AZ%2C_and_Nature_Present_The_Firm%3A_The_Album" title="Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature Present The Firm: The Album">The Firm</a> mit den Mitgliedern Nas, <a href="AZ_(Rapper)" title="AZ (Rapper)">AZ</a>, <a href="Cormega" title="Cormega">Cormega</a> und <a href="Foxy_Brown_(Rapperin)" title="Foxy Brown (Rapperin)">Foxy Brown</a>.
</p><p>Nach der Veröffentlichung kam <i>It Was Written</i> bei den Fans gut an und wurde bis dato Nas’ in kommerzieller Hinsicht erfolgreichstes Album. Weltweit wurden insgesamt über drei Millionen Exemplare verkauft, und es setzte sich in den <a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten">amerikanischen</a> <a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Album-Charts</a> vier Wochen lang auf Platz eins fest. Nas’ <a href="Popularit%C3%A4t" title="Popularität">Popularität</a> stieg immer mehr, und er wurde somit auch bei <a href="Mainstream" title="Mainstream">Mainstream</a>-Musik-Hörern bekannt.
</p><p>Der Rapper <a href="Lupe_Fiasco" title="Lupe Fiasco">Lupe Fiasco</a> aus <a href="Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a> erwähnte in einem Interview, dass <i>It Was Written</i> für ihn die größte Inspiration während seiner Jugend war.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Titelliste">Titelliste</h2></div>
<ol><li><i>Album Intro</i> (produziert von Nas &amp; Trackmasters) – 2:24</li>
<li><i>The Message</i> (produziert von Poke &amp; Tone) – 3:54</li>
<li><i>Street Dreams</i> (produziert von Poke &amp; Tone) – 4:40</li>
<li><i>I Gave You Power</i> (produziert von DJ Premier) – 3:52</li>
<li><i>Watch Dem Niggas</i> (produziert von Poke &amp; Tone) – 4:04</li>
<li><i>Take It In Blood</i> (produziert von Live Squad, Lo Ground &amp; Top General Sounds) – 4:48</li>
<li><i>Nas Is Coming</i> (produziert von Dr. Dre) – 5:41</li>
<li><i>Affirmative Action</i> (feat. <a href="AZ_(Rapper)" title="AZ (Rapper)">AZ</a>, <a href="Cormega" title="Cormega">Cormega</a> und <a href="Foxy_Brown_(Rapperin)" title="Foxy Brown (Rapperin)">Foxy Brown</a>) (produziert von Dave Atkinson) – 4:19</li>
<li><i>The Set Up</i> (produziert von <a href="Havoc_(Hip-Hop-Musiker)" title="Havoc (Hip-Hop-Musiker)">Havoc</a>) – 4:01</li>
<li><i>Black Girl Lost</i> (feat. Jo-Jo) (produziert von L.E.S., Poke &amp; Tone) – 4:23</li>
<li><i>Suspect</i> (produziert von L.E.S.) – 4:12</li>
<li><i>Shootouts</i> (produziert von Poke &amp; Tone) – 3:46</li>
<li><i>Live Nigga Rap</i> (feat. <a href="Mobb_Deep" title="Mobb Deep">Mobb Deep</a>) (produziert von Havoc) – 3:45</li>
<li><i>If I Ruled The World (Imagine That)</i> (feat. <a href="Lauryn_Hill" title="Lauryn Hill">Lauryn Hill</a>) (produziert von Poke &amp; Tone, Rashad Smith) – 4:42</li>
<li><i>Silent Murder</i> (produziert von Live Squad, Lo Ground &amp; Top General Sounds) – 3:24</li></ol>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Kommerzieller_Erfolg">Kommerzieller Erfolg</h2></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chartplatzierungen">Chartplatzierungen</h3></div>
<p><i>It Was Written</i> stieg 1996 auf Position 1 der US-amerikanischen <i>Billboard 200</i>-Charts ein.<sup id="cite_ref-Charts_US_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charts_US-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Das Album konnte sich vier Wochen auf Platz 1 halten. Auch die Singles <i>If I ruled the world</i> und <i>Street Dreams</i> konnten in den Vereinigten Staaten Chartpositionen belegen. <i>If I ruled the world</i> erreichte Platz 53 und <i>Street Dreams</i> Platz 22 der <i>Billboard Hot 100</i>-Charts.<sup id="cite_ref-Charts_US_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charts_US-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>In Deutschland stieg Nas Album in der 32. Kalenderwoche des Jahrs 1996 zunächst auf Platz 86 der Album-Charts ein. <i>It Was Written</i> stieg in den folgenden Wochen an und erreichte schließlich Position 16 der Charts. Insgesamt belegte der Tonträger 18 Wochen Platzierungen in der Liste der 100 meistverkauften Alben der Woche.<sup id="cite_ref-Charts_DE_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charts_DE-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Des Weiteren konnte auch die Single <i>If I ruled the world</i> Erfolge in Deutschland feiern. Das Lied erreichte in 20 Wochen Platzierungen in den deutschen Charts, wovon acht Positionen in den Top 10 zu finden sind. Die höchste Platzierung der Single war Platz 4.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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</style><table class="wikitable charts-table charts-zebragrey2" style="max-width:100%;break-inside:avoid"><caption><span class="charts-hidm">Chartplatzierungen</span></caption><tbody><tr><th class="charts-th" style="width:250px"><span class="charts-hidm">Charts</span><span class="charts-monl">Chart­plat­zie­rungen</span></th><th class="charts-trh" style="width:150px"><span class="charts-hidm">Höchst­platzie­rung</span></th><th class="charts-trh" style="width:90px">Wo­chen</th></tr><tr><td><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Deutsche_Albumcharts" title="Deutschland (GfK)"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Deutsche_Albumcharts" title="Deutsche Albumcharts">Deutschland (GfK)</a><sup id="cite_ref-Charts_DE_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charts_DE-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center">16<span class="charts-monl" style="font-size:smaller"> (18&nbsp;Wo.)</span></td><td class="charts-hidm" style="text-align:center">18</td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="%C3%963_Austria_Top_40" title="Österreich (Ö3)"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="%C3%963_Austria_Top_40" title="Ö3 Austria Top 40">Österreich (Ö3)</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center">38<span class="charts-monl" style="font-size:smaller"> (7&nbsp;Wo.)</span></td><td class="charts-hidm" style="text-align:center">7</td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Schweizer_Hitparade" title="Schweiz (IFPI)"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Schweizer_Hitparade" title="Schweizer Hitparade">Schweiz (IFPI)</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center">25<span class="charts-monl" style="font-size:smaller"> (19&nbsp;Wo.)</span></td><td class="charts-hidm" style="text-align:center">19</td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Billboard_200" title="Vereinigte Staaten (Billboard)"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">Vereinigte Staaten (Billboard)</a><sup id="cite_ref-Charts_US_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charts_US-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center"><a href="Liste_der_Nummer-eins-Hits_in_den_USA_(1996)" title="Liste der Nummer-eins-Hits in den USA (1996)"><b>1</b></a><span class="charts-monl" style="font-size:smaller"> (34&nbsp;Wo.)</span></td><td class="charts-hidm" style="text-align:center">34</td></tr>
<tr><td><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Vereinigtes Königreich (OCC)"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">Vereinigtes Königreich (OCC)</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center">38<span class="charts-monl" style="font-size:smaller"> (10&nbsp;Wo.)</span></td><td class="charts-hidm" style="text-align:center">10</td></tr>
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<table class="wikitable charts-table charts-zebragrey2" style="max-width:100%;break-inside:avoid"><caption><span class="charts-hidm">Jahrescharts</span></caption><tbody><tr><th class="charts-th" style="width:250px"><span class="charts-hidm">Charts</span><span class="charts-monl">Jahres­charts</span> (1996)</th><th class="charts-trh" style="width:90px">Platzie­rung</th></tr><tr><td><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Deutsche_Albumcharts" title="Deutschland (GfK)"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Deutsche_Albumcharts" title="Deutsche Albumcharts">Deutschland (GfK)</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center">76</td></tr>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Auszeichnungen_für_Musikverkäufe"><span id="Auszeichnungen_f.C3.BCr_Musikverk.C3.A4ufe"></span>Auszeichnungen für Musikverkäufe</h3></div>

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<th style="width:250px;" class="charts-trh">Land/Region
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<th style="width:150px;" class="charts-th">Aus­zeich­nung<span class="charts-monl">­en für Mu­sik­ver­käu­fe<br><span class="charts-mh">(Land/Region, Aus­zeich­nung, Ver­käu­fe)</span></span>
</th>
<th style="width:90px;" class="charts-trh" data-sort-type="number">Ver­käu­fe
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<tr><td><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="IFPI_D%C3%A4nemark" title="Dänemark (IFPI)"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="IFPI_D%C3%A4nemark" title="IFPI Dänemark">Dänemark (IFPI)</a><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span>&nbsp;Gold</td><td>10.000</td></tr><tr><td><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Syndicat_National_de_l%E2%80%99%C3%A9dition_Phonographique" title="Frankreich (SNEP)"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Syndicat_National_de_l%E2%80%99%C3%A9dition_Phonographique" title="Syndicat National de l’édition Phonographique">Frankreich (SNEP)</a><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span>&nbsp;Gold</td><td>100.000</td></tr><tr><td><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Music_Canada" title="Kanada (MC)"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Music_Canada" title="Music Canada">Kanada (MC)</a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span>&nbsp;Platin</td><td>100.000</td></tr><tr><td><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Vereinigte Staaten (RIAA)"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Vereinigte Staaten (RIAA)</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span>&nbsp;3×&nbsp;Platin</td><td>3.000.000</td></tr><tr><td><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="British_Phonographic_Industry" title="Vereinigtes Königreich (BPI)"></a></span>&nbsp;<a href="British_Phonographic_Industry" title="British Phonographic Industry">Vereinigtes Königreich (BPI)</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span>&nbsp;Gold</td><td>100.000</td></tr>
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<td>Insgesamt
</td>
<td style="text-align:center;"><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> 3× Gold<br><span typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> 4× Platin<br>
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<td style="text-align:right;"><b>3.310.000</b>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Einzelnachweise">Einzelnachweise</h2></div>
<ol class="references">
<li id="cite_note-Charts_US-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Charts_US_1-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Charts_US_1-1">b</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Charts_US_1-2">c</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.billboard.com/artist/nas/chart-history/"><i>Chartplatzierung in den USA.</i></a> In: <i>billboard.com.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 11.&nbsp;Juli 2025</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AIt+Was+Written&amp;rft.title=Chartplatzierung+in+den+USA&amp;rft.description=Chartplatzierung+in+den+USA&amp;rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Fartist%2Fnas%2Fchart-history%2F&amp;rft.language=en">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-Charts_DE-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Charts_DE_2-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-Charts_DE_2-1">b</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-details-2357"><i>Chartplatzierung in Deutschland.</i></a> In: <i>offiziellecharts.de.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 11.&nbsp;Juli 2025</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AIt+Was+Written&amp;rft.title=Chartplatzierung+in+Deutschland&amp;rft.description=Chartplatzierung+in+Deutschland&amp;rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.offiziellecharts.de%2Fcharts%2Falbum-details-2357">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/titel-details-3291"><i>Chartplatzierung für <i>If I ruled the world</i> in Deutschland.</i></a> In: <i>offiziellecharts.de.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 11.&nbsp;Juli 2025</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AIt+Was+Written&amp;rft.title=Chartplatzierung+f%C3%BCr+%27%27If+I+ruled+the+world%27%27+in+Deutschland&amp;rft.description=Chartplatzierung+f%C3%BCr+%27%27If+I+ruled+the+world%27%27+in+Deutschland&amp;rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.offiziellecharts.de%2Fcharts%2Ftitel-details-3291">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Nas&amp;titel=It+Was+Written&amp;cat=a"><i>Chartplatzierung in Österreich.</i></a> In: <i>austriancharts.at.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 11.&nbsp;Juli 2025</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AIt+Was+Written&amp;rft.title=Chartplatzierung+in+%C3%96sterreich&amp;rft.description=Chartplatzierung+in+%C3%96sterreich&amp;rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Faustriancharts.at%2Fshowitem.asp%3Finterpret%3DNas%26titel%3DIt%2BWas%2BWritten%26cat%3Da">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://hitparade.ch/album/Nas/It-Was-Written-2357"><i>Chartplatzierung in der Schweiz.</i></a> In: <i>hitparade.ch.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 11.&nbsp;Juli 2025</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AIt+Was+Written&amp;rft.title=Chartplatzierung+in+der+Schweiz&amp;rft.description=Chartplatzierung+in+der+Schweiz&amp;rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fhitparade.ch%2Falbum%2FNas%2FIt-Was-Written-2357">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/nas-it-was-written/"><i>Chartplatzierung in Großbritannien.</i></a> In: <i>officialcharts.com.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 11.&nbsp;Juli 2025</span> (englisch).</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AIt+Was+Written&amp;rft.title=Chartplatzierung+in+Gro%C3%9Fbritannien&amp;rft.description=Chartplatzierung+in+Gro%C3%9Fbritannien&amp;rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.officialcharts.com%2Falbums%2Fnas-it-was-written%2F&amp;rft.language=en">&nbsp;</span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="cite"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1996"><i>Jahrescharts 1996 in Deutschland.</i></a> In: <i>offiziellecharts.de.</i><span class="Abrufdatum"> Abgerufen am 11.&nbsp;Juli 2025</span>.</span><span style="display: none;" class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fde.wikipedia.org%3AIt+Was+Written&amp;rft.title=Jahrescharts+1996+in+Deutschland&amp;rft.description=Jahrescharts+1996+in+Deutschland&amp;rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.offiziellecharts.de%2Fcharts%2Falbum-jahr%2Ffor-date-1996">&nbsp;</span></span>
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</style><div role="navigation" class="navbox-container klappleiste navileiste erweiterte-navigationsleiste mw-collapsible navigation-not-searchable darkmode-standardlinks" aria-labelledby="Nas"><div class="klappleiste-kopf navbox-group navbox-title" style="background-color:khaki;"><div class=" navbox-hlist navbox-navbar nomobile navbox-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><abbr title="Vorlage anzeigen" style="border:none; box-shadow:none; padding:0;">v</abbr></li><li class="nv-talk"><abbr title="Diskussion" style="border:none; box-shadow:none; padding:0;">d</abbr></li><li class="nv-edit"><a class="external text" href="https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vorlage:Navigationsleiste_Nas&amp;action=edit"><abbr title="Bearbeiten" style="border:none; box-shadow:none; padding:0;">b</abbr></a></li></ul></div><a href="Nas_(Rapper)" title="Nas (Rapper)">Nas</a></div><div class="klappleiste-inhalt mw-collapsible-content"><table class="navbox-nowraplinks navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studioalben</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Illmatic_(Album)" title="Illmatic (Album)">Illmatic</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">It Was Written</a></li>
<li><a href="I_Am_%E2%80%A6" title="I Am …">I Am …</a></li>
<li><a href="Nastradamus" title="Nastradamus">Nastradamus</a></li>
<li><a href="Stillmatic" title="Stillmatic">Stillmatic</a></li>
<li><a href="God%E2%80%99s_Son" title="God’s Son">God’s Son</a></li>
<li><a href="Street%E2%80%99s_Disciple" title="Street’s Disciple">Street’s Disciple</a></li>
<li><a href="Hip_Hop_Is_Dead" title="Hip Hop Is Dead">Hip Hop Is Dead</a></li>
<li><i><a href="Unbetiteltes_Nas-Album" title="Unbetiteltes Nas-Album">Untitled</a></i></li>
<li>Life Is Good</li>
<li>Nasir</li>
<li><a href="King%E2%80%99s_Disease" title="King’s Disease">King’s Disease</a></li>
<li>King’s Disease II</li>
<li>Magic</li>
<li>King’s Disease III</li>
<li>Magic 2</li>
<li>Magic 3</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Gemeinschaftsalben</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="Nas%2C_Foxy_Brown%2C_AZ%2C_and_Nature_Present_The_Firm%3A_The_Album" title="Nas, Foxy Brown, AZ, and Nature Present The Firm: The Album">The Firm: The Album</a> <small>(mit The Firm)</small></li>
<li>Distant Relatives <small>(mit Damian Marley)</small></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Kompilationen</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="The_Lost_Tapes" title="The Lost Tapes">The Lost Tapes</a></li>
<li><a href="The_Best_of_Nas" title="The Best of Nas">The Best of Nas</a></li>
<li>Greatest Hits</li>
<li>The Lost Tapes II</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">EPs</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>From Illmatic to Stillmatic: The Remixes</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="navbox-nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Illmatic</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>It Ain’t Hard to Tell</li>
<li>The World Is Yours</li>
<li>One Love</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">It Was Written</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)</li>
<li>Street Dreams</li>
<li>The Message</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">The Firm: The Album</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Firm Biz</li>
<li>Phone Tap</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">I Am …</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Nas Is Like</li>
<li><a href="Hate_Me_Now" title="Hate Me Now">Hate Me Now</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Nastradamus</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Nastradamus</li>
<li>You Owe Me</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Nas &amp; Ill Will Records Present QB’s Finest</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Da Bridge 2001</li>
<li>Oochie Wally</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Stillmatic</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Got Ur Self a Gun</li>
<li>One Mic</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">God’s Son</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Made You Look</li>
<li>I Can</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Street’s Disciple</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Thief’s Theme</li>
<li>Bridging The Gap</li>
<li>Just a Moment</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Hip Hop Is Dead</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Hip Hop Is Dead</li>
<li>Can’t Forget About You</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Untitled</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Hero</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Distant Relatives</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>As We Enter</li>
<li>My Generation</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Life Is Good</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>The Don</li>
<li>Daughters</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">Nasir</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Cop Shot the Kid</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;">King’s Disease</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Ultra Black</li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DDE5EE; color:inherit;"><small>Weitere Singles</small></th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Halftime</li>
<li>In Too Deep</li>
<li>I’ve Got To Have It</li>
<li>Better Than I’ve Ever Been</li>
<li>Hard To Love Somebody</li>
<li>Deep</li>
<li>NY Se Mumbai</li>
<li>Life Is Like a Dice Game</li>
<li>Tomorrow</li></ul>
</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="padding:0"></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Featurings</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd navbox-hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:99%"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li>Fast Life</li>
<li>Gimme Yours</li>
<li>Love Is All We Need</li>
<li>Head Over Heels</li>
<li>Hot Boyz (Remix)</li>
<li>It’s Mine</li>
<li>I’m Gonna Be Alright (Track Masters Remix)</li>
<li>Thugz Mansion</li>
<li>In Public</li>
<li>My President</li>
<li>Too Many Rappers</li>
<li>Thriving</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Nas_(Rapper)/Diskografie" title="Nas (Rapper)/Diskografie">Diskografie</a></li></ul>
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