With a more mainstream-oriented sound, Nas's second album It Was Written was released in and included the Lauryn Hill collaboration "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" and "Street Dreams", the latter of which reached number 22 on the Billboard Hot chart and number 1 Compilation albums: 5.

Jul 02,  · It Was Written was an album that was full of interesting stories and/or tales about Nas's life in and outside of the confines of the Queensbridge Projects. Within this album there were stories about gun battles, stories about misguided Black men and /5().

It Was Written is the second studio album by American rapper Nas, released July 2, on Columbia Records in the United States. Following the moderate sales success of his acclaimed debut album, Illmatic (), Nas chose to focus his efforts in a more mainstream direction. Primarily produced by Trackmasters, it is a departure for him from the raw, underground tone of his debut album towards Genre: Mafioso rap.

Jul 06,  · View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the CD release of It Was Written on Discogs. Label: Columbia - CK • Format: CD Album • Country: US • Genre: Hip Hop • Nas - It Was Written (, CD) | Discogs/5().

Tracklist: 1. Album Intro, 2. The Message, 3. Street Dreams, 4. I Gave You Power, 5. Watch Dem Niggas, 6. Take It In Blood, 7. The Set Up, 8. Black Girl Lost, 9.

Street Dreams Lyrics. K as It Was Written is Nas' highest selling album to date and it was certified triple platinum after debuting at #1 on the Billboard

The result is an album that plays out like a panoramic shot of both the circa-’90s projects and the mind of a brilliant storyteller. Tales like “The Message” and “Street Dreams” are as rough as they are reflective, but Nas still has a way of casually breezing over beats—whether he’s observing the .

Street Dreams Lyrics: Street dreams are made of these / Niggas push Bimmers and E's / A drug dealer's destiny is reaching a key / Everybody's looking for something / Street dreams are made of.