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Today in Hip-Hop History

It Was Written

On this day in 1996, Nas released his sophomore album It Was Written. What sophomore slump? It Was Written was arguably just as good as the agreed-upon hip-hop Bible Illmatic, if not better. Nas tackled street themes, drew out a legendary gun metaphor (“I Gave You Power” is a gem), and took a step in squashing the then-prominent East Coast/West Coast beef by working with Dr. Dre. He also put his team on, introducing the world to The Firm, a group composed of himself, AZ, Cormega, and Foxy Brown.

Rick Ross’ “Black Market” trailer & “One of Us” ft. Nas

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Black Market is set to drop on December 4th, and the heat leading up to it is getting hotter and hotter. After releasing various remixes and a video for one of his new tracks, the Boss released a trailer for his new album. A bare black and white production of flashing lights and flashing diamonds, playing off the glory it is to be Rick Ross..

He also released a track off the album with an eye-catching feature. Nas joined Rick Ross for “One of Us,” and it goes pretty hard in the paint. Check it out below.