"It Was Written" Is Definitely The Most Overrated/Underrated Rap Album

[Wacky D]

album was half-hated in real-time

caught unfair hate by the purists, BUT even if you werent a purist, the album still wasnt neccessarily ALL THAT.

this revisionist push by nas stans & media acting like it was some sort of landmark, needs to stop.

its an ARGUABLE classic at best.

 

[Deltron]

always thought it was solid and a personal classic

 

[Mike the Executioner]

It's a certified classic and if it wasn't for people pushing the "Illmatic is the only Nas album that matters" narrative, you could argue that it's Nas' best album.

 

[John Mexico]

As a Nas stan it's much much closer to a classic than I Am is to good and Nastradamus is to decent

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

One of the best rappers ever at his lyrical peak
Some of the best production of his career
Amazing songs
One of the Quentissential singles of the 90s
Made Nas a superstar

This album is it

 

[Heavy_Handz]

When it dropped it was definitely a letdown after Illmatic but If I Ruled The World was a bonafide smash hit. Purists were upset he went with Trackmasters for a decent amount of production and didn’t go back to Pete Rock or Lord Finesse for production. At least he did have Preemo & L.E.S back on the boards plus he did have Havoc production. It was a really good album that was a step in another direction from Illmatic so many fans were turned off but still great album.

 

[Metal Face]

the GOAT sellout album

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

When it dropped it was definitely a letdown after Illmatic but If I Ruled The World was a bonafide smash hit. Purists were upset he went with Trackmasters for a decent amount of production and didn’t go back to Pete Rock or Lord Finesse for production. At least he did have Preemo & L.E.S back on the boards plus he did have Havoc production. It was a really good album that was a step in another direction from Illmatic so many fans were turned off but still great album.

this..

 

[Kliq_Souf]

12 Nasir threads on the first page

The Booth = The Jones Experience

 

[JustCKing]

It's a classic and more classic than a lot of these albums that get a classic tag on here.

 

[FreshAIG]

It's one of those albums that I didn't love at first but now I do. My musical palate has changed over the years. Now it's one of my favorite albums. It's not over Illmatic though (to me, that's crazy talk).

 

[JerseyFinest!]

album was half-hated in real-time

caught unfair hate by the purists, BUT even if you werent a purist, the album still wasnt neccessarily ALL THAT.

this revisionist push by nas stans & media acting like it was some sort of landmark, needs to stop.

its an ARGUABLE classic at best.

In real-time I never heard this album get hate…it wasn’t till I got on the internet and heard about dudes not liking “ if I ruled the world” and his subject matter…

The Hood loved this Album…Mafiaoso raps were in, especially after purple tape dropped.

Album is an Landmark

 

[Mastamimd]

12 Nasir threads on the first page

The Booth = The Jones Experience

Some of them are haters

 

[Mastamimd]

But to answer the OP this album is nothing short of a masterpiece...if you don't feel that way, that's cool

 

[Keep_It_Hip_Hop_Fam]

It is a classic from start to finish

Most persons feel compelled to label Illmatic 'classic'

But objectively rate 'It was written'