Episode
#1996 It Was Written
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- Hip-Hop Now Podcast
- Published
- Jul 2, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 3941
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Summary
It's a limited episode series celebrating the year 1996! It's the 30th anniversary of many classic albums from that year and we chose twelve to "re-review!" Lead by the marketing campaing slogan, "Nas is Coming," It Was Written had to live up to tremendous expectations following his classic debut Illmatic . With unmatched hype, Nas packed out the "sophmore jinx with a album that rivals is debut in classic status. Tony of DaDome Podcast joins Vegas to breakdown this pivotal point in Nas's young career. Let's talk about it! See more from my guest, Tony here: https://youtu.be/mF_aiF5NbGA?si=6ZNzaL5FRM2hr1ii Support and become a HHNP Member on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm0tLSTDRtc_U_EM0Tx5EkA/join Support on CashApp: $Vegasworldinc77 Theme music is produced by McLovin Beatz (@mclovin-beatz) BlueSky/Twitter/Instagram/Tik Tok/Threads/Spill: @Vegasworldinc Become a YouTube Member today! HHNP Memberships