Nastradamus is the fourth studio album by American rapper Nas, released on November 23, 1999, by Ill Will and Columbia Records. It was originally intended to be composed entirely of material from sessions for I Am... and released October 26,[11] but in response to bootlegging of that material, release was postponed one month for Nas to record new material for Nastradamus.[11]
The album debuted at number 7 on the US Billboard 200, selling over 232,000 copies in its first week. It received generally mixed reviews from critics, and has been regarded by some as Nas's weakest effort.[12] However, it achieved considerable commercial success and spawned two charting singles.[11] On December 22, 1999, the album was certified Platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[13]
In retrospect, Nas said: "On that album, there’s a couple of songs that have a certain sound to it that doesn’t sound like anything else I’ve done. And it was a gray area in my life and that album represents that gray area. It was personal stuff that I’d rather not elaborate on. But I have nothing against that album."[14]
Nathan Brackett, Christian Hoard (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide: Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition. Simon and Schuster. ISBN0-7432-0169-8.
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Not to be confused with Nostradamus For the title track see Nastradamus song Nastradamus is the fourth studio album by American rapper Nas released on November 23 1999 by Ill Will and Columbia Records It was originally intended to be composed entirely of material from sessions for I Am and released October 26 11 but in response to bootlegging of that material release was postponed one month for Nas to record new material for Nastradamus 11 NastradamusStudio album by NasReleasedNovember 23 1999Recorded1999GenreEast Coast hip hoppop rapR amp BLength62 43LabelIll WillColumbiaProducerDame GreaseL E S HavocRich NiceDJ PremierTimbalandNas chronologyI Am 1999 Nastradamus 1999 Stillmatic 2001 Singles from Nastradamus Nastradamus Released October 26 1999 You Owe Me Released 1999 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Chicago Tribunemixed 2 Robert Christgau 3 Entertainment WeeklyA 4 Los Angeles Times 5 PopMattersmixed 6 Rolling Stone 7 USA Today 8 The Washington Postfavorable 9 Yahoo Musicmixed 10 The album debuted at number 7 on the US Billboard 200 selling over 232 000 copies in its first week It received generally mixed reviews from critics and has been regarded by some as Nas s weakest effort 12 However it achieved considerable commercial success and spawned two charting singles 11 On December 22 1999 the album was certified Platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA 13 In retrospect Nas said On that album there s a couple of songs that have a certain sound to it that doesn t sound like anything else I ve done And it was a gray area in my life and that album represents that gray area It was personal stuff that I d rather not elaborate on But I have nothing against that album 14 Contents 1 Track listing 1 1 Sample credits 2 Charts 2 1 Weekly charts 2 2 Year end charts 3 Certifications 4 References 5 External linksTrack listing editNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 The Prediction Nasir Jones Richard Jackson Jessica Care MooreRich Nice1 192 Life We Chose Jones Leshan Lewis Fred Wesley Jr L E S 4 083 Nastradamus Jones Lewis James BrownL E S 4 114 Some of Us Have Angels Jones Damon BlackmonDame Grease4 155 Project Windows featuring Ronald Isley Jones Nashiem Myrick Carlos BroadyNashiem Myrick amp Carlos 6 July Broady for The Hitmen4 556 Come Get Me Jones Christopher MartinDJ Premier5 317 Shoot Em Up Jones Kejuan MuchitaHavoc2 538 Last Words featuring Nashawn Jones Lewis Ralph Middlebrooks James Williams Billy Beck Clarence Satchell Leroy Bonner Marshall Jones Marvin Pierce Nashawn JonesL E S 5 319 Family featuring Mobb Deep Jones Lewis Albert Johnson BlackmonDame Grease5 1610 God Love Us Jones BlackmonDame Grease4 3711 Quiet Niggas featuring Bravehearts Jones Blackmon Eugene Gray Jabari Jones Michael EppsDame Grease4 5712 Big Girl Jones Lewis Lamar Bryant Rob DouglasL E S 4 1913 New World Jones Lewis Jeff Porcaro David PaichL E S 4 0014 You Owe Me featuring Ginuwine Jones Tim Mosley Stephen GarrettTimbaland4 4715 The Outcome Jones Moore JacksonRich Nice1 54Total length 62 33 Sample credits edit Source 15 Life We Chose Peace Fugue by Bernie Worrell Nastradamus It s Not the Express It s the JB s Monaurail by The J B s Come Get Me We re Just Trying to Make It by The Persuaders Week End by Cox Orange It s Mine by Mobb Deep Last Words Good Luck Charm by Ohio Players Big Girl You re a Big Girl Now by The Stylistics New World Africa by Toto Shoot Em Up Carol of the Bells by Mykola Leontovych If I Die 2nite by 2PacCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1999 Peakposition Dutch Albums Album Top 100 16 90 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 17 45 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 18 92 US Billboard 200 19 7 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 20 2 Year end charts edit Chart 2000 Peakposition US Billboard 200 19 86 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 20 18Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units sales Canada Music Canada 21 Gold 50 000 United Kingdom BPI 22 Silver 60 000 United States RIAA 23 Platinum 1 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit Farley Keith Review Nastradamus AllMusic Retrieved on 2009 11 21 Baker Soren Review Nastradamus Chicago Tribune 14 November 28 1999 Transcription of original review at talk page Christgau Robert Consumer Guide Nastradamus The Village Voice January 2000 Diehl Matt Review Nastradamus Archived 2013 07 30 at the Wayback Machine Entertainment Weekly Retrieved on 2009 11 21 Baker Soren Review Nastradamus permanent dead link Los Angeles Times Retrieved on 2009 11 21 Note Original rating at archived page permanent dead link Fuchs Cynthia Review Nastradamus PopMatters Retrieved on 2009 11 21 Powell Kevin 2000 01 20 Nastradamus Rolling Stone Retrieved 2012 02 28 Jones Steve Review Nastradamus permanent dead link USA Today 08 D November 23 1999 Transcription of original review at talk page Harrington Richard Review Nastradamus The Washington Post G 14 December 15 1999 Archived from the original on 2009 11 21 Carter James Review Nastradamus Archived 2011 07 17 at the Wayback Machine Yahoo Music Retrieved on 2009 11 21 a b c Birchmeier Jason Biography Nas Allmusic Retrieved on 2009 11 21 Hoard 2004 p 568 Gold amp Platinum Searchable Database Archived 2007 06 26 at the Wayback Machine Recording Industry Association of America RIAA Retrieved on 2008 08 09 Kimble Julian November 21 2014 Come Get Me Why Nas Nastradamus Album Is Better Than You Think Vibe Rap Sample FAQ Nas Archived 2012 09 12 at archive today TheBreaks Retrieved on 2009 11 21 Dutchcharts nl NAS Nastradamus in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved November 12 2013 Officialcharts de NAS Nastradamus GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved November 12 2013 Swisscharts com NAS Nastradamus Hung Medien Retrieved November 12 2013 a b Nas Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved November 12 2013 a b Nas Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved November 12 2013 Canadian album certifications Nas Nastradamus Music Canada British album certifications Nas Nastradamus British Phonographic Industry American album certifications Nas Nastradamus Recording Industry Association of America Works cited Nathan Brackett Christian Hoard 2004 The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Completely Revised and Updated 4th Edition Simon and Schuster ISBN 0 7432 0169 8 External links editNastradamus at Discogs Sharps and Flats at Salon com Album Review at Yahoo Music UK Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nastradamus amp oldid 1222811019, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
