TRACKS
Side A
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1 -Album Intro - 2.28
- Producer - Nas
- Written-By - Nasir Jones
- Producer - Trackmasters
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2 -The Message - 4.10
- Written-By - Nasir Jones
- Written-By - Samuel Barnes
- Scratches - Kid Capri
- Engineer [Mix Engineer] - Rich Travali
- Producer, Mixed By - Poke And Tone
- Written By - N. Jones/S. Barnes
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3 -Street Dreams - 4.41
- Written-By - Annie Lennox
- Producer, Mixed By - Poke And Tone
- Performer [Portion Of "Never Gonna Stop" Performed By] - Linda Clifford
- Written-By - Nasir Jones
- Written By - A. Lennox/D. Stewart/N. Jones/S. Barnes
- Written-By - David A. Stewart
- Written-By ["Sweet Dreams" Written By] - Annie Lennox
- Engineer [Mix Engineer] - Rich Travali
- Keyboards - Delight
- Written-By ["Sweet Dreams" Written By] - David A. Stewart
- Performer ["Sweet Dreams" Performed By] - Eurythmics
- Written-By - Samuel Barnes
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4 -I Gave You Power - 3.56
- Producer - DJ Premier
- Written-By - Chris Martin
- Written-By - Nasir Jones
- Written By - N. Jones/C. Martin
- Engineer - Eddie Sancho
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5 -Watch Dem Niggas - 4.06
- Producer, Mixed By - Poke And Tone
- Written-By - Nasir Jones
- Written-By - Samuel Barnes
- Written-By [Portion Of "Sponge" Written By] - Earl Klugh
- Performer [Portion Of "Sponge" Performed By] - Earl Klugh
- Engineer [Mix Engineer] - Rich Travali
- Written By - N. Jones/S. Barnes
- Written-By [Portion Of "Sponge" Written By] - Bob James
- Chorus [Uncredited] - Foxy Brown
- Keyboards - Delight
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6 -Take It In Blood - 4.49
- Mixed By - Poke And Tone
- Producer - Lo Ground
- Written By - N. Jones/R. Walker/J.T. Epps, Jr./J. Pruitt/W. Childs/C. Horne
- Written-By - Nasir Jones
- Producer - Top General Sounds
- Written-By - James Epps
- Written-By - Randy Walker
- Engineer [Mix Engineer] - Rich Travali
- Written-By - Cleveland Horne
- Written-By - Joseph Pruitt
- Performer [Sample Of "Mixed Up Moods & Attitudes" Performed By] - Fantastic Four
- Written-By - Wallace Childs
- Producer - Live Squad
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7 -The Set Up - 4.26
- Producer - Havoc
- Written-By - Kejuan Muchita
- Written-By - Nasir Jones
- Engineer [Mix Engineer] - Mike Fronda
- Keyboards - Delight
- Written By - N. Jones/K. Muchita
Side B
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1 -Black Girl Lost - 4.32
- Performer [Sample Of "Starlight" Performed By] - Stephanie Mills
- Featuring, Backing Vocals [Background] - Jo Jo Hailey
- Engineer [Mix Engineer] - Bill Esses
- Engineer [Mix Engineer] - Rich Travali
- Written-By - Nasir Jones
- Producer - L.E.S.
- Producer [Additional Production], Mixed By - Poke And Tone
- Written-By - Reggie Lucas
- Written-By - James Mtume
- Written By - N. Jones/L. Lewis/Mtume/Lucas
- Written-By - Leshan Lewis
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2 -Suspect - 4.16
- Performer [Portion Of "El Gatto Triste" Performed By] - Chuck Mangione
- Written By - N. Jones/L. Lewis
- Written-By - Leshan Lewis
- Written-By [Portion Of "El Gatto Triste" Written By] - Chuck Mangione
- Written-By - Nasir Jones
- Mixed By - Poke And Tone
- Engineer [Mix Engineer] - Rich Travali
- Producer - L.E.S.
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3 -Shootouts - 3.46
- Written-By - Samuel Barnes
- Mixed By - Poke And Tone
- Producer - Poke And Tone
- Written By - N. Jones/S. Barnes/J. Olivier
- Producer - Kirk Goddy
- Written-By - Nasir Jones
- Engineer [Mix Engineer] - Rich Travali
- Written-By - Jean-Claude Olivier
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4 -Nas Is Coming - 5.40
- Engineer [Mix Engineer] - Kelston Rice
- Written By - N. Jones/A. Young
- Written-By - Andre Young
- Producer - Dr. Dre
- Written-By - Nasir Jones
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5 -Affirmative Action - 4.20
- Featuring [The Firm] - Nas
- Featuring [The Firm] - Cormega
- Keyboards - Dave Atkinson
- Producer - Dave Atkinson
- Mixed By - Poke And Tone
- Written-By - Inga Marchand
- Written-By - Anthony Cruz
- Written-By - Nasir Jones
- Featuring - The Firm
- Featuring [The Firm] - Foxy Brown
- Engineer [Mix Engineer] - Rich Travali
- Written-By - Jean-Claude Olivier
- Producer - Poke And Tone
- Featuring [The Firm] - AZ
- Written-By - Samuel Barnes
- Written-By - Cory McKay
- Written By - N. Jones/A. Cruz/I. Marchand/C. McKay/S. Barnes/J. Olivier
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6 -Live Nigga Rap - 3.46
- Written By - N. Jones/K. Muchita
- Rap [Verse] - Havoc
- Written-By - Nasir Jones
- Rap [Verse] - Prodigy
- Written-By - Kejuan Muchita
- Producer - Havoc
- Mixed By - Ken "Duro" Ifill
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7 -If I Ruled The World (Imagine That) - 4.44
- Engineer [Mix Engineer] - Rich Travali
- Written-By ["If I Ruled The World" Written By] - Kurtis Walker
- Written-By - Nasir Jones
- Written-By - Jean-Claude Olivier
- Keyboards - Delight
- Performer ["If I Ruled The World" Performed By] - Kurtis Blow
- Written-By - Samuel Barnes
- Written-By - Kurtis Walker
- Written By - N. Jones/J. Olivier/S. Barnes/K. Walker
- Vocals [Featured Vocals By] - Lauryn Hill
- Written-By [Portions Of "Friends (Instrumental)" Written By] - Lawrence Krisna Parker
- Producer, Mixed By - Poke And Tone
- Producer [Additional Production] - Rashad Smith