I Am… is the third studio album by American hip hop rapper Nas, released April 6, 1999 on Columbia Records. Considered a comeback album after a three-year gap between releases, the album features the singles "Nas Is Like" and "Hate Me Now". It debuted #1 on the charts, selling over 470,000 copies in its first week. I Am… would later be certified 2x platinum in the United States. Despite negative criticism towards its mainstream-oriented material,...
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I Am… is the third studio album by American hip hop rapper Nas, released April 6, 1999 on Columbia Records. Considered a comeback album after a three-year gap between releases, the album features the singles "Nas Is Like" and "Hate Me Now". It debuted #1 on the charts, selling over 470,000 copies in its first week. I Am… would later be certified 2x platinum in the United States. Despite negative criticism towards its mainstream-oriented material, the album received generally positive reviews from music critics.
This album was originally to have been a double album titled I Am...The Autobiography, however most of the original sessions were bootlegged forcing Nas to discard many songs and adjust the release to one disc. I Am...became one of the first major label releases to be widely leaked using MP3 technology. Some of the leaked songs were later released on the compilation LP The Lost Tapes in 2002. The concept of this album as can be seen by tracks such as "Fetus" from The Lost Tapes...
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