Nas Nastradamus

It was originally scheduled to be released as a follow-up composed of material from sessions for his previous
album I Am..., also released in 1999.Due to bootlegging of the material, Nas recorded separate songs for Nastradamus
to meet its November release date.

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. However, it achieved
considerable commercial success and spawned two charting singles.On December 22, 1999, the album was certified
Platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

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.”