a&r [a&r direction: v.p. of a&r] Lenny Nicholson
art direction Chris Feldmann
art direction Julian Alexander
coordinator [album coordination] Lynette Mayo
coordinator [album coordination] Nikki Martin
design [imaging] Will Kennedy
executive-producer [for ill will records] Nas
photography by Kareem Black
Copyright (c) Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Made By Sony Music
Distributed By Sony Music
Glass Mastered At Sony DADC
Recorded At Right Track Recording
Mixed At Right Track Recording
Recorded At The Hit Factory
Mixed At The Hit Factory
Recorded At South Beach Studios
Recorded At Sony Music Studios, New York City
Recorded At Westlake Studios
Mixed At Sony Music Studios, New York City
Recorded At The Music Palace
Recorded At Lobo Studios
Published By Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
Published By Ill Will Music, Inc.
Published By Shelly's House Publishing
Published By Songs Of Universal Music Publishing, Inc.
Published By Elleganza Music
Published By A. Maman Music
Published By The Royalty Network, Inc.
Published By Unichappell Music, Inc.
Published By Mandrill Music Publishing, Inc.
Published By Intersong USA, Inc.
Published By Chappell & Co.
Published By Mawkeens Music
Published By Sa-Vette Music Co.
Published By 12 & Under Music
Published By Jumping Bean Songs LLC
Published By Slam-U-Well Music
Published By Jelly's Jams LLC
Published By Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Published By Dayna's Day Publishing
Published By Straight Live Hill Publishing, Inc.
Published By Sony/ATV Songs LLC
Published By Ekop Publishing
Published By Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
Published By Enot Publishing
Published By Al West Publishing
Published By Deric Angelettie Music
Published By Stone Diamond Music
Licensed From Universal Music Enterprises
Licensed From Polygram Special Markets
Produced For Precision Crafted
Produced For Davert Entertainment
Produced For Big Things Entertainment, Inc.
Produced For Track Masters Entertainment Inc.
Produced For Total Package Productions, Inc.
Produced For F-5 Productions, Inc.
Produced For Xtraordinaire Entertainment, Inc.
Produced For Crazy Cat Catalogue, Inc.
Produced For Ill Will Records
Issued in a standard jewel case with clear tray and a 6-panel insert. Track 11 contains a hidden track (track 11.2). Track 11.1 lasts for 3:43 before a period of silence. CD has CD-Text.

Sticker on front cover states:
NaS
The Lost Tapes
Classic Unreleased
Bootlegs, B-Sides And
Underground Jewels
5093622000

Track 1
Zomba Enterprises Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc. admin. by Zomba Enterprises Inc./Shelly's House Publishing (ASCAP)/Songs Of Universal Music Publishing, Inc./Elleganza Music (ASCAP)
Produced for Precision Crafted/Davert Entertainment
Recorded and mixed at Right Track Studios, New York, NY

Track 2
Zomba Enterprises Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc. admin. by Zomba Enterprises Inc./A. Maman Music admin. by The Royalty Network, Inc. (ASCAP)
Recorded and mixed at The Hit Factory Studios, New York, NY

Track 3
Zomba Enterprises Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc. admin. by Zomba Enterprises Inc. (ASCAP)/Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI)/Mandrill Music Publishing Inc./Intersong USA Inc./Chappell & Co./Mawkeens Music (ASCAP)
Produced for Big Things Entertainment, Inc./Track Masters Entertainment, Inc.
Recorded for Desert Storm at South Beach Studios, Miami, FL
Mixed at The Hit Factory Studios, New York, NY
Contains excerpts from the composition Love Song performed by Mandrill, written by Carlos Wilson, Louis Wilson and Ricardo Wilson and published by Chappell & Co. on behalf of itself and Mandrill Music Publishing Inc. and Intersong USA Inc. (ASCAP). Used courtesy of Universal Music Enterprises

Track 4
Zomba Enterprises Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc. admin. by Zomba Enterprises Inc./Mawkeens Music (ASCAP)
Produced for Big Things Entertainment, Inc./Track Masters Entertainment, Inc.
Recorded at Music Palace, W. Hempstead, NY
Mixed at The Hit Factory, New York, NY

Track 5
Ill Will Music, Inc. admin. by Zomba Enterprises Inc./A. Maman Music (ASCAP) admin. by The Royalty Network, Inc./Unichappell Music Inc./Sa-Vette Music Co. (BMI)
Recorded and mixed at Right Track Recording, New York, NY
Contains excerpts from I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little Bit More Babe written and performed by Barry White and published by Unichappell Music Inc. (BMI)/Sa-Vette Music Co. (BMI). Used courtesy of Polygram Records, under license from Universal Music Enterprises

Track 6
Zomba Enterprises Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc. admin. by Zomba Enterprises Inc./Mawkeens Music (ASCAP)/12 & Under Music/Jumping Bean Songs, LLC (BMI)/Slam-U-Well Music/Jelly's Jams, LLC (ASCAP)
Produced for Total Package Productions, Inc./Track Masters Entertainment, Inc. (L.E.S.) and for Track Masters Entertainment, Inc. (Poke And Tone)
Recorded at The Hit Factory, New York, NY and Music Palace, W. Hempstead, NY
Mixed at The Hit Factory, New York, NY

Track 7
Ill Will Music, Inc. admin. by Zomba Enterprises Inc. (ASCAP)/Warner Tamerlane Publishing Corp. obo itself and Dayna's Day Publishing (BMI)
Produced for F-5 Productions, Inc.
Recorded at Sony Studios, New York, NY and Westlake Studios, Santa Monica, CA
Mixed at Sony Studios, New York, NY

Tracks 8, 10
Ill Will Music, Inc. admin. by Zomba Enterprises Inc./Straight Live Hill Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP)
Recorded at Lobo Studios, Long Island, NY
Mixed at Right Track Recording, New York, NY

Track 9
Zomba Enterprises Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc. admin. by Zomba Enterprises Inc. (ASCAP)/Sony/ATV Songs LLC/Ekop Publishing (BMI)/Sony/ATV Tunes LLC/Enot Publishing (ASCAP)/Sony/ATV Songs LLC/Al West Publishing (BMI)
Produced for Xtraordinaire Entertainment, Inc. (Al West) and for Track Masters Entertainment, Inc. (Poke And Tone)
Recorded at The Hit Factory Studios, New York, NY and Music Palace, W. Hempstead, NY
Mixed at The Hit Factory Studios, New York, NY

Track 11.1
Zomba Enterprises Inc./Ill Will Music, Inc. admin. by Zomba Enterprises Inc. (ASCAP)/Deric Angelettie Music/Stone Diamond Music (BMI)
Produced for Crazy Cat Catalogue, Inc.
Recorded at Music Palace, W. Hempstead, NY and The Hit Factory Studios, New York, NY
Mixed at The Hit Factory Studios, New York, NY
Contains excerpts from the composition The Newness Is Gone written by Allan Wayne Felder and Norman Ray Harris, published by Stone Diamond Music (BMI), performed by Eddie Kendricks courtesy of Motown Records, LLP, under license from Polygram Special Markets, a division of Polygram Group Distribution, Inc.

Executive producer for Ill Will Records

[Back cover]
© 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. / ℗ 1999 (6, 9), 2000, 2001 (1, 7), 2002 (4, 5) Sony Music Entertainment Inc. / Columbia is the exclusive trademark of Sony Music Entertainment Inc. / [Columbia logo] is a trademark of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Distribution Sony Music

[CD face]
© 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. / ℗ 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. / Columbia is the exclusive trademark of Sony Music Entertainment Inc. / [Columbia logo] is a trademark of Sony Music Entertainment Inc. / Made in Austria
Barcode: 5 099750 936221 (Text)
Barcode: 5099750936221 (String)
Label Code: LC 00162
Rights Society: SACEM SACD SDRM SGDL BIEM
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