Nastradamus

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]

Nastradamus
Studio album by Nas
Released	November 23, 1999
Recorded	1999
Genre	East Coast hip hop R&B
Length	62:43
Label	Ill Will Columbia
Producer	Dame Grease L.E.S. Havoc Rich Nice DJ Premier Timbaland
Nas chronology
I Am... (1999) Nastradamus (1999) Stillmatic (2001)
Singles from Nastradamus
"Nastradamus" Released: October 26, 1999 "You Owe Me" Released: 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	mixed[2]
Robert Christgau	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[4]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
PopMatters	mixed[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
USA Today	[8]
The Washington Post	favorable[9]
Yahoo! Music	mixed[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]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Prediction"	Nasir Jones Richard Jackson Jessica Care Moore	Rich Nice	1:19
2.	"Life We Chose"	Jones Leshan Lewis Fred Wesley Jr.	L.E.S.	4:08
3.	"Nastradamus"	Jones Lewis James Brown	L.E.S.	4:11
4.	"Some of Us Have Angels"	Jones Damon Blackmon	Dame Grease	4:15
5.	"Project Windows" (featuring Ronald Isley)	Jones Nashiem Myrick Carlos Broady	Nashiem Myrick & Carlos "6 July" Broady for The Hitmen	4:55
6.	"Come Get Me"	Jones Christopher Martin	DJ Premier	5:31
7.	"Shoot 'Em Up"	Jones Kejuan Muchita	Havoc	2:53
8.	"Last Words" (featuring Nashawn)	Jones Lewis Ralph Middlebrooks James Williams Billy Beck Clarence Satchell Leroy Bonner Marshall Jones Marvin Pierce Nashawn Jones	L.E.S.	5:31
9.	"Family" (featuring Mobb Deep)	Jones Lewis Albert Johnson Blackmon	Dame Grease	5:16
10.	"God Love Us"	Jones Blackmon	Dame Grease	4:37
11.	"Quiet Niggas" (featuring Bravehearts)	Jones Blackmon Eugene Gray Jabari Jones Michael Epps	Dame Grease	4:57
12.	"Big Girl"	Jones Lewis Lamar Bryant Rob Douglas	L.E.S.	4:19
13.	"New World"	Jones Lewis Jeff Porcaro David Paich	L.E.S.	4:00
14.	"You Owe Me" (featuring Ginuwine)	Jones Tim Mosley Stephen Garrett	Timbaland	4:47
15.	"The Outcome"	Jones Moore Jackson	Rich Nice	1:54
Total length:				62:33

Sample credits

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 2Pac "Shoot 'Em Up" by Cypress Hill

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
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&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[20]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[19]	86
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[20]	18

Certifications

Region	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.