Personnel includes: Nas, Puff Daddy, Aaliyah, Scarface, DMX.
Producers include: DJ Premier, Pretty Boy, Nashiem Myrick, L.E.S., Grease.
Engineers include: Eddie Sancho, Kevin Crouse, Steve Souder.
I AM was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
The original street poet is back. The third chapter in Nas' book of scriptures comes at a time when hip-hop starves for what made the rapper famous: intelligent, realistic songs with a hardcore street edge. I AM combines the underground feel of ILLMATIC with the commercial appeal of IT WAS WRITTEN. Fortunately for Nas, the production matches up to his superior lyrical skills, making for yet another hip-hop classic.
Nas keeps the guest appearances to a memorable minimum (DMX, Scarface, etc.) allowing listeners to focus on his own unmatchable talent. And with producers like the critically acclaimed DJ Premier providing the background for the above average "Nas Is Like" and hitmaker Puff Daddy working the boards for the hype-igniting "Hate Me Now," Nas proves that his contribution to hip-hop far surpasses that of many MCs. minimize