Nas celebrated the 22nd anniversary of his third studio effort
I Am on Tuesday (April 6). The album was released on April 6, 1999 as the follow-up to his 1996 album
It Was Written and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling roughly 470,000 copies in its opening week.
While thanking his fans for the support on Instagram, the
Illmatic legend revealed Nipsey Hussle had approached him about making a documentary about the project prior to his March 2019 murder.
“This album started out as a double album until half of it leaked,” he wrote in the caption. “Our brother Nipsey met with me to discuss doing a documentary on it and i was beyond honored. Didn’t get to happen. I Am, my 3rd Lp was released April 6 1999. Thank you all for the love.”