#Nastradamus is the fourth studio album by #Nas, released on November 23, 1999, by Ill Will and Columbia Records. The album debuted at number 7 on the US Billboard 200, selling over 232,000 copies in its first week. The Recording Industry Association of America certified the album platinum in sales on December 22, 1999. In retrospect, Nas said: “On that album, a couple of songs have a certain sound to it that doesn’t sound like anything else I’ve done. It was a gray area in my life, and that album represents it. It was personal stuff that I’d rather not elaborate on. But I have nothing.” against that album.