NAS - I Am... The Autobiography

I Am… The Autobiography is the original concept double album of the third studio album I Am… by American rapper Nas, originally released in April 1999 via Columbia Records.

I Am… was originally to have been a double album titled “I Am...The Autobiography”. However, most of the original sessions were bootlegged forcing Nas to discard many songs and adjust the release to one disc. I Am...became one of the first major label releases to be widely leaked using MP3 technology.

Some of the leaked songs were later released on the compilation LP The Lost Tapes in 2002. The concept of this album as can be seen by tracks such as "Fetus" from The Lost Tapes was to be an autobiography of sorts for Nas.

Although several bootleg versions have appeared on the internet over the years, an official version of the intended double album has never leaked and it remained unclear whether or not it was ever completed.

Nas announced the original double album would be released on vinyl for Record Store Day Black Friday on 24 November 2023.

This double album 2LP record set is a limited edition 2023 Record Store Day release of 4,100 copies on black vinyl housed in a single pocket sleeve, pressed in Europe via Columbia Records.