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What is Inconsistent output?
In late 1998, Nas began working on a double album, to be entitled I Am... The Autobiography; he intended it as the middle ground between Illmatic and It Was Written
Did Nas release any albums as a result of wanting a middle ground between Illmatic and It Was Written?
I Am... The Autobiography was completed in early 1999
How did I Am by Nas do on the charts?
The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard 200, selling over 470,000 copies in its first week of sales.

Question: Why was he criticized?
Self-contained rewrite: Why was Nas criticized?