Following his successful comeback in 2001 with the release of Stillmatic, Nas released The Lost Tapes in 2002, a compilation of previously unreleased material created during the recording sessions for his 1999 albums I Am… and Nastradamus, as well as Stillmatic. The album debuted at #10 on the Billboard 200 chart and was met with critical acclaim for the lyrical content and production handled by the Trackmasters, L.E.S., The Alchemist, and a young Kanye West co-producing with D-Dot.