▁Day ' s ▁track ▁" Set ▁It ▁Off " ▁from ▁their ▁album ▁" With out ▁Warning " ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁During ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁in car cer ation , ▁C orm ega ▁gained ▁some ▁attention ▁following ▁a ▁shout - out ▁from ▁Nas ▁on ▁his ▁song ▁" One ▁Love ", ▁from ▁the ▁crit ically ▁acc laimed ▁Ill m atic ▁album . ▁Following ▁his ▁release ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁C orm ega ▁became ▁determined ▁to ▁purs ue ▁ra pping . ▁Nas ▁included ▁him ▁on ▁a ▁song ▁entitled ▁" Aff irm ative ▁Action " ▁for ▁his ▁second ▁album ▁It ▁Was ▁Writ ten . ▁The ▁song ▁also ▁featured ▁A Z ▁and ▁Fox y ▁Brown , ▁and ▁became ▁The ▁F irm ' s ▁first ▁appearance . ▁Based ▁on ▁his ▁performance , ▁he ▁was ▁signed ▁to ▁Def ▁Jam ▁and ▁recorded ▁an ▁album ▁called ▁The ▁Testament . ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁bu zz ▁from ▁" Aff irm ative ▁Action ," ▁Nas , ▁his ▁manager ▁Steve ▁St oute ▁and ▁produ cers ▁Dr . ▁Dre ▁and ▁Track master s ▁joined ▁to ▁produce ▁The ▁F irm . ▁C orm ega ▁was ▁replaced ▁with ▁another ▁artist , ▁Nature , ▁because ▁either ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁sign ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁St oute ▁or ▁St oute ▁felt ▁Nature ▁was ▁a ▁better ▁ra pper . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁alleg ed ▁alter cation ▁between ▁C orm ega ▁and ▁Nature . ▁C orm ega ' s ▁dispute ▁with ▁St oute ▁also ▁ended ▁his ▁friendship ▁with ▁Nas .