The original line-up included Nas, AZ, Foxy Brown and Cormega who were all featured on the song "Affirmative Action" from Nas' album It Was Written (1996).
ðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl lˈaɪnˌʌp ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd nˈæs, ˈæz, fˈɑːksi bɹˈaʊn ænd kˈɔːɹmɛɡə hˌuː wɜːɹ ˈɔːl fˈiːtʃɚd ɔnðə sˈɔŋ "ɐfˈɜːmətˌɪv ˈækʃən" fɹʌm nˈæs ˈælbəm ɪt wʌz ɹˈɪʔn̩ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks.