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The Firm's origins lie in the recording of Nas ' studio album It Was Written ( 1996 ), which included a collaboration on the song " Affirmative Action " with East Coast-based rappers AZ, Cormega, and Foxy Brown.

The supergroup was a project created by rapper Nas, his manager Steve Stoute, West Coast-based rapper and producer Dr. Dre, and production team the Trackmasters.

The resulting line-up included Nas, Brown, AZ and rapper Nature.

Cormega had been ousted from the group and was replaced by Nature prior to recording The Firm's debut, due to artistic differences between him and Nas, as well as contract disagreements with Nas ' manager Steve Stoute.