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It Ain't Hard to Tell album cover

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USSM10402733

It Ain't Hard to Tell✓2

Song: IT AIN'T HARD TO TELL

Nas
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Released 1994-04-19

Last verified: August 8, 2026

USSM10402733 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “It Ain't Hard to Tell” by Nas, released 1994-04-19. ISRCs are 12-character ISO 3901 identifiers that uniquely tag a specific sound recording — different masters, remixes, and live versions each receive a distinct ISRC. The underlying musical work is ISWC T0702670016. Written by JOHN BETTIS, NASIR JONES, GENE REDD, and others.

Format

USCountry
SM1Registrant
04Year (2004)
02733Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (US).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (2004):
Last two digits of the reference year (2004). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCIt Ain't Hard to Tell
ISWCIT AIN'T HARD TO TELL
IPIJOHN BETTIS

Musical Work (ISWC)

T0702670016IT AIN'T HARD TO TELL

People also ask

What is the ISRC for "It Ain't Hard to Tell" by Nas?+
The ISRC for "It Ain't Hard to Tell" by Nas is USSM10402733.
Who wrote "It Ain't Hard to Tell"?+
"It Ain't Hard to Tell" was written by JOHN BETTIS, NASIR JONES, GENE REDD, STEVEN M PORCARO, CLAYDES EUGENE SMITH, GEORGE MELVIN BROWN, ROBERT SPIKE MICKENS, RONALD N BELL, CLEVELAND HORNE, GENE C REDD, ROY HANDY, DENNIS THOMAS, ROBERT BELL. The ISWC for this composition is T0702670016.
What is an ISRC and what does it tell you?+
An ISRC (International Standard Recording Code) is a 12-character ISO 3901 identifier that uniquely tags a specific sound recording. The first two characters are the country code, the next three are the registrant (label or distributor), the next two are the year, and the last five are a unique recording number.
Is the ISRC the same as the ISWC?+
No. The ISRC identifies a specific recording, while the ISWC identifies the underlying musical composition. USSM10402733 is the ISRC for this recording; T0702670016 is the ISWC for the composition it is a recording of. One composition (ISWC) can have many recordings (ISRCs) — originals, remixes, live versions, and covers each get their own ISRC but share the same ISWC.

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What is ISRC USSM10402733?

USSM10402733 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “It Ain't Hard to Tell” by Nas. ISRCs are 12-character alphanumeric codes defined by ISO 3901, used globally by streaming platforms, record labels, and rights organizations to track plays and distribute royalties.

This recording is linked to the musical work T0702670016, which represents the underlying composition. Multiple recordings can share the same musical work — for example, an original version, a remix, and a cover would each have their own ISRC but reference the same ISWC.

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Who wrote this song?

JOHN BETTISComposerLyricist
IPI: 00041926685
JOHN BETTIS MUSIC OriginalPublisherIPI: 00122638886
NASIR JONESComposerLyricist
IPI: 00335978422
UNIVERSAL MUSIC-Z SONGS OriginalPublisherIPI: 00539732328
SUN SHINING INC. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00586991479
GENE REDDComposerLyricist
STEVEN M PORCAROComposerLyricist
IPI: 00045373190
CLAYDES EUGENE SMITHComposerLyricist
IPI: 00063461781
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00185314175
GEORGE MELVIN BROWNComposerLyricist
IPI: 00061211330
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00185314175
OLD RIVER MUSIC OriginalPublisherIPI: 00197020865
ROBERT SPIKE MICKENSComposerLyricist
IPI: 00053083598
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00185314175
RONALD N BELLComposerLyricist
IPI: 00235389943
KHARANA MUSIC PUBLISHING INC OriginalPublisherIPI: 00336428559
WC MUSIC CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00392888203
CLEVELAND HORNEComposerLyricist
IPI: 00040513525
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00185314175
GENE C REDDComposerLyricist
IPI: 00025570595
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00185314175
ROY HANDYComposerLyricist
IPI: 00061679755
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00185314175
DENNIS THOMASComposerLyricist
IPI: 00063840184
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00185314175
ROBERT BELLComposerLyricist
IPI: 00061327107
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00185314175

Who publishes this song?

JOHN BETTIS MUSICOriginalPublisher
IPI: 00122638886
UNIVERSAL MUSIC-Z SONGSOriginalPublisher
IPI: 00539732328
SUN SHINING INC.OriginalPublisher
IPI: 00586991479
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP.OriginalPublisher
IPI: 00185314175
OLD RIVER MUSICOriginalPublisher
IPI: 00197020865
KHARANA MUSIC PUBLISHING INCOriginalPublisher
IPI: 00336428559
WC MUSIC CORP.OriginalPublisher
IPI: 00392888203

Which contributors are credited?

0000 0001 1914 9962Gene Redd0000 0000 8095 8411John Bettis0000 0000 5732 1842Steve Porcaro0000 0003 7244 6768Robert Spike Mickens0000 0001 1454 7443Robert “Kool” Bell0000 0001 1479 0283Claydes Smith0000 0003 7294 2577RONALD N BELL0000 0000 7839 7432NASIR JONES0000 0004 4934 6467NASIR JONES

Identifier Graph

ISRCUSSM10402733ISWCT0702670016IPIJOHN BETTISIPINASIR JONESIPISTEVEN M PORCAROIPICLAYDES EUGENE …ISNIGene ReddISNIJohn BettisISNISteve Porcaro

MLC Song Code

I58651
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Nas

USSM10402733 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “It Ain't Hard to Tell” by Nas, released 1994-04-19. ISRCs are 12-character ISO 3901 identifiers that uniquely tag a specific sound recording — different masters, remixes, and live versions each receive a distinct ISRC. The underlying musical work is ISWC T0702670016. Written by JOHN BETTIS, NASIR JONES, GENE REDD, and others.

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JOHN BETTISIPINASIR JONESIPISTEVEN M PORCAROIPICLAYDES EUGENE SMITHIPIGEORGE MELVIN BROWNIPIROBERT SPIKE MICKENSIPIRONALD N BELLIPICLEVELAND HORNEIPIGENE C REDDIPIROY HANDYIPIDENNIS THOMASIPIROBERT BELLIPI