Nas - Magic 2 (Discussion thread)

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

really? that's my favorite joint on the album so far.. beat is fire.

I wanted a more rowdy joint... some real hardcore Queens shyt

 

[Smitty Belafonte]

50s verse was horrific. That nikka has completely forgot how to rap. Sheesh.

 

[Ironman]

This gonna be their most polarizing project lol.

Definitely lol

 

[Regular_P]

What a weak ass verse by Curtis

Ja Rule rolling over in his grave listening to that wack shyt.

 

[u mad son?]

Nah this album is fukking trash

Everyone will continue acting like the sun shines out of hitboys ass though and that these two can't do no wrong

I don't wanna see no one calling for KD4, the formula was played out before this album.

 

[dubsmith_nz]

It's a dope album but it kinda goes in the complete opposite direction as Magic 1. Definitely a summer album. Curious to see what people will think of this one.

Yeah doesn't feel like Magic at all to me, that was a dark, underground, vintage Nas album. This one is a lot lighter.

"Office Hours" and "Motions" go hard off top. Really fukking with "What This All Really Means" as well.

Beatwise it feels like Hit may be spreading himself a bit thin as some.pf these are definitely a step down.

 

[hitmonlee]

This better than part 1, no bullsh*t

i like this better than part 1 also

 

[Robbie3000]

He got at Star

 

[Supa]

Intro
Abra - 4.5
Office Hours - 5
Black Magic - 4.5
Motion - 4.5
Bookem - 5
EMJ - 4
WTARM - 5
Slow It Down - 5
POYAC - 5

You rating out of 5 or 10?

 

[kes929]

God DAMN Nas left earth on Motion!

On my second listen now. Nas flow is STUPID CRAZY. This is really insane what him and Hit Boy are doing.

This is why Nas fukks with Hit Boy. No album sounds like the last. Nas is continually seeking challenges and Hit Boy is giving him diversity in a way NOBODY ELSE can. I love how sonically, they kept to the “Magic” theme. A lot of these beats feel like they were sampled from old Houdini- starring silent film scores.

Only thing i’ll say is 50 wasn’t necessary at ALL on Office Hours, dude was supposed to come with the best bars of his life but he was just a glorified hype man while Nas was snapping.

The beat switches continue to be some of the best i’ve heard. Thats been a highlight of all of the albums thus far and they keep it going here.

I KNEW What This Is All Really means was going to be amongst my favorites.

50 years old. The man is FIFTY YEARS OLD rapping like his life depends on it. Experimenting with different sounds. Sounding energetic and hungry. Gotta love it.

This album is ridiculous. A clean play all the way through. It has some summer bangers on here too. I love Hit Boy man, the layers in his beats keeps everything so dope.

 

[Surreal]

He got at Star

Where?

 

[Ziggiy]

Pistols On Your Album Cover on repeat right now.

 

[Stick Up Kid]

I wanted a more rowdy joint... some real hardcore Queens shyt

Bruh Nas is 50.. 50 cent is 48

Y’all need to let go of the past.. they ain’t doin no rowdy hardcore Queens shyt like it’s 1997

 

[CourtesyFlush]

Just skip the songs u don't like and listen to the ones you do
Pretty simple


As far as the 50 joint,they should have gone with a more hyper joint
Just my opinion

But that's my problem with it, Magic 1 had zero skips

 

[HNIC973]

What this really means
Slow it down
Pistols on your album cover- I murder nikkaz on wax forget where they buried
Office Hours
Bokeem Woodbine
Abracadabra
Motion Nas went crazy on that hook was weak tho

the best tracks are last 3 songs