Nas - Magic 2 (Discussion thread)

[prophecypro]

I hear you. I just think for who Nas is, the production on this one just isn't quality.

People will kinda point at his age and all kinds of other sh*t, as to why this is good, but that's just not being honest. I really don’t see how anyone could claim to be a day one Nas fan, and say this project is dope, lol. I'm one of the early Nas fans that always expects dude to constantly have the best sh*t out. That's the level I know he can work on. It's how it was at one point, for mad years. So sh*t like this album just ain't it, for me.

I can't lie and pretend, lol. I really feel like this should be his last project with Hit. He has to start grabbing some beats from legends again. And get better direction. This is the first project since Nasir, that I feel does absolutely nothing for his legacy.

Its because there isn’t a meet Joe black or 40-16 building off first listen here that grabs you

But then you hear like Motion, Office Hours, Slow it Down and it’s like okay that makes sense

I think if this run with Hit Boy proves he’s not gonna just grab beats from everyone and hope it sticks cohesively. He’d rather work with one person with a diverse range and can help with album sequence and maybe even challenge his delivery.

There’s a lot of dudes who are better producers than Hit but I don’t know if they given Nas those last two parts

 

[kes929]

Dog u know I'm the biggest fan but I can't lie I'm disappointed.

Give it more plays. It’s a different vibe completely so it might be throwing you off fam. We have heard Nas rap over this type of production which is different for some.

 

[Awesome Wells]

This album has me confused. It sounds cheap and soulless. Really don't get what Hit Boy was going for sonically because a lot of the music feels flat like he was using stock sounds and sample packs through most of it. The drums aren't hard enough or they're not fitting what Nas needs. I can barely comment on the lyrics because either the beats weren't keeping me engaged or Nas doesn't seem as focused and sharp.

This feels rushed and unfocused which is the last thing I expected because Nas in control of his career and doesn't have a deadline to meet. I'm not even gonna give this a rating now but I didn't like it at all.

This here.

Just saw mad people say the same. And that's thing about Hit's production, it's always been flat and soulless, for the most part. And that's because he's automating a lot of his sh*t and letting DAW's do the work, rather than actually banging out his tracks by hand like the greats do. And that cheap feel definitely comes through when you hear the music. Comes across mad lazy.

If you don’t know any better, you won't hear it. But there's no feel to production like that, and it actually affects the MC too. Nas doesn't sound like he's focused on this, at all. He's one of the best ever, but you can hear that he's not sounding as inspired as he was on the last couple joints.

 

[Rivoli]

On first listen this better than the first one

 

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

Young nikkas don't even know who Bokeem is

 

[prophecypro]

Pistols On Your Album Cover is like Death Row East 2 in some ways

Just as much a death row as a bdp tribute

 

[TELL ME YA CHEESIN FAM?]

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

Come on now..he had hype joints on past projects
He can do it all

 

[kes929]

This here.

Just saw mad people say the same. And that's thing about Hit's production, it's always been flat and soulless, for the most part. And that's because he's automating a lot of his sh*t and letting DAW's do the work, rather than actually banging out his tracks by hand like the greats do. And that cheap feel definitely comes through when you hear the music. Comes across mad lazy.

If you don’t know any better, you won't hear it. But there's no feel to production like that, and it actually affects the MC too. Nas doesn't sound like he's focused on this, at all. He's one of the best ever, but you can hear that he's not sounding as inspired as he was on the last couple joints.

Fam what headphones are yalll using??? I’m seriously curious. These beats are knocking.

 

[Primetime21]

Where?

Abracadabra, spitting on my platinum plaque is in reference to him

 

[~Styles~]

I feel like if i didnt know better to me this sounds like it could be Nas and Hitboys first album together...interesting ideas some work and plenty do not...i could sort of understand album 1 but not album 5..

Not after the brilliance of KD3 and Magic...

 

[HARLEM AL]

50 verse was aight. Yall nikkas b

Yall wanted some lyrical miracle from Curtis. His shyt talking was old Curtis. shyt even he got Nas to talk shyt.

That said album is fire.

 

[HNIC973]

#1 on Itunes

 

[prophecypro]

You rating out of 5 or 10?

Run it back cause I felt how you did on first listen

 

[Stick Up Kid]

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

So It Was Written wasn’t a dope album because Illmatic had no skips

That’s the logic we using?

 

[Robbie3000]

Where?

Abracadabra. Star spit on his platinum album because he made a song with 21(21).