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Nas - Magic 2 (Discussion thread)
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50 really mailed that verse in.. 8 bars and a bunch of IG Live babble.
JayBaldacci
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He's the one who declared that hip hop is dead... he put the burden on himself. lol
pez
All Star
OMG. Close the thread. Exactly this.
After a few listens some initial thoughts.
-Abracadabra is def the weakest intro they’ve done. Not bad by any means but they’ve done this type of track better in the past.
-50 sound so washed compared to Nas on “Office Hours”. You would think he’s on year 30. I appreciated the shyt talking but they should’ve asked him for a do over. Nas was killing the track and 50 just got outclassed.
- Motion is the first undeniable track on here. Perfect beat for Nas.
- Not feeling the EMJ. Think that beat just doesn’t fit Nas well.
-The hook on POYAC is why Nas is one of my favorite. Beat is dope too. It’s a great album closer.
- I’m impressed by the different vibes each album brings but if this is going to be the sequel to Magic the standard and bar is set high and it’s like they don’t reach those highs outside a couple songs. ((Motion,POTAC, Slow It Down)
-The OG Magic feels like they caught lightning in a bottle, I don’t think they’ll ever match that high imo
-Abracadabra is def the weakest intro they’ve done. Not bad by any means but they’ve done this type of track better in the past.
-50 sound so washed compared to Nas on “Office Hours”. You would think he’s on year 30. I appreciated the shyt talking but they should’ve asked him for a do over. Nas was killing the track and 50 just got outclassed.
- Motion is the first undeniable track on here. Perfect beat for Nas.
- Not feeling the EMJ. Think that beat just doesn’t fit Nas well.
-The hook on POYAC is why Nas is one of my favorite. Beat is dope too. It’s a great album closer.
- I’m impressed by the different vibes each album brings but if this is going to be the sequel to Magic the standard and bar is set high and it’s like they don’t reach those highs outside a couple songs. ((Motion,POTAC, Slow It Down)
-The OG Magic feels like they caught lightning in a bottle, I don’t think they’ll ever match that high imo
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it was a set-up or a rookie mistake....hit-boy could have split the vocals....the verse from 50 could have ended and then joined back with the chorus, and then introduce the adlibs at the end and have Nas intertwine his adlibs back in like they are having a conversation...50 envisioned the collaboration one way and nobody in Hit-Boy's camp realized to move the adlibs to the back...whoever the engineers are don't listen to enough rap songs to realize to do this, smh
up in here
Superstar
if that was his plan he should have did 16 bars instead of 8
perfectblack999
All Star
I really think 50 just got tired and stopped rapping 
Had a couple spins finally and its is super solid
. Nas and hit stay a dope pairing. Some of these extreme takes here are really something. Its not their best clearly (Magic and KD3 put the bar insanely high) but theres legit dope songs on this.
. Nas and hit stay a dope pairing. Some of these extreme takes here are really something. Its not their best clearly (Magic and KD3 put the bar insanely high) but theres legit dope songs on this.
Mike the Executioner
What went on up there? Poppers and weird sex!
Awesome Wells
The Ghost of Jack Tripper
You're online offering your whole check from your food delivery job, to see other dudes' haircuts because they don’t like certain beats on a Nas album. Sit with that fact, and realize you need to be making better decisions with your life, fam.
Life doesn't have to be this hard for you. Make changes.
Mike the Executioner
What went on up there? Poppers and weird sex!
You're saying he caught it before Hit-Boy even bounced the beat? Took the hard way in this shyt, the only route for him?
Piff Perkins
Veteran
That makes sense, outside of the fact that 50 did 8 bars instead of 16 to make that really work. Regardless just seemed like not enough time was spent to get it right. Apparently 50 didn't hear it in full until today either.