Nas - Magic 2 (Discussion thread)

[gldnone913]

....I gotta give it a few more spins. It was ok on the first listen

 

[Life is Good]

Nas & Hit did their thing. NO TRICKS PURE MAGIC!

 

[Waterproof]

I guess Nas and Hit-Boy ran out of Magic

It's time to wrap it up (No Greek) they had a run now it's over

 

[Dre Space Age]

Magic 2 comes after Nas' King's Disease III, which was released last November. It debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 with 29,000 album-equivalent units, giving Nas his 15th top 10 album and tying him with longtime rival-turned-collaborator Jay-Z.

Nas Drops ‘Magic 2,’ His Fifth Album With Hit-Boy in Three Years

The sequel to 2021's 'Magic' features guest spots from 50 Cent and 21 Savage.

www.complex.com

Oh shyt can Nas break the tie with Jay-Z this time?

 

[Life is Good]

THIS IS FOR ALL WHO WANT TO PARTICIPATE!

 

[semicko82]

Illmatic
It Was Written
Life is Good
Stillmatic
I Am..
KD3
Magic
God's Son
KD2
Hip Hop is Dead
Untitled
KD
Magic 2
Street's Disciple
Nasir
Nastradamus

My rankings after giving the new album a few spins

 

[Dre Space Age]

All these articles mentioning how Nas beat selection issue as being solved. Hit Boy should be proud. Nas Sets His Sights on Rap Supremacy With Upcoming Album 'Magic 2'

 

[FukkaPaidEmail]

Maybe it’s because I’m not a dusty ass Nas Stan but this shyt slaps

 

[L. Deezy]

Illmatic
It Was Written
Life is Good
Stillmatic
I Am..
KD3
Magic
God's Son
KD3
Hip Hop is Dead
Untitled
KD
Magic 2
Street's Disciple
Nasir
Nastradamus

My rankings after giving the new album a few spins

Man, go back to sleep..

This is getting ridiculous.

 

[Supa]

NOPE .
As a major fan of the goat. Y'all gotta stop it man.

This album is mid on arrival.

I remember what is was like to be honest about the Nasir album as well while it was actually live streaming and I got attacked. It takes some Nas fans a while to be honest. This album is not it.

Go through the Nasir thread. Some people were saying that was a 4.5 or they loved all the songs.

Illmatic
It Was Written
Life is Good
Stillmatic
I Am..
KD3
Magic
God's Son
KD3
Hip Hop is Dead
Untitled
KD
Magic 2
Street's Disciple
Nasir
Nastradamus

My rankings after giving the new album a few spins

You got KD3 twice.

 

[semicko82]

Go through the Nasir thread. Some people were saying that was a 4.5 or they loved all the songs.



You got KD3 twice.

My bad

 

[semicko82]

Man, go back to sleep..

This is getting ridiculous.

Why?
I made a mistake and put KD3 twice?

 

[JoelB]

Nas stan civil war

 

[Spidey Man]

Sounds crazy but this might be Nas’s best mic performance of the entire run.

He combined the braggadocio’s raps and introspection from both album series. He has literally mastered all flows at this point and can do pretty much whatever he wants on tracks. It’s amazing really.

5/5

This should be the cover of the next album

Not enough trophies for album 6. Here's 6

 

[yesiambowling]

Just looked through the samples for this; doesn't sound like Hit used a sample pack at all for any of the 7 more traditional songs OR "One Mic, One Gun". In fact he used it far more extensively on Magic, so that arguement against him goes in the bushes.

Likewise, the lyricism/flow/delivery is far denser here than on KDI and KDII. Those may be more polished pieces, but I can't, in good conscience, put them over this one for that reason alone.

I'm convinced the drama in this thread regarding Alchemist before release is why this thread is so negative. Coli brehs really took all that stuff personally and are taking their anger out on this now. I don't see this kind of angry reception ANYWHERE but here. Either that, or people are really that angry that Nas made a 90s Memphis style song due to regionalism (which would be beyond pathetic).

Not saying the album is perfect; the EMJ beat is generally very bad, while 50 and 21 don't really match up to Nas' performance here, but saying this is the absolute worst of the 5 is a stretch, let alone ranking it near Nastradamus/Nasir/Street's Disciple.