Nas - Magic 2 (Discussion thread)

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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.

You've got it breh. I'm not going to argue your opinion. I like this project. Yes, its not better than KD3 or KD2 but its a good project and I'm enjoying listening to it. I dont care about consensus opinions on projects.
 
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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.
TO YOUUUUU nikka. Stop spinning it then and exit stage left. Weird as fukk when dudes get mad someone else is enjoying an album. Female shyt really.
 

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Aint even 10:43 and you doing this..smh
It’s facts. Nas beat selection is not good but neither is Kevin Gates, Lil baby for example. The difference is know one is gaslighting rap fans into thinking rappers with bad beat selection have good production other than Nas Stan’s

I just chalk it up to a lot of Nas Stan’s not being real hiphop fans. They just Stan Nas.
 

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So I've given this a few spins and...

It's OK. Easily the worst collab these two have done, but that's moreso a testament to how good the previous 4 albums were.

This is a 7/10 for me.

But I'm really disappointed by 50. He mailed in this verse and it's sad because I had high hopes for it. He couldn't be bothered to drop 8 more bars and it destroyed the song. A good verse from 50 elevates the song and the album.
 

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Motion sounds like some OG Queens shyt. Def would’ve fit perfectly on the OG Magic.

Office Hours might be his best rap performance on here he spazzed. I agree they should’ve followed 50 verse with the hook and let the track end with his shyt talking. Dope track regardless

The beat switch on EAJ is :whoo:noticing it the more I listen. This track might grow on me more. That and Black Magic were both risk takers and curve balls that Nas sound great on.
 

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I finally got to listen to this on my headphones, and that bumps it up for me - it sounds way better there than in the car.

This is an awesome workout tape.

Magic Johnson and 21 Savage track still weakjuice.
 

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Let's play a game, I hand you a King of Diamonds
The hand is faster than the eye, check your pocket
I snap my fingers, I'm UP IN SMOKE like The Chronic
Disappear then reappear right in front of your optics

He delivered that so fukking smooth.
Son that shyt was so fukkin ill. nikka described slowing down a magic trick.
 

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So I've given this a few spins and...

It's OK. Easily the worst collab these two have done, but that's moreso a testament to how good the previous 4 albums were.

This is a 7/10 for me.

But I'm really disappointed by 50. He mailed in this verse and it's sad because I had high hopes for it. He couldn't be bothered to drop 8 more bars and it destroyed the song. A good verse from 50 elevates the song and the album.

If 50 was going to give us a mid verse, he could atleast given us a dope rant at the end on some puff shyt or do Nas adlibs as he was rapping or something:hubie:



get on the record and talk some Queens shyt, throw some competitive jabs a Puff/Jay, etc. There was alot of ways where he coulda left a bigger impact on the record.
 
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