Nas - Magic 2 (Discussion thread)

[Izanami]

Only track I'm not feelin is the Magic Johnson track.

I don't even bother with the 21 Savage track.

The 21 track gets skipped once Nas verse is over. Dude is ass as a rapper and a performer. Pedestrian mic presence and delivery. Sounds like he reading lyrics but on a 2nd grade reading level. Hooked on phonics ass nikka for real.

 

[ThirdAct]

Black Magic, Motion and Bokeem really growing on me

 

[NoHalfWay]

This probably my favorite of the Nas/Hitboy albums.

I've been critically of those albums but this I think is overall the best package of Hitboy beats and Nas performance on the mic. Hitboy ain't no Madlib but there's some nice flips on here and I like that he's using more 808s which he's better at than boom bap.

Nas is spitting. I ain't gonna pretend he's on some Lost Tapes next level shyt anymore but he's going in on these tracks and is rapping aggressively.

It benefits from sounding looser than the KD albums and the production is much better than the first Magic album.

Good album.

Nas is definitely rapping on par with The Lost Tapes level on Slow It Down

 

[DrexlersFade]

Lol..Ransom gets what he can afford.. he a crab anyway. Fuhk him

Bruh stop Ran top tier anyway this album knock gave it the whip test Nas is the best rapper breathing ain't no questions no more.

Let's throw a nickel to the wishing well rappers

 

[Mike the Executioner]

What This All Really Means
Slow it Down (best track on the album)
Pistols on Your Album Cover

These three tracks back-to-back...... They have that special sauce that I wish the entire album had ("Motion" is dope, though).

By the way, this is the second album in a row that Nas has a track that makes me wish Guru was alive so he could be on it. Last album was "Beef," and this time, it's "Slow it Down." The Gang Starr vibes are immaculate.

 

[kej718]

This sounds better in the car like all the other albums.

 

[ItWasWritten]

You deflected....

Talk loud again it's on sight
Fk you think this is

Cornball

Put me on ignore

 

[Prolific_1011]

 

[nyknick]

 

[PoorAndDangerous]

Bokeem is fire, dude is an underrated actor

 

[CrimsonTider]

My ranking so far


my ranking

Basic af

 

[Piff Perkins]

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.

EMJ isn't a bad beat, it just doesn't fit Nas. You need a certain wave to bounce that, whereas Nas is rapping like he's reading. Outside of the obvious south choices (Offset for instance) you'd need someone like ASAP, Q, Drake, etc to kill that. Nas sounded way more comfortable on the first trap beat, Abracadabra.

 

[spliz]

Came in to post this. lol

 

[I'm Blackman]

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

bruh I don't know what these dudes listening to. This sounds so good in the car. like Nas said "stuck in the 90s nikkas"

 

[MikeStamina]

This is beyond wild. How did it get here? This is some disturbing shyt. Ain’t gonna believe an actual real adult person with a sound mind thought this post was a good idea. No way..

Right......The wildest shyt you seen on The Coli

One thing for certain I have learned about this place over the years, Majority of you get comfort from being anonymous. A muhfuka talk shyt to me, negro SHOW ME. I don't believe it unless I can see it
Sorry that offends your senses. I'm different

If we had to post with our fb accounts, this place would scatter.

Imagine idolizing rappers all day then pretending I did the craziest shyt ever by saying I'm successful n can post receipts...lol

You dweebs try too hard