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It's not really even mentioned because Nas can carry the tracks himself. Hooks, verses. Also credit to Hitboy for being able to make the song and entire album interesting enough to not need a feature to "fill in".
Nas - Magic 2 (Discussion thread)
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I’ve listened to it enough now, obviously some joints I might look at a different perspective in the near future but this album is a 3.5/5 for me.
It’s not even that this joint has weak songs but the highs aren’t really on the same level as their previous releases.
Or maybe I’m suffering from Nas/Hit Boy fatigue & need leave this joint for a while & revisit it in a few months or so
Pretty much in the same place. Really like the Black Magic-Motion-Bokeem and WIARM-Slow It Down-Pistols stretches. Other tracks are solid. Appreciate it for having some unexpected directions that sound different than anything else they done on this run
Seem like the Magic installments are almost like mixtapes, just put out there with no real promo to feed the core fanbase. And the first one they overachieved because Nas was really locked in at that time for whatever reason. This one not as cohesive, just a solid collection of tracks until the next project
People that don’t like that song have just convinced themselves that they don’t like Nas on modern production no matter how good he sounds and how fire the song is. Black Magic is super fire. The women love that record to.
My Country is a brilliant record and it coming out on the heels of 9/11 makes it even more special. The country at the time was caught up in pseudo patriotism and war mongering propagand. Meanwhile Nas makes two anti war tracks while Hov at the time makes Ballad of a Fallen Soldier. Sharp contrast between the two
Composure sounds like what I thought Nasir would sound like. Classic Nas over soulful horns.
Man..Nashawn complimented Nas well on his verse.
I dont know what so called Nas fsns even like. Song is so dope
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I always like that guitar strings on the track, gives the song a real melancholy feel. Rule being right before and What Goes Around after was elite sequencing. Always felt the anti war message in that song (Rule) is the reason it wasn’t heavily promoted. But man Nas was in his bag on that album. From raw raps, creative attempt, storytelling, diss records, fly shyt, politics etc. Album had it all on a near perfect caliber. Man I like revisiting the album during cold seasons but I got to revisit it soon.
Yeah, if Nas isn’t on some boom bap or traditional beat then chances are they won’t fukk with it. Or if he’s doing unconventional flows they will say he’s off beat damn near all the time.
I’ve heard nikkas on here say he was off beat and awkward on “30” off KD3. shyt, I’ve heard nikkas on here say the double time flow he used on Heaven off God’s Son was “clumsy and awkward”. A good portion of “Nas fans” are delusional when it comes to Nas
That goes the other way too with the stanning and overhyping of certain shyt. It’s understandable because Nas is really the best at what he does
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Funny how they mention Nas sounded uncomfortable on Nasir. I don’t think they know Kanye was sending nas unfinished beats to rap over the week of
To this day, I don’t know how Nas’ team let that album see the light of day.
Im still trying to figure out why these pods keep mentioning that Nasir album. That was like 6 albums ago at this point haha.Funny how they mention Nas sounded uncomfortable on Nasir. I don’t think they know Kanye was sending nas unfinished beats to rap over the week of
To this day, I don’t know how Nas’ team let that album see the light of day.
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Cuz man…we thought nas was done at that point. Me personally, I said Nas has given me enough classic material to already be my GOAT. Anything else is icing on the cake.
But then he rattles off 5 studio albums
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these guys nailed it when they talking about the chemistry. its not just about the beats, hit-boy and nas clearly have a great working relationship.