Nas - Magic 2 (Discussion thread)

[Mike the Executioner]

Magic 2 is my favorite in the Magic series. It’s my most played album of 2023. It only has a bad rap on this site due to a few, but very loud Hit Boy haters.

The bar was always high, but it just kept getting higher, especially after KD3 which I consider the best album in the era. It was almost like a finale, so when Magic 2 was announced, everybody was expecting something that didn't happen. It was hard to know what to make of it, and then Magic 3 came out which was more of what I thought Magic 2 would sound like initially.

It does say a lot that "Slow it Down" has gotten so much praise considering the reactions to the album when it came out.

 

[Budda]

Magic 2 is my favorite in the Magic series. It’s my most played album of 2023. It only has a bad rap on this site due to a few, but very loud Hit Boy haters.

It doesn’t have a bad rep on this site, people just don’t think it’s as good as KD3 KD2 or Magic.

Still a good album I don’t think there’s a bad album between Hitboy and Nas but those 3 stand out above the next three Magic 3.2 KD1

 

[Ziggiy]

Nas is nominated for Rapper Of The Year by HipHopDX

https://hiphopdx.com/editorials/hip-hop-awards-2023-best-rappers

 

[Ziggiy]

'Magic 2' by Nas
©Nas
2024 will officially mark 30 years of Nas being in the music game (after dropping the legendary Illmatic in 1994), and thanks to recent collaborations alongside producer Hit-Boy, he's showing no signs of slowing down. Magic 2 marks the fifth collaborative album between Nas and Hit-Boy, and they continue to bat 1.000 whenever they step to the plate. The pairing between the rapper and producer continues to work perfectly because Nas isn't chasing trendy sounds and Hit-Boy is making sure the lush production fits Nas' style at best. Nas calls out his haters on songs like "Abracadabra," talks about his status and business sense on "Earvin Magic Johnson," and raps about his competitors on "Slow It Down." Magic 2 proves that Nas is still one of the best MCs in the game, even after three decades in the industry. A couple of months later, Nas and Hit-Boy released Magic 3, which also could've easily made this list as part of the year's best albums.

The 25 best hip-hop albums of 2023

Throughout the last 12 months, both veteran MCs and rising stars released projects that kept fans talking all year long and proved that hip-hop continues to be one of the most popular genres in the streaming era. In no particular order, here's a list of the some of best hip-hop albums released...

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[up in here]

Nas was spitting his ass off on this one. Also that run from "what this all really means" to "slow it down" to "pistols on your album cover" was immaculate.

Some of y'all just be hatin' for the sake of it

 

[((ReFleXioN)) EteRNaL]

'Magic 2' by Nas
©Nas
2024 will officially mark 30 years of Nas being in the music game (after dropping the legendary Illmatic in 1994), and thanks to recent collaborations alongside producer Hit-Boy, he's showing no signs of slowing down. Magic 2 marks the fifth collaborative album between Nas and Hit-Boy, and they continue to bat 1.000 whenever they step to the plate. The pairing between the rapper and producer continues to work perfectly because Nas isn't chasing trendy sounds and Hit-Boy is making sure the lush production fits Nas' style at best. Nas calls out his haters on songs like "Abracadabra," talks about his status and business sense on "Earvin Magic Johnson," and raps about his competitors on "Slow It Down." Magic 2 proves that Nas is still one of the best MCs in the game, even after three decades in the industry. A couple of months later, Nas and Hit-Boy released Magic 3, which also could've easily made this list as part of the year's best albums.

The 25 best hip-hop albums of 2023

Throughout the last 12 months, both veteran MCs and rising stars released projects that kept fans talking all year long and proved that hip-hop continues to be one of the most popular genres in the streaming era. In no particular order, here's a list of the some of best hip-hop albums released...

www.yardbarker.com

Funny cause a lot of posters in here were laughing when I said Mick's album was better. And this list has Mick's album ranked higher at number 4. Still believe it's number 1, but regardless....any legit hip hop head knows that Mick album is fire.

 

[prophecypro]

Funny cause a lot of posters in here were laughing when I said Mick's album was better. And this list has Mick's album ranked higher at number 4. Still believe it's number 1, but regardless....any legit hip hop head knows that Mick album is fire.

It says this is in no particular order in the opener

 

[iLLusoYuN_Da_Adidas_King]

Funny cause a lot of posters in here were laughing when I said Mick's album was better. And this list has Mick's album ranked higher at number 4. Still believe it's number 1, but regardless....any legit hip hop head knows that Mick album is fire.

Mick Jenkins fans tend to think he is the best…
for the younger age bracket maybe he is I’ll check him out.

 

[DeuceZ]

Album grew on me, i skip the intro through office hours though

 

[kes929]

I told people black magic is a vibe! The younger generation rocks with it. The first day, I seen people not liking this song and I never understood it.

https://x.com/hiphopforever99/status/1745611870742958262?s=46&t=7o7q1Xty4g_SB2GkWNcc7A

 

[kes929]

Playing this album in the whip right now and man this album is dope

 

[T.he I.nformant]

Just got the vinyl and played it last night

I think it’s underrated

Lot of good to great to excellent joints

My favorites on this most recent listen were abracadabra, slow it down, and motion

 

[kes929]

Just got the vinyl and played it last night

I think it’s underrated

Lot of good to great to excellent joints

My favorites on this most recent listen were abracadabra, slow it down, and motion

All bangers

 

[Ziggiy]

While Magic 3 is at number 1 on Rapreviews Best Albums of 2023 list Magic 2 was an honorable mention

Year 2023 in Review (Grant Jones) – RapReviews

www.rapreviews.com

 

[T.he I.nformant]

My 4-year-old been running “Motion” up

In the car having me play that shyt back to back to back on repeat

I’ve been so proud