Nas- Magic 3 Discussion Thread

[C-Styles]

The radio didn't really support any of Nas' albums. And they've been coming out so fast we never had time to really let them soak in and marinate.

I have a feeling that over time a lot of these joints will be rediscovered. Like when they come on, people'll be like oooh, what's that song? And these joints will pop up in random places like movies, commercial breaks, podcast breaks. The entire run will age well. There are some songs I legit forgot about but when they pop on when I'm on shuffle, I get that experience too. "OOOH, what's that song again?"

elaborating on that thought, that's why you need someone on your team to be creative and promote a few songs on your album that sound like they'd be slept on and use imagery on some movie or skit shyt "kinda like a commercial" playing the song in the background. I realized besides music videos, quick imagery *like a movie scene, a quick cut, commercial etc* will send those pleasure rushes to the brain and make you like the song more than you would listening to it with no imagery. That's why when you hear a song you didn't pay much attention to on an album cut all of a sudden becomes one of your favorites when it's played in a movie or commercial. Personally that's happened to me quite a few times so it makes sense

 

[Ziggiy]

Magic Kingdom: Nas "Magic 3" Album Review

On August 21, 2020, when Nas and Hit-Boy released King’s Disease 1, we all thought it was a victory lap for somebody considered by many and always in the discourse of the greatest emcee of all time. What we erroneously forecasted as a victory lap has morphed into a benchmark moment for his...

according2hiphop.com

 

[Pop123]

. I don’t like to compare freestyles where the goal is to body the track to full songs that aren’t really required to be super lyrical like that.

You a smart ass dude because I promise you I had the same exact thought while I was typing it, lol, that is true.

But specifically with that joint, it was more like a flow-off than a lyrical exercise for either tho. Wayne’s flows was crazy, surfing on that shyt. Jayz was too kinda

 

[Figaro]

2nd beat on Japanese Soul Bar reminds me of MF DOOM/Madlib production...

 

[I'm Blackman]

Magic Kingdom: Nas "Magic 3" Album Review

On August 21, 2020, when Nas and Hit-Boy released King’s Disease 1, we all thought it was a victory lap for somebody considered by many and always in the discourse of the greatest emcee of all time. What we erroneously forecasted as a victory lap has morphed into a benchmark moment for his...

according2hiphop.com

damn that's a hellvua review. good read

 

[CrimsonTider]

The radio didn't really support any of Nas' albums. And they've been coming out so fast we never had time to really let them soak in and marinate.

I have a feeling that over time a lot of these joints will be rediscovered. Like when they come on, people'll be like oooh, what's that song? And these joints will pop up in random places like movies, commercial breaks, podcast breaks. The entire run will age well. There are some songs I legit forgot about but when they pop on when I'm on shuffle, I get that experience too. "OOOH, what's that song again?"

Wtf

 

[Ziggiy]

2nd beat on Japanese Soul Bar reminds me of MF DOOM/Madlib production...

Nujabes for me

 

[InstantKlassik]

Wayne verse was nice, but I can’t lie, I cringed at the Ketchup line. shyt is so 2007, he’s better than that. Still a good verse though.

 

[Mastamimd]

Wtf

Once again, son might be weird but it's much weirder for a nikka that ain't a fan to be here lol

But hey, get your "troll" on

 

[Life is Good]

ENJOY THE MUSIC! it’s been 3 yrs and y’all still argue about the same stuff. The same haters come into every Nas release thread and say the same shyt since 2020. YALL STILL HAVENT LEARNED TO
IGNORE THEM YET?

 

[Artfull Dodger]

Magic Kingdom: Nas "Magic 3" Album Review

On August 21, 2020, when Nas and Hit-Boy released King’s Disease 1, we all thought it was a victory lap for somebody considered by many and always in the discourse of the greatest emcee of all time. What we erroneously forecasted as a victory lap has morphed into a benchmark moment for his...

according2hiphop.com

Best Review.........

Never has he made six albums this strong, this consistent. The highlights of the peaks of the first run are what people will mention. This degree of difficulty is so much higher. He has done this from ages 47-50. Let that sink in as this ship sails.

17 solo projects, The Firm, QB’s Finest, Distant Relatives. That is 20 projects. 20 projects in 30 years… I can divide… that’s Stevie and Prince type of output. And almost Stevie and Prince-level quality on some rap shyt.
If this is indeed his grand exit, he is leaving it the way he came in, with an instant classic album with one feature. An ending fit for a king.

 

[InstantKlassik]

This Hitboy run has put Nas catalog out of reach for anybody else to reach imo. BEFORE this run he already had the goat discography, but it was album cut/headphones heavy.

Now he has countless concert/ stadium joints that super fans and non fans will love. The cypher is complete now. GOAT.

 

[Artfull Dodger]

Like this?

Yo fam .....dope n funny

 

[Pop123]

Someone on my Facebook said Nas doesn’t do Hitboy beats justice, he used Wayne’s verse as an example of the type of rapper who does, . Said a lot of them beats and joints Hit gave Nas would have been smash hits and everywhere for other rappers but Nas style brings them down.

I’m only relaying it because I know if they feel like that then others do too…and because it’s interesting seeing as how a lot of people like to blame Hitboy/the producer and not the vocalist. Anybody agree with this?

 

[Artfull Dodger]

Wayne got Nas stans in their feelings

I liked the Wayne verse. But its not a murdered so n so verse, cos Nas verse on that track is my fav flow he did on the album.
They both killed it
Guess some pple jus cnt enjoy the music