Nas- Magic 3 Discussion Thread

[Soymuscle Mike]

I used to call down to the crib, you would answer the phone
And years later, you were in shootouts with some of my mans with the chrome
Wow, so foul
How do projects turn to a war zone?
This is the place we call home
Drama, homicide, suicide in our father's eyes
We programmed to survive, but it's love that we don't prioritize

Owshyt was this about P?

 

[T.H.E.GOD]

Owshyt was this about P?

I thought that was for killer black since he was mentioning killer black right before he said that line.

 

[BiggWebb79]

What songs from this run do you consider stadium joints?

Blue Benz, Car 85, 27 Summers, Spicy, DRE, Rare,40Side, YKTV, Store Run, 40-16, The Truth, Legit, Thun, 30, WTF SMH, I'm On Fire, Get Light, First Time, Motion, Bokeem Woodbine, Ervin Magic Johnson, Pretty Young Girl, Blue Bentley.

 

[Slim Charles]

When do people think Nas referring to when he said he’s left rap and never told fans.

I assume during the period between LIG and Nasir when he clearly didn’t seem fully inspired with what he was creating or perhaps during the period when his mum was ill.

Be interesting to know when Nas felt disinterested and why.

 

[Artfull Dodger]

Owshyt was this about P?

think its bout Hal-A-Mill
Based on True events 1



Me and her is cool but she hung with dude's girl
And dude is cool but he live how fools live when tools spit
He's in the middle of it, little nikka shyt
And I bet my chick be sharin' our news
Tellin' his girl what I told her about my power moves
You know? Showin' off
Showed her the Chloe I bought her, they both with floss
Her friend's shinin', friend said she got broke off with more diamonds
They go to islands, then they post pictures
I search her friend name, her pagе come up
She with a dude I said, "I know this nikka"
Thеn I showed ol' girl, "Do you know this nikka?"
"Look closer, for real, you ever met this guy?"
I told her, "Zoom in tighter," she said, "We met one time"
Private investigator shyt
Yeah
Me and dude alright
Seen him on the scene a few nights
Little chain and bracelets, nothin' crazy, somethin' light
Introduce himself to me, tough act
But he's a goofy, he hype
Impressin' ladies with his vest on tight
Like he a target, a marked man or perhaps hard to kill
But you attract what you fear and you ask for, for real
My girl says, "Why you ask about him?
Back to the problem
Can't tell her it's an unsolved murder, never mind it
"Forever find it strange," she says
"First, you excited, then you silent, somethin' has changed," she says
I said, "I knew a guy and he had a beautiful mind
And who would have knew he would die, they ruled it a suicide"
But that guy in the picture, sometime would ride with my nikka
Rest in peace, Half A Mill, a god amongst nikkas
Was it self-inflicted? Somebody came to get you?
Maybe I'm paranoid
Somethin' sabotagin' the path he was on
But you passed on
You left us your scriptures, I'm in the whip, playin' your songs
Then I saw your face, still remember when I brought you to L.A
And we performed on Keenan Ivory Wayans (Yeah)
And your light remains, rest up to TJ
That's Havoc' brother, Killer Black, went a similar way
I used to call down to the crib, you would answer the phone
And years later, you were in shootouts with some of my mans with the chrome
Wow, so foul
How do projects turn to a war zone?
This is the place we call home
Drama, homicide, suicide in our father's eyes
We programmed to survive, but it's love that we don't prioritize
Speakin' of love, it was me and her
It was up between me and shorty, we crushed
I felt she was sent from above
That kind of karma with her is finally gone
I don't call her no more, we ain't talkin' no more (We ain't talkin')

 

[spliz]

think its bout Hal-A-Mill
Based on True events 1



Me and her is cool but she hung with dude's girl
And dude is cool but he live how fools live when tools spit
He's in the middle of it, little nikka shyt
And I bet my chick be sharin' our news
Tellin' his girl what I told her about my power moves
You know? Showin' off
Showed her the Chloe I bought her, they both with floss
Her friend's shinin', friend said she got broke off with more diamonds
They go to islands, then they post pictures
I search her friend name, her pagе come up
She with a dude I said, "I know this nikka"
Thеn I showed ol' girl, "Do you know this nikka?"
"Look closer, for real, you ever met this guy?"
I told her, "Zoom in tighter," she said, "We met one time"
Private investigator shyt
Yeah
Me and dude alright
Seen him on the scene a few nights
Little chain and bracelets, nothin' crazy, somethin' light
Introduce himself to me, tough act
But he's a goofy, he hype
Impressin' ladies with his vest on tight
Like he a target, a marked man or perhaps hard to kill
But you attract what you fear and you ask for, for real
My girl says, "Why you ask about him?
Back to the problem
Can't tell her it's an unsolved murder, never mind it
"Forever find it strange," she says
"First, you excited, then you silent, somethin' has changed," she says
I said, "I knew a guy and he had a beautiful mind
And who would have knew he would die, they ruled it a suicide"
But that guy in the picture, sometime would ride with my nikka
Rest in peace, Half A Mill, a god amongst nikkas
Was it self-inflicted? Somebody came to get you?
Maybe I'm paranoid
Somethin' sabotagin' the path he was on
But you passed on
You left us your scriptures, I'm in the whip, playin' your songs
Then I saw your face, still remember when I brought you to L.A
And we performed on Keenan Ivory Wayans (Yeah)
And your light remains, rest up to TJ
That's Havoc' brother, Killer Black, went a similar way
I used to call down to the crib, you would answer the phone
And years later, you were in shootouts with some of my mans with the chrome
Wow, so foul
How do projects turn to a war zone?
This is the place we call home
Drama, homicide, suicide in our father's eyes
We programmed to survive, but it's love that we don't prioritize
Speakin' of love, it was me and her
It was up between me and shorty, we crushed
I felt she was sent from above
That kind of karma with her is finally gone
I don't call her no more, we ain't talkin' no more (We ain't talkin')

That part was about Killa Black I believe tho.

 

[gldnone913]

First few spins through, I Love This Feeling and Speechless Pt. 2 stood out to me. Much better than Magic 2 IMO

 

[pez]

Blue Benz, Car 85, 27 Summers, Spicy, DRE, Rare,40Side, YKTV, Store Run, 40-16, The Truth, Legit, Thun, 30, WTF SMH, I'm On Fire, Get Light, First Time, Motion, Bokeem Woodbine, Ervin Magic Johnson, Pretty Young Girl, Blue Bentley.

27 Summers, 30, Get Light, WTF SMH, Motion, YKTV

 

[Ziggiy]

When do people think Nas referring to when he said he’s left rap and never told fans.

I assume during the period between LIG and Nasir when he clearly didn’t seem fully inspired with what he was creating or perhaps during the period when his mum was ill.

Be interesting to know when Nas felt disinterested and why.

Maybe when his mother was dying between 00-02?

I also remember after Stillmatic he said in an interview with allhiphop that he would retire after three more albums and start writing movies and plays

 

[pez]

That part was about Killa Black I believe tho.

Nah, it had to be about Half a Mill. He said it.

But that guy in the picture, sometime would ride with my nikka
Rest in peace, Half A Mill, a god amongst nikkas

He said that at the end of the story. TJ and Killer Black was just a shoutout as he wrapped up the story.

 

[chiefdogg]

I was in Denial, but yeah Wayne got Nas.

 

[Prolific_1011]

I've spun this so many times. I can confidently say it's 5 mics.

 

[FromBillionsCameOne]

That part was about Killa Black I believe tho.

of course it was

 

[FromBillionsCameOne]

Nah, it had to be about Half a Mill. He said it.

He said that at the end of the story. TJ and Killer Black was just a shoutout as he wrapped up the story.

the shyt is right there in the verse. he was talking about Half-A-Mil first and then Killa Black. I don't get the confusion

 

[T.H.E.GOD]

I've spun this so many times. I can confidently say it's 5 mics.

i feel the same way. Every track passed the whip test. I bop my head to every single song. No skips… still…