Nas - Magic (Discussion Thread)

Izanami

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I fit into this category. I look at these 3 albums as 3 different bodies of work sonically and all 3 work. I dont skip a song on any of them personally. He has hit every single mark with these albums.

I’m the same if anything the 3 projects exemplifies just how versatile HitBoy is and just how versatile Nas is as an emcee. All 3 projects range from great to masterpiece.
 

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This the album I’ve been wishing for since after God’s Son… light on features and hooks, no attempts at a pop hit

just Nas flowing in riddles, vast vocabulary and references, quote after quote, lessons, and doing it all rapidly

Top 3 lyrical album of his, I’d probably still put Stillmatic ahead because of the timing of it, and Lost Tapes, but Top 5 overall without question for me

instant classic, no skips

this is what Nasir should’ve been
 

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This the album I’ve been wishing for since after God’s Son… light on features and hooks, no attempts at a pop hit

just Nas flowing in riddles, vast vocabulary and references, quote after quote, lessons, and doing it all rapidly

Top 3 lyrical album of his, I’d probably still put Stillmatic ahead because of the timing of it, and Lost Tapes, but Top 5 overall without question for me

instant classic, no skips

this is what Nasir should’ve been
Yep, this album is along the lines of what I was looking for Street's Disciple to be. Looks like I quoted the appropriate username to make this comment (that track made my expectations for SD too high lol).
 

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Why would I ever have to cop a chAIN aGAIN When the QB chAIN birthed most the chAINS in the gAME

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This album has A LOT of quotables. Nas was really in his bag. Best rapper alive.
 

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Blueprint was the bigger and slightly better. Ja was bigger. Em was bigger, nelly

There is no way man. Nas broke Jay-z with Stillmatic/ Ether. It made him retire. Also, you do realize you have to be in New York to be KONY right, so why are you mentioning a St Louis and Detroit rapper?
 
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