Nas - Magic (Discussion Thread)

[Big Mark]

I appreciate the Nas and Hit Boi body of work and the frequency of the releases like a mug. We all wanted ALL the Nas music we could actually have access to. Now, we have had it coming constantly over the last 2 years and it's dope AF. I think @Life is Good hit it on the head when he mentioned Nas's evolution as an artist. I agree. Yo! Nas is NOT GOING BACK y'all. To quote the God, "it's forward, never backward". He keeps sayin' it in his songs if yall listen.

Look, even me, one of the biggest fans of his unreleased music catalog... I understand that with his continued evolution as an artist, we will continue to get a broader and wider range of music types, flows, concepts, stories, and gems. I can get with that. Keep running that shyt back Nas!

 

[The_Third_Man]

Nas fukkked aroud and dropped 2 top 5 albums of this year

 

[threattonature]

Finally getting a chance to listen and this shyt is sick. Nas just sound so hungry again. Like he really having fun and loving rapping if that makes sense. The beats are fitting him perfectly.

 

[HNIC973]

i'm willing to bet my life's saving's that Preemo's "Ok efforts" would beat out Hit Boy's best. Not saying that preemo would half a*s it, but that's just how good he is. I know preeme would be giving Nas the best of what he has to offer though and in the event that moment comes, just watch the SWITCH UP like a fine ex texting you "hey big head"

I've posted this multiple times but we gotta be honest about Nas Preem album. The expectations at least mine would be way to unrealistic. I mean the track record between those 2 is impeccable. 3 of my top 5 Nas songs all time is produced by Preem. I'm enjoying the hell out of these Hitboy albums especially since each one is better than the last

 

[The_Third_Man]

it's the end of 2021 and Nas "fans" still complaining about him not working with Dj. Premier and Pete Rock I'm fukking sick of this shyt.

people don't want a great Nas album. they just want him to work with these two (and Az). Pete Rock could drop a triple album tomorrow and nobody even give a fukk, but as soon as a Nas album drop, they're like "but but why no Pete rock?"

 

[DaHNIC82]

People like him aren't fans. Nas dont need them as supporters anyways.

Yall need to stop that shyt. Poet doesn't hate Nas at all... He even said the album was nice and Nas was always dope on the same clip

 

[T.he I.nformant]

Anybody got any info on whether this’ll be released to vinyl?

 

[Ziggiy]

The funny thing is if Nas did an entire premo album it would be the most scrutinized album in Hip Hop history

“Why didn’t he put AZ on 6 of the 10 songs!??!”


“Why didn’t they resurrect Guru for a feature?!?!”


“Why didn’t they get Q-Tip and Large Professor to fart at the end of track 3?!?!”


“Why didn’t they sample Ozone’s speech from Breakin’?!?”


“Why doesn’t this sound like the 90’s?!?!”


“Why doesn’t this sound like modern day?!?”


“Why didn’t Nas just work with Hit-Boy again?!?!”






I can hear all of that bullshyt now.

 

[Turlast]

I swear, whenever I see nikkas in here quoting Nas lyrics, it makes me realize how much shyt I be overlooking at times.

Sometimes a 10th, 11th, or even a 20th replay is required to get it down entirely.

There aren't too many artists that leave me thinking in this way.

And on top of all that, he always manages to paint the perfect visual image of everything he's saying. Shyt is unbelievable.

 

[TheDarceKnight]

There's an actual YouTube video titled is Nas ruining his legacy with these Hitboy albums? one of the reviewers said he hates Gangstarr yeah cut that bullshyt off immediately. If anything these albums further separating him from everyone else

I saw that video. Absolutely terrible

 

[Goat poster]

“Why didn’t they resurrect Guru for a feature?!?!”

 

[ThirdAct]

do this for me. take just these two items from Nasirs career 1.) illmatic 2.) beef w/ Jay z., which in reality was just Jay making Nas relevant


Now if he's one of these all time greatest goats w/ tenure w/ legacy he should still be relevant no


what else has he done outside of these two items

where is his impact

where are his quotables

trends

growth as a real creative/ a real artist


a suitable VS for Nas would be Common that's more his wheelhouse and common would smoke nas

You haven't listened to a lot of Nas, have you?

 

[RoseWooD]

Lmao at yall nikkas taking time out of yall lives writing soliloquies and dissertations to obvious trolls

 

[ThirdAct]

^ You're right, I'm a edit it up lol.

 

[JustCKing]

The funny thing is if Nas did an entire premo album it would be the most scrutinized album in Hip Hop history

“Why didn’t he put AZ on 6 of the 10 songs!??!”


“Why didn’t they resurrect Guru for a feature?!?!”


“Why didn’t they get Q-Tip and Large Professor to fart at the end of track 3?!?!”


“Why didn’t they sample Ozone’s speech from Breakin’?!?”


“Why doesn’t this sound like the 90’s?!?!”


“Why doesn’t this sound like modern day?!?”


“Why didn’t Nas just work with Hit-Boy again?!?!”






I can hear all of that bullshyt now.

This.

And then there would be people complaining that the production wasn't on the level of previous Premo produced Nas songs.