Nas - Magic (Discussion Thread)

[Stick Up Kid]

15 Tracks from those 3 albums

1. Car 85
2. Blue Benz
3. Full Circle
4. 27 Summers
5. Spicy

6. Death Row East
7. Nas is Good
8. Store Run
9. Composure
10. Nobody

11. Speechless
12. Wave Gods
13. Meet Joe Black
14. Ugly
15. Dedicated

 

[Figaro]

KD1 - 4 Mics
KD II - 4.25 Mics

Too early to rate Magic atm but I'm thinking it could be around the same as KD II.

Most played from each album (I'm on Apple music so i can't actually check the plays)

KD 1 - The Cure or Kings Disease Intro
KD II - Nas Is Good
Magic - Dedicated

 

[kes929]

I keep thinking about Joe Budden during this part of the verse. But its really just a ‘whoever the shoe fits’ type of bar.

Ransom been talking a little greasy about Esco too on the low

 

[kes929]

Upon reflection I’d prob go something like:

KD1 3.5 or 4 (not fully decided yet)
KD2 4.5
Magic 4.5 (not fully decided yet)

Magic feels…well, like magic. I didn’t like Wu For The Children much initially but fukk with it now; the flow at the beginning was throwing me off initially. It kinda feels like a damn near flawless album. If I have a complaint it’s minor shyt like the KD3 shout out on Ugly (I would have put it on a more boisterous track than Ugly, given the theme), and the “air” adlib on Wave Gods after he mentions the Jordan’s/23 line. As you can see, minor shyt lol.

I got KD1 as a 4.25. Kd2 and Magic both perfect to me. I really have zero issue with KD 1 either truthfully.

 

[spliz]

Ransom been talking a little greasy about Esco too on the low

His producer tried to throw shade as well till we made him delete his post. Lol

 

[kes929]

His producer tried to throw shade as well tell we made him delete his post. Lol

Ransom dont want that smoke

 

[Soymuscle Mike]

Nas been my GOAT since Lost Tapes/Gods Son, that's when he really passed Pac (my #2) to me.

I used to always rank him 3rd in best discography though, behind Cube and Pac, tied with Ghostface.

I think this trilogy puts him at my #1 , especially if KD3 slaps even remotely as much as these last three.

I can easily see myself playing these albums years down the line.

RIP 2PAC shoutout @spliz

"Pac was like Jesus, Nas wrote the Bible"
- Cole channeled me with that one I'll always give him props for that

 

[waynep]

His producer tried to throw shade as well till we made him delete his post. Lol

It's still up on twitter Smh

 

[spliz]

It's still up on twitter Smh

fukk his Twitter.

 

[Ball]

Going by my plays count in my itunes library (reset my libraries stats when I did my last update like 7 months ago)

KD1: Replace Me (I play it around joints/when cruising Don Toliver smashed the hook)
KD2: Rare (54 plays tied for most in library)
KD3: Speechless (Love the scheme on the chorus, but I know over time it will become Dedicated, that 90s R&B feel in the first half, then the truimphant second half with the Ross like flow, and no tricks tricks)

I really love the no tricks line, because it's poignant in some many ways. Like Hit-Boy said it's just him and Nas, not a thousand ghost producers or switching beats for songs or gimmicky album rollouts (Ye), the sales will be the sales, no company buying copies upon release to give platinum certification (Jay), no gossip to sell records (modern rap culture). Also the tricks reminds me of trix which are of course for kids. The simplest shyt bar wise on the album still hits hard when you know about Nas' journey in life and the rap game

Don Toliver definitely smashed the hook

 

[Mike the Executioner]

Back-2-back 5 micers.



Just my opinion.

Honestly, the last "bad" song Nas put out was "Royalty," which was an unreleased track from nine years ago. From King's Disease to now, he's been putting out consistently great work.

The only complaint I've had in the last year and a half is the Eminem feature from "EPMD 2."

 

[spliz]

Honestly, the last "bad" song Nas put out was "Royalty," which was an unreleased track from nine years ago. From King's Disease to now, he's been putting out consistently great work.

The only complaint I've had in the last year and a half is the Eminem feature from "EPMD 2."

I actually don’t think Royalty is that bad. It’s who’s singing the hook. Maybe Frank Ocean would’ve been better. I honestly hear Alicia Keys sounding FAR better on that.

 

[kes929]

Nas is talking so much trash to these rappers that keep his name in their mouth on Magic. I love it. He talking big boy to any and everyone.

 

[George's Dilemma]

I'm curious on other folks' thoughts; was Nas getting at anybody particularly on this album?

 

[spliz]

I'm curious on other folks' thoughts; was Nas getting at anybody particularly on this album?

I feel like he wasn’t talking to nobody. But was talking to everybody. If that makes sense.