Nas - Magic (Discussion Thread)

[Mike Wins]

On Wikipedia, it talks about Nas having an era of inconsistent output. This, according to them, is right around SD-HHID. I don't really consider them a credible source of information but I have to say that to me, Nas has been all the way on point from Untitled to now. I absolutely loved LIG and I want so badly to lump it into this era of music. Another good way to divide the eras is by Lost Tape volumes. LT1 is all the way through Stillmatic. LT2 is through the Def Jam years. Of course, there are tons of unreleased songs that also fall within those ranges. With Mass Appeal though and especially while working with Hit Boi, I don't really forsee any Lost Tapes.

The "Nas picks weak beats" narrative is heavily based on Streets Discipline and Untitled. SD he released a super sparse, stripped down, anti-commercial album as an intentional statement during the height of Dips and Kanye chipmunk soul era. Like I don't need these massive, lush (and expensive) soul samples to carry me. Untitled was similar in that respect. HHID was not, but was just kind of a scattershot album.

It existed before that, because of the dusty heads mad about him not trying to recreate Illmatic. Sort of got escalated with God's Son which featured that stripped down style in places, leading to the 9th Wonder shyt. Life Is Good should've put that shyt to bed but die hard

 

[T.he I.nformant]

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What are people buying?

Are there physicals? They put this on vinyl, I’m copping immediately. They put this on CD, I’m copping as soon as I get tired of waiting to see if they press it on vinyl.

 

[Ziggiy]

What are people buying?

Are there physicals? They put this on vinyl, I’m copping immediately. They put this on CD, I’m copping as soon as I get tired of waiting to see if they press it on vinyl.

There are no physicals. Its not even available for ANY type of purchase on Nas’s website or Mass Appeal. This is basically just streaming and iTunes sales

 

[Formerly known as...]

1. Stillmatic
2. It Was Written
3. Illmatic
4. The Lost Tapes
5. KD2
6. I AM
7. Godson
8. Magic
9. KD1
10. LIG
11. Nostradamus
12. Streets Disciple
13. Nasir
14. Hip Hop is Dead

Where is untitled?

 

[kes929]

Untitled the most underrated album in nas catalogue. That album is amazing.

 

[Formerly known as...]

1. Illmatic
2. It Was Written
3. Lost Tapes
4. Stillmatic
5. Magic

6. God's Son
7. I Am
8. King's Disease 2
9. Life is Good
10. King's Disease
11. Untitled
12.The Lost Tapes 2
13. Street's Disciple
14. Nastradamus
15. Nasir
16. Hip Hop is Dead

Switch I Am with God Son and that's my list

 

[Ziggiy]

Untitled the most underrated album in nas catalogue. That album is amazing.

Untitled is my personal favorite Nas album. He rapped his ENTIRE ass off all throughout that project

 

[Stick Up Kid]

Where is untitled?

ahh i knew i forgot one... I would put it inbtween Nasir and HHID

 

[Budda]

Untitled the most underrated album in nas catalogue. That album is amazing.

Yeah Untitled is a great album

 

[Formerly known as...]

ahh i knew i forgot one... I would put it inbtween Nasir and HHID

Nasir is last to me. I expected more from Ye and Nas but the whole thing was a mess

 

[JustCKing]

I know there is probably tons of music once he left Def Jam but between Nas being known for using his rhymes on different beats and the fact that everything Hit boi is doing is seemingly getting released, it's a lot less likely that he will have a whole cache of unreleased music. I hope he does though... especially if he going to one day release it.

Nas teased several installments of Lost Tapes after he dropped Lost Tapes 2. I don't think he's done releasing those especially with Def Jam saying they wanted to continue to working with Nas. Lost Tapes would be their only connection to him as Lost Tapes 2 was a Def Jam and Mass Appeal release even though Nasir ended his contract with them. I don't think anything he's done with HitBoy would be on a Lost Tapes unless its some pre King's Disease sessions. Nas talked about a Lost Tapes 3 being all features, so there were at least plans to release another one.

 

[IllmaticDelta]

Untitled the most underrated album in nas catalogue. That album is amazing.

easy 4.5/5

 

[Mike Wins]

Always subject to change but off the top:

IWW
Illmatic
Stillmatic
Lost Tapes
LIG
God's Son
KD1
Magic
KD2
I Am
Untitled
LT2
HHID
Streets Disciple
Nastradamus
Nasir

Collaborations
Distant Relatives
Firm
QB Finest

 

[Soymuscle Mike]

It Was Written
Illmatic
Lost Tapes

God's Son
Stillmatic
Magic
King's Disease 2
Life is Good
King's Disease
I Am
Untitled
Streets Disciple
Lost Tapes II
Nastradamus
Hip-Hop Is Dead
Nasir

I fukks with all his albums too

 

[up in here]

1. Illmatic
2. It Was Written
3. Lost Tapes
4. Stillmatic
5. Magic
6. God's Son
7. I Am
8. King's Disease 2
9. Life is Good
10. King's Disease
11. Untitled
12.The Lost Tapes 2
13. Street's Disciple
14. Nastradamus
15. Nasir
16. Hip Hop is Dead

1. Lost Tapes
2. Illmatic
3. Stillmatic
4. It was Written
5. KD 2
6. Distant Relatives
7. I am
8. Untitled
9. Nastradamus
10. Gods Son
11. Streets Disciple
12. Life Is Good
13. HHID
15. Lost Tapes 2
15. Nasir

That’s a hard list to make, I’m just going by what I play most. The top 5 are all 5 mics to me. The next 5 I still throw on a semi regular basis if I’m in the mood. SD has about 5-6 songs I fukk with. The bottom 4 only have 2-3 songs I fukk with.

Im still tryna figure out where Magic fits but I will probably put it either just over or just under KD2, depending on which one I am fukking with more a year from now.