HNIC973
R.I.P Bandana P
They had it clicking but today, it's some new slimes out
Instagram trickin' the hood, what they crying 'bout?
Petty crimes, bytches and money, that's what they lyin' 'bout
Nas - Magic (Discussion Thread)
Instagram trickin' the hood, what they crying 'bout?
Petty crimes, bytches and money, that's what they lyin' 'bout
"Sippin liquor, taking photos and a slide with a cougar/ coulda pulled a young love but I took who was choosing. That just so relaxed in hood, I didn't come with a shooter, they asked what I was doing, they say I was already proven"
Whew Chile!!!!
Whew Chile!!!!
Hit really had the GOAT reinvigorated and deaded the discussions with the run 
prophecypro
Hollywood North
Man this was such a pleasant surprise when it dropped
Slim Charles
All Star
personal classic for me. all the other albums from this run range from good to great but this one THE ONE of the run.
KD3 is more diverse, feels more like a complete album but man Magic for me when the run just clicked perfectly
KD3 is more diverse, feels more like a complete album but man Magic for me when the run just clicked perfectly
Still the best Christmas gift of the past three years.
Nas and Hit were in the B A G
Nas and Hit were in the B A G
pez
All Star
We've been spoiled the last 3 years. I'm waiting for another surprise drop from Nas now. C'mon. Nas and Hit, just stay in the studio.
Drop Magic 4. Who says we gotta stop at 3?
Drop Magic 4. Who says we gotta stop at 3?
Mike the Executioner
What went on up there? Poppers and weird sex!
The album that made @NoHalfWay believe in Nas again. 
I don't think it's the best Magic album (Magic 3 is), but it's still in the upper tier of the Hit-Boy era. I rank it #3, but it's pretty much a 9.5/10 album. I still feel like this album was made out of frustration, like Nas and Hit-Boy were hearing things they didn't like and they wanted to prove that the old Nas was still there. It was Hit-Boy's idea to make a hard album, and it was a smart move to drop it at the beginning of winter because it was the soundtrack for the next few months.
The fact that they just announced it hours before Christmas Eve when nothing else was going on, and then dropped it with no fanfare added to its appeal. The first two KD albums were great, but this album proved that Nas and Hit-Boy could do literally anything. They promoted their next album on this project and made it highly anticipated, just to show people that they could. They were getting in a ridiculous zone around this time, and they weren't even spending months on it. They made this right after KD2 came out and it took them, what? A couple weeks?
I think that's why Magic 2 threw some people off because this was supposed to be an album between albums and it just made the buzz stronger. People wanted the exact same raw feeling from the second one, and they didn't get it until Magic 3.
I don't think it's the best Magic album (Magic 3 is), but it's still in the upper tier of the Hit-Boy era. I rank it #3, but it's pretty much a 9.5/10 album. I still feel like this album was made out of frustration, like Nas and Hit-Boy were hearing things they didn't like and they wanted to prove that the old Nas was still there. It was Hit-Boy's idea to make a hard album, and it was a smart move to drop it at the beginning of winter because it was the soundtrack for the next few months.
The fact that they just announced it hours before Christmas Eve when nothing else was going on, and then dropped it with no fanfare added to its appeal. The first two KD albums were great, but this album proved that Nas and Hit-Boy could do literally anything. They promoted their next album on this project and made it highly anticipated, just to show people that they could. They were getting in a ridiculous zone around this time, and they weren't even spending months on it. They made this right after KD2 came out and it took them, what? A couple weeks?
I think that's why Magic 2 threw some people off because this was supposed to be an album between albums and it just made the buzz stronger. People wanted the exact same raw feeling from the second one, and they didn't get it until Magic 3.
Which is crazy to me seeing as Nas NEVER does the same thing twice. I have no idea why anyone who considers themselves even a casual Nas fan would expect that Magic 2 would have the same sound or direction as Magic 1.
HNIC973
R.I.P Bandana P
I think it just gave you that throwback gritty feel. Songs like The Truth sound like some shyt from a 96 Clue tape. Ugly like Doo rags ect. Magic just captured something we haven't gotten from Nas in 20 years. He always give you it in spots LIG has locomotive HHID MOB ect. One of the main reasons I have him as my GOAT like you pointed out he never gives us the same album especially since 01