Nas and Salaam Remi or Nas and Hit Boy?

[Newark88]

Uppin for Magic 3

 

[Lucky_Lefty]

Salaam

 

[drugxglory]

I stan Salaam because of "Zone Out"

 

[Newark88]

As I said in the the Magic 3 thread, I understand peoples critiques about Hit Boy's production being light and sonically not being the best at times. I agree. With that being said, as a listener and fan, I enjoy the music for what it is. You can't deny the overall vibe that Nas and Hit give you. Magic 2 was slightly disappointing, but they made up ten fold with the finale.

 

[Mike the Executioner]

As I said in the the Magic 3 thread, I understand peoples critiques about Hit Boy's production being light and sonically not being the best at times. I agree. With that being said, as a listener and fan, I enjoy the music for what it is. You can't deny the overall vibe that Nas and Hit give you. Magic 2 was slightly disappointing, but they made up ten fold with the finale.

I understood the criticism behind "Life is Like a Dice Game" because the new version is lighter than the original, but between KD1 and KD2, Hit-Boy’s production became heavier and more ambitious. Then Magic 1 took it further by going in a more raw direction. I wasn't listening to those songs and thinking they sound light or soft. KD1 had the lightest production, and I understand why that was the case.

I didn't think Magic 3 was going to break any new ground or give us something radically different from the other albums and somehow, it did. I haven't heard them make songs like "TSK," "No Tears," "Pretty Young Girl," or "Sitting with My Thoughts" before. Every album has given us a completely different vibe, so for people to say it's the same thing doesn't make any sense to me.

 

[prophecypro]

Hit’s probably more consistent but Salaam gave him anthems

Toss up now

Both under appreciated

 

[Metal Face]

6 hitboy albums and not a single impactful song as "Made You Look"

 

[Cladyclad]

6 hitboy albums and not a single impactful song as "Made You Look"

Not a single song impactful as Zone Out

That should tell u something

 

[prophecypro]

6 hitboy albums and not a single impactful song as "Made You Look"

That’s more of the strength of being independent not a major and being 50 and out of zeitgeist. If he made made you look today it’s getting slept on.

 

[Supa]

I understood the criticism behind "Life is Like a Dice Game" because the new version is lighter than the original, but between KD1 and KD2, Hit-Boy’s production became heavier and more ambitious. Then Magic 1 took it further by going in a more raw direction. I wasn't listening to those songs and thinking they sound light or soft. KD1 had the lightest production, and I understand why that was the case.

I didn't think Magic 3 was going to break any new ground or give us something radically different from the other albums and somehow, it did. I haven't heard them make songs like "TSK," "No Tears," "Pretty Young Girl," or "Sitting with My Thoughts" before. Every album has given us a completely different vibe, so for people to say it's the same thing doesn't make any sense to me.

It's still Hit Boy and when you get down to the details his sound is his sound. There isn't that big a difference between each album sonically. He's not reinventing himself with each release.

 

[Alexander Wiggin]

6 hitboy albums and not a single impactful song as "Made You Look"

which mc made a better street anthem than made you look in the last 20 years thought ?

 

[Ziggiy]

Quality wise you CANNOT beat 6 albums in 3 years. And ALL of them quality? Its never been done before. NEVER.


Salaam gave Nas classic tracks. Hit Boy crafted with Nas have at least two classic albums and none of them below 4 Mics. Incredible run

 

[Mike the Executioner]

It's still Hit Boy and when you get down to the details his sound is his sound. There isn't that big a difference between each album sonically. He's not reinventing himself with each release.

How would you describe the Hit-Boy sound? What are some signs that Hit-Boy produced a song? I know when Premier produces something or Dre, but how do I know when Hit-Boy produces something?

 

[Soymuscle Mike]

I said this two years ago and Hit definitely closed the gap, but I'll only know in like 10 years if Hit matches Salaam/Nas.

Most of their music aged really well, which is ironic because folks like myself and @Ziggiy and Jayshiggs etc were having these exact fights having to defend Nas working with Salaam rather than (insert Illmatic producer or whoever was hot at the time).

Yeah with KD3 and Magic3 now...Hit got this.

I still think an "independent Nas" with Salaam at the time would've been beastly, but can't front on Hit.

A fukking 6peat? Unheard of.

 

[NoHalfWay]

6 hitboy albums and not a single impactful song as "Made You Look"

That was a different era during Nas’ commercial prime. It’s pointless to even compare the impact of Nas’ legacy work to his commercial prime

Nas & Hit Boy are not dropping a song over a break beat with old school flavor that’s gonna be an urban hit in 2020-2023