Premier has been washed for a minute. Any of the Hit-Boy projects if better than this.
Listening to these simple, minimal, beats makes me appreciate the soul samples and the beat switches on the Hit-Boy albums that much more.
Magic 1 and 3 and KD2 and KD3 are better than this.
Gonna go rock 'Japanese Soul Bar' and "Im on Fire" right now, that's the vibe I need
First off, Nas is the GOAT. There's no emcee that has maintained the level of quality and success over such a long period of time. His closest living competition is Jay Z, but Jay is essentially semi-retired. Time to crown him, let it be known, and give him his flowers while he's here.
The Hit Boy projects, especially Magic, KD 2, KD 3, and Magic 3 are classics and the diversity of beats, soul samples, beat switches and cohesive themes really set the bar. I hope people really go back and put some respect on HB's name,
Premier is a legend. That said, he has a formula...chop and loop the sample, then 3-4 vocal samples scratched in the chorus to match the name of the song. It can be good, but it can also be very predictable and
repetitive.
Off first listen, this is a very
solid album. I love the track where it's Nas vs Esco and hopefully that will put an end to the fans who "want the old Esco back"
There was no way this album was going to live up to the lofty expectations that many had going in. End of the day, Nas and Preem gave us some good music and I'm content with that.
. I hope dudes understand why Dre put the mic down now, a breh just cant win.
