Nas - Magic (Discussion Thread)
Who was Nas paying homage to with the beginning bars on Speechless? Anybody catch that? They way he rhymed that, inflection within his voice? He did the same thing on Blue Benz with the Broken Language Smooth the Hustla flow.
Ty-Fife
14k Gold Slum Computer Wizard
One foot on the curb, one foot in the Lexus, my style is eclectic
Eat you pussies for breakfast, then I offer refreshments
Look all that fly shyt y'all harping on
They take a watch from your arm and cops do nothing about it
That's what's going on, many changes, more races
When I was touring the nation with warrants on probation
I was a small kid amazed with the thought
One day I'd be banking, IV from drinking
Papi to Abu Dhabi, probably parley with Saudis
Crank the engine on the '74 Chevy Chevelle
Shawty friend is a snake, I told her her bestie ain't real
You gotta watch that, as the lobster crack, I spray the Baccarat
Your reputation, you can't clean that shyt up at no laundromat
GOAT Eat you pussies for breakfast, then I offer refreshments
Look all that fly shyt y'all harping on
They take a watch from your arm and cops do nothing about it
That's what's going on, many changes, more races
When I was touring the nation with warrants on probation
I was a small kid amazed with the thought
One day I'd be banking, IV from drinking
Papi to Abu Dhabi, probably parley with Saudis
Crank the engine on the '74 Chevy Chevelle
Shawty friend is a snake, I told her her bestie ain't real
You gotta watch that, as the lobster crack, I spray the Baccarat
Your reputation, you can't clean that shyt up at no laundromat
Slim Charles
All Star
This my 3rd favorite Nas album
I can’t stop playing it.
Was thinking earlier where I’d place it. Still behind Illmatic, IWW, LT1, Stillmatic and LIG. And probably same level to me as God’s Son and KD2. Difference with this and KD2 with God’s Son and others, Nas really making more cohesive albums. The highs on God’s Son above Magic but with the last three albums I can pretty much just let them play front to back.
T.he I.nformant
1st Ballot HOF Teller
DaveyDave
Superstar
the “27 club” bars right at the start? I don’t think that’s homage to anyone
and Nas been doing that same Broken Language style for a long time, he just never stretched it out over a whole 16 it was usually only for a couple of bars.Greatness!One foot on the curb, one foot in the Lexus, my style is eclecticGOAT
Eat you pussies for breakfast, then I offer refreshments
Look all that fly shyt y'all harping on
They take a watch from your arm and cops do nothing about it
That's what's going on, many changes, more races
When I was touring the nation with warrants on probation
I was a small kid amazed with the thought
One day I'd be banking, IV from drinking
Papi to Abu Dhabi, probably parley with Saudis
Crank the engine on the '74 Chevy Chevelle
Shawty friend is a snake, I told her her bestie ain't real
You gotta watch that, as the lobster crack, I spray the Baccarat
Your reputation, you can't clean that shyt up at no laundromat
criminology
hearse initiator
Let this ride for a few days before I made up my mind and I like it more every listen. Just strong all around. Love the lack of skips and features... Good hooks, good sequencing, good beats, good verses. Good energy in his delivery.
These albums the best thing to come out the pandemic. KD3 is gonna be >>>. They’re gonna raise the bar again. Watch.
These albums the best thing to come out the pandemic. KD3 is gonna be >>>. They’re gonna raise the bar again. Watch.
It’s the cohesiveness.
What’s been missing from his projects pretty much since Illmatic when he decided to go pop.
No filler, no radio reaches, no pandering to basement dwellers, just pure fire.
Mike the Executioner
What went on up there? Poppers and weird sex!
Hollywood Gangsta is sooo dope, shyt so damn smooth.
For some reason I could literally hear Pac rapping on this for some reason
I could hear Eminem on "The Truth" for some reason. It reminded me of "These Demons," but also something off of 2001.
