Nas - Magic (Discussion Thread)

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Woodrow said:
Top 5 Nas album. MIGHT even be Top 3 or Top 4. Which might invite some FOH’s, but aside from his first two albums I don’t think there’s anything in his catalogue that is no-questions-asked-better top to bottom… with the possible exception of Lost Tapes.

There are definitely MULTIPLE albums on the level. So not mad at anyone who disagrees. But Magic 1 is special. Speechless (:ohlawd:), Ugly (:obama:), 40-16 (:demonic:) Hollywood Gangstas (:blessed:) Wave Gods (:hubie:), The Truth (THE TRUTH… :damn:), Dedicated (:to:)… if you were hating on hating on Hit Boy producing for Nas after this it just meant you prioritized your bias over the music. And the thing that stands out is that there is not a single miss on the project, which is why I rank it so high. I love Life Is Good (and it definitely has better standout moments, like Stay)… God’s Son might be the Nas album I go back to the most, and Stillmatic is up there too. But they all have a miss or two (or three). This album is flawless.
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I agree it is a top 5 Nas album
 
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Woodrow said:
Top 5 Nas album. MIGHT even be Top 3 or Top 4. Which might invite some FOH’s, but aside from his first two albums I don’t think there’s anything in his catalogue that is no-questions-asked-better top to bottom… with the possible exception of Lost Tapes.

There are definitely MULTIPLE albums on the level. So not mad at anyone who disagrees. But Magic 1 is special. Speechless (:ohlawd:), Ugly (:obama:), 40-16 (:demonic:) Hollywood Gangstas (:blessed:) Wave Gods (:hubie:), The Truth (THE TRUTH… :damn:), Dedicated (:to:)… if you were hating on hating on Hit Boy producing for Nas after this it just meant you prioritized your bias over the music. And the thing that stands out is that there is not a single miss on the project, which is why I rank it so high. I love Life Is Good (and it definitely has better standout moments, like Stay)… God’s Son might be the Nas album I go back to the most, and Stillmatic is up there too. But they all have a miss or two (or three). This album is flawless.
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It’s top 6 imo with Illmatic, It Was Written, Life Is Good, Stillmatic, and KD3
 
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2ATMsYouSteppinOrWhat said:
need to go back to this hit boy run
i remember it being overrated

but magic 1 might be a top 5 album from nasir
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It was far from overrated.

Nas just has a flux of old dusty nikka fans still stuck in 94 waiting for Premo to make the same beat for the 5011th time since 98, that missed the fact that he dropped 2 of his best 4 albums in the past 3 years.

I skipped school to walk to the mall and be the first nikka in my school to have It Was Written the day it came out.
 
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I remember likeing KD more than Magic but all this top 5 talk got me wanting to check both out again :stopitslime:

I still haven’t heard LIG, Nasir or LT2 :stopitslime:

Is LIG dope like that, to where I should go byke and check it out? :jbhmm:

I Am and Nastradamus are way better albums than given credit for. I Am a classic to me :umad:
 
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This Eat Couch song and promo run is beneath you lol Why the real rappers ain't locking in with Hit??
 
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JQ Legend said:
I remember likeing KD more than Magic but all this top 5 talk got me wanting to check both out again :stopitslime:

I still haven’t heard LIG, Nasir or LT2 :stopitslime:

Is LIG dope like that, to where I should go byke and check it out? :jbhmm:

I Am and Nastradamus are way better albums than given credit for. I Am a classic to me :umad:
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I’m in a minority that believes LIG is fighting with It Was Wriiten for his 2nd best album. But yeah I Am was a classic. It’s not the 1st album I ever bought but it was the 1st album I walked to the record store right after school to get on release date.
 
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jdashmaj said:
I’m in a minority that believes LIG is fighting with It Was Wriiten for his 2nd best album. But yeah I Am was a classic. It’s not the 1st album I ever bought but it was the 1st album I walked to the record store right after school to get on release date.
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I got a wild story bout getting I Am in high school :mjgrin:

I copped it from K Mart not noticing it was the clean version :stopitslime:

Brought it home and heard the cusses gone :mjtf:

I tried to take it byke and they said they can’t accept it unless it’s scratched. I went around the corner spit my razor out my mouth and gave that cd a Buck 50 that woulda made late 90s NYC Bloods proud :mjgrin:

Took it byke a few min later like :dwillhuh: while the cashier looking at me like :usure:

I got my refund tho then copped the real version from Blockbuster or some shyt :mjgrin:

And you wildin, IWW is Nas best album, easily a GOAT hip hop album in general :stopitslime:

I might check that out, LIG a long ass album tho :dwillhuh:
 
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JQ Legend said:
I remember likeing KD more than Magic but all this top 5 talk got me wanting to check both out again :stopitslime:

I still haven’t heard LIG, Nasir or LT2 :stopitslime:

Is LIG dope like that, to where I should go byke and check it out? :jbhmm:

I Am and Nastradamus are way better albums than given credit for. I Am a classic to me :umad:
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LIG is certified. shyt one of the best albums of the 2010s. Period. Deluxe version.
 
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JQ Legend said:
I got a wild story bout getting I Am in high school :mjgrin:

I copped it from K Mart not noticing it was the clean version :stopitslime:

Brought it home and heard the cusses gone :mjtf:

I tried to take it byke and they said they can’t accept it unless it’s scratched. I went around the corner spit my razor out my mouth and gave that cd a Buck 50 that woulda made late 90s NYC Bloods proud :mjgrin:

Took it byke a few min later like :dwillhuh: while the cashier looking at me like :usure:

I got my refund tho then copped the real version from Blockbuster or some shyt :mjgrin:

And you wildin, IWW is Nas best album, easily a GOAT hip hop album in general :stopitslime:

I might check that out, LIG a long ass album tho :dwillhuh:
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Illmatic is the greatest album of all time not just Nas album imo. So, I don’t put anything ahead of it. But giving a buck 50 to the cd is crazy work :mjlol: :mjlol:
 
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