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Post by pigeonmike on Jul 23, 2023 13:15:44 GMT -5
^^^
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Post by buckthadevil on Jul 23, 2023 19:16:00 GMT -5
I don’t like the trap beats and flows on this. It was ok on 30 but I didn’t want a whole album of that sht. Especially Magic 2.
I’m really feeling Pistols On You Album Cover and What This All Really Means. Motion and Slow It Down are cool.
50’s verse was wack but Nas saved it.
Bokeem Woodbine is borderline.
Rest ain’t for me.
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Post by diagrams on Jul 23, 2023 21:36:05 GMT -5
If pitch fork gave the first magic this I would hate to see what they do to this one  |
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Post by diagrams on Jul 23, 2023 21:38:14 GMT -5
I agree with pitch fork (judging off the ratings) life is good is Nas’s last good album
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Post by pigeonmike on Jul 23, 2023 22:19:12 GMT -5
I agree with pitch fork (judging off the ratings) life is good is Nas’s last good album You mean to tell me these last 7(!!!) albums are less than "good" to you? Fix your ears and respect the pioneers |
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Post by diagrams on Jul 23, 2023 22:36:45 GMT -5
Cringe
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Post by pigeonmike on Jul 23, 2023 23:08:24 GMT -5
Bless your heart you sweet soul |
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Post by pigeonmike on Jul 23, 2023 23:13:54 GMT -5
I don’t like the trap beats and flows on this. It was ok on 30 but I didn’t want a whole album of that sht. Especially Magic 2. I’m really feeling Pistols On You Album Cover and What This All Really Means. Motion and Slow It Down are cool. 50’s verse was wack but Nas saved it. Bokeem Woodbine is borderline. Rest ain’t for me. To each his own, and yeah 30 def a banger The ones you mentioned are favs round here too Bokeem goes crazy, I wish Hit wouldve brought the snare in during verse 1 tho |
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Post by buckthadevil on Jul 25, 2023 22:12:53 GMT -5
Upon further listening, I like this more than I initially thought.
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Post by pigeonmike on Jul 25, 2023 22:23:17 GMT -5
Upon further listening, I like this more than I initially thought. Yeah, thats how it goes Felt that way bout all the HB albums |
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Post by Nightrider on Jul 26, 2023 4:28:05 GMT -5
Magis is waaay better; and I don't say that n.2 is not good.
It's same thing with KD albums; 3 is a little beter tnan 1&2 in my opinion.
But Magic is classic Nas album for me
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Post by buckthadevil on Jul 26, 2023 4:37:52 GMT -5
Magis is waaay better; and I don't say that n.2 is not good. It's same thing with KD albums; 3 is a little beter tnan 1&2 in my opinion. But Magic is classic Nas album for me Yeah I agree. Magic is easily the best out of this run with hit boy |
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Post by Nightrider on Jul 26, 2023 7:34:38 GMT -5
“I’m a magician, you should listen, it’s never the same tricks/ 2020 when we did the first one, five-album run, not a cursed one, it’s a blessed one/ By the time y’all hear this, we be halfway through the next one/ Bless up, all the rappers we lost, I’m hopin’ they rest up,”  |
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Post by eseph84 on Jul 26, 2023 8:34:45 GMT -5
by the time this cd drops, i'll have the next ten done  |
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Post by pigeonmike on Jul 26, 2023 9:03:35 GMT -5
Not to parrot but I gotta stress how amazing it is to see this run this late in his career
Extraordinary really
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Post by eseph84 on Jul 26, 2023 9:27:09 GMT -5
im proud of him too man! haven't heard this yet but i will add my 2 cents if i somehow hear it before the cd hits stores in 2025
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Post by diagrams on Jul 26, 2023 9:32:18 GMT -5
“I’m a magician, you should listen, it’s never the same tricks/ 2020 when we did the first one, five-album run, not a cursed one, it’s a blessed one/ By the time y’all hear this, we be halfway through the next one/ Bless up, all the rappers we lost, I’m hopin’ they rest up,” He rhymes one 3x , terrible |
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Post by eseph84 on Jul 26, 2023 9:38:06 GMT -5
doom would not approve.
first one
cursed one
blessed one
next one
oh wait yeah, that's allowed.
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Post by pigeonmike on Jul 26, 2023 10:51:45 GMT -5
Hes saying one four times but really he is saying KD(4) is coming (forth) on the (4th) of (january) in the year of our lord (2)+(0)+(2)=(4)
Our god is clever like that lol
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Post by cifus on Jul 26, 2023 12:45:04 GMT -5
6.5/10
I've listened to this album two times. Anything from N@s I'll take, especially in a time where mumbles/trap/hood women run the business. I will listen to it more, maybe it will grow on me?
With that said, its an average album. The production on this album is not very inspired and rather monotonous. Magic 1 far surpases this album, lyrically, cohesiveness, beats etc.
My main problem with this album is, for me at least, there isn't a single breakout record on this. The best track is one where i don't want to press next but not enough for me to want to hit rewind or add to a playlist.
The 50 song was a huge letdown. 50's verse was weak sauce and i was expecting much more from this collab. Hit boy and Nas came short with this one. They've done a lot and i will never complain with what they gave us with previous
albums.
Maybe its time to take a break for th eboth of them. Id rather a Magic 1 album every 2-3 years than a Magic 2 every 8 months/year or so.
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Post by ern on Jul 27, 2023 12:06:31 GMT -5
after several spins, I'm agreeing with pretty much all that ^^
i wasn't really let down by 50, didn't really expect anything from him..
playing through it i would think "well it's better than most of the mainstream s**t" but it still kinda sounds like it...not something I see myself going back to much. if i had to rank his albums this would be in the lower half
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Post by diagrams on Jul 27, 2023 13:35:07 GMT -5
People in here are dancing around calling this album wack even though they’re using other ways to describe how wack it is
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Post by pigeonmike on Jul 27, 2023 13:58:50 GMT -5
People in here are dancing around calling this album wack even though they’re using other ways to describe how wack it is s**t, even my household divided on this one Blastin this at ignorant levels whenever... In the headphones ofcourse |
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Post by cifus on Jul 27, 2023 15:59:11 GMT -5
People in here are dancing around calling this album wack even though they’re using other ways to describe how wack it is I can't be more transparent than what I posted. If I thought it was"wack" I'd just say it. I think anyone in here would. |
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Post by buckthadevil on Jul 27, 2023 17:22:22 GMT -5
The issue is it’s not really wack. It’s kinda fire.
It’s that half of it isn’t the normal Nas sound. Fans of Nas are almost 100% anti trap music. This album got Nas doing what’s poppin a lot more than the last 4 of his albums. But even THAT is better than anything being called hip hop in today’s mainstream.
A lot of fans have gotten greedy with the output and with the first Magic album. That album, however you want to rank it, is at the top of his discography. And Nas had a HUGE discography.
He named it Magic 2 and people figured it was gonna be a follow up to the last one where he was just blacking out on every song
Magic 2 has those moments. But the problem is, he got a taste of that streaming base of younger fans who ran the numbers up on Spicy and 30 and said “Fk it. Now im touching a younger audience with this sht” and now you got Magic 2.
It was a rare misstep in this Nas X Hit run but I ain’t mad. Half this album or more is fire and I can’t say that about most rappers. Call it wack I won’t argue. My least favorite outta the 5.
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Post by pigeonmike on Jul 27, 2023 17:42:10 GMT -5
The issue is it’s not really wack. It’s kinda fire. It’s that half of it isn’t the normal Nas sound. Fans of Nas are almost 100% anti trap music. This album got Nas doing what’s poppin a lot more than the last 4 of his albums. But even THAT is better than anything being called hip hop in today’s mainstream. A lot of fans have gotten greedy with the output and with the first Magic album. That album, however you want to rank it, is at the top of his discography. And Nas had a HUGE discography. He named it Magic 2 and people figured it was gonna be a follow up to the last one where he was just blacking out on every song Magic 2 has those moments. But the problem is, he got a taste of that streaming base of younger fans who ran the numbers up on Spicy and 30 and said “Fk it. Now im touching a younger audience with this sht” and now you got Magic 2. It was a rare misstep in this Nas X Hit run but I ain’t mad. Half this album or more is fire and I can’t say that about most rappers. Call it wack I won’t argue. My least favorite outta the 5. ^^^ All of this, except I could see myself run this back more than KD1 |
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Post by buckthadevil on Jul 27, 2023 23:08:15 GMT -5
KD1 wasn’t it for me. I talked a lot of sht on Hitboy when that album dropped. I liked the beats on Bennys album more and felt Nas should have got that pack.
KD2 I felt they figured it out. That had some real heat and Nas was dialed in
Magic was basically a flawless album. I just wish they included the song Big Nas on it. That album was so concentrated and Nas did what all his day one fans wanted. Just flawless rapping over breaks.
KD3 was a step down from Magic but better than KD 1 and 2. It’s at this point that average rap fans have to pay attention.
Magic 2 got Nas wanting to please everybody.
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