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Nas and Hit-Boy cook up another collaboration, a low-stakes mid-career rap album to show that one of the genre’s icons is still in decent fighting shape.
When he spits lines with catchphrases and slogans like Durag energy I m on a wave, you niggas cap or ends a handful of others with for real on Abracadabra, it feels forced, like he s cycling through Urban Dictionary tabs open on a laptop in the booth. That big necklace shit After the 80 s, after Rakim I resurrected it Chest is lit, freezin , I m polar vortexin it Got it, quiz me, am I gonna step from the business.
The use of fire magic can be found in various cultures and mystical traditions. In some shamanic practices, fire is used as a medium for divination and communication with the spiritual realm. The flames are believed to carry messages and visions from the beyond.
Album Review | Nas – Magic 2
This album was released on July 21st this year. After I heard King’s Disease 3, which was my second favorite album of last year, I decided that Nas is the greatest rapper of all time. As I said in my review of Anwar HighSign‘s latest project, I don’t think you have to have the best discography to be the GOAT. You just have to have legendary career highlights and accomplishments. So, needless to say, I was pretty dang excited when I saw Nas tease this album on IG. Once we got the official announcement the following day, I was even more ecstatic. A growing sentiment I’ve seen from Nas fans is that they like the Hit-Boy stuff, but they want him to work with different producers again. Personally, I’m good on that. I mean, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if he dropped a new album with different producers and it ended up being fire. However, I see no reason to stop working with Hit-Boy because he’s providing everything that’s needed. I don’t care whose name is attached as long as the shit is dope, and thankfully Hit-Boy hasn’t really missed with these records. I’m not really into him as a rapper, but I honestly think he’s one of the best when it comes to mainstream producers that don’t really work with underground dudes. Some people think his production is too clean and polished, which is something I can understand. I just don’t feel that way personally. Anyway, I really enjoyed the first Magic album, but I didn’t think it was a huge leap in quality from the KD records like a lot of Nas fans made it out to be. It’s still a special album though. I was excited for this new one because Magic was the only Nas album aside from Illmatic where I liked every single song. With this new one, I wasn’t sure if I would feel the same way, but I was excited no matter what.
The album starts with an Intro featuring what sounds like audio from an interview with Archbishop Don Magic Juan, who’s a famous human trafficker. I don’t really care about that dude or anything he has to say, so I didn’t get much out of it. However, I enjoyed the production in the background a lot. I don’t mind this intro at all. I think it’s pretty good. The first actual song is called Abracadabra, and it was my favorite track on my first listen of the album. This shit blew me away the first time I heard it. I think the production here is amazing. It kinda reminds me of Travis Scott’s Don’t Play. I think this beat is better though. I really love Nas’ flow on the first verse, and that line where he was like “what generation don’t listen to Nas?” was fire to me. I think the whole “30 Summers” thing is like the hardest flex ever. The hook on this track is pretty hard. He basically says that he just raps as a hobby now, and I think you can tell he’s having a lot of fun recording music these days. On the one hand, it’s nice to have fun, lighthearted music. However, I don’t think it results in music that is as personal as the content on God’s Son or as meaningful as the lyrical content of Untitled, so it doesn’t stick with me as easily. That’s not to say that music has to be deep to be memorable—just look at VEGA. for example. I will say that the “magic” theme of this album is pretty cool, but I think he could’ve gone deeper with it. Anyway, the second verse is definitely my favorite part of this song. The additional piano keys that come in sound otherworldly, and Nas’ performance over it is fantastic.
Y'all should be ashamed of your list, I put some pain into this
I put my veins, blood, bones, soul, I put my brain into this
Y'all movin' brainless, anything to be famous
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
I guess the “magic trick” here is that he’s juggling two different album series at the same time. That’s kinda fire, I’m not gonna lie. That’s such a cool flex. I love it. It’s also nice that we got confirmation of King’s Disease 4 here. I’m definitely looking forward to that. Anyway, I think this song is pretty amazing, and it’s definitely one of my favorite tracks of the year. It’s followed by Office Hours, which features 50 Cent. For some reason, this was one of the general public’s most anticipated tracks on the album. I don’t know why people expected 50 to do anything notable here. What has he done lately that led y’all to believe he would be dope on this track? I saw a lot of people complaining that he only spit 12 bars on this song. Let me make one thing absolutely clear; the problem is not that he only spit 12 bars. The problem is that the bars themselves weren’t fucking good. He didn’t have a single good line, and his flow was ass. However, I don’t think his verse was nearly bad enough to ruin the song. It definitely tarnishes it, but I still like the track a lot overall. Nas’ performance here is stellar, and same goes for the production. Nas’ flow is fire, especially on the hook and first part of the first verse.
That big necklace shit
After the 80's, after Rakim I resurrected it
Chest is lit, freezin', I'm polar vortexin' it
Got it, quiz me, am I gonna step from the business?
A lot of fillings in this game like I just left the dentist
Without a numbin' needle
I feed the people 'cause I love the people
Two series at once, yeah, let's run the sequel
After that closing line about “two series at once,” Nas says, “If I really gotta dumb it down for some of y’all, that’s that Magic & KD at the same time.” It’s probably obvious to most people, but when Nas says he’s “dumbing it down,” the “it” is the closing line of the verse. I don’t know why, but I saw some people acting like Nas was claiming to have dumbed down his music for the Magic & KD series, as if he would ever admit to something like that. Anyway, I think the song’s really dope overall. Yes, the 50 Cent verse brought things down, but the performances from Nas and Hit-Boy keep things entertaining. The following track is called Black Magic, and it’s one of the weaker songs on the album to me. I still like it though. The beat is just a bit uninteresting to me. It’s definitely not bad at all. It just doesn’t stand out much to me personally. Thankfully Nas’ performance over it is pretty nice. It’s mainly his flow and delivery that makes this song worth returning to for me. He sounds really good here. The first verse is dope.
She havin' nightmares sleepin' next to me
Wakin' up unexpectedly, maybe somebody hexin' me
Questionin', blessings on me protect me from weaponry
Hopin' she gon' have the same success if she don't let 'em in
I meant to set the alarm, she dreamt of all the whips
High speed chase, turned the TV on, I saw that shit
Dreamt she saw me bleeding like a True Blood was cornered in
And it's crazy that I really woke up and bought the whips
The hook is kinda boring to me. I like the rapping though. It’s a good song, but, as I said before, definitely one of the weakest songs on the album to me. It’s followed by Motion, which is easily one of the best songs on the album.
The kind of gritty, fast-paced production fits Nas perfectly, and he snapped over it. This might be the best song on the album based purely off the rapping. Nas’ aggression here actually kinda reminded me of his performance on Life Is Good. He killed this shit.
Weird luck 'cause when we fail, we only fail up
I tear up every time I see a mail truck
Know that check comin' five-hundred a piece, smoothly
Ayo, that shit behooves me
They need to bring back beheadings
Guillotines for guys, get whacked likе medieval times, thеy not ready
The first verse is awesome, but the second verse is even better to me. His aggressive flow and delivery sound so fucking good.
Dump the ashes in the ocean, get the sharks high
All black yacht, we made it from the hard times
In any era, rivieras is my backdrop
Hacienda interchangeable, mad spots
Rollin' dice, shirts like Miami Vice
The women, they wear the scent that seduce with embroidered ice
The flesh a vessel, I'm not obsessed with death
I manifest what's best, I'm ghetto tested, bless
The hook is pretty good too. There’s really nothing about this track that I don’t like. The production is great. The song’s dope as fuck. It’s followed by another highlight for me called Bokeem Woodbine. This song might actually have my favorite beat on the album to be honest. I love this instrumental. It sounds kind of sad to me. I feel like this is what would play in my head as I’m laying in my deathbed, thinking about all the mistakes I’ve made in my life. The hook on this song is really good.
Bars hittin' like I'm still livin' couch-to-couch
Motivation for the trappers livin' ounce-to-ounce
This is rockstar status, Neil Young with a bounce
I know that make you uncomfortable and make you say, "ouch"
The actual verse on this song is excellent too. As always, Nas’ flow and delivery are immaculate.
'Member I sat on Kool G Rap couch
Drank Olde E 'til we coulda blacked out
He pulled the track out
Thinking 'bout what to rap 'bout
Snappin' like Chrisean & Blueface
Tradin' bars with the gods 'til they get the screw face
The one thing that would’ve made this song perfect to me is a second verse from Nas. I also think some more personal content would’ve fit this instrumental better. This shit is still dope as hell though. Track 7 is called Earvin Magic Johnson, and it’s the weakest song on the album in my opinion. I think the beat kinda sucks. It’s just really repetitive, and the primary loop isn’t very entertaining to me. The first verse is pretty good thankfully.
Country Club, House of Blues, stadium status, hands wavin'
Hip-Hop 50 celebration, funny we the same age and
We just keep on getting iller
Word to Heavy, word to Dilla
The second verse is better in my opinion though. I don’t know… I don’t think this song is bad, but it’s just very underwhelming, mainly because the production is so lackluster. It’s an okay track overall. It’s followed by What This All Really Means, which is one of the better songs on the album in my opinion. The beat is pretty good, but it’s mainly the performance from Nas that makes this song so entertaining. His intricate flow sounds fantastic here.
Product of the '80s, Prada Milan store for the lady I'm a carnivore, constantly come with concepts to pay me I'm responsible for they most cockiest behavior My DNA in they G'd up ways, and they surveyin' us Showed 'em my scrotum is goldеn, rap game stomach was swollen I left thеse bastards on your doorsteps, behold 'em Ideas come and go away, but I already thought 'em So years later, they still knew when I go record 'em
I sadly don’t like the way the beat switches up for the hook. However, aside from that I don’t have any complaints with this track. The second verse is arguably even better than the first.
Did a double album when rap double albums was startin'
They bootlegged I Am…, an album I put my heart in
Nipsey met me to do a doc about it 'fore he departed
He talked to Stoute about it too 'cause he was 'part of that project
I definitely was more enthusiastic about this song on my first listen of the album, but I still really like it. I think it’s dope. Track 9 is called Slow It Down. The beat on this song kinda reminds me of The Game’s Magnus Carlsen. I think it’s a pretty solid instrumental, but far from my favorite. Once again, it’s really the rapping that makes this song so good. Nas’ flow and delivery are excellent here.
Let's play a game, I hand you a king of diamonds
The hand is faster than the eye, check in your pocket
I snap my fingers, I'm up in smoke like The Chronic
Disappear and reappear right in front of your optics
The hook isn’t really anything special, but it serves its purpose well enough. The two verses are the best part of this track. The outro is solid too. I think the song’s dope. The penultimate track is called Pistols on Your Album Cover, and it’s easily one of the best songs on the album to me. I actually love the instrumental on this song, and, to me, each verse is better than the last. The first verse was nice, but the second one is even better.
At times I get confused, they lie in they interviews
Get goose pimples whenever I'm puttin' on my jewels
Bailed so many brothers out, paid all they lawyer fees
After that some turned they back, where is the loyalty?
Money's lovely, but I could care less who has more than me
I'm just happy Mutulu Shakur got free
May he rest in peace, he was a warrior all of his days
And time move faster the more you get up there in age
In other news I'm a G to the grave
I know they wanna see me burned out, depleted and drained
High blood pressure, instead I'm on a red page
My pupils are dilated, I throw on some dark shades
The closing verse is my favorite part of the song though. I think this shit ends perfectly. The last couplet is really great.
My journey was great but difficult
What is life if it isn't both?
I also like how he rhymed “symposium” with “my bros and ’em.” That was ill. This shit is dope as fuck. It’s technically the last song on the main part of the album, but then we get a bonus track. It’s called One Mic, One Gun, and it features 21 Savage.
I heard this song when it was originally released around the time that 21 Savage was in hot water for saying Nas isn’t relevant. It’s a cool track. I like it. I mean, it’s nothing special, but I enjoyed it to some extent. However, if someone told me it was some midpack I would understand why they have that opinion. Nothing about this song really stands out that much. Everything here is just pretty solid. I definitely like the celebratory production, and I actually really enjoy the part of the hook where Nas is like, “Look at me now.” It’s pretty catchy to me. I’m not really a fan of 21 Savage, but I think his verse here was better than that of Nas. I really wasn’t expecting that because his performance on the intro was really underwhelming. He sounds like he put more effort into his verse than Nas did though.
They actin' like I just popped, I was Platinum before I signed
I went Platinum without no features, I put platinum on your mind
This Glock I got two-tone, and this bitch don't bust no rhyme
They wanna see me fucked so they could deport me like I'm Shyne
Overall, it’s a pretty solid track. Will I be returning to it? I don’t know. Probably not to be honest. I don’t mind it being here though, especially since it’s just a bonus track. I’d take this over the bonus track that was on KD3.
This album is great. I don’t think there’s a single bad song here. There are a couple that I won’t be returning to, but even those ones are decent. Nas is still sharp on the mic, and I enjoyed the production for the most part. Again, I don’t mind Hit-Boy’s work here. Are there producers that I’d rather see Nas working with? Sure. I’d love a Salaam Remi or Large Professor collab. However, if Hit-Boy’s who Nas feels inspired by then I don’t see any reason to switch things up now. I like this album about as much as the first Magic album. I’m definitely expecting KD4 to be better than this, but I’m certainly satisfied with this album as an entry in the Magic series. The only moment on this album that stood out as being bad was the 50 Cent verse, but I wasn’t expecting that to be good in the first place. I fuck with this album. Give it a listen and let me know what you think in the comments below. I think it’s dope.
Favorite Song: Pistols on Your Album Cover
Least Favorite Song: Earvin Magic Johnson
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