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90
Magic 3 sits alongside King's Disease III and Magic at the apex of this legendary run. This is hip-hop history, indeed.
2y
90
These are albums to sit with, to study, and to admire, and while heβs revisiting themes heβs explored on other recent projects, itβs no less enjoyable for it.
1y
80
Reaching greater and greater heights, ‘Magic 3’ could well be Nas and Hit-Boy’s finest hour together – the closure of this chapter allows us to analysis their relationship, but you’re still left yearning for more.
2y
80
Like other chapters in this saga, he spends a lot of time talking about the beginning of his journey. Hence, it makes sense that, sonically, it’s the most reminiscent of the mid-1990s era when he debuted.
2y
76
For an artist who was written off several times in his career, and even himself wrote off the genre he helped popularize completely, Magic 3 puts the stamp on one of the most interesting late-career series in Hip Hop history, a feat that may never be duplicated.
2y
68
Magic 3 is everything special about this 6-LP run and certainly an excellent effort from modern rap’s most surprisingly stellar partnership, and it’s everything that might have been left behind. It was a hell of a time while it lasted.
2y
60
Despite its larger scale, this to-be final installment of Nas and Hit-Boy's fruitful collaborative run has the mixed bag quality of the other two Magics.
2y
Another one? We the best music? Call me Tangerine? Tell em to bring out the whole ocean?
Respect to Nas for bumping out so many projects. The problem is that none of them really feel like they had enough time or effort put into them. Just generic conscious Hip Hop, with some "Soulful" boom-bap beats and some cool bars here and there. Nothing special, just feels redundant. Not taking any risks either. Pure quantity over quality.
This one might be a slight bit more interesting than ... read more
I guess YoungBoy, Damon Albarn and Nas are competing on who releases the most projects this year.
Nas decided to bless us with the third project in the "Magic" series, only two months after the 2nd one. Honestly, when I saw he released the 3rd installment in the series yesterday, I was skeptical to say the least. I was really afraid that Nas is going with the classic "quantity over quality" approach, and I was slightly right.
Well, this is far from being one of the best ... read more
the fact that THIS is the worst collab between Nas and Hit-Boy shows how consistent they are. Hit-Boy really brings out the best of Nas, i hope they make a new trilogy of albums cuz Nas said that he's up for it
Nas is just going through the motions on 90% of the album, granted, he still raps well (good flows, good delivery) but nothing that peaks my interest
this is upsettingly almost good, like there's nothing wrong with it but this album just feels so low effort
production is very clean, like too clean, and most beats sound rather similar (not literally but i can notice the "trend", the "motif")
Nas again is really uninteresting, i know aging is a natural process but damn ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Fever 2:47 | 82 |
| 2 | TSK 3:04 | 80 |
| 3 | Superhero Status 2:51 | 79 |
| 4 | I Love This Feeling 3:17 | 83 |
| 5 | No Tears 3:11 | 76 |
| 6 | Never Die 3:10 feat. Lil Wayne | 82 |
| 7 | Pretty Young Girl 2:20 | 65 |
| 8 | Based on True Events 2:44 | 79 |
| 9 | Based on True Events, Pt. 2 3:14 | 85 |
| 10 | Sitting with My Thoughts 3:00 | 79 |
| 11 | Blue Bentley 2:35 | 68 |
| 12 | Jodeci Member 2:47 | 79 |
| 13 | Speechless, Pt. 2 3:05 | 80 |
| 14 | Japanese Soul Bar 3:01 | 76 |
| 15 | 1-800-Nas&Hit 4:37 | 76 |
Total Length: 45 minutes
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8mo
i swear nas's albums been rising recently cuz this was at a 73 gods son was at a 77 and iww was at a 85