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Post by Jake Jortles on Sept 15, 2023 11:16:33 GMT -5
Liking Magic 3 better than Magic 2 so far easily.
I do have a really hardcore nitpick on one song. For me, this is up there with all time song ruining lines but its in a way I feel like I haven't experienced before.
So Nas and Hitboy have dropped 6 albums in 3 years. Many olds feel like at a minimum 4 of the previous 5 would fall into a list of Nas' best 7-8 albums. It's absolutely a historic late stage run in the genre. This 6th and final album feels like a victory lap. And here we have a song called "Superhero Status." A song with this title on this album should be an ultimate representation of Nas fucking gliding like nobody else can. A superhero showcase.
The first line of this song is, "The difference between you and I's spittin's a wide difference."
On all 3 of my listens so far, I spend the next 45 second to a minute going through the following thought process:
1. Why did he say "difference" twice? That's redundant. Thats really bad writing. I do that sometimes but usually catch it when I read back what I wrote. It's crazy that someone considered to be a GOAT writer in the genre would put this out.
2. That's like a superhero stubbing his toe right out the gate.
3. Man this is so much more noticeable because it's the first line. I remember when I first started getting into rap, someone told me that a rappers ability to write a great opening line for a verse is a huge deal that nobody talks about enough.
4. Can one line ruin a song? Surely this isn't a big deal. I can get over this.
I do have a really hardcore nitpick on one song. For me, this is up there with all time song ruining lines but its in a way I feel like I haven't experienced before.
So Nas and Hitboy have dropped 6 albums in 3 years. Many olds feel like at a minimum 4 of the previous 5 would fall into a list of Nas' best 7-8 albums. It's absolutely a historic late stage run in the genre. This 6th and final album feels like a victory lap. And here we have a song called "Superhero Status." A song with this title on this album should be an ultimate representation of Nas fucking gliding like nobody else can. A superhero showcase.
The first line of this song is, "The difference between you and I's spittin's a wide difference."
On all 3 of my listens so far, I spend the next 45 second to a minute going through the following thought process:
1. Why did he say "difference" twice? That's redundant. Thats really bad writing. I do that sometimes but usually catch it when I read back what I wrote. It's crazy that someone considered to be a GOAT writer in the genre would put this out.
2. That's like a superhero stubbing his toe right out the gate.
3. Man this is so much more noticeable because it's the first line. I remember when I first started getting into rap, someone told me that a rappers ability to write a great opening line for a verse is a huge deal that nobody talks about enough.
4. Can one line ruin a song? Surely this isn't a big deal. I can get over this.
5. This is always going to annoy me.
Yeah, I've listened a few times now, and the new one is definitely better than Magic 2 which I didn't really care for. This is how I'd rank his latest 6 King Disease & Magic releases:
Agree, he's been on a great late career run with these albums and don't think he's really received the recognition he deserves outside his main fans. Not many from his era are still doing it on that level especially considered the volume and quality of the releases.
I do have a really hardcore nitpick on one song. For me, this is up there with all time song ruining lines but its in a way I feel like I haven't experienced before.
So Nas and Hitboy have dropped 6 albums in 3 years. Many olds feel like at a minimum 4 of the previous 5 would fall into a list of Nas' best 7-8 albums. It's absolutely a historic late stage run in the genre. This 6th and final album feels like a victory lap. And here we have a song called "Superhero Status." A song with this title on this album should be an ultimate representation of Nas fucking gliding like nobody else can. A superhero showcase.
The first line of this song is, "The difference between you and I's spittin's a wide difference."
On all 3 of my listens so far, I spend the next 45 second to a minute going through the following thought process:
1. Why did he say "difference" twice? That's redundant. Thats really bad writing. I do that sometimes but usually catch it when I read back what I wrote. It's crazy that someone considered to be a GOAT writer in the genre would put this out.
2. That's like a superhero stubbing his toe right out the gate.
3. Man this is so much more noticeable because it's the first line. I remember when I first started getting into rap, someone told me that a rappers ability to write a great opening line for a verse is a huge deal that nobody talks about enough.
4. Can one line ruin a song? Surely this isn't a big deal. I can get over this.
5. This is always going to annoy me.
Yeah, I've listened a few times now, and the new one is definitely better than Magic 2 which I didn't really care for. This is how I'd rank his latest 6 King Disease & Magic releases:
Agree, he's been on a great late career run with these albums and don't think he's really received the recognition he deserves outside his main fans. Not many from his era are still doing it on that level especially considered the volume and quality of the releases.
I think the biggest difference in our rankings is that I would still drop Magic 3 a few slots and I would consider KD2 > Magic. KD2 still has 3 of my top 5 songs from this whole run in Store Run, Moments and Rare. I think that album has Hitboys best stuff in it, but Magic is when Nas truly tapped into his prime again… basically for that one and KD3.
Yeah, I've listened a few times now, and the new one is definitely better than Magic 2 which I didn't really care for. This is how I'd rank his latest 6 King Disease & Magic releases:
Agree, he's been on a great late career run with these albums and don't think he's really received the recognition he deserves outside his main fans. Not many from his era are still doing it on that level especially considered the volume and quality of the releases.
I think the biggest difference in our rankings is that I would still drop Magic 3 a few slots and I would consider KD2 > Magic. KD2 still has 3 of my top 5 songs from this whole run in Store Run, Moments and Rare. I think that album has Hitboys best stuff in it, but Magic is when Nas truly tapped into his prime again… basically for that one and KD3.
KD3
KD2 Magic
Magic 3 KD1
Magic 2
Just realized i put Magic 2 twice... meant to put Magic 2 at the bottom and Magic 3 up higher.
If i were doing tiers, it would be Magic 1 and KD 3 at the top for me. Those two are my favs for sure and pretty interchangeable for the top spot. Then KD 2 and Magic 3 are both solid but just below the other two. KD 1 was ok even tho it has one of my favorite songs on any of the six albums with The Cure. Magic 2 was my least favorite but had a couple decent tracks.
