Nah they still good albums for sure. KD1 at the worst is a 7.5 which is still pretty good. It’s just you could tell he was relearning certain things about himself as an artist and trying new pockets. The one on Magic + KD3 is a vet who was getting better and better with KD1 & 2.
I feel you. I feel like this one is a whole new level even from Magic
I can point to the exact moment Nas got the new energy he’s been going crazy with on KD3 & Magic
Rare from KD2
they tried smth diff there
maybe its for next project but it sounds a lil outta place
they tried smth diff there
maybe its for next project but it sounds a lil outta place
Type Jimmy Cooks
I excellent album. The WTF SMH beat was crazy. Beef is a 2022 I Got Power. The Narcos sample was cool too.
I feel you. I feel like this one is a whole new level even from Magic
Dude sounds like Stillmatic Nas on KD3. It’s crazy. I don’t think I’ve ever heard a rapper de-age like this.
Dude sounds like Stillmatic Nas on KD3. It’s crazy. I don’t think I’ve ever heard a rapper de-age like this.
Yeah it’s crazy.
Another KD2 moment I would point to is Death Row East just because it was crazy to hear Nas talking about old hip hop stories like that and that’s a dope element on this album
Not only does he sound great but the content on here is really doing it for me in a lot of different ways
i had the option to give this only one spin so far. and it was enough. am about to spin this record all weekend when i get free from work
"moments u can't relive"
i had the option to give this only one spin so far. and it was enough. am about to spin this record all weekend when i get free from work
"moments u can't relive"
This will be on repeat for the next couple of days. I have no desire to listen to anything else.
pls post it here if u can
“Father Time is undefeated,” goes the old sports adage, but on King’s Disease III, legendary Queens-hailing MC Nas is out to prove that age ain’t nothin’ but a number. The project marks the third album-long pairing of the 49-year-old and Hit-Boy, the Fontana, California-originating producer 14 years his junior. The two have clearly stumbled onto something special, Nas sounding as comfortable in his own skin as ever when telling the stories of his developmental years (“Legit,” “Recession Proof,” “Reminisce”), celebrating his career’s longevity (“Thun,” “30,” “I’m on Fire”), and even staring down his own mortality (“Once a Man, Twice a Child”).
With Hit-Boy production—and also maybe some distance from the pressures of his days as contender for New York rap’s throne—Nas relishes the freedom to indulge some of his more experimental whims, like imagining, on “First Time,” what it was like for different fans to hear his music for the first time, or on “Beef,” where he raps from the perspective of street static itself. There are no credited guest MCs on King’s Disease III, a subtle acknowledgment that as prolific as Nas has been, the man once known as The Pharaoh still has plenty to say. And that’s not to mention, as he does on “Ghetto Reporter,” the many people he has to say it to: “When I’m 50 years old,” he says. “I wanna have 50-year-old fans, 60-year-old fans, and 16-year-old fans.”
“Father Time is undefeated,” goes the old sports adage, but on King’s Disease III, legendary Queens-hailing MC Nas is out to prove that age ain’t nothin’ but a number. The project marks the third album-long pairing of the 49-year-old and Hit-Boy, the Fontana, California-originating producer 14 years his junior. The two have clearly stumbled onto something special, Nas sounding as comfortable in his own skin as ever when telling the stories of his developmental years (“Legit,” “Recession Proof,” “Reminisce”), celebrating his career’s longevity (“Thun,” “30,” “I’m on Fire”), and even staring down his own mortality (“Once a Man, Twice a Child”).
With Hit-Boy production—and also maybe some distance from the pressures of his days as contender for New York rap’s throne—Nas relishes the freedom to indulge some of his more experimental whims, like imagining, on “First Time,” what it was like for different fans to hear his music for the first time, or on “Beef,” where he raps from the perspective of street static itself. There are no credited guest MCs on King’s Disease III, a subtle acknowledgment that as prolific as Nas has been, the man once known as The Pharaoh still has plenty to say. And that’s not to mention, as he does on “Ghetto Reporter,” the many people he has to say it to: “When I’m 50 years old,” he says. “I wanna have 50-year-old fans, 60-year-old fans, and 16-year-old fans.”
thanks , beautifully worded
Thun beat sounds like something off of it was written. perfect beat for nas's style. this hitboy/nas duo keeps getting better and better
Yeah it’s crazy.
Another KD2 moment I would point to is Death Row East just because it was crazy to hear Nas talking about old hip hop stories like that and that’s a dope element on this album
Not only does he sound great but the content on here is really doing it for me in a lot of different ways
He’s the GOAT hip hop storyteller.
I truly feel like the 2 GOATS are Hov and Nas, closely followed by Wayne.
Nas has earned that spot imo. 4 decades in the game and he sounds better then pretty much every rapper today.
He’s the GOAT hip hop storyteller.
A couple tracks on here he was really taking it back to queens, this is definitely the best content and most stories and concepts he’s given us in a while
You might have a point that he was getting his skills back up the last couple and now he’s really putting them to use
Yo dog, this s*** is blowing my f***ing earsss,
This s*** is hard, On the 4th track,,,, God damnnnnnn
Nasss is that NIGGGAAA
A couple tracks on here he was really taking it back to queens, this is definitely the best content and most stories and concepts he’s given us in a while
You might have a point that he was getting his skills back up the last couple and now he’s really putting them to use
He definitely was with KD1 and 2. Because he took a GIANT leap from KD1 to 2 and then he got even better with Magic and KD3. Like no cap he might be the best rapper alive right now.