DJ Premier has revealed which of Nas and Hit-Boy’s six albums from their recently concluded run resonates with him the most, stating his fondness for where it all began.
On Monday (September 17), the 36-year-old beatmaker shared all the album covers from his two series with his East Coast partner, captioning the Instagram post: “Which one did you connect with the most on first listen?”
Not long after the post went live, Preemo commented: “KD1 IMMEDIATELY…Had me on the highway and in the hood windows down halfway Volume Up and Sunroof Back…”
Fellow veteran producer Young Guru also chimed in, sharing that “KD3 & Magic3” were his picks.
A little later, Hit-Boy added in the comments section: “i’m just realizing we made and dropped 3 albums in the last 10 months [mind-blown emoji].”
Nas and Hit-Boy have had a historic run since joining forces in 2020. With the release of Magic 3 last week, the duo has finally called it a day and retired their partnership.
The cross-coast superduo released six albums in four years, adding up to two trilogies and a Grammy win for Best Rap Album in 2020 for King’s Disease.
“He’s like my Quincy [Jones], you know what I mean?” Nas said about Hit-Boy during a 2021 interview with Apple Music’s Ebro Darden. “So I feel like the next thing I do, if I was to work with Hit-Boy on the next thing I do, I think that we might do something that is going to be magical.”
In the same spirit, Hit-Boy has also flaunted his lethal connection in the studio with Nas.
“It’s just me and Nas in the studio,” he said during an after-party for King’s Disease 2. “There be n-ggas in the studio. It’s just me and bro, bro. Do y’all hear this shit? It’s just me and this n-gga in the studio. He’s barred up, I’m making beats. No hooplah.
“We not on fuckin’ Twitter botherin’ y’all. We not on IG Live putting a weird-ass stream up, n-gga. We doin’ this shit for real though, n-gga! Stop playin’!”
Magic 1 is my favorite hands down. Nas rapped very aggressive over hard hitting beats. Magic 1, Magic 3, and KD1 are my top 3.
Can we finally get a nas and premo album quit wasting albums with hit boy this new album magic 3 is trash
Magic 3 isn’t trash
No, u r trash with the bugs in your ear
Legendary run that deserves praise from not only all hiphop heads but true musicians across all genres. Music is ageless. If you feel you happen to say on the mic, lock in with a producer and make an album. Who cares if it sells 10k or 1million. Create you a website, sell albums and merch direct to your fans, coordinate a small tour and live like a King or Queen while doing what you love. I appreciate and replay all the albums, lately KD1 has been in heavy rotation.
Nas is the greatest mc of all time! King’s disease 1, magic 1, King’s disease 3. Nas should let, premier, havoc produce his next album. I want 2 hear that new York sound. And he should have more features! Conway the machine, black thought, ghost face killlah, mos def, az. That would be fire.
Now that’s what I talkin about. I want to hear some grimy Queensbrige Nas and I Havoc and Premier would definitely provide that. Carry on!!!
All 6 sound the same
He said he like kd 1… that was the only good one!
He said he like kd 1… that was the only good one! Kd2 and magic 1 were decent. Everything else was trash. Beats, flow… just dull and off
Nas don’t got time for all the hoolpa shit.He’s focused on his music and being a hip hop legend.Check his resume
KD2 and Magic 3 for sure.