Nas and Hit-Boy’s chemistry is set to continue in the coming years — even after the release of their Magic album on Friday (December 24).
The rapper-producer pair confirmed a King’s Disease 3 album will be dropping at some point, with Nas rapping the news on “Ugly” off their new album and Hit-Boy also sharing the lyrics on Twitter.
“I’m on offense every day until I see the love,” Nas raps in the song’s first verse. “KD3 on the way, this just to feed the buzz.”
Nas initially teased the idea of a third collaborative album with Hit-Boy in August while calling him his Quincy Jones.
“He’s like my Quincy [Jones], you know what I mean?” he said at the time. “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.”
He added, “I think what we have is magic … I think if we do another one, I’m excited about that idea, but you know, we’re celebrating this one now.”
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Released in August 2020, the first King’s Disease album featured Big Sean, Don Toliver, Lil Durk, Anderson .Paak, The Firm, Fivio Foreign, A$AP Ferg and others. It debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart with roughly 47,000 total album-equivalent units and went on to win Nas’ first ever Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at the 2021 Grammy Awards.
The sequel, King’s Disease II, then arrived in August 2021 and debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 with roughly 47,000 total album-equivalent units. Featuring the likes of Eminem, Lauryn Hill, EPMD, YG and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, the LP was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2022 Grammy Awards, which will see Nas go up against J. Cole, Drake, Tyler, The Creator and Kanye West.
Nas announced his surprise album Magic — produced entirely by Hit-Boy — on Thursday (December 23) before dropping the project at midnight. The album features nine tracks with appearances from A$AP Rocky and DJ Premier.
Stream Magic below.
Who is the GOAT again? Album is fire folks!
Shut up,f@9. Nobody likes you anyways.
Brother stop the hate! It does not get you anywhere.
So angry lol not much going for you I’m guessing?
I only listen to real hip hop music that is called RAP…. Nas ladies and gentlemen with no filters. A lyrical god!!!!
This album is great.
Maybe they should chill for a bit. First album was really good, 2nd was ok. Going to the well too much and too soon eventually leaves you with no water. I like the 2nd, but not nearly as much as the first, I’m just worried the 3rd will continue to go downhill.
Gtfo Kings disease two is better then the first by a lot do you know your fucking music?
Tht Kings disease ll is fire?dude den went crazy
No person should ever stop making music if it is good. People always say them griselda boys put out too much music. Then younhave people who wish wu-tang released more music before the infamous rza flood. In the future we will all be happy that good music was made in large amount and people will not have to say uuu i wish them griselda boys made more albums while they were fire. Music is here to stay forever. Let them make another 100 albums. People will listen to it
Nah bro when you got a special formula like they found you put your foot on the gas. Not to mention, ppl only listen to good albums for like a month maybe two anyways.
The Magic album is so dope. Nas and Hit Boy are flexing on the game. They are prolific with their respective craft. Lyrics and beats are upper tier…excuse me…best in the rap game period!!! Congratulations fellas!
This latest run from Nas shows exactly why he’s the goat. 30 years in and still consistently giving us high quality projects, still relevant in the mainstream and in the streets. I love this album, there are no skips whatsoever. Clear MVP for 2021.
Magic album is crazy good. Should’ve called it Illmagic considering the number of songs on the project
That would have been an amazing title. Album is hella dope too so it would actually match the reference.
Nas and Hit been on a run …this is really hip hop at a high level he’s been too consistent last three projects magic are like careers for some
My dude ends KDII with Nas Is Good and continues with this?! As long as Nas lives hop-hop isn’t dead!
Still hoping for Nas and Premier album
I always been a Nas guy, and he’s an all time great, but I’m an objective adult first, and to me this record and the other two he did with Hitboy are all sloppy, corny, and weak. I don’t think a lot of you are mature enough to admit it’s not good because you still feel sentimental attachments to rappers.
EAT A DICK!!!!
Nonsense you have no idea what you talking about, probably a Jay z stan
Shit is str8 d0pe..was bumpin’ this shit last night while the turkey legs smoked…this the 1 I’ve been waiting on…King’s Disease was ok but didn’t do it 4 me…2 was a strong 4,4 1/2…this the Nas people wanna hear.
Nas vocals on another level top notch lyrics. I hope they release a instrumental to the Hitboy series. I think the beats could’ve been much better on this latest project to match the Goat in his lyrical pocket. The remix Kings would probably give Hit a run for his money