Nas has been spending a lot of time with Hit-Boy in the studio recording music. They’ve already dropped King’s Disease and its sequel in 2020 and 2021, respectively, and they’re back with another offering titled Magic which dropped Friday (December 24).
To celebrate the new album, Hit-Boy took to his Instagram with a behind-the-scenes look at one of the studio sessions for the album. In the clip, Nas is rocking his head to the beat for the album opener “Speechless” as Hit-Boy captures the funny moment.
The beat goes on, and Nas turns his head at Hit-Boy when the guitar strums reverberate through the drums. Nas looks at Hit-Boy in disbelief and stands up to tell him, “Yo, stop playing man.”
DJ Premier and Boi-1da voiced their approval of the beat with an assortment of emojis in the comment section of Hit-Boy’s post. Fans are talking all about Magic on social media as Nas and Hit-Boy seem to have hit the jackpot once again with the 9-track effort.
The duo is far from done releasing new music though. On “Ugly” Nas rapped that King’s Disease 3 is on the way.
“I’m on offense every day until I see the love,” Nas rapped in the first verse. “KD3 on the way, this just to feed the buzz.”
In August, Nas first teased the next installment in his King’s Disease series with Hit-Boy while calling the producer his Quincy Jones.
Nas & Hit-Boy Confirm 'King's Disease 3' Is On The Way
“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.”
Hit-Boy was nominated for Producer of the Year at the 2021 HipHopDX Award but lost to Alchemist.
Imma be honest, Im enjoying this Nas project more than his last two and even those were good
The album hits so hard!!!
I’m sorry, but Hit-Boy is overrated. Get in the booth with havoc or alchemist Nas!
“The Nas enthusiasts thinkin’ they know what’s best for me
More than I know what’s best for me, no rest for me” -Nas
Wu for the children!
Album is absolutely fire.
The album is super heavy. Man, Nas is going crazy dropping straight heat.
Yeah this album way harder than the KDs and I thought they were almost classics. Nas got it man, he’s almost 50 and sounds the same, Hov and Em lost a step
Wave Gods and 40-16 building on mad repeat!
He sounds hungrier than on both KDs.
How is that even possible?
Album is better than KD1, I dont think its better than KD2 though but thats debatable
I agree. KDII is one of my favorite Nas albums. KDI is one of my least liked Nas albums.
Nas dropping heaters after heaters
This album right here is too dope, I think this album is the best of the 3 he’s dropped with Hitboy. It’s definitely my personal favourite. Just understand that we’re getting spoilt with these consecutive Nas albums!
The Greatness of Nas….The GOAT
While Jay is causing controversy in that versus shit Nas is Proving He is unbeatable with new bangers. This Man is amazing.
So happy for Nas!! And Hit Boy, knowing what happened with Kanye