Despite its larger scale, this to-be final installment of Nas and Hit-Boy's fruitful collaborative run has the mixed bag quality of the other two Magics.
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Nas - Magic 2
ReviewsCommentLike its predecessor, Magic 2 only does enough to whet your appetite for Nas and Hit-Boy's next core collab.
Nas - King's Disease III
Reviews1 CommentThe most no-nonsense entry in the KD series.
Nas - Magic
CommentObviously Magic isn't as robust as the previous Hit-Boy collabs, but it's still a reason to be excited for KD3.
Nas - King's Disease II
ReviewsCommentKing's Disease II capitalizes on all the potential of its predecessor.
Nas - Nasir
ReviewsCommentOn most tracks, not even Kanye's excellent production is enough to save Nasir from Nas himself.
Nas - Illmatic
ReviewsCommentIn this new classic review, I dive into one of the East Coast's most legendary rap records: Nas' Illmatic.
Your Old Droog - "Hoodie Weather" ft. Prodigy
New Tracks1 CommentYour Old Droog! This dude's a brooklyn rapper who's been making the rounds on the Internet since this past summer, and his hype was based mostly off of the rumor that he was Nas. People were even upping the pitch of tracks on his lone EP just to try to prove to themselves that this was true. Now, I understand why people were feeling this way; I mean, he does sound a lot like Nas. Even my dude Apathy was fooled.
But now that this whole mess has been put to rest, Droog is just another rapper from New York. However, that's no reason to count him out--especially after the release of the song embedded above. Not only does this song boast a stellar feature from Prodigy of Mobb Deep, but Droog hits upon a song topic that's close to the heart of anyone from the North East: hoodie weather.
With leaves changing and temperatures dropping, "Hoodie Weather" is the perfect soundtrack for the fall. With his deep, grime-caked voice, Droog pens a sluggishly blissful hook that can go toe-to-toe with some of hip hop's most classic summer anthems. Lyrically, Droog is on point, and addresses everything from germophobia to friends.
All I can say right now is keep it up, and I'm looking forward to whatever's dropping next. Despite the disappointment I'm sure some felt after realizing Droog wasn't Nas, the fact that he can write such a great tune and get a nod from a vet like Prodigy is proof enough he's worthy of our attention for at least a little longer.