Nas is really the only true “old school” rapper that can consistently do trap and collaborate with modern artists well

@namantherockstar

11 ай бұрын

Nas inspires me.. My parents said if i get 35K followers They'd buy me a professional camera for recording..begging u guys , literally Begging...

@In.New.York.I.Milly.Rock.

11 ай бұрын

Guwop

@Meltymorty

11 ай бұрын

Tech N9ne enters the chat

@skipper6-9

11 ай бұрын

lil wayne

@specialguy5826

11 ай бұрын

Kanye

Nas being consistently incredible ever since King's Disease 1 shows that he is a real legend in the scene.

@barry4649

11 ай бұрын

I’d include Nasir in his run tbh, the guy is an absolute animal lately

@Rozveree

11 ай бұрын

kd1 sucked tbh lol

@goldswaggamer4007

11 ай бұрын

@@Rozveree KD1 was at least a 7, I fw Car 85, 10 Points, All Bad, and Ultra Black heavy

@Rozveree

11 ай бұрын

@@goldswaggamer4007 there's a couple decent songs but it feels like its trying too hard to be a more modern sound and I don't think nas sounded very comfortable over those types of beats. like a 4/10 for me but i think kd2 is wayyy better

@dot98

11 ай бұрын

@@Rozvereenah go replay that album it’s aging very well

Melon, how are you going to completely skip over "Slow it Down"? Definitely one of the highlights of the record, Nas is spitting bars and the instrumental is beautiful

@Pigmanbad

11 ай бұрын

It feels like he didn´t really listen to the album.

@KashiwaDaisuke

11 ай бұрын

Anytime I look at Melon's favorite + least favorite tracks of a given album, they're literally the opposite of my own. lol

@Somethingsomethingmorbid0

11 ай бұрын

You expect this guy to listen to, understand and appreciate nas music? Interesting..

@spamsingles5948

11 ай бұрын

​@@Somethingsomethingmorbid0Why not?

@G-starr13

10 ай бұрын

@@spamsingles5948 he gave life is good a 4

I really like this album. Obviously Magic 1 is better but this is perfect for the summer. Magic 1 is a cold weather album and Magic 2 is a summer weather album.

@bluemgk69

11 ай бұрын

That’s a perfect way to describe the two

@kylehardy2235

11 ай бұрын

True. I think the fact we got magic 1 during winter further supports this.. brings us back to that season

@t.montonmusic9344

11 ай бұрын

I couldn't agree more

@SHIFTKICK

11 ай бұрын

Well put. Both awesome in their own way.

@t.montonmusic9344

11 ай бұрын

Funny part is that magic came out in December and magic 2 came out in July so I definitely get it why it's two different vibes

I honestly love this album. The production is so mystifying, and while not as barred up as the past few albums, i think the magic vibe defiantly carries over more on this than the original. I think overall the beats are amazing and the lyrics, while not traditional for Nas, still solid

@reindolffokuo8516

11 ай бұрын

Hitboy’s production carried. He should rode off the success he had in KD3

@t.r.inight

11 ай бұрын

​@@reindolffokuo8516no

@SHIFTKICK

11 ай бұрын

yeah you nailed it, this album really does it for me in a way that the KD series hasnt

@kamau506

10 ай бұрын

Nas spits more punchlines and double entendres on Magic 2 that anyother project

@KuraiCelestial

9 ай бұрын

@CandidBanter i just listened to it. It’s absolute fire. May be the best in the series, Lil Wayne seriously delivered with that verse

The consistency Nas is operating on (approaching his 50s no less) is unreal! - he’s the certified hiphop GOAT

@SIDELINEREPORT-GOPACKGO

11 ай бұрын

Facts

@Dethmaster64

11 ай бұрын

It’s certainly better than his output between the mid 2000s and the early 2010s

@In.New.York.I.Milly.Rock.

11 ай бұрын

A goat, not the goat

@namantherockstar

11 ай бұрын

Nas inspires me.. My parents said if i get 35K followers They'd buy me a professional camera for recording..begging u guys , literally Begging...

@anyways276

11 ай бұрын

Jay z k dot ye clear of him

Instantly one of the best rap albums of the year, Nas just can't stop proving that he's goat

@ssmudgee

11 ай бұрын

light 6 lol rip

@KuraiCelestial

11 ай бұрын

@@ssmudgeea 6 from fantano is like an 8 in most peoples book

@ethanielclyne5810

11 ай бұрын

@@ssmudgee yeah I disagree lol

@cozierferret7274

11 ай бұрын

@@KuraiCelestialmusic to be murdered by got a 6

@YouGot2BeKitten

11 ай бұрын

@@ssmudgeeThis is why people dislike Fantano’s fans. You weirdos think him rating an album actually matters and is objective when reality is he’s just some music nerd that decided to record himself reviewing an album.

If it was called “The Magic Pt. 2” you would have given it a 10/10.

@NamelessInternaut

11 ай бұрын

Very niche joke but I love it lmfao

@BACKDOORBROWNIE710

11 ай бұрын

😐

@HipHopfan_

11 ай бұрын

Dumb

@iamdisappointed1110

11 ай бұрын

Genius comment XDD

@aminity548

11 ай бұрын

@@NamelessInternaut whats the joke

Nas still doing his thing 30 years later. Legend.

Life Goes On is my favorite Pac joint so I was pleasantly surprised to hear that “eyes blurry saying goodbye at the cemetery” line!

If Nav made this album you would’ve given it a 10

@floppagang1

11 ай бұрын

Cus nav is the goat

@Sheoppenonmyheimer

11 ай бұрын

Nas what’s to be Nav

@KuraiCelestial

11 ай бұрын

Nav made Illmatic after all

I’m convinced that Nas is THE rapper of all time. And i’m not meme-ing around. It’s not that he’s my favorite, or the most creative ever, but I see him being so deeply at the center of what is hip hop, and so consistent. As someone who grew up on Eminem and 50 Cent, Nas has really won me over in his later years and the way he has lasted speaks volumes about him.

@nuggetz9380

10 ай бұрын

he is the GOAT best believe

Having the 50 cent feature as the only thing at worst tracks is the embodiment of fantano

@kimjong-un8413

11 ай бұрын

Theres only ever 1 worst track

@KrizbyKrim

11 ай бұрын

Fantano always only has 1 worst track, also 50s feature was mid af so it’s deserved

@mamba4817

11 ай бұрын

​@@KrizbyKrimNas verse was straight 🔥 though. I think EMJ is easily the worse or the record with 21

@KrizbyKrim

11 ай бұрын

@@mamba4817 EMJ is arguable but I love One Mic One Gun

@Cyprian4SIN

11 ай бұрын

​@@mamba4817one mic one gun is on the better side of the album

Nas was the chosen one for a reason back in 1991 after his feature on Live At The Barbecue. The people weren’t wrong.

@lorenzoburton3974

11 ай бұрын

Yessir. I agree.

@dewansharber8005

11 ай бұрын

He actually has a little Rakim flow, a little KRS1 consciousness.A lot of Big Daddy Kane smoothness, a little LL Cool J, I'm the best .A lot of of Slick Rick and Kool G Rap story telling ability . It's like GOD took the best MCs and made Nas telling stories backwards he uplifted the culture.

@dashuntas.m4045

9 ай бұрын

Ghost and Rae call him ‘The Golden Child’

Motion Chorus is crazy 🔥, the "we having motion" part isn't even the full chorus it's like a bridge, the part after is the chorus and it's insane the way he's flowing

@Cyprian4SIN

11 ай бұрын

My favorite part of the album

@NasXShady

11 ай бұрын

I love when rappers have choruses that just sound like a verse, so when you hear it again in the song, you’re thinking “Oh, that’s just the chorus?”. Nas did that for me with both Office Hours and Motion on this album

A light 6 is crazy

Nas is one of the only old school rappers still killing it, personally I liked this

this was definitely the review people were expecting 💀

@talonfusco9564

11 ай бұрын

Fr💀

@AKdove

11 ай бұрын

Fr 💀🤯

@amonkhet9086

11 ай бұрын

I bet utopia review comes monday

@talonfusco9564

11 ай бұрын

@@amonkhet9086 that would make sense. Take a whole weekend to process it. He seems tired too I hope he rests up

A light 6 is insane honestly, strong 8 to light 9 imo

@ideac.

11 ай бұрын

fantano has some horrible takes dont let him ruin your enjoyment of the album

@thoonalia

11 ай бұрын

@@ideac. based

@certifiedjefe5151

11 ай бұрын

@@ideac.I don’t think this a horrible take but I disagree. It’s an 8. And tbh Fantano is usually accurate. His worst take is Swimming fs, but he redeemed

@handleislol

11 ай бұрын

​@@ideac.his takes are usually pretty spot on though lol

@ideac.

11 ай бұрын

@@certifiedjefe5151 yeah i have it a 8.0 not songs in the record are below 6 or 7 imo, nothing truly bad but nothing incredibly good like we had in kd3. its an alright "filler"/bonus sounding record

I didn’t overly enjoy this on my first listen but after my third I really love this record. The 50 feature isn’t bad, it’s short but I really like his disjointed opening flow. Hit boy is crazy, pistols is such a great track.

@ulysses2592

11 ай бұрын

50 verse was garbanzo 🚮

@Barney-ii1no

10 ай бұрын

deffo there worst project together

6 outta 10 is wild bro. And how do you miss Slow Down smh 😂😂😂😂😂

Can we all just collectively kill the narrative that “Nas has a weak discography” now? Few rappers at his stage in his career, put out as much quality as him.

@KuraiCelestial

11 ай бұрын

Exactly

@certifiedjefe5151

11 ай бұрын

Factos

@handleislol

11 ай бұрын

is that something people actually still think lol

@aaroncasas3506

11 ай бұрын

That wasn’t even the case before these 5 albums came out, nas the goat and these projects are only adding to that case

@bert0534

11 ай бұрын

@@aaroncasas3506 i agree. He has so many good albums other than Illmatic

Nas still sounds so fresh even though its been years since Illmatic

Nas has just solidified his status as the GOAT! With 'Illmatic,' one of the best, if not the best albums of all time, and his latest run of 5 great albums in 2.5 years (one every 6 months), there is no doubt. Tell me of a rapper from that era which is still on the top of his pen game. He influenced so many people with illmatic and is now paveing the way for rappers to put out work when they grow older. Hip Hop is growing up.

@nathanakpe4897

7 ай бұрын

Black thought

Can’t wait for the 10 you give to Utopia 😊🙏

@gluttonyarchbishop

11 ай бұрын

K-POP is bad

I really liked It. I liked it as much to give it a strong 8. It’s a perfect album to just not go into depths and just listen too and sometimes say “ooh that was a clean bar“ you feel me?

@iangarcia1585

9 ай бұрын

If that's how you described this album, it is not a strong 8 lol I love Nas, but this album was okay.

First! And respect to Nas, rap legend who still manages to craft hits with the Kings Disease run and now the magic series. Him and Hitboy, what a duo

Nas has really released 4 possible 5(kings disease 1) unskippable albums since 2020, in a row. That is unimaginable and yet he get little to no recognition for it and it blows my mind. I can only think of maybe 3 other unskippable albums.

This is one of the most positive reviews for a 6 that I’ve seen in a while, let alone a Light 6

respect for the criticisms and i agree with many, but i’d give it a higher rating based on my enjoyment from the “magic” themes and wordplay, the legibility of the bars, the diversity in production, the consistent energy, and the way it bumps in the car. this all more than makes up for the hair splitting arguments i’m hearing that it doesn’t compare to KDs or his older stuff. it doesn’t have to constantly meet prewritten expectations. it’s just a fun album for me

@lorenzoburton3974

11 ай бұрын

Yessir. Motion 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@matthewkimani5367

11 ай бұрын

Said all what I was thinkin. Motion goes hard for me 🔥

Magic 1 does not feel like leftovers at all. Magic 1 was like a contemporary version of 90's hip hop. Love that album. The song speechless is a banging first track. Magic 2 doesn't hit the same, but it's still new Nas records and will settle into his discography nicely.

@Barney-ii1no

10 ай бұрын

2 feels like leftovers

The man's consistency across a 30+ year career shows that he is without a doubt the greatest rapper to ever walk this planet.

Big disagreements with melon this time round. The album is definitely in the shadow of the Kings Disease trilogy, but it’s a very interesting switch up. Lots of hints to magic in the song titles, lyrics, and even the production being as zany and mystifying as it is. I think Nas truly succeeds at a gift wrapped album

Nas is like fine wine. The man just gets better with age. His rhyming on this album was just plain amazing. In addition to this, I feel like Nas and Big Sean pull the most out of hit-boy when it comes to his production. Because the beats on this thing were just wild. I feel like I would put this album on my top 15 of the year list.

Magic album is such a car jam. I really do enjoy his music. Thanks for the review music nerd.❤

I thought this album was pretty mid for Nas, which is to say it’s better than 99% of the rap albums that dropped this year.

@thaterasound

11 ай бұрын

What really good came out this year for real?

@AKdove

11 ай бұрын

@@thaterasound new travis album

@CannedBucket

11 ай бұрын

​@@thaterasoundscaring the hoes

@badmeetsevil6163

11 ай бұрын

@@thaterasoundGlorious Game, The Course of the Inevitable 3, The Great Escape, Michael and Won’t He Do It

i didnt think Nas could top Brown Boy 2 but he did it

Fantano sleeping in the intro makes me believe he may need a break after doing YT for 13 years

I would love to see a 2023 Nas tier list and see where these albums land amongst his classics

If this was called To Pimp a Butterfly you would have given it a 10

Glad I'm not the only one who thought that 50 sounded asleep at the wheel on this one. Overall, it's a solid project though. Probably my least favorite of the five Hit-Boy productions, but still a high bar of quality that Nas has managed to keep up since they got together.

I love it. These beats are crisp. He was going in lyrically too. People will see later on how ahead of time the beats are. Peace!

He tripping this whole album banging ! 🔥🔥🔥

@dot98

11 ай бұрын

Ong this album slaps from beginning to end

glad to see NAV growing as an artist

Great review! Bummed tho that Fantano is enunciating “hit that up or the link” bc I’m team “upworthy”

In my eyes this album is an 8 in general, but is a 6 as a Nas Album. Even when he’s not making close to his best it’s still great

Hey Anthony, I think you should review Iron Bull by Tha God Fahim. Great wordplay, great beats, great features, and the first Tha God Fahim album you've ever reviewed to my knowledge. Have a good day!

That eyes blurry line is from 2pac “Life goes on”

I was expecting at least an 8 or 7, but damn....

@user-zg7fp6pm2x

11 ай бұрын

Same

should've been called "Stillmagic", smh 0:10 Background info on the King's Disease series, Magic 1 N/A Intro 1:23 Abracadabra 2:02 Office Hours 3:06 Black Magic 3:31 Motion 3:44 Bokeem Woodbine 4:01 Earvin Magic Johnson 4:38 What This All Really Means N/A Slow it Down 5:08 Pistols On Your Album Cover 1:11 One Mic, One Gun 5:43 Overall thoughts/conclusion. LIGHT to decent 6

You are really good at this, it's like you took the words from my mouth

Please review Sage Francis' Personal Journals for the re-release. For as long as you've both been in the public eye it's bizarre that the only time you've spoken about him was a few sentences for Copper Gone.

you are really under valuing Magic 1. In my opinion it's arguably better than all the kings disease albums and I love all of them. Idk I just wouldn't call it something to hold us over. It's a different vibe but still incredible

I honestly forgot about this album because of the utopia hype

It a 7 mane. It does exactly what it needs to do. Sure it's somewhat supplemental, but who else is putting out LP length high quality supplements like this. The songs on here I think totally stack up to the main KD series. Maybe not from a lyrical perspective but the beats and performances make up for that

Wow fantano, great to see you've changed your mind about NAV!

light six?! this might be my fav project from the two of them but we JUST got Magic 3 and as its the finale (and i like the magic albums a tinnnny bit more than the KD ones, they seem more focused/leaner and slightly hgiher overall quality)

Unpopular opinion. I think Nas is better than biggie and tupac

This man is really in his second prime right now. What a run he’s on right now

I'm curious what u think of the new GRIP album, it's my favorite new project at the moment, released over 3 weeks ago.

Just waiting for that Utopia review to come out. I know it's coming

Magic 2 is album of the year

@floppagang1

11 ай бұрын

It’s bad

@KuraiCelestial

11 ай бұрын

It is AOTY indeed

@adams.555

11 ай бұрын

Which year are you referring to?

@ArmLegLegArmHead47

11 ай бұрын

It definitely isn’t better than Utopia, Maps or Scaring The Hoes. I’ll guarantee that the Mick Jenkins and No Name albums will be better aswell

@nuggetz9380

11 ай бұрын

@@ArmLegLegArmHead47 utopia is trash lol scaring the hoes is not even hiphop🤣🤣🤣🤣

we hope you get better notthony welltano

Nas is literally the goat of rap

The Eyes Blurry saying goodbye at the Cemetery line is a tribute to 2pac

To be honest I actually kind of liked the 50 feature, although it was brief and not that substantial. It had a raw quality to it

Hi Anthony, can you please review the new Girl Ray album Prestige? Thanks!

Id give it a 7 at least, not as great as Magic or the other projects but it's very solid with Nas showing a masterclasses of flows

If i take off the song black magic, this is a classic. My opinion.i love every song beside BM 8/10 just imagine what KD4 will bring!NAS IS JUST RUNNING UP THE SCORE AT THIS POINT!SO JUST SIT BACK AND ENJOY!THE GREATEST RAPPER ALIVE.

Thanks for the review but I want to get this album for myself and come to my own conclusions on it I like to go on with an open mind And by the way good luck on that activation lawsuit case I hope you get the W. on that

Hip hop is never dead. Nas is hip hop

now this mf gon give utopia a decent 6 😔

Excited for the the utopia review

@Pig_Memes

11 ай бұрын

same

@gongster5821

11 ай бұрын

Bro will give it a 5. Decent 7 max

@nando63011

11 ай бұрын

@@gongster5821 Fr

The needle drop still exists? Wow, keep up my guy.

Are you going to review the new Blur album ‘The Ballad of Darren’ ??

Won’t you do a review of the new blur record?

mr. drop, a generational piece of music came out and you're reviewing albums from last year? do a track reviews on woppenheimer already!

Hmm this isn’t the Utopia review what the hell DAD

6 is crazy

Gimme that blur review melon!! Pretty please ?

when is the Ooh Rap I Ya review coming out???

ngl id give it a light to decent 8, its not as good as the first magic or kd2&3 but i still think its really good and better than the first kd

@badmeetsevil6163

11 ай бұрын

It’s better than KD2

Wow NAV really stepped up his game with this one!

Anthony, where can I get your Daft Punk-T-Shirt?

Here's a silly little quirky little scrumbly grumbly scrumptious album recommendstion. The band QUEEF JERKY just released an album called QUEEF UNDERGROUND and I genuinely can't decide if it's absolutely horrible or genuinely beautiful, definitely an interesting listen, you should check it out.

You’re a fuckin legend man I found out about ur channel over 10 years ago as a freshman in high school. I wanna say u had around 148k subs at the time , crazy to see how far you’ve come 💯 wish u continued success Fantano

If you haven’t heard it you need to do a review of screamadelica - The Primal Scream Edit: and Forever Changes - Love

Magic 2 was more of a Kings Disease 4 preview. It wasn't a classic but very solid . It was very different from Magic, which was a masterpiece in my opinion and the best of this late career surge. He really captured that old school 75 to 95 BPM pace with flawless flowing and personally I think albums that have 10 to 14 tracks are the best song range. At his MSG concert I attended I noticed more of the crowd getting into that part of the concert more than the Kings Disease tracks. None the less this run hes on at his age is ridiculous and reiterates why he's the best to do it.

3:02 i imagined 50 cent jumping in the studio😂

Nice review Anthony. That's it

50 was just excited to be there is sending me 💀

The fun thing about it this supposed to be a mixtape but he turned it into a concept by tying in all the references to magic will it be bokeem woodbine who played in Jason lyric Urban magic Johnson this is so far and probably will be out of the year and it's a mixtape and it could win a Grammy what are you smoking on

If only we can get that Nas X DJ Premier record

Motion beat is the best beat of the year by far 🔥

The 50 cent feature was surprisingly fire, surprised you didnt like it at all

This is probably one of a few times where I completely agree with you

That 50 feature is dope. If only he carried on

I think you're out of your mind The album is off the hook I've been listening to Nas forever You need to listen to a two or three more times to understand It's going right over your head

'Slow it Down' my fav track

Another dope album for NaS and Hit 🔥🔥🔥