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Nas and Hit-Boy announced their collaborative album Magicjust one day before its December 24 release.

Vice i-d in which he agreed the project really focused on his legacy as an MC. I think it should give people some insight into where Ive been and where Im going, he said of the album. But also at the same time, just expressing what Im feeling, how my day is, and where Im at in my age these days, and how happy I was to just get in a comfort zone and make music. And at this place where Im at in my life, Im happy to give people that experience. More specifically, Nas talked about the track Death Row East, which found him reflecting on his short-lived beef with Tupac Shakur and the infamous Suge Knight. With the Death Row East story, theres so many people that talk about having beef with Suge Knight, because hes just this imposing figure in the game. Death Row was the most powerful label in 1996, so any story about running into Suge Knight is a dope, because Suge is a super famous street legend in the music industry. Read more