Marking his fiftieth birthday, 2023's 'Magic 3' is the sixth album that hip-hop veteran Nas has made with producer Hit-Boy in just four years, and the final part of a trilogy. Featuring a sole guest appearance from Lil Wayne, it also completes an unexpected redemption arc for one of the genre's true heavyweights, full of concrete-hard production that recalls that classic 'Illmatic' (1994) sound.
