Black Magic

## Song by Nas

"**Black Magic**" is the fourth track from American rapper Nas's sixteenth studio album, *Magic 2* (2023). It samples the 1995 song of the same name by Children of the Corn. The official music video, directed by Razak "ThirdEyeRaz" Ologunebi, premiered to his YouTube channel on August 21, 2023.

## Personnel

### Song

* Chauncey "Hit-Boy" Hollis Jr. – writer, producer, programmer, recording engineer
* David Kim – mixer, recording engineer
* Jun Kim – assistant engineer
* Mike Bozzi – mastering engineer
* Montreal Rico Jamison – writer
* Nasir "Nas" Jones – vocals, writer, producer

### Video

* Razak "ThirdEyeRaz" Ologunebi – director, editor
* 6Degrees Films – production company
* Huey – executive producer
* Dorcas Jazmin Bryant – producer
* Tyler Borchardt – production manager
* Tia Nalls – production assistant
* Von Gaston – production assistant
* Mike Keeper – cinematographer
* Myles Channing – 1st assistant camera
* Megan Pham – 2nd assistant camera
* Stan Vaganov – steadicam operator
* Arthur Grigoryan – chief lighting technician
* Luis Ernesto – key grip
* Joey Simpson – best boy electric
* Tatiana Noele – makeup artist
* April Roomet – stylist

## Gallery

* Audio
* MV Trailer

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Chorus: Lil' Grimm, *Nas*]

Black magic, voodoo power, cast a spell upon these tricks

Yes, I'm kind of crazy since you n\*\*\*as talking petty shit

Black magic, voodoo power, cast a spell upon these tricks (*Uh*)

Yes, I'm kind of crazy since you n\*\*\*as talking petty shit

[Verse 1: Nas]

Uh, she havin' nightmares sleepin' next to me

Wakin' up unexpectedly, maybe somebody hexin' me

Questionin', blessings on me protect me from weaponry

Hopin' she gon' have the same success if she don't let 'em in

I meant to set the alarm, she dreamt of all the whips

High speed chase, turned the TV on, I saw that shit

Dreamt she saw me bleeding like a True Blood was cornered in

And it's crazy that I really woke up and bought the whips

Tapped her on her shoulder, don't believe in

Superstitious thesis, 'cause I'm amongst the demons

Cross on me, first time I got tatted, these cards I was handed

I'm accessin' the damage like the whole Jackson 5 dancin'

How I slide out, super squeaky, always keep my sneakers clean

Back home, late night, iPhone on DND

Shorty's sleeping next to me and it's not even sexually

I think she might be scared, she hope nobody put a hex on me

Black magic undefeated, black magic undefeated

Undefeated, undefeated ('Feated, 'feated)

Nasty bitch, bad as fuck, don't ever try to play with me

And I got that trade in me to give yo' ass the vacancy

Never got a wedding ring, the life that she engaged to

Chains, cars, nightlife, that's what she a slave to

Now it's time to feed her, eat it up like every day

Evil in the atmosphere, let's hit it with the sage

[Chorus: Lil' Grimm, *Nas*, **Both**]

**Black magic**, voodoo power, cast a spell upon these tricks

Yes, I'm kind of crazy since you n\*\*\*as talking petty shit

**Black magic**, voodoo power, cast a spell upon these tricks

(*Walking skyscrapers, walking, yeah*)

Yes, I'm kind of crazy since you n\*\*\*as talking petty shit

[Verse 2: Nas]

No good deed goes unpunished

It's the bummiest, dumbest, life got bad luck in abundance

Look how happy these lames be whenever lies get slung at

The God, why they so angry like they wishin' they can just run with

Anything when it come to Nas? The desperation it shows, Devil is inside of you

Black smoke, black magic on your back, it's riding you

If I was you, I would watch who I give my power to

I don't make no coward moves

My solution's, fuck ton of positive is what I'm producin'

Thought patterns convoluted

Your witchcraft won't do nothin', my Jesus piece is too flooded

Rosemarys, rose Cubans, the world addicted to black music

Black culture, that's black magic, it's way more than fat asses

Who chain bigger? Who car the fastest?

New contracts, I autograph it, new haters, that's automatic

They ain't see this comin', they got hit with the new wave

Evil in the atmosphere, let's hit it with the sage (Sage)

[Outro]

God in Heaven, please protect the G's

Protect my ladies out there, and the children

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