King's Disease

King's Disease is the thirteenth[1] studio album by American rapper Nas. It was released on August 21, 2020, through Mass Appeal Records. It succeeds his twelfth studio album, Nasir, released two years prior. The album features guest appearances from Charlie Wilson, Hit-Boy, Big Sean, Don Toliver, Lil Durk, Anderson Paak, Brucie B, Nas's supergroup The Firm, Fivio Foreign, and ASAP Ferg.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Clash8/10[4]
Consequence of SoundB+[5]
Exclaim!7/10[6]
HipHopDX4.1/5[7]
NME[8]
Pitchfork6.3/10[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+ ()[11]
King's Disease
Studio album by
Nas
ReleasedAugust 21, 2020
Recorded2020
GenreHip hop
Length38:24
Label
Producer
Nas chronology
The Lost Tapes 2
(2019)		 King's Disease
(2020)
Singles from King's Disease
  1. "Ultra Black"
    Released: August 14, 2020

King's Disease was met with generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 72, based on eight reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

The album received a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.

Background

Following the release of his twelfth studio album Nasir, Nas stated that he would be working on an unfinished album produced by Swizz Beatz and RZA, who both contributed to Nas' compilation album The Lost Tapes 2 in 2019. However, on August 10, 2020, Nas announced via Instagram, a different album produced and executive produced by American record producer Hit-Boy would be releasing, which would become known as King's Disease. Four days later, on August 14, Nas released the album's lead and only single, "Ultra Black", featuring Hit-Boy.

Music videos

The official music video for the album's final track and only bonus track, "Spicy", featuring American rappers Fivio Foreign and ASAP Ferg, was released on October 2, 2020.[12] The official music video for "Replace Me", featuring American rapper Big Sean and American singer Don Toliver, was released on October 21.[13]

Commercial performance

King's Disease debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 with 47,000 album-equivalent units, of which 28,000 were pure album sales.[14] It serves as Nas's fourteenth top-ten album in the United States.[14]

The album's last track and only bonus track, "Spicy", featuring American rappers Fivio Foreign and ASAP Ferg reached number 96 on the US Billboard Hot 100, which was the only charting song from the album.[15]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Nas, Hit-Boy, and their collaborators; all music is composed by Hit-Boy.

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."King's Disease"
1:52
2."Blue Benz"
  • Jones
  • Hollis
2:21
3."Car #85" (featuring Charlie Wilson)
  • Hit-Boy
3:29
4."Ultra Black" (featuring Hit-Boy)
  • Jones
  • Hollis
  • Hit-Boy
  • Audio Anthem[a]
  • Corbett[c]
3:19
5."27 Summers"
  • Jones
  • Hollis
  • Hit-Boy
  • Rogét Chahayed[a]
1:43
6."Replace Me" (featuring Big Sean and Don Toliver)
2:51
7."Til the War Is Won" (featuring Lil Durk)
  • Hit-Boy
3:22
8."All Bad" (featuring Anderson Paak)
  • Hit-Boy
  • Dwayne "MnoNeon" Thomas Jr.
[b]		3:49
9."The Definition" (featuring Brucie B)
  • Jones
  • Brucie Robinson
  • Hollis
  • Hit-Boy
2:01
10."Full Circle" (featuring The Firm)
  • Hit-Boy
  • G. Ry[a]
3:52
11."10 Points"
  • Jones
  • Hollis
  • Hit-Boy
3:05
12."The Cure"
  • Jones
  • Hollis
  • Hit-Boy
3:53
13."Spicy" (bonus track) (featuring Fivio Foreign and ASAP Ferg)
  • Hit-Boy
2:47
Total length:38:24

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer
  • ^[c] signifies an uncredited co-producer[16]
  • "Full Circle" features additional vocals by Robin Thicke and uncredited vocals by Dr. Dre.[17]

Sample credits

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

  • Hit-Boy – engineer (all tracks)
  • Mark "Exit" Goodchild – engineer (all tracks)
  • Gabriel Zardes – engineer (all tracks)
  • David Kim – mixing (all tracks)
  • Mike Bozzi – mastering (all tracks)

Charts
Chart performance for King's Disease
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] 58
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 59
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[21] 12
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[22] 52
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 16
UK Albums (OCC)[24] 24
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[25] 1
US Billboard 200[26] 5

References
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  3. Kellman, Andy (August 21, 2020). "King's Disease - Nas, Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  4. Murray, Robin (August 21, 2020). "Nas - The King's Disease". Clash. Archived from the original on August 23, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  5. Jones, Okla (August 26, 2020). "Nas' King's Disease Reintroduces the Legend to a New Generation: Review". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
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  16. Corbett (August 14, 2020). "Beyond honored to be a part of this song. This one is special. I remember buying @nas albums and trying to sneak them past Mom so she didn't take them and throw them away ... Prod by @hitboy with additional prod by @audioanthem and me. Mixed by @davidyunginkim . More big records coming!!". Retrieved August 24, 2020 – via Instagram.
    – HAZE (August 21, 2020). "@nas #kingsdisease #ReplaceMe ft @bigsean and @dontoliver #phzmsc #hs87 Prod by Me @hitboy and @ericchoicemusic". Retrieved August 24, 2020 – via Instagram.
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