The song "Black Nagic" by Nas featuring Charlie Wilson samples the 1983 hit song "My Flame" by Bobby Caldwell. Nas is known for his clever wordplay and storytelling in his lyrics, and this song is no exception. The sample provides a nostalgic touch to the track, giving it a classic and soulful vibe. Nas uses his rhymes to discuss themes of love, success, and the power of perseverance. He compares himself to a magician, using his words and lyrical skills to captivate listeners. The sample from "My Flame" adds depth and layers to the song, creating a melodic backdrop for Nas' intricate storytelling.
The sample from "My Flame" adds depth and layers to the song, creating a melodic backdrop for Nas' intricate storytelling. Nas' verses are filled with clever wordplay and metaphors, showcasing his skill as a lyricist. He discusses the challenges he has faced in his life and how he has overcome them to achieve success.
Help Me Find Food/Drink-related Magic
Partly because we're going to do a Kingmaker game where we focus a little more on the survival side of things, partly because I just like exploring the weirder side of games, I'm trying to get a fairly comprehensive list of magic in Pathfinder that creates or preserves or seasons or interacts with food and drink in any way. Here's what I've got so far. If you can think of other magic -- items or spells -- that interact with food, please reply!
Spells:
- Create Food Creates bland flavorless food for 6 (or more if you heighten, though I think that's crazy, surely two castings of a level 2 spell are less valuable than one casting of a level 4 spell)
- Verdant Sproud Food for one
- Nature's Bounty Food as though you had eaten a meal, and by the way can I just note how inconsistent PF2e is about how it measures food? Most of these things talk about food for a size medium creature for a day, but then sometimes you talk about individual meals, or volumes, or whatever. Anyway, this is a Focus spell, so I presume someone who has it can feed six people an hour more or less indefinitely.
- Magnificent Mansion and Resplendent Mansion A nine course banquet for 150. But can you request nut-free meals for those who are allergic.
- Remake Obviously not intended for this, but presumably could make food.
- Create Water Water, obviously, not food.
- Gentle Repose Clearly intended for your buddy's corpse, but the fluff makes it sound pretty clearly like a good refrigeration equivalent.
- Purify Food and Drink Speaking of refrigeration, it seems like you could maybe just let your food spoil and the purify it later? My GM isn't allowing it, which is maybe a lost opportunity for roleplaying when you take some horrifying moldy, maggot-ridden piece of meat and then purify it and serve it up to your party. "Enjoy!" Also its AoE is by volume, just to be maximally confusing about how many people it can serve.
Rituals:
- Heroes' Feast A three hour meal for ten.
Magic Items:
- Explorer's Yurt Bland food for 10
- Ration Tonic Food and drink as a potion. Hilariously, since this is pretty clearly supposed to be a sort of magical way to carry food easily, it's actually less space efficient than rations, which are by RAW L Bulk for a week's worth of food (which is obviously absurd).
- Knapsack of Halflingkind Obviously not supposed to be the major point of this, but it creates four berry tarts per day that seem like they are probably normal berry tarts in terms of how much food they provide.
- Bountiful Cauldron Hearty and delicious food for 12.
- Bottomless Stein I roll my eyes at it being impossible to transfer the ale to another container.
- Jug of Fond Remembrence "Just enough alcohol to share with a friend," but no prohibition on pouring it out this time.
- Feather Token (Puddle) You gotta be pretty desperate to pay 8gp for 2 gallons of water
- Decanter of Endless Water And on the other end of water creation, here we have "enough water to serve the drinking needs of a fairly large town quite easily," for 320gp, or 40 Feather Token (Puddle)'s.
- Portable Gaming Hall The most over-the-top way to get a gallon of ale available.
- Gingerbread House Live out your Hansel & Gretel fantasies and also apparently pig out on candy and hot cocoa to the tune of a day's nourishment for ten.
- Ring of Sustenance and Aeon Stone (Clear Spindle) both remove the need to eat/drink
- Preserving Rune for your magical refrigeration needs
- Draxie's Recipe Book Can apparently season 100 pounds of food with a Glitterdust spell, in the most random effort to salvage the theme of a magic item I have ever seen.
See anything we missed?
Today a decade later, I remain utterly enchanted by the sacred foods which once graced Brigid’s Feasting Table. Over the years I’ve baked seeded cakes, braided bread, oat bannocks, and barley pies, I’ve fried golden pancakes, made fresh cheeses, savory soups, and side dishes, and concocted creamy libations, all inspired by the “Bright” or “Exalted” one and her Feast of Light. Whether we’re talking creamy dairy and rich butter, toasty oats and barley, honey, eggs, wild berries, wild greens, or aromatic sun herbs – not mention a splash of red ale and a wee bit of whiskey, each year my appreciation for Irish cuisine deepens!
He also reflects on the power of love and the impact it has had on his life. The inclusion of Charlie Wilson's vocals adds a soulful touch to the track. Wilson's smooth and powerful voice complements Nas' verses and enhances the overall musicality of the song. The use of the sample from "My Flame" creates a bridge between the past and the present, bringing together two generations of music. Overall, "Black Nagic" is a powerful and introspective song that showcases Nas' storytelling abilities and showcases the timeless quality of soulful music. The use of the sample from "My Flame" adds depth and emotion to the track, creating a memorable listening experience..
Reviews for "From Obscurity to Fame: The Rise of Nas' "Black Nagic" Sample"
1. John - 2 stars - I found the sample used in Nas' "Black Magic" to be extremely repetitive and monotonous. It lacked any sort of musical complexity or depth, and it felt like I was listening to the same loop over and over again. The simplistic nature of the sample detracted from Nas' usually intricate and thought-provoking lyrics, making the overall song fall flat for me.
2. Sarah - 1 star - I really didn't enjoy the sample used in "Black Magic" by Nas. It felt lazy and uninspired, like the producer just grabbed the first thing they found and slapped it onto the track without putting much thought into it. The repetitive nature of the sample became annoying after a while, and it overshadowed Nas' vocals instead of complementing them. Overall, I was disappointed by this choice of sample and it took away from my enjoyment of the song.
3. Michael - 2.5 stars - The sample used in "Black Magic" by Nas didn't resonate with me. It felt generic and predictable, lacking any unique elements that would make it stand out from other samples used in hip-hop. I expected more creativity from Nas and his team, but instead, I was left with a forgettable and mediocre track. While Nas' lyrics were still engaging, the sample diminished their impact and made the overall song less memorable.