Editing Nas (section)

===2020–present: ''King's Disease'' series, ''Magic'' series and DJ Premier collaborative album===
In August 2020, Nas announced that he would be releasing his 13th album. On August 13, he revealed the album's title, ''[[King's Disease]]''. The album, executive-produced by [[Hit-Boy]], was preceded by the lead single, "[[Ultra Black]]", a song detailing perseverance and pride "despite the system".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2020/8/nas-kings-disease-album-release-info-date-ultra-black-single-stream|title=Nas Announces New Album 'King's Disease' With Hit-Boy-Produced Single "Ultra Black"|website=[[Hypebeast (website)|Hypebeast]]|last=Caraan|first=Sophie|date=August 14, 2020|access-date=August 19, 2020}}</ref> The album won the [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Album]] at the [[63rd Annual Grammy Awards]], becoming Nas' first Grammy.<ref name="Revolt">{{cite web |last1=Powell |first1=Jon |title=Nas wins his first Grammy for 'King's Disease' |url=https://www.revolt.tv/new-music/2021/3/14/22330639/nas-kings-disease-grammy |website=Revolt.tv |access-date=March 15, 2021}}</ref> The sequel album, ''[[King's Disease II]]'', was released on August 6, 2021,<ref>{{cite web |title=Nas' New Album King's Disease II Features Ms. Lauryn Hill, Eminem, EPMD, and More|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/nas-new-album-kings-disease-ii-features-ms-lauryn-hill-eminem-epmd-and-more/|website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]|last=Strauss|first=Matthew|date=August 3, 2021|access-date=August 3, 2021}}</ref> and included the song "[[Nobody (Nas and Lauryn Hill song)|Nobody]]" featuring [[Lauryn Hill]]. ''King's Disease II'' debuted at number-three on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], becoming Nas's highest-charting album since 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|title="King's Disease II" Is Nas' Highest Performing Album In Nearly A Decade|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/kings-disease-ii-is-nas-highest-performing-album-in-nearly-a-decade-news.137596.html?_amp|access-date=2021-08-17|website=www.hotnewhiphop.com|date=August 16, 2021 }}</ref> On December 24, Nas released the album ''[[Magic (Nas album)|Magic]]''. It is his third album executive produced by Hit-Boy, and includes guest appearances from [[ASAP Rocky]] and [[DJ Premier]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Nas Announces Surprise Project 'Magic' With Hit-Boy f/ ASAP Rocky and DJ Premier |url=https://www.complex.com/music/nas-hit-boy-magic-project-announcement-tracklist-features |website=Complex}}</ref>

Nas's third installment in the ''King's Disease'' series, ''[[King's Disease III]]'', was released the following year. Like its two predecessors, ''King's Disease III'' was mainly produced by Hit-Boy; however, it was notably Nas's first studio album to forgo any guest appearances from outside artists.<ref>{{Cite web  |date=2022-11-17 |title=Hit-Boy Explains Why Nas' 'King's Disease 3' Has No Features |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/hit-boy-explains-nas-kings-disease-3-no-features |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=HipHopDX |language=en}}</ref> Upon release, ''King's Disease III'' would become one of the most critically acclaimed albums of Nas's career, becoming his highest-scoring new studio album on review aggregator [[Metacritic]] and receiving critical praise for the cohesion of Hit-Boy's production with Nas's storytelling and lyricism.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nas |url=https://www.metacritic.com/person/nas |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=Metacritic |date=April 29, 2008 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Praising ''King's Disease III,'' British music publication [[NME]] stated that Nas, "three decades in, [is] still a force to be reckoned with", while Marcus Shorter of [[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]] would write that the album was Nas's and Hit-Boy's "most focused and confident collaboration" and that Nas was "at peace with his legacy, life, and the fact that old age is inevitable".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Niall |date=2022-11-14 |title=Nas – 'King's Disease III' review: hip-hop great delivers compelling conclusion to his album trilogy |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/nas-kings-disease-iii-review-hit-boy-3348759 |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ginsberg |first=Gab |date=2022-11-11 |title=Nas' King's Disease III Saves the Best for Last: Album Review |url=https://consequence.net/2022/11/kings-disease-iii-review-nas/ |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=Consequence |language=en-US}}</ref>

On September 12, 2023, Nas announced the 3rd installment to the ''Magic'' album series, ''Magic 3'', which would be released two days later, on his fiftieth birthday.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-12 |title=Nas Announces "Magic 3" Release Date |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/712169-nas-magic-3-release |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=www.hotnewhiphop.com |language=en}}</ref>  The album would be the sixth and final collaboration between Nas and [[Hit-Boy]] on an album.<ref>{{cite news |last1=White |first1=Andrew |title=Nas and Hit-Boy Take Victory Lap With Final Collab Album ‘Magic 3’ |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/andrewwhitefreelancer/nas-magic-3-hit-boy-final-collab-album |access-date=October 13, 2024 |work=Complex |date=September 15, 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Jaelani Turner |title=Nas & Hit-Boy Announce Surprise Collaborative Album ‘Magic 3’ is Dropping Thursday - Okayplayer |url=https://www.okayplayer.com/nas-and-hit-boy-interview |access-date=October 13, 2024 |work=Okayplayer |date=September 12, 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

On April 19, 2024, it was announced for the 30th anniversary of Illmatic, that Nas and [[DJ Premier]] would be releasing their collaboration album in late 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Sam |date=April 19, 2024 |title=Nas & DJ Premier Announce Long-Awaited Joint Album, Drop First Single 'Define My Name' |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/nas-dj-premier-announce-album-define-my-name |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=[[HipHopDX]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

Nas [[Executive producer|executive produced]] the 2024 [[concept album]] by [[Lin-Manuel Miranda]] and [[Eisa Davis]], ''[[Warriors (Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis album)|Warriors]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-18 |title=Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis on their 'Warriors' musical concept album with Lauryn Hill |url=https://apnews.com/article/linmanuel-miranda-eisa-davis-warriors-lauryn-hill-album-942ba5ca1e424f82ca55a91c938c6322 |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>