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Nas brings vintage vibes in the visual for his Magic 3 track “I Love This Feeling,” which finds him splitting time between cruising the California hillside and kicking game to the youth.
Directed by Leff, the music video begins with the sight of spinning gold VVS rims on a jet-black Mercedes Benz displayed from a projector before Nas appears in a classroom with young students. Assuming the role of elder statesman and teacher, the black-and-white scene transitions into color as it captures Esco schooling the youth amid cut-scenes to toppled chess pieces and the sprawling views of the Golden State.
The clip, which attempts to “embody the introspective energy” of the song, presents Nas in a gracious and joyous state, with reflections of his past life channeled through snapshots from his younger years. “I Love This Feeling” is the second track from Magic 3 to receive its own music video, with the first for the album’s introductory cut “Fever.”
Nas’ seventeenth studio album, Magic 3 was released through Mass Appeal Records on Sept. 14, the rap icon’s 50th birthday. It was the sixth consecutive album by Nas to be entirely produced by Hit-Boy and capped the third installment in their critically acclaimed Magic album series.
The “I Love This Feeling” music video follows Nas announcing that he’s currently developing a television series based on Maurice Ashley, the first-ever Black chess grandmaster. The Illmatic creator spoke on his involvement in the making of the series, which will find him working with Power producer Mark Canton on the show’s first season.
“I’m grateful to be part of bringing Maurice Ashley’s incredible life to the screen,” Nas said in a statement at the time. “His story is one of greatness and his perseverance will continue to inspire the next generation of thinkers.”
Watch Nas’ “I Love This Feeling” music video above.
Zendaya shares Serena Williams‘ reaction to her latest film. The actress revealed the tennis legend had an honest yet satisfactory response to Challengers, a fictional story with the sport at its center. Speaking with ET, the 27-year-old revealed whether or not the movie had the athletic icon’s approval.
“She was like, ‘I know there definitely weren’t real [tennis] balls,” detailed the Euphoria star. “She knows. She’s the best of the best.”
She continued to explain, “She did say that it was great considering that I had never, never touched a tennis ball before.”
“I felt like it was a good step into a more, I guess you could say, ‘grown-up’ role and into that next phase,” relayed Zendaya last year. “It was a little bit scary to take on, which I think is a good feeling. To be like, ‘Ooh, can I do this?’ You could run from that feeling and stay safe and comfortable, or you can go, ‘You know what, f**k it.’”
She continued, “What was important to me was that she was unapologetic about it. Sometimes characters who are messy and conflicted and wield power over other people are reserved for [actors] who don’t look like me, so when I get an opportunity to play a character like that, I’ma take it!” the Golden Globe winner expressed.
Challengers is due in theaters on Friday (April 26). The official synopsis reads as follows:
“From visionary filmmaker Luca Guadagnino, Challengers stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to a champion on a losing streak (Mike Faist – West Side Story), Tashi’s strategy for her husband’s redemption takes a surprising turn when he must face off against the washed-up Patrick (Josh O’Connor – The Crown) – his former best friend and Tashi’s former boyfriend. As their pasts and presents collide, and tensions run high, Tashi must ask herself, what will it cost to win.”
Watch the trailer below.
