Hit-Boy Says He and Nas Haven't Spoken in Three Years and Won't Work Together Again
Hit-Boy has confirmed that his creative partnership with Nas is over — and that the two have not spoken in three years.
Speaking in an interview with DJ Vlad and Elliott Wilson on DJ Vlad's YouTube channel, the producer said he does not see himself working with the rapper again. He declined to give specific reasons for the falling-out, saying there were many reasons he did not want to dig into. Billboard reported the remarks on 26 August 2026, and Billboard said it had reached out to Nas's team for comment.
The break closes one of the most prolific producer-rapper collaborations in recent hip-hop. From 2020 to 2023, Nas and Hit-Boy released six albums together: King's Disease, King's Disease II, Magic, King's Disease III, Magic 2 and Magic 3. Hit-Boy said the pair made six albums and roughly 80 songs in three years, and that he produced almost every track on King's Disease.
That run brought hardware. The King's Disease series earned Nas and Hit-Boy three Grammy nominations, including a win for Best Rap Album at the 2021 ceremony. According to Hit-Boy's Grammy.com artist profile, his nominations include one for Album of the Year at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards. The partnership was prominent enough that the Grammy Museum hosted a conversation event with the two, moderated by Billboard hip-hop editor Carl Lamarre.
For fans, the split means the King's Disease and Magic series have likely concluded at six albums. Hit-Boy's decision to speak publicly — while pointedly withholding detail — puts the end of the collaboration on record without turning it into a feud played out in verses. Nas has not yet responded publicly.
Complex also reported the story on 26 August, in an article by Mark Elibert titled "Hit-Boy Reveals He and Nas Haven't Spoken in 3 Years." Neither outlet has reported a response from Nas or his representatives.
Six albums in three years is an unusually fast output for a major rapper, and doing it with a single producer gave the series a consistent sound that few contemporaries matched. That the partnership produced a Grammy-winning album — Best Rap Album for King's Disease in 2021 — gave the run a commercial and critical anchor beyond the volume. Now it ends not with a final record or a farewell, but with a producer saying he has moved on.
