AZ

One of the numerous thoughtful gangsta rappers to emerge from New York during the mid-'90s, AZ enjoyed critical success early in his career, particularly with his debut album, Doe or Die (1995), but commercial success largely eluded him over the years.

Born in Brooklyn, he initially garnered attention with his guest feature on "Life's a Bitch," one of the standout tracks on Nas' landmark debut album, Illmatic (1994).

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In the wake of Doe or Die's critical success, AZ collaborated with Nas, Nature & Foxy Brown in the ill-fated supergroup the Firm and released The Firm: The Album

AZ released Pieces of a Man in 1998, another critical favorite.

But for the most part, that was it from AZ for several years as he fell by the wayside, not surfacing in a big way again until a pair of Motown releases, 9 Lives (2001) and Aziatic (2002), that didn't sell any better than his previous efforts.


He subsequently took his music underground, periodically releasing albums such as A.W.O.L. (2005). In 2004 the double-disc retrospective Decade 1994-2004 looked back over his career to date, gathering up various highlights. In 2006 he released the album: The Format, and in 2007 he released: Undeniable.
With so many albums out, AZ has a lot to offer. All the way back from the beginning of the 90's, and until today, he steady keeps on making that good music.

Even thought, AZ has collaborated with many high ranked Hip Hop Artists like Dr. Dre, DJ Premier, Nas & The Firm and more, AZ never got the attention he deserved. AZ is considered a lyrical veteran, and remain as an underground artist. Even thought he's strong effort to the Hip Hop game, he's exposure to the media became minimal, & he still rises in the heart of Hip Hop lovers today.

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AZ has a lot of features, working with many interesting Hip Hop artists, spicing up the game. Many features is not to be found on any of he's albums. AZ promotes a form of confrontational, literate, reflective, positive, aggressive & street-smart lyrics and is a great contribution to Hip Hop.

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