AZ, The Visualiza, Lyrical Poet.

“... He’s the Visualiza, illuminating the painful truths of ghetto reality through layer upon layer of on point rhymes.” - TheSource magazine in 1995

An appreciation thread.
AZ, The Visualiza, Lyrical Poet. “... He’s the Visualiza, illuminating the painful truths of ghetto reality through layer upon layer of on point rhymes.” - TheSource magazine in 1995An appreciation thread.
AZ, The Visualiza, Lyrical Poet. “... He’s the Visualiza, illuminating the painful truths of ghetto reality through layer upon layer of on point rhymes.” - TheSource magazine in 1995An appreciation thread.
AZ, The Visualiza, Lyrical Poet. “... He’s the Visualiza, illuminating the painful truths of ghetto reality through layer upon layer of on point rhymes.” - TheSource magazine in 1995An appreciation thread.
AZ, The Visualiza, Lyrical Poet. “... He’s the Visualiza, illuminating the painful truths of ghetto reality through layer upon layer of on point rhymes.” - TheSource magazine in 1995An appreciation thread.
1994. Arguably THE greatest guest appearance in rap, “Life’s A Bitch” from Nas debut album Illmatic.
1995. Fresh off his Illmatic appearance, AZ signs a deal with EMI records releasing his debut album, Doe or Die. Widely regarded as a classic, Doe or Die helps usher in the Mafiaso style a year ahead of JayZ’s Reasonable Doubt x Nas’s It Was Written.
1995. Fresh off his Illmatic appearance, AZ signs a deal with EMI records releasing his debut album, Doe or Die. Widely regarded as a classic, Doe or Die helps usher in the Mafiaso style a year ahead of JayZ’s Reasonable Doubt x Nas’s It Was Written.
1995. Fresh off his Illmatic appearance, AZ signs a deal with EMI records releasing his debut album, Doe or Die. Widely regarded as a classic, Doe or Die helps usher in the Mafiaso style a year ahead of JayZ’s Reasonable Doubt x Nas’s It Was Written.
1995. Fresh off his Illmatic appearance, AZ signs a deal with EMI records releasing his debut album, Doe or Die. Widely regarded as a classic, Doe or Die helps usher in the Mafiaso style a year ahead of JayZ’s Reasonable Doubt x Nas’s It Was Written.
1995. Fresh off his Illmatic appearance, AZ signs a deal with EMI records releasing his debut album, Doe or Die. Widely regarded as a classic, Doe or Die helps usher in the Mafiaso style a year ahead of JayZ’s Reasonable Doubt x Nas’s It Was Written.
Doe Or Die’s hit single, “Sugar Hill” peaked at #3 on the US rap charts & was certified gold in 1995.
Doe or Die, already critically acclaimed, reached #1 on Billboard’s US Top R&B/HipHop albums chart.
Doe or Die, already critically acclaimed, reached #1 on Billboard’s US Top R&B/HipHop albums chart.
Doe or Die, already critically acclaimed, reached #1 on Billboard’s US Top R&B/HipHop albums chart.
Doe or Die, already critically acclaimed, reached #1 on Billboard’s US Top R&B/HipHop albums chart.
Doe or Die, already critically acclaimed, reached #1 on Billboard’s US Top R&B/HipHop albums chart.
“The Skill level presented on Doe or Die places AZ at the forefront of East Coast rhymers, up there with Biggie, Chef Raekwon & his homie Nas. This is really some next shit.” -TheSource ‘95.

Here’s Yo MTV Raps Best of ‘95 review mentioning AZ.
“Rather Unique”. Tier 1 Lyricism
“Ho Happy Jackie”.
“Gimme Yours” featuring Nas.
“Mo Money, Mo Murder (Homicide)” featuring Nas.
“Your World Don’t Stop”
1996, “You’re My Lady remix”. D’Angelo x AZ.
1996, “Affirmative Action” off Nas sophomore album, It Was Written. This song leads to Nas, AZ & Foxy Brown forming The Firm w/ Dr. Dre.
1997, The Firm
1997, The Firm
1997, The Firm
1997, The Firm
1997, The Firm
“Firm Biz”
“Phone Tap” w/ Nas x Dr. Dre
“Desperados” The Firm featuring Canibus
1998, “How Ya Livin” featuring Nas.
2001, “Problems”
“The Flyest” Nas featuring AZ.
2002, “I’m Back” from AZ’s 4th album, Aziatic.
“Wanna Be There”.
2005, “The Truth”
“The Come Up” AZ x DJ Premier
2006, “The Format” AZ x DJ Premier
AZ freestyle on BET’s Rap City, the Basement.
Still sharp 🔥🔥🔥
AZ freestyle w/ QuestLove on Sway in the Morning
International AZ. Rocking the mic out in Katowice, Poland.

“MC means Move the Crowd”
2014, Ghostface Killah x AZ x Rell “Here I go again”
2015, Vado x AZ “Da Jux”
“86 remix” Raekwon x AZ
2018, Planet Asia x AZ “Fast Not Slow”
2018, 38 Spesh x AZ “Honest Truth”
2019, “Playground Bench” Raz Fresco x AZ
2019, “Sage” Vado x AZ
2020, “Found My Niche”
Last vid

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End of thread.

Salute AZ. 1 of the illest Lyricist ever. Capable of rhyming with ANY MC that’s ever touched a mic.
End of thread. Salute AZ. 1 of the illest Lyricist ever. Capable of rhyming with ANY MC that’s ever touched a mic.
End of thread. Salute AZ. 1 of the illest Lyricist ever. Capable of rhyming with ANY MC that’s ever touched a mic.
End of thread. Salute AZ. 1 of the illest Lyricist ever. Capable of rhyming with ANY MC that’s ever touched a mic.
End of thread. Salute AZ. 1 of the illest Lyricist ever. Capable of rhyming with ANY MC that’s ever touched a mic.
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