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AZ

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Biography

One of the numerous thoughtful gangsta rap 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). In the wake of Doe Or Die's critical success, AZ collaborated with Nas in the ill-fated supergroup The Firm and released Pieces of a Man (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. ~ Jason Birchmeier, Rovi

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  1.  
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    Chorus: i wanna chill (Chill) on sugar hill (its so lovely, so lovely)
    AZ's for real (oh he's for real) he's for real (its so lovely sippin on
    bubbly)
    At times i wanna watch out the Mariot, zoning on owning co-ops,
    foreign drop top coups, and yachts guzzling straight shots a scotch,
    Sugar Hill - (4:09)  -  10,603 plays
  2. Ho Happy Jackie - (1:39)  -  9,530 plays
  3.  
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    No need for Lato's
    Pure straight out Bolivia
    Peru, uncut baby, what?
    Fuck you
    Life is a struggle, that's why niggas I know stay on the juggle
    Uncut Raw - (2:59)  -  8,725 plays
  4.  
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    Yeah, for those that's locked in Comstock
    My peoples sittin' in San Quentin and Clinton
    Rikers Island, Rikers Island, Cracker's Island
    (Your world don't stop)
    (Your world don't stop, stop, stop)
    Your World Don't Stop - (3:33)  -  5,771 plays
  5.  
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    Yeah, New York undercover baby
    Whole lot of things done changed
    Yeah, it's a lot of people puttin' black eyes in the game
    You know what I mean? Alright, let's do this
    Check it
    Doe Or Die - (4:39)  -  6,001 plays
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