Doe or Die is the debut album by New York emcee AZ
. Released in 1995, AZ was introduced to the world in Nas' Illmatic in 1994. Often regarded as a companion piece to Illmatic,
Doe or Die is considered by many critics and hip-hop fans as a classic album of east coast hip hop.
- "Intro"
- "Uncut Raw"
- "Gimmie Yours (Feat. Nas)"
- "Ho-Happy Jackie"
- "Rather Unique (Feat. Pete Rock)"
- "I Feel For You (Feat. Erika Scott)"
- "Sugar Hill (Feat. Miss Jones)"
- "Mo Money, Mo Murder(Feat. Nas)"
- "Doe or Die"
- "We Cant Win (Feat. Amar)
- "Your World Don't Stop"
- "Sugar Hill (remix)"
Pieces of a Man is AZ's second album. The album is vastly different from his debut,
Doe Or Die. It contained fun, party tracks as opposed to
Doe or Die's grimey, street oriented lyrics and production.
- "New Life(Album Intro)"
- "Im Known"
- "How You Livin (Feat. Nas)"
- "Trading Places"
- "Whats The Deal"
- "Love is Love"
- "The Payback"
- "Just Because"
- "S.O.S.A."
- "It's a Boy Thing
- "Pieces of A (Black) Man"
- "Last Dayz (Feat. Monifa)"
- "Whatever Happened (Feat. RZA)"
- "Trail of the Century (Feat. Foxy Brown)"
- "Betcha Dont Know"
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S.O.S.A. is a promotional album made to promote AZ's then-upcoming album 9 Lives. It features 10 tracks, and has songs that are not found on AZ's other albums along with songs that ended up making it on the 9 Lives album. It was distributed in the streets, as AZ was a free agent at the time and was in the process of finding a new label after Noo Trybe Records let him go.
- "Intro"
- "I Don't Give a Fuck Now"
- "Problems"
- "Bodies Gotta Get Caught"
- "Let Us Toast"
- "Platinum Bars"
- "Love Me in Your Special Way"
- "That's Real" (feat. Beanie Sigel)
- "Animal Skit (You Ain't From Brooklyn)"
- "It's Like That" (feat. Animal)
9 Lives is AZ's third album, under the Motown imprint. Most of his fans call it his worst album to date, with the belief that the disc's production and AZ's lyrics were bland and unoriginal. Overall,
9 Lives shows AZ trying harder with a more radio-friendly style to stay with one label instead of being dropped from his contract in the way that he was in the past.
- "Intro"
- "What Cha Day About (Feat. Ali Vegas)"
- "I Dont Give A Fuck"
- "At Night"
- "AZ's Back"
- "Problems"
- "Everything's Everything (Feat. Joe)"
- "Thats Real (Feat. Beanie Sigel)"
- "What Yall Niggas What (Feat. Foxy Brown)"
- "Let's Toast"
- "How Many Wonna (Feat. Amil)"
- "Love Me"
- "Quiet Money TBS"
- "Outro"
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After two albums that received indifferent responses (1998's
Pieces of a Man and 2001's
9 Lives),
Aziatic is considered AZ's comeback album, which restored his credibility.. The album features AZ's flow and style over melodic, soulful production. It featured a duet between AZ and long-time friend and collaborator, Nas, "The Essence", which was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group.
Aziatic also has some of AZ's most landmark tracks, including "Wanna Be There", "Fan Mail", "A-1 Performance", and "Paradise (Life)". Aziatic is considered by many critics and hip hop fans as a classic album of East Coast hip hop.
- "Once Again"
- "A-1 Performance"
- "Wonna Be There"
- "Take It Off"
- "The Essence (Feat. Nas)"
- "Hands In The Air (Feat. Dj Rogers, Jr., Nikko)"
- "Fan Mail "
- "Paradise (Life)"
- "Take Care of Me"
- "Im Back (Feat. Daddy Rose)"
- "Hustler (Feat. Animal, Trav)"
- "Rebirth"
- "Aziatic (Outro)"
- "Doing Me"
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Final Call was rumored to be AZ's last or second to last album before retirement. The album was going to be released in stores in 2004, but it was leaked onto the internet long before release date. Because of feedback on the internet regarding how much of a disappointment it was as a follow-up the Aziatic, AZ decided to ditch the album and leave it only as a bootleg available only on the internet. He ended up recording an all-new album,
A.W.O.L in 2005. Producers for the album are unknown.
- Freedom (intro)
- Omega
- The Truth Feat. Ralo
- Seems That Way
- Talkin Gangsta
- Side 2 Side
- You Know (feat. Rell)
- No Strings
- Gangsta Mcs (interlude)
- Live Wire
- Magic Hour
- I Am AZ
- Girls R Free
- Poor Poor People (interlude)
- Let Me Know
- Quiet Money Anthem Feat Nu And Young
A.W.O.L. is an album by rapper AZ. It was recorded after
Final Call, an album that was shelved because of a two month early leak on the Internet. While people thought
A.W.O.L. would be worse than
Final Call, the disc was a surprise underground hit when it came out. Because of constant record label problems,
A.W.O.L. is the first AZ album which was released on his own Quiet Money Records imprint. In a couple of months after the release,
A.W.O.L. 1.5, which included a bonus disc featuring accapella and instrumental versions to the songs on
A.W.O.L., was released.
- "So Sincere (Intro)"
- "Never Change"
- "New York(Feat. Ghostface Killah, Raekwon)"
- "Cant Stop"
- "Still Alive"
- "AZ's Chillin"
- "City of Gods"
- "Street Life (Feat. Begetz, Half-A-Mil)"
- "Bedtime Story"
- "The Come Up"
- "Envious (Feat. Bounty Killer)"
- "A.W.O.L."
- "Live Wire"
- "Magic Hour(Feat. CL Smooth)"
- "The Truth (Feat. Ralo)"
The Format is the sixth studio album by rapper AZ, released on November 7, 2006. The album features production from Fizzy Womack (better known as Lil' Fame of M.O.P.), Face Defeat, Emile, J. Cardim, Phonte, Statik Selektah and Dj Premier. Guest appearances are provided by M.O.P., Little Brother, as well as artists on AZ's new label, Quiet Money Records. The album's lead single is its title track, "The Format", produced by Dj Premier, with "Vendetta" as its B-Side
The Format also features the bonus track "Royal Salute", a retaliation to 50 Cent's song "What If", which included a line aimed at AZ. On October 7, 2007, Quiet Money released
The Format (Special Edition) adding six bonus tracks including "Royal Salute."
- "I Am The Truth"
- "Sit Em Back Slow (Feat. M.O.P.)"
- "Get High"
- "Make Me (Feat. Fresh)"
- "Games (Feat Samson)"
- "Rise and Fall (Feat. Little Brother)"
- "Animal"
- "Doing That (Feat. Jha Jha)"
- "This Is What I Do"
- "The Format"
- "Vendetta"
- "Game of Life"
- "Royal Salute"
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