Raekwon ft. AZ & Altrina Renee – “86 Remix” (Ice H20 Records / 2013)
Slick New York straight talk from the two golden-era giants produced by DJ Thoro.
Raekwon ft. AZ & Altrina Renee – “86 Remix” (Ice H20 Records / 2013)
Slick New York straight talk from the two golden-era giants produced by DJ Thoro.
Quality full-show footage of AZ’s recent appearance in Poland as part of his ”Doe Or Die II” tour with DJ Doo Wop.
Veteran BK emcee F.T. drops a nice selection of raw street bangers on this latest mixtape featuring appearances from Rustee Jux, AZ and Meyhem Lauren plus production from Marco Polo, Snowgoons, Domingo and more – download here.
AZ – “Genesis Freestyle” (@QuietAZMoney / 2013)
The Brooklyn lyricist drops some studio visuals to accompany this freestyle released earlier in the week.
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Tagged AZ, Doe Or Die II, East Coast Hip-Hop, Illmatic, Independent Hip-Hop, Nas, Quiet Money, Underground Hip-Hop
AZ – “Genesis Freestyle” (@QuietAZMoney / 2013)
The Brooklyn emcee revisits the classic “Wild Style” sample from Nas’s “Illmatic” album intro on this brief freestyle.
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Tagged AZ, Doe Or Die, East Coast Hip-Hop, Independent Hip-Hop, Quiet Money, Underground Hip-Hop
Norway’s Patski Love of Juicy Entertainment has put together this smooth mixtape of some AZ favourites to celebrate the NY emcee’s upcoming gig in Oslo as part of his “Doe Or Die 2″ tour in Europe – peep it here.
Nas ft. AZ – “Life’s A Bitch – Sourface Remix” (@SourfaceUK / 2012)
The UK-based producer puts a soulful twist on a Nasir classic with impressive results.
Posted in Downloads, East Coast Hip-Hop, UK Hip-Hop
Tagged 90s Hip-Hop, AZ, East Coast Hip-Hop, Illmatic, Nas, Sourface, UK Hip-Hop
Washington D.C.-based producer Maverick teams-up with Polish website UCallThatLove.Com to deliver this extensive mix of 90s favourites from the likes of Erick Sermon, Cella Dwellas, Jemini The Gifted One, Black Moon and more – relive some musical memories here.
Legendary mix king DJ Doo Wop teams-up with TheSource.Com to drop this digital project which, in the spirit of his classic 90s tapes, pulls together a mix of underground freestyles and thorough bangers – download Side A and Side B then slip the headphones on and zone out with the likes of Sadat X, John Robinson, Reks, Rashad & Confidence, O.C. and more.
AZ – “My Ni**as” (Quiet Money / 2012)
The Brooklyn emcee drops some 90s-influenced street knowledge on this mellow Buckwild-produced track from the forthcoming “Doe Or Die II” project.
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Tagged AZ, Buckwild, Doe Or Die, East Coast Hip-Hop, Independent Hip-Hop, Quiet Money, Underground Hip-Hop
TheMontreality.Com interview with Brooklyn’s AZ.
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Tagged AZ, Doe Or Die, East Coast Hip-Hop, Independent Hip-Hop, Underground Hip-Hop
June G. ft. Mr. Forbes – “Life’s A Bitch” (AyeJune.Com / 2011)
Cover versions have always been a contentious subject in Hip-Hop circles, but as younger artists enter the game it’s only natural that they’d want to pay homage to their influences and as long as it’s done respectfully the results can be entertaining - here Maryland’s June G. drops his tribute to the Nas / AZ “Illmatic” classic from his mixtape “Back 2 Da Hip-Hop”.
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Tagged AZ, Back 2 Da Hip-Hop, Illmatic, Independent Hip-Hop, June G, Mr. Forbes, Nas, Underground Hip-Hop
MacGuyver – “Rather Unique” (Something Fresh / 2011)
The Maryland-based emcee puts his own respectful twist on AZ’s 1995 Pete Rock-produced track of the same name (one of my all-time favourite joints) – taken from the forthcoming project “The Nostalgia Tape”.
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Tagged AZ, DMV, Independent Hip-Hop, MacGuyver, Pete Rock, The Nostalgia Tape, Underground Hip-Hop
AZ – “The Calm” (Quiet Money / 2011)
Taken from the album “Doe Or Die: 15th Anniversary Edition” – Sosa drops some cautionary street knowledge over Statik Selektah’s rolling drums.
AZ speaks on his involvement in 90s group The Firm with Nas and Foxy Brown.
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Tagged AZ, Dr. Dre, East Coast Hip-Hop, Foxy Brown, Nas, Quiet Money, The Firm
Online commercial for AZ’s “Doe Or Die – 15th Anniversary Edition”.
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AZ – “Gimme Yours 2010″ (Quiet Money / 2010)
Taken from the forthcoming album “Doe Or Die: 15th Anniversary Edition”.
Brooklyn’s AZ talks to Mikey T The Movie Star about the 15th anniversary of his 1995 debut album “Doe Or Die”.
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Tagged AZ, Doe Or Die, East Coast Hip-Hop, Independent Hip-Hop, Nas, Quiet Money, Underground Hip-Hop
AZ – “Your World Don’t Stop 2010″ (Quiet Money / 2010)
Taken from the forthcoming album “Doe Or Die: 15th Anniversary Edition”.
AZ – “The Calm” (Quiet Money / 2010)
Produced by Statik Selektah.
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Tagged AZ, Doe Or Die, East Coast Hip-Hop, Quiet Money, Statik Selektah