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Since teaming up with Nas on Illmatic, widely considered to be one of the greatest albums in hip-hop, AZ has been looked upon to do amazing things with his music. Has he lived up to those high expectations? On this album he has. From start to finish, the beats on this album are complex, inventive, and almost perfectly suited for AZ's style of rhyming. He's carefully crafted this album rather than slapped it together overnight to meet his quota, and it shows. It helps immensely that he's brought along people like DR Period, Az Izz, Nas, and Buckwild, but they don't outshine the younger AZ and he holds his own well. One problem that AZ has always had is that he lives in the shadow of his work in the mid -'90s. There's a new era of hip-hop fans who may not know him as well as the rest, but he's done well to reach out and offer the new generation something as well. There aren't just the thuggish tracks, but also some tracks suitable for the club and the ladies, such as "Take It Off." Lyrically, musically, and historically, AZ has come up with his best work in a long time on this album. The biggest complaint is the length of the LP, with only three songs going over four minutes. Why he would make such a great album and end it short is beyond comprehension.
© Brad Mills /TiVo
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John Sebastian, ComposerLyricist - Az, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Darryl Pittman, ComposerLyricist - D.R. Period, Producer, Programmer - Damian "DEO" Blyden, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike T., Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Makeba Riddick, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Curtis Richardson, ComposerLyricist - Az, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - J. Leib, ComposerLyricist - Damian "DEO" Blyden, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike T., Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Portiay, Producer, Programmer
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mark Curry, Producer, Programmer, ComposerLyricist - Az, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Damian "DEO" Blyden, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Chimere Scott, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike T., Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leshan Lewis, ComposerLyricist - Shelene Thomas, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Herb Middleton, ComposerLyricist - KEVIN CROUSE, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Az, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - L.E.S., Producer - Mike T., Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nasir Jones, ComposerLyricist - Paul Hendricks, ComposerLyricist - Baby Paul, Producer, Programmer - Nikko, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rick James, ComposerLyricist - Dj Rogers Jr., Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nas, FeaturedArtist - Az, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Damian "DEO" Blyden, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Ricko, ComposerLyricist - Mike T., Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Risko, Producer, Programmer
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Larry Gates, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Nikko, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dj Rogers Jr., Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Precision, Programmer - Az, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Damian "DEO" Blyden, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike T., Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leonard Caston, ComposerLyricist - Robert Miller, Producer, Programmer, ComposerLyricist - Az, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Damian "DEO" Blyden, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Terry McFaddin, ComposerLyricist - Mike T., Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bruce Hawes, ComposerLyricist - Robert Miller, Producer, Programmer, ComposerLyricist - Az, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Vinnie Barett, ComposerLyricist - Damian "DEO" Blyden, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Mike T., Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Larry Gates, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Precision, Programmer - Az, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Damian "DEO" Blyden, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sheree Ford, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike T., Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leonard Caston, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Best, Programmer, ComposerLyricist - Pam Sawyer, ComposerLyricist - BUCKWILD, Producer - Frank Wilson, ComposerLyricist - Az, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Damian "DEO" Blyden, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - El Shaber, FeaturedArtist - Terry Wiloford, ComposerLyricist - Mike T., Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mark Curry, Producer, Programmer, ComposerLyricist - Otis Williams, ComposerLyricist - Damon Harris, ComposerLyricist - Az, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Dennis Edwards, ComposerLyricist - Richard Allen Street, ComposerLyricist - David English, ComposerLyricist - Animal, FeaturedArtist - Damian "DEO" Blyden, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Trevis Carroll, FeaturedArtist - Trevor Carroll, ComposerLyricist - Mike T., Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Anthony Best, Programmer, ComposerLyricist - BUCKWILD, Producer - Keith Mansfield, ComposerLyricist - Az, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Damian "DEO" Blyden, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike T., Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mark Curry, Producer, Programmer - Az, MainArtist - Damian "DEO" Blyden, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike T., Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aziatic, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mark Curry, Recording Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Az, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Donald Woolfolk, ComposerLyricist - Damian "DEO" Blyden, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jouyn Adams, ComposerLyricist - Donald Big Joe Woolfolk, Producer, Programmer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Since teaming up with Nas on Illmatic, widely considered to be one of the greatest albums in hip-hop, AZ has been looked upon to do amazing things with his music. Has he lived up to those high expectations? On this album he has. From start to finish, the beats on this album are complex, inventive, and almost perfectly suited for AZ's style of rhyming. He's carefully crafted this album rather than slapped it together overnight to meet his quota, and it shows. It helps immensely that he's brought along people like DR Period, Az Izz, Nas, and Buckwild, but they don't outshine the younger AZ and he holds his own well. One problem that AZ has always had is that he lives in the shadow of his work in the mid -'90s. There's a new era of hip-hop fans who may not know him as well as the rest, but he's done well to reach out and offer the new generation something as well. There aren't just the thuggish tracks, but also some tracks suitable for the club and the ladies, such as "Take It Off." Lyrically, musically, and historically, AZ has come up with his best work in a long time on this album. The biggest complaint is the length of the LP, with only three songs going over four minutes. Why he would make such a great album and end it short is beyond comprehension.
© Brad Mills /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:59
- Main artists: Az
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Motown
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2002 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2002 Universal Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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