I was in bed last night pondering upon a question I had been asked by @RupeshB: Who did I think was the most consistently on point rapper throughout their career? The answer I gave couldn’t have been a freshman MC (hell even I could be consistent for five minutes) and therefore had to be someone who had seen the changes in the demands of the genre; Someone who had spanned the 90’s and 00’s; Someone who had not necessarily cemented his stature in the hip-hop hall of fame; Merely someone who, throughout their career, has consistently brought a high standard of rapping ability time and time again and yet is still doing it to this very day.
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Our colleagues over at 365 Albums A Year reviewed AZ’s Murray-acclaimed 1995 Doe or Die album, and it’s definitely worth a read for fans of his work/our own Throwback Thursdays.
DJ Kay Slay-See The Light ft. AZ, Raekwon and Ghostface Killah
Ok, straight into it. New sh*t from AZ. Real heads, you know what it is. The feature track here is the Moss produced I’m Ill which is rumored to appear on AZ’s Doe or Die 2 tentatively scheduled for a 2010 release. Now, I am really into this joint. Moss is a protégé of DJ Premier (there is no escaping Premo this week is there!) and he drops a superb-piano-laced-Brooklyn-style-perfect-for-AZ kinda beat. You know what I mean?
In true Christmas spirit, if you guessed this week’s throwback then give yourself a treat here. Now onto business. Yes, this week’s throwback is the underrated AZ hailing from Brooklyn NY. The gems I’ve carefully selected for you are from his debut album Doe or Die which, in my opinion, was heavily slept on due to the quality of other releases hitting the shelves in 1995. I’ve picked out two of my favourites to make sure you’re not the one sleeping on AZ this time around. |
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