AZ - Aziatic

Primary Artist
AZ
Album Title
Aziatic
Release Date
June 11, 2002 
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Review by Brad Mills
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 expectationsNULL 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. Read More