AZ-Aziatic Appreciation

s2jepeka

Lemme paint the picture. Spring '02. Nas had recently dropped Stillmatic. Nas is back!!

Then this track drops as a song that DIDNT make the cut.

Ngga, Poitier and Bill Cosby?!!?!? Nggas go apeshyt. The best Nas/AZ collab EVER, one of both of their best songs EVER...and it didnt even make the cut?!!?! Well where's it from...

Then AZ drops this:

Album drops, straight jewels

Give props to one of the most slept on albums ever. Borderline classic

jono

I think it is a classic myself. This is where I really became an AZ fan. That intro is piff "you attract some of the baddest when you platinum status, that's why I stay with prophylactics after what happened to Magic"...smh

iron man1

Im back>

real_hh_rep

Damn, niggaz be sleepin on this album with 2 damn posts. It's his 2nd best album behind Doe or Die. He came with completely different style and production compared to anything that was popular during that time. It's definitely one of the most cohesive and fresh sounding records of early 00's and one of the last defininte NY records, before South stormed radios and TVs,

jee504

highly slept on album. still one of my favorites from him. got it on my mp3 player and gets bumped at least once a week.

1of1

Yeah I can appreciate this. I love I'm back minus the off beat nigga.

In recent years, Fan Mail is a song I've brought back into the rotation from time to time.

Kalecrunch

Fun fact: AZ ft. Nas "How ya livin" was nominated for a Grammy.

its....JOHN B

I remember when I first signed up to the IC this album just leaked to the internet, there was a thread dedicated to it with 10+ pages of people just wildin over the album, now when AZ drops a thread dedicated to his album wont even stay on the front page for a couple hours, sad shit

ohhhla

LOL, AZ has no classics

DMTxCannabis

Kalecrunch wrote: »

Fun fact: AZ ft. Nas "How ya livin" was nominated for a Grammy.

The Essence was nominated for a Grammy, not How Ya Livin.. both songs are classic though..

bignorm

Wanna Be There >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
4.5 mic album, and a personal classic. My favorite AZ album.

vince_vince

still keep it in rotation, criminally underrated.

fan mail one of my fav joints on the album, no one ever had this song concept before...

Kalecrunch

no one ever had this song concept before...

Nas "One Love" and One Love ( letter to Nas)

vince_vince

he is turning fan submitted content into a song rapped by him. you could basically become part of his album (assuming that shit is real...)

s2jepeka

bignorm wrote: »

Wanna Be There >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
4.5 mic album, and a personal classic. My favorite AZ album.

Maaan. That fukin song bruh...that fukin song?!?!? Dont get me started man Lol All-time classic song.

Kalecrunch

he is turning fan submitted content into a song rapped by him.

Eminem "Stan". Not an original concept song by SOSA but ill execution.

DMTxCannabis

Kalecrunch wrote: »

he is turning fan submitted content into a song rapped by him.

Eminem "Stan". Not an original concept song by SOSA but ill execution.

Stan was about a possibly homosexual stalker that put his baby mother's life at risk over an obsession of Eminem..

Fan Mail was strictly about fan mail, including fan mail that he received from someone that was incarcerated..

Cosign the ILL execution part..

s2jepeka

DMTxCannabis wrote: »

Kalecrunch wrote: »

he is turning fan submitted content into a song rapped by him.

Eminem "Stan". Not an original concept song by SOSA but ill execution.

Stan was about a possibly homosexual stalker that put his baby mother's life at risk over an obsession of Eminem..

Fan Mail was strictly about fan mail, including fan mail that he received from someone that was incarcerated..

Cosign the ILL execution part..

The songs are different, but i think the idea was obviously sparked by Stan...and the idea for Stan was probly sparked by Nas 'One Love'

blackstarr

man this album is a personal classic...love it!!!! Fan Mail my shit

vince_vince

okay, it's all similar but fan mail is the one i see myself playin the most without taking anything away from one love.

double jay

This album was fire! I always thought that Jay took a shot at AZ though when he said, "Its like their trying to make the Blueprint 2 before Hov."

its....JOHN B

double jay wrote: »

This album was fire! I always thought that Jay took a shot at AZ though when he said, "Its like their trying to make the Blueprint 2 before Hov."

probably, AZ took a couple shots at Jay on that album

vince_vince

Classic Or Not 100.........Aziatic

where dat nigga stew at when you need him

achewon87

DMTxCannabis wrote: »

Kalecrunch wrote: »

he is turning fan submitted content into a song rapped by him.

Eminem "Stan". Not an original concept song by SOSA but ill execution.

Stan was about a possibly homosexual stalker that put his baby mother's life at risk over an obsession of Eminem..

Fan Mail was strictly about fan mail, including fan mail that he received from someone that was incarcerated..

Cosign the ILL execution part..

*Fixed

double jay

its....JOHN B wrote: »

double jay wrote: »

This album was fire! I always thought that Jay took a shot at AZ though when he said, "Its like their trying to make the Blueprint 2 before Hov."

probably, AZ took a couple shots at Jay on that album

really? never caught that.

DMTxCannabis

achewon87 wrote: »

DMTxCannabis wrote: »

Kalecrunch wrote: »

he is turning fan submitted content into a song rapped by him.

Eminem "Stan". Not an original concept song by SOSA but ill execution.

Stan was about a possibly homosexual stalker that put his baby mother's life at risk over an obsession of Eminem..

Fan Mail was strictly about fan mail, including fan mail that he received from someone that was incarcerated..

Cosign the ILL execution part..

*Fixed

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