AZ – “Death of Auto-Tune” Freestyle
Oh lawd, here we go with the remix craze. AZ jacks a beat from fellow Brooklyn MC and adds his $.02 to the age-old G.O.A.T. conversation, “You know who’s now the greatest MC salive: Jigga, AZ, and Nas.”
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I’m not sure if “Bonafied” will appear on this album or not, but it’s worth checking out nonetheless. It’s only 30 seconds and the full song probably sucks grapes, but I don’t care. It’s AZ!
[Raise one to: Yellow Rebel]
While Mr. T. and Grand Master Boo Boo wage their endless menstrual war over who gets to be the douchiest douche of their generation, someone said, “Hey, you know what would be really cool? If rappers actually got back to making music again.” Yes, I’m talking about 50’s ex-nemesis, Anthony Cruz. The serially underappreciated rhyme slinger is back on the saddle for his 8th album, aptly titled Legendary. Legendary is slated to arrive on June 2nd, 2009.
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Despite his smooth flow, adept lyricism, and long-running career, AZ is yet to match the mainstream success of his Firm peers Nas and Foxy Brown. He’s been practically swept under the rug his whole career, except for that one hit song he had in 95. Simply put, he’s the acme of underachievement in modern hip-hop.
