Let's revisit AZ Pieces of a Man

[torcher]

I've always thought this was a great album and I've always wondered why it doesn't get the praise it deserves

1. New Life(Intro)

2. I'm Known

3. How ya Living

4. Trading Places

5. Whats the Deal

6. Love is Love

7. Payback

8. Just Because

9. SOSA

10. Its a Boy Thing

11. Pieces of a Black Man

12. Last Dayz

13. Whatever Happened

14. Trial of the Century

15. Betcha don't Know [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaxu6XNPv"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/ame]

 

[Rapmastermind]

It didn't get it's props back then but I was bumpin it hard boy senior year in 98'. "How Ya Livin" and "I'm know" also the Half of Mil joint was hard. It wasn't better than his debut but it was a solid sophomore. I think fans were upset with the whole Firm/Trackmasters sound at that point that they hated on this but it is fire.

 

[Mike Statik]

classic IMO

 

[JoelB]

I admit, I've always overlooked this album and gravitated towards his others. Been a minute since I went through my AZ Discography

 

[DANJ!]

I'm mad that you linked the whole album track by track via Youtube.

But yeah, it was cool. I always thought 'What's The Deal' was a massively slept on single that shoulda done much better than it did.

Also it mighta helped for it not to be delayed for almost a year (due to EMI Records folding). It was due in summer '97, the video for "Hey AZ" was out, and then they folded- shyt took until April '98 to drop.

 

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[Farrinto]

Classic album. I saw an AZ interview where he said this was his favorite album of his. This is also my favorite AZ album and one of my favorite hip-hop albums in general.

 

[No Homo]

Slept on heavily...

payback
how ya livin
im known
pieces of a man
trading places
the birth
love is love (the half a mil intro

 

[King P]

My 3rd favorite AZ album after Doe Or Die and Aziatic

SOSA
Payback
How Ya Livin

Even the light tracks like What's The Deal and Last Dayz sound smooth

 

[dappadonna]

My favourite AZ album

"Let him speak , my dog is innocent it was my gat " Foxy

 

[infamousred]

How ya livin is top 3 nas and az collabos

 

[General Mills]

I literally just listened to this album last week while at work. Had not listened to the whole thing in years.

Held up hella nice. Real lyricism is never dated.