The Legacy of Nas Doesn’t Stop At ‘Illmatic’

When you talk to the average hip hop fan about Nas and ask them what’s his best work, a good amount of the time you’ll hear Illmatic. If you ask them why, you usually get the cliche, “Man, the beats were incredible. He had DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Large Professor, Q-tip, and L.E.S. He painted […]

AZ Shows That “It’s Time” for His Return

AZ delivers his silk and suede vocals in a homage to the great Kool G Rap over his classic “It’s A Demo” track. AZ is an artist that a lot of these young artists can learn from. His delivery has always been top notch, whether over a commercial track or a gritty boom-bap beat, he […]

Planit Hank Drops Nostalgic Sounding “Life In Crooklyn” Single Featuring Jeru The Damaja, Buckshot & AZ

This nostalgic feel track titled “Life In Crooklyn” features the legendary Jeru the Damaja, Buckshot and AZ with cuts by Black Moon’s own DJ Evil Dee and comes off the underground producer’s, Planit Hank, upcoming EP, ‘Night Before Purgatory’, dropping next month. The project features a slew of emcees, such as Benny The Butcher, Conway The Machine, M.O.P, AZ, Canibus, Chris Rivers, […]

BET Presents #20YrsLtr: Doe or Die (Full AZ Documentary)

Back in 2016, BET aired their mini docu-series, #20YrsLtr, featuring rapper AZ. Recently, they uploaded the full footage to YouTube. Anthony Cruz, known worldwide as AZ, released his debut album Doe Or Die in October, 1995. #20YrsLtr chronicles the rapper’s journey from childhood to his obtaining of a record deal due to his legendary verse on Nas’ […]