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One of the numerous thoughtful gangsta rappers to emerge from New York during the mid-'90s, AZ enjoyed critical success early in his career, particularly with his debut album, Doe or Die (1995), but commercial success largely eluded him over the years. Born in Brooklyn, he initially garnered attention with his guest feature on "Life's a Bitch," one of the standout tracks on Nas' landmark debut album, Illmatic (1994). In the wake of Doe or Die's critical success, AZ collaborated with Nas in the ill-fated super-group the Firm and released Pieces of a Man (1998), another critical favorite. But for the most part, that was it from AZ for several years as he fell by the wayside, not surfacing in a big way again until a pair of Motown releases, 9 Lives (2001) and Aziatic (2002), that didn't sell any better than his previous efforts. He subsequently took his music underground, periodically releasing albums such as A.W.O.L. (2005). In 2004 the double-disc retrospective Decade 1994-2004 looked back over his career to date, gathering up various highlights.Az was born Anthony Cruz. Was once part of the rap group The Firm. It was made up of Foxy Brown, Nas, Nature, and himself. Then Nature left the group and it was Foxy Brown, Nas, and himself.

Father is Dominican, mother is black-American.

Core of the &#39;Firm&#39; supergroup along with rappers Cormega, Nature, Foxy Brown
and Nas. Good friend of Nas, having appeared on his debut album.

Formerly 1/3 of the group &#39;The Firm&#39; with rappers Nas and Foxy Brown.

Father is Dominican, mother is Black-American.

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