{"product_id":"602488540858","title":"AZ (Rap) - Doe Or Die - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAZ (Rap)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn1995itwaseasytoconfusecomradesandcollaboratorsNasandAZ,sosimilarinstyleweretheirstreet-schooledlyricalconcernsandtheiraustere,lazy-eyedrhymingstyles.AZ,infact,firstcametotheattentionoftherapscenebycontributingaversetotheformer'sclassic1994single\"Life'saBitch.\"Tocompoundtheresemblance,hecalleduponPeteRocktoproduceacoupletracks(\"GimmeYour's\"and\"RatherUnique,\"bothstellar)onthisintroductoryrecording,justasNashadonhisclassicdebut.Thetwoalbumsareverymuchthetwinsidesofthesamedouble-headedcoin.Theyaresocloselyconnected,infact,thatit'sdifficulttopinpointwhereDoeorDie'spointsofdeparturearelocated.Manyofitscharactersketches(theBuckwild-produced\"HoHappyJack\"),urban-cakedadmonitions(\"MoMoneyMoMurder,\"onwhichNas,infact,turnsuptoreturnthefavor,theequallyhard-hittingtitletrack),andgrittyexpressionsoflove(\"IFeelforYou,\"apumped-up\"OneLove\")areeverybitasmeditativeandliterate,pepperedwithauthentic,incisivedocumentarydetail.Ultimately,AZ'salbumisnotquiteascompactandconsistent,and,unlikeitsmirror-image,itsfocuslapsesrighttowardtheend.ButwhileDoeorDieisnotquiteonanartisticparwith,notquitethefree-flowingmasterpieceas,thelandmarkIllmatic,itisnotatallfarbehindintermsofquality,either.Certainlyitwasoneofthestrongest,mostpromisingdebuteffortsof1995,andprobablyoneoftheyear'sstrongestrapalbumsperiod.AndaswithNas,hewouldhaveadifficulttimefollowinguponthisearlyjuggernaut.~StantonSwihart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Intro\u003cbr\u003e2.Uncut Raw\u003cbr\u003e3.Gimme Your's\u003cbr\u003e4.Ho Happy Jackie\u003cbr\u003e5.Rather Unique\u003cbr\u003e6.I Feel For You\u003cbr\u003e7.Sugar Hill\u003cbr\u003e8.Mo Money, Mo Murder \"Homicide\"\u003cbr\u003e9.Doe Or Die\u003cbr\u003e10.We Can't Win\u003cbr\u003e11.Your World Don't Stop\u003cbr\u003e12.Sugar Hill (Remix)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music On CD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53520834494753,"sku":"602488540858","price":2790.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/602488540858.jpg?v=1789631118","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/602488540858","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}