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    really surprised this one hasn't already been on here yet....




    Album : A.W.O.L.
    Release Date : Sept 6th, 2005
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    Quiet Money / Fastlife Music

    Quiet Money / Fastlife Music announces the release of A.W.O.L., the new full-length album by AZ.

    A.W.O.L., his first album since his 2002 release Aziatic (Motown), is this millennium’s blueprint to real Hip Hop. AZ’s vision and lyrical power to paint pictures have long been celebrated by critics. His skill has put him on the level above most, alongside his peers NAS and Jay-Z. A.W.O.L. showcases AZ at his best. His descriptive and impressive lyrical flow is at the forefront of his new album.

    The 10-year veteran began his career by debuting on Nas’ track “Life’s A Bitch.” He released classic bangers like 1995’s Doe or Die, 1998’s Pieces Of A Man, 2001’s 9 Lives and 2002‘s Aziatic. AZ was also a member of rap super group The Firm with NAS, Foxy Brown and Nature, recording with some of today’s greatest producers such as Dr. Dre, Trackmasters and Pete Rock. Expanding his horizons, AZ also starred in and Executive Produced the 2003 feature film Envy. Since the 1997 release of the platinum-selling album “The Firm,” AZ’s solo albums have sold over 700,000 units combined.
    A.W.O.L. is a rock-solid collection of 16 hot, brand new joints. The first single & video is “The Come Up,” produced by the legendary DJ Premier. The buzz tracks “AZ’s Chillin” and “Never Change,” are already heating up New York airwaves. Funkmaster Flex, Absolut, Enuff and Kay Slay are a few of the DJ’s who are spinning the record every chance they get.

    Tracklisting :
    1. So Sincere
    2. Never Change
    3. New York Feat. Raekwon & Ghostface Killah
    4. Can’t Stop
    5. Still Alive
    6. AZ’s Chillin
    7. City Of Gods
    8. Street Life Feat. Half-A-Mill & Begetz
    9. Bedtime Story
    10. The Come Up
    11. Envious Feat. Bounty Killer
    12. A.W.O.L.
    13. Live Wire / Magic Hour / Truth, The

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    9/10

    fav tracks - the come up, A.W.O.L., never change and cant stop
    "the truth is usually seen and rarely heard" -GZA

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    can anybody put up the production list for this album? im thinkin of buying it

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    It's not near his other albums, but still very great. I would give it a 7.8/10

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    its ok i guess. Doe Or Die is in my top 3 fav albums of all time so maybe it had too many high expectations for me.

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    8/10

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cm0ney
    can anybody put up the production list for this album? im thinkin of buying it
    1. So Sincere (Intro)
    Produced by Heatmakerz

    2. Never Change
    Produced by Heatmakerz

    3. New York feat. Ghostface Killah & Raekwon
    Produced by Emile

    4. Can't Stop
    Produced by Frado

    5. Still Alive
    Produced by Vinny Idol

    6. AZ's Chillin
    Produced by Fizzy Womack

    7. City Of Gods
    Produced by Disco D

    8. Street Life feat. Half-A-Mill And Begetz
    Produced by J-Hen

    9. Bedtime Story feat. Slick Rick
    Produced by Jimmy Kendrixx & Baby Paul/BpZy

    10. The Come Up
    Produced by DJ Premier

    11. Envious feat. Bounty Killer
    Produced by MoSS

    12. A.W.O.L.
    Produced by Vinny Idol

    13. Live Wire
    Produced by Buckwild

    Bonus tracks:

    13b. Magic Hour feat. CL Smooth
    Produced by Tone Mason

    13c The Truth
    Produced by DJ Absolut & Young Calvin
    Hope that helps.

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    yeah thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cm0ney
    yeah thanks
    In future, here's the link, it's my #1 spot for production credits, samples and guest spots;

    http://www.dubcnn.com/thevault/

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    Garbage album. I didn't like the beats.

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    8.5/10

    Great album from AZ.

    Best tracks - The Come Up, Never Change, Cant Stop, Street Life, City of Gods







    Quote Originally Posted by CharlesJones View Post
    Garbage album. I didn't like the beats.
    hahaha. Of course

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    AZ is a very good mc but i don't like any of his albums because of most of the beats.

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    8/10 easy.

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    AZ touches some brilliant topics on this album, it's ridiculous.
    Never Change and Bedtime Story are the stand-out tracks for me.
    Doesn't touch Final Call, but I'll give it a 7.5

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    great album, "Magic Hour" is sick...AZ comes nice, but CL rides that beat perfectly

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