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AZ

AZ is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of DJ Premier, Aftermath Entertainment, Nas, Tony Sunshine and Juicy. Those roots explain a lot about how AZ arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mobb Deep, Big L, Smif-n-Wessun, O.C. and Big Punisher, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Slim Shady EP, Illmatic, JAY-Z, Ghostface Killah and Nas, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 37 connections around AZ, reaching back through DJ Premier and forward to The Slim Shady EP. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Anthony Cruz, better known by his stage name AZ, is an American rapper. Best known for his work with fellow East Coast rapper Nas, the two formed the New York City-based hip hop group the Firm in 1996, along with Foxy Brown, Cormega and Nature.

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AZDJ PremierAftermath Entertainm…NasTony SunshineJuicyPejaK-DefC.L. SmoothThe Slim Shady EPIllmaticJAY-ZGhostface KillahNasEminemMobb DeepBig LSmif-n-WessunO.C.Big PunisherD.I.T.C.JadakissThe Lox

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AZ connections

AZ grew out of DJ Premier, Aftermath Entertainment, Nas and Tony Sunshine, shares an orbit with Mobb Deep, Big L, Smif-n-Wessun and O.C., went on to shape The Slim Shady EP, Illmatic, JAY-Z and Ghostface Killah. 37 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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