Az - The Come Up

[SoberSoda]

Classic. Thanks God for US, France and Poland, where there're still many good hip hop underground productions are being created. Peace.

[IaintNoNewBoyz]

Az is at the top of the ladder the others rapper wish they had his flow, we dont need views to tell us hes better then all the ymcmb combined TOGETHER

[GhosT3768]

It feels so goot.. from the place where hardcore is beautiful !

[xAmRcNx]

what do you mainstream kids know about this shit???? NOTHIN!!!!

[gerryg1982]

AZ dropped some real MCing Science for

a B00K where every one of the dopest lyricists

took part in givin info, boook's callled:

H ;.O.: W

T:O .

R.; A .;P

[BeatsOutDBricks]

@gerryg1982 dammm, we already know, i seen this comment in a thousand other rap videos, nobody that's real needs to read a book on how to rap, shit if you got it you got it, that's the way to be original, now they made a book smh

[Sinnikk]

No homo, but i get goosebumps from his tracks

[mattsparrow91]

the rapper that never was? he probably has millions, millions of people listen to him. theres way better examples of rappers that never made it, because we dont know about them. and saying hes the sickest rapper because he was featured on illmatic is like saying method man is the sickest cuz hes the only rapper featured on ready to die. they are sick because of their flow and original style, not cuz of who featured them. big up to AZ!

[KillahBill187]

AZ is dope but aint best rapper much love on illmatic like most like sez

[KillahBill187]

AZ just got that voice bro

[211bugsy]

@KillahBill187 when i first heard him dats da same thing i thought, he got dat flow too nobody is az nice az him

[scunnysum]

If Illmatic had a twin it would be Az's Do or die, except Illmatic is the slightly hotter and more popular twin

[Kurotensity]

@scunnysum haha thats funny

[dragunovful]

Hey whats the NAS and "I'm from the place where hardcore is beautiful" sample from?

[garethbj1]

@dragunovful Hardcore sample is from 'Dione - Hardcore Is Beautiful'

[dragunovful]

@garethbj1 You sure? I got some techno song...that voice sounds like Ice T a bit to me idk why I know it's not tho.

[westside159]

AZ is a hit and known on youtube . if youtube didnt exist AZ would probally go really unknown and thats sad shit . fuck the radio and tv music channels today

[westside159]

im from a place where hardcore is beautiful

[btkkilla1]

Rap artist coming straight out of queens ny..on the come up..needs heavy support from you guys..please give this artist a chance like you gave Az a chance for his music to be heard..just search lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice

[Infamoussssssss]

BRINGS BACK FUCKING MEMORIES!!! THANK YOU AZ!

[xsk8er987]

I think if u could have AZ, Big L, and Vinnie Paz on u a song that would be some crazy shit

[btkkilla1]

Rapper coming straight out of queens ny..on the come up..needs heavy support from you guys...please give this artist a chance like you gave AZ when he was on the come up...just search lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice Lou i made a choice

[rhyhtmaticexplosion]

Thrilling, AZ is real

[YoungFootz94]

AZ is like the best that never was of Hip-Hop. Has the best flow and wordplay I ever heard! and i dont listen to no bullshit ass rappers either

[PipBoy53]

@YoungFootz94 make sense

[cbg951]

check out my beats and subscribe

[Radio1Ruckus]

Such a slept on Ill MC!!! So underrated!!!! AZ is dope!!!!

[killumanti51]

The most underrated rapper ever

[TheRover221]

One of my favorite videos. A straight classic.

[GaaraMKD]

MU SE VOSHITUVAM NA COVEKOV ! BAHAT DECKO ALI PORED NEGOVATA BAHATOST SE KRIE I NEKOJA IZREVOLTIRANOST OD ZIVEACKATA NEMA PARI BRATCE

[Samuellawrence36]

@OffTheGlass87

Thats true, but the government makes the world revolve around money.. Money is the root of all evil, lets go back to the barter system!

[ZooYork033]

Fuck Young Money.

[DJCW]

@ZooYork033 who?



[FusionC6]

AZ is the sickest unknown rapper of all time. The proving factor to this is he is the only rapper to be featured on Illmatic.

[imisrael92]

@FusionC6 he was the only rapper on illmatic to have a full verse

[eyesmcgyver]

@FusionC6 i think 'unknown' is a bit extra you dig

but az has an ill flow you smell me

[dragunovful]

@FusionC6 Haha ya i like that haha! So true. Nas is tough to get a collab with.

[Oldschoolrap91]

@FusionC6 sooo true...amn dis man is a hero of mine.....rap legend in da game

[Epimpin101]

@FusionC6 hard to say he's unknown when his video has 2.3mill views.

[GogghyTV]

@FusionC6 Life's a bitch has one of the meaningfullest hooks in the history of hop

[tripod738]

@FusionC6 thats cause those are old friends which is whats up.

[1120yankees]

@jmarvin yes, check out -the coup- they from oakland and are the sons of panthers and marxists

[OffTheGlass87]

Government is the reason the black community is destroyed. Food stamps, welfare, section 8 housing, and the illegalization of drugs has created a black market for drugs to be sold in the streets. Legalize everything, and no more drug ghettos. People will not be able to opt out of society because they won't have the opportunity to make money through the black market of drugs.

Free housing, food, and medical care are things that are all guaranteed to a prisoner or a slave. Run 2 freedom

[jmarrvin]

Dammit, YouTube! I had 68 thumbs up! ONE THUMB AWAY from terrible, beautiful irony! WHAT DID YOU FUCKERS DOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[awchyeah]

cant find this song on australia itunes? australians these days

[knowregard]

man...this ishhh too real for the average

[McDanyrap]

WEST SIDE !

[LinkyProduction]

Whazup! I am a 17 year old producer who tries to make his dream come true. I have been doing this for about 2years now but started posting on YouTube a few months ago ... I have had great messages from people. but I only got 150 subscribers so if anyone wants it would be nice if you could listen to my stuff, and you might want to Subscribe me after that. one more thing, if you like my shit you can of course thumbs up this comment!

//DJ Universal

[JimbrowskiEarned]

but whos the kid scratchin?

[IaMnAsianFascination]

@JimbrowskiEarned

you dont know???

DJ Premier!!

[JimbrowskiEarned]

@IaMnAsianFascination i know premo did the beat and scratches BUT! whos the guy in this video scratchin on the roof.

[IaMnAsianFascination]

@JimbrowskiEarned ohhhh, well idk, haha

[iPheezy]

who produced it ?

[MeAgainstTheRadio]

@iPheezy

DJ Premier.

[iPheezy]

@MeAgainstTheRadio  thx I was not sure about that, so Primo produced the 2 most famous song of AZ

[ello354]

AZ....... I was about to go into a tirade about him not getting enough recognition. True hip hop heads know who who he is. Cormega is another one I can write a whole essay about but..... who has the time.

[lionsheart8]

Timeless track still playing it like i heard it today! 

[spac3cadet]

THIS IS FUCKIN amazing !!

[larsy1313]

YO CHECK OUT

Eli G - Keep On Going

[SuperVideo333]

This beat is soo hot im sweatin

[RaptorProducts1991]

from da place where hardcore is beautiful!!!

Real hiphop foe da muufuckin' whole life!

[IaMnAsianFascination]

@ 1:22

the guy on the right, HAAHHAHA, he got lucky

[Bomkaew2010]

i used this beatfoe my song plz Check out my channel for it :)

[VelesUnderground]

I'am from the place where hardcore is beautiful <3

[snipersLock]

I've know about AZ since "Life's a Bitch" with Nas but I'm just hearing this song now. I'm ashamed in the fact that I haven't heard this sooner. I was definetly sleeping on this.

[amaniscalco24]

this looks so epic with the snow on lol

[brunomarna8]

FEEL SO GOOD

[AtomicHephaestus]

This track came out in late 2005 and proves Hip Hop isn't dead! It's under siege but it can be found if looked for. 

[cbg951]

check out my beats like and subscribe

[DukeFuckinOne]

Mad respect from Greece.

[ripwoodydawg]

soo i keep hearing this name.. ppl keep talkin about lil wayne.. az is main talk on ma block. i live in the WEST coast

[GOTHEAT0]

lol goddamn, az shouldnt be allowed to spit over anything that premier didnt stick his dick in first, a better combination is rare

[Fudala510]

I used to come up all the time, until i took an arrow to the knee.

[killaant40cal]

beautiful song i think it might be a premier



[gilgamesh777amg]

I would say that a person who dislikes this song, does not have an ear for hip hop or rap music.

[RaptorProducts1991]

real hiphop

[Deogielbw12]

/watch?v=HMVNCQjInQs

[FATALxII]

@Deogielbw12 LMAO

[071jaron]

Too underrated!

[qarizmAslan]

@071jaron waaaay 2 underrated

[justakosmicgirl]

Love this song~

[mrbluntfaced]

i actually went to az.com

[gooooorka]

@mrbluntfaced thats whats up

[Lago417]

81 listen to bullshit

[ho69420]

@Lago417 agreed. those 81 dislikes are a bunch of fools no doubt about it, anybody could agree ;)

[gthugthug]

mes



[Bad888Max]

AZ one of the best!!

[thespicykid1]

one of the best rappers ever true lyricist. I shall forever love AZ!!!!!!

[jmarrvin]

Reminds me of when I moved to China for a year. YouTube and Pandora were blocked there, I thought I'd go insane without my hip hop. I had to go to MTV's website and wait for the god-awful Chinese internet to load the high-quality videos (for some reason, I couldn't change the quality).

This is all I would listen to for the duration of that ordeal. The black & white colors were easy to stream, and the sound quality was pretty modest.

It's been five years. Still as good as I remember it.

[StanSPMarsh]

@jmarrvin There, you just made a better love story than Twilight!

I wouldn't survive that tho'

[IaMnAsianFascination]

@jmarrvin why'd you move to China?

[killaant40cal]

@jmarrvin im glad to hear that

[3stch3r]

@jmarrvin wth did u do at china out of many places on earth. couldve moved to jamaica amsterdam or smethin. lol

[vipernb47]

@jmarrvin real shit

[oConcepTz]

@jmarrvin Isn't it crazy how things like songs or food can remind you of a memorable time in your life?

[jmarrvin]

@oConcepTz Indeed it is! Even things as seemingly minor as smells can remind a person of an experience they went through as a toddler. It's an incredibly unusual and absurd machine we carry around with us in the cavities of our skulls!

[CerelyHD]

@jmarrvin you could of just bought the cd, asshole!

[jmarrvin]

@CerelyHD And where would you expect me to find an AZ cd in China?

[REELHIPHOP420]

@jmarrvin life without hip-hop....i'd go maddddd

[GogghyTV]

@jmarrvin lol Youtube's blocked in China? What are they afraid of, revolution? lol

[jmarrvin]

@GogghyTV Yes, YouTube, Facebook and most social networking sites are blocked ,with the exception of an exclusively Chinese one. I think they do fear revolution (that is, the end of their communist party). Pop music is far more widespread over there; my own (Chinese) cousin had "Black & Yellow" as her ringtone despite my protest. Also, as a communist government, they have a huge influence on the media. It could be that they intend to stifle free thinking by squelching any dissent in the arts.

[kriddie88]

@jmarrvin

Communism is the death of art, spirituality and free-thought my friend. Capitalism is the life of greed and death of empathy.

[jmarrvin]

@kriddie88 socialism, maybe?

[kriddie88]

@jmarrvin

Indeed. A form of socialism is the right way, but the system we have now must change first.

[OffTheGlass87]

@kriddie88

A form of socialism is the wrong way. The system we have now is not free-market capitalism. There has been too much government since 1913, with income taxes and medicare, social security, and welfare. That's not capitalism, that is socialism. SOCIAL SECURITY, thats what that means.

Medical care costs so much because Government already pays 50% of the bill. That's how money gets lost and people charge more, because their is a third party paying, not an individual. Peace.

[MadeinBangladesh0235]

@OffTheGlass87 Ron Raul 2012

[OffTheGlass87]

@kriddie88

There is nothing more destructive to the human soul than handouts that are made to be just enough so the person suppresses their desires to become something and someone. It's just enough for millions of people to just give up on life and watch TV while making welfare children. It's a vicious cycle, and if we had a smaller government, the black community would be saved.

In the 1920's and 30's blacks had a lower unemployment rate than whites. Illegitimate children were the same.

[kriddie88]

@OffTheGlass87

While I agree with you on many points, such as the legalisation of everything, the return of the choice to choose for yourself what Is good and what is not, too less government is something to be carefull about too. In this age where corporations are already more powerfull than the government itself, this will ultimatly lead to the enslavement of men under the corporate banner, something which, especially in America, has already happened to a degree.

[kriddie88]

@OffTheGlass87

Also, what has been happening now for quite some time, is that, because of individualisation and commercialisation of society, people no longer have a sence of community feeling, which is essential to the survival of a community.We all live together, alone. Responsibility to the community is lost, hence the megalomanic financial bonusses, kids being brainwashed by ads, etc. Peace to you and all who want to think of a better way.

[GogghyTV]

@jmarrvin lol Do they have communist rappers xD?

[muzikaIkultura]

birth-hospital/death+cementary­=THIS UNIVERSE IS YOURS

[catastrophic3]

AZ says "Feel So Good" right at the time I thought that in my head!!

[SATG87]

Is that Damian Marley on his shirt?

[OfficialRealTalk11]

New AZ tune listen to it, Share, Like and Subscribe Please

/watch?v=mThU2el_4wE

[KingJami3]

DJ Premier <3

[MsPmonkey]

what album is this from?

[78donjon]

@MsPmonkey "AWOL" is the album, circa '05-'06.....

[1DaKo]

yeah, feel so gooooooooooooooooood! love this so much!

[metalequalssex]

TOP 10 RAPPER EVER JUST SAYIN

[1DaKo]

good fucking night, I'm high as a kite, going to sleep, but not before saying: IM FROM THE PLACE WHERE HARDCORE IS BEAUTIFUL!

[checkerslob2]

i heard a remix of this and its this song but its like piano in the background and its a little more chill, anyone help me out?

[Anterok88]

@checkerslob2 na man, this is the only version you need.

[grovvylu]

@Anterok88 $wagg!

[IaMnAsianFascination]

@checkerslob2

AZ- The Come Up (Cookin' Soul remix)

but that guy is right, this is the best version, haha

[mjmiddle05]

thumbs up if you see Terminology @ 2:39

[bredsox34]

@mjmiddle05 U beat me to it. People need to get on my dude term way more hes nice an him an AZ need to start put it down togethar alot more.

[MrTupacmontana]

ITS SAD TO SEE PEOPLE LIKE THIS WITH REAL TALENT ONLY 2MILLION VIEWS AND LIL FUCKING WAYNE DRAKE ECT......GET 100 MILLION VIEWS

[rsuriyop]

sick beat. sick flow. ill all the way.

[TheWired101]

@dartox54 Thnx bro

[Prospect718]

AZ is one of the nicest rappers ever, very underrated. One of my favorite songs as well.

[JDillaDudas]

One of DJ premiers last great beats... What a great song...

[MeAgainstTheRadio]

@JDillaDudas

What do you mean one of his "last great beats"? He still produces and makes legendary beats.. listen to Born in the Trap (prod. DJ Premier) that shit is fucking dope or Reks - 25th Hour

[JDillaDudas]

@MeAgainstTheRadio Duly noted, perhaps I haven't been keeping track of his career like I should... However I feel pretty confident saying his best days are behind him. A legend in any case...

[JDillaDudas]

@JDillaDudas Minor update, listened to the tracks you mentioned and wasn't overly impressed. Decent, nothing more... By the way I'm one of the biggest premier fans out there... Just sayin' his career is on the wane. Unfortunately...

[GOTHEAT0]

@JDillaDudas premiers best beat of like the last year or 2 is hands down "az - the format"

[NeshaDogg]

@GOTHEAT0 Premier best beat of like last 2 years is Born in trap by Game lisen track i think you will like it

[tochiRTA]

@JDillaDudas I'm not sure when you last stopped checking for Premo. Yeah, his best days are behind him. It happens to all legends. Still, he's produced a few EXCELLENT beats from 2005 onwards. Check out Royce's "Shake This". That beat is incredible. "Spit Six" by Big Shug is also super dope. Ill Bill's "Society is Brainwashed." Termanology's "How We Rock." Teriyaki Boyz "You Know What Time Is It". Blaq Poet - Voices, Watch Your Back, Message From Poet. Teflon - Married To the Game

[tochiRTA]

@JDillaDudas also Fat Joe's "I'm Gone" would be one of the best beats he's made recently if the drums weren't so weak. The melody on top is crazy though. and "Project Boy" is a standout instrumental but doesn't fit Joell Ortiz's voice. c'est la vie. Hope these recommendations help.

[quickfliprecords]

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[reggieziet]

Love the Jesus Shirt

[TheDavebowman123]

Im glad that biggie lives on. MY MAIN MAN BIGGIE I LOVE YOU NO HOMO, u was a hard motherfucker and died like a champ. U live forever on inside of me. Much love

[Chilli5240]

Az is deff one of the best

[TheWired101]

Anybody knows from which album this can be found??

[theSpice973]

Black Power!!!

[Dannyboy1588]

I got told about this guy yesterday so i thought id give him a listen and im glad i did!

[StanSPMarsh]

@Dannyboy1588 u dutch? cause I told someone about him yesterday

[piruetariel]

La canción de mi gorda :)

[MrGingerbollz]

im from the place were hardcore is beautiful

[tanzaria]

AZ is sick as hell, not hatin on him when i say this but his voice sounds a little high pitch its cool though stands out.

[Bouzyhead1Television]

@tanzaria You serious? I think Az's delivery is one of the best in the game

[AndrewFTW101]

@dartox54 Thanks man.

[berezaify]

DJ Premier

[joseh273]

One the most under rated rappers! Can't believe how many people slept on AZ!

[ikenjiro]

Is he still rapping?

[youdududu]

@ikenjiro hell yeah