AZ - Top 5 Verses

[sharpdull]

names of each song?..

[KebbyTheProphet]

AZ's flow is better than Nas'

[InfamousAct]

@KebbyTheProphet ehh they both have really good flows, like no one flows like Nas and no one flows like AZ

[theknockin]

The only cat thatcan get away with saying "orientated." Most underated rapper ever yo.

[Panikzekilla]

Whats the song that starts @1:35?

[Rob1Esco]

@Panikzekilla Gimme Yours

[Panikzekilla]

@Rob1Esco Thank god , its the remix straight classic

[Ultraliskification]

AZ is a generic Nas? Nahhhh, Nas is much more simple than AZ. AZ's rhyme scheme is complex as fuck

[RelaxednCaIm]

@Ultraliskification

az has better rhymes schemes than nas and most rappers. a lot of times people miss nas' rhyme schemes because he doesn't put emphasis on the rhymes though. i'm still picking up on nas' rhymes i missed where with az you can here them right away.

[Rob1Esco]

@RelaxednCaIm yeah but the the rhymes you gradually pick up from nas you should be gradually realising the metaphors and realness behind them (not that AZ doesnt but nas jus has more to offer) AZ most underrated but nas is better

[Rob1Esco]

@Ultraliskification but AZ doesnt come with as many complex metaphors

[Ultraliskification]

@Rob1Esco hmm, yeah, of course, when you choose to go for the rhymes, metaphors, wordplay... will be reduced. AZ chose complex rhymes. Nas simplifies his rhymes for better metaphors.

[MrJazzHOP]

AZ is a dope brother, but he 's like a generic Nas, and Nas is a generic Rakim. God MC Rakim kills all with intricate rhyme skills, fluid flow and swag.

[s0upy119]

this is why AZ is my favorite rapper and i think hes better then nas. Time and Funeral Parlour AZ has AMAZING verses

[Rob1Esco]

@s0upy119 although i am a fan of AZ, a top 5 nas verse video is lyrically a league above AZ's. nas cant be beaten, never has and never will. his metaphors, story telling and realness jus put him too far infront of anyone out there

[DragonAurora]

AZ- one of the illest niggas in the game. These verses are FIRE, and FUCK Lil Gayne.

[949OC714]

What about Firm Fiasco????

[jtmenniti1]

I got a style sick as hell, sicker than sickle cell anemia, slaughter your circulatory like leukemia - one of the illest rhymes ever

[IEtherianSoul9]

That third verse is from Gimme Yours, but it's a different version...anyone know?

[LyricallyBlessedTV]

@IEtherianSoul9 Its this one, u will have to download it with a youtube converter /watch?v=nzhJYqYaKW8

[StonedRyder1]

@IEtherianSoul9 The name of the song is the same just add Original Version its on his Decade album

[IEtherianSoul9]

@StonedRyder1 Thanks.

[bgc03c]

no one rides the beat like AZ!

[Haider94Ali]

can somebody tell me the names of all the songz in the vid please , great vid man , rly good verses

[Mx5322]

His first verse in Rather Unique will always be the best

[dante3472]

I never knew about Az, although I did hear

him on the money orientated song by Apathy.

You guys ain't heard of it you should look it up.

[Adrian37286]

wats the second verse its sooooo sick

[bgc03c]

Keepin his schwepervescense

[Degenerate999]

why isnt the format on here?

[airbender5]

one persons a faggot who likes young money

[simonbrugel]

hey can someone list what tracks these verses are from??

[TBullets85]

@simonbrugel 1. Nas - Life's a Bitch 2. The Firm - Desperados 3. AZ - Gimme Yours 4. AZ - Mo Money Mo Murder 5. AZ - Sosa

Rather Unique's 2nd verse and Uncut Raw's 2nd verse (a short 12 bars of illness like an Inspektah Deck Wu verse) are off the chain too. Like others said, hard to single out verses from AZ.

[simonbrugel]

hey can someone list what tracks these verses are from??

[FranklinDunn]

"AZ's the best...period. Bump a commercial appeal...this is uncut raw hip-hop @ itz finest"

[cormegaful]

"I got a style thats sick as hell, sicker than sickle cell anemia, slaughter your circulatory system like lukemia"

[superinfinite88]

"so Its gonna take more than your astrologist to knowledge this a physiologist couldnt even figure out the exoticness raps demolishing certified the way i style it my wordplay blaze with the rays of ultraviolet"

[Blackmac95]

thats the thing wit this cat, alot of this shit aint even his best, thats how good he is!, i seriously cant do this, hes dropped too many hot lines its jus crazy, But listen to We Can't Win & Rather Unique they are fuckin slick, blow ya ears off man,

[DaLilMobsta]

What is the last song!!! omg soo sick

[xXKillaBGXx]

@DaLilMobsta It's called "Sosa" off the Pieces of a Man album.

[shalipse]

where the fuck is rather unique

[Akirsch16]

His best verse ever is verse 3 in doe or die.

"livin the life of the rich and trife, rugged but sharp like a kitchen knife without stress from some bitchin wife"

[slikplaya]

i feel bad.. i love Hip-hop.. i say Nas is the greatest..but i havent listened to AZ indivually yet..i need 2..

[HyN0iK42]

uncut raw paradise fan mail come up rather unique im ill fuckin it goes on forever .........there so many verses this would be the toughest artist to pick a top 10 or top 5 of best verses cuz all his verses are raw as pure deis......good list really i dont think i heard a wack verses from this cat cant go wrong wit any any of his verses 1

[streetteamnfc]

@HyN0iK42

werd

[zorritoAL18]

@streetteamnfc u should put the songs list u used on this top 5

[TrueLyricism]

what is THE verse?

[BIGBOY90000000]

What song is the second verse from?

[starfox29]

@BIGBOY90000000 Desperado from the Firm album

[wudthedamaja]

In order of video:

1. Life's a Bitch

2. Desperados

3. Gimme Yours (Erick Sermon Remix)

4. Mo Money Mo Murder

5. SOSA

[xTrEaZoNx]

whats the song after lifes a bitch? raw ass beat

[mfolleyr20]

@xTrEaZoNx Desparados feat the firm and Canibus

[minimatsuiX]

this vid needs more views

[chaaoos]

I know this is YOUR list, but how did you leave off any of the verses from "Animal"? c'mon mayne.

[maximillian1988]

Yo can I get the name of the song starting at 3:30 please? Great beat, amazing verse

[MrOmac09]

@maximillian1988 the song is called sosa its on his album pieces of a man!!

[MrHomeWorkout]

what are all the songs? AZ is too real

[universaljay]

i love this whole video......but for AZ fans ur always gonna leave sumthin out...lol...its impossible for him to have a top 5 because he never ever ever ever comes wack wit da verbal.....my personal fav 5 include(in no particular order)...:-A1 performance(aziatic album track 2 verse 1) Everything is Everything second verse....his feature on life goes on ft. Case, Allure & Common....intro to aziatic and last but not least the verse that kicked in the door on Ilmatic......peace

[jaybeeisking215]

@universaljay the realest shit spoke on this page....

[MrExit15]

i desperately need 1:38!!!! please!!

[MrFireforreal]

@MrExit15 That"s the gimme your remix produced by erick sermon. I had the cd single. The video was the album version but this one got radio play back in the 96. Goooooooood shit lol

[TheRealStoke1]

NAS & AZ.

Sick Combo.

Never Gets Old.

[xsalvioutlawx]

Nas is an idiot. AZ always trying to get him on his albums and Nas is no where to be found since he went to Def Jam. That's why he sucks now. AZ >>>>> Nas. Let's just pretend Nas hasn't made an album since Gods Son.

[universaljay]

@xsalvioutlawx i totally agree...but dont forget streets disciple...that shit was crazy....but ur def...rite, Nas runnin round wit damian marley(whos also a beast) but him and sosa are needed, BAD

[11ASCT]

any 1 know what the second joint is?

[OUSooners03]

@11ASCT If you mean the one after Life's A Bitch, then it's Desperados - The Firm

[11ASCT]

@OUSooners03 Thnkz

[PwNt4Ng]

yo whats #2,

[grantmusic]

Madness... This g has been one of my top fav rappers ever since I got introduced to rap. Lyricist...

[BR1AN21SON]

you said "Only rapper ever to get a major deal off of ONE VERSE!". that is not true because rapper big noyd got a deal from his verse on mobb deep's song- give up the goods.

[MSicTracx]

damn son lol dats ma nigga ayp anybody kno da name of the last song ?

[1armedghostsamurai]

@MSicTracx sosa

[MEAxXxLEGACYxXx]

Niggas gotta hear his new exclusive jumps I seen dun last week he said he pretty hungry for the game one love fam godbless the nation

[kazilz2009]

what time is this from???

[cocodrillo1012]

i would like too see eminem and nas make a song

[RaqifHart]

i wanna see an AZ&Lupe Fiasco song that would be fire! 2 genious's on one song !

[vtaycur]

what is the 2nd song called? this is really annoying me im sure i have it just cant find it!

[1armedghostsamurai]

@vtaycur desperados

[lahism7]

az cant touch nas.nas holds back but every now and then he lets az have it.real rappers understand

[serg2tha]

`haha, exactly wat i say.. but az and nas make a great colabo. az alwayz bring his best rhymes to tha mic. nd is untouchable by 97% of all rappers

[LacedBoy]

@lahism7 When i was a die hard nas fan, i used to think that way but naw dude. AZ's vocabulary and rhyme scheme is on another planet. Nas is a better artist and better conceptually. Nas make songs AZ could never make but AZ spit verses that Nas could never think of.

[ProSnipeProductionz]

what are the names of all these songs in order?

[ProSnipeProductionz]

What is the order of these songs?

[1dgg9h4dr6ppp8]

totally disagree w/dude beneath me about nas. Nas really has never made a bad album.

[SundiataOfMali]

@1dgg9h4dr6ppp8 I disagree."Nastradamus" and "I Am" were horrible!!!

"Hip Hop is Dead" was somewhat weak.All his other albums were classics.

[DefClick]

AZ and NAS are exactly alike they both had 2 great albums but then their other albums sucked, i feel that AZ doesn't get the respect he desrves, DOE OR DIE should be looked at as one of the best albums in the 90's

[Zmw192]

naw had like 2 bad alumbs...illmatich stillmatic it was written Gods son and Nigger are all hella good alumbs ur trippin

[copley]

AZ is the greatest lyricist alive...maybe ever. never sold out always kept it real and produces albums frequently....more than any other rapper

[yungassaisinboy]

Nas is Better Den Az

[Rahkilla31]

why az look liek fab father LMFAOOOOO

[K5omey]

the second song is desperado by the firm

[WestSideRunna213]

@K5omey which canibus had the best verse in

[K5omey]

what do you mean which cannibus ?? theres only one cannabis and hes the one in the second song.

[WestSideRunna213]

no , i meant to continue ur sentence..not ask a question...

[ViceVersaProductionz]

R.I.P. the firm

[theseniorvp]

AZ is the Lebron James of Hip Hop. You can't compare him to anybody and he's just as good as the best that ever done it. We probably won't see another one like him in our lifetime just like Lebron in basketball. He's an anomaly. His style, subject matter and delivery are unmatched.

[jarren6]

@theseniorvp Nah Az isnt the type to sell out like LeBron did wtih Clevland. LeBron going to Miami would be like if Az went Mainstream and that shit aint happening.

[theseniorvp]

@jarren6 LOL - I wrote that before Lebron sold out - Yeah AZ is nothing like Lebron in that aspect. AZ has stayed loyal to NYC and true hip hop. I strike that part of my comment.

[EricGeez]

Sosa is the most underrated rapper.. that spits fire.. especially for niggas in the game..you know what it is

[szebsone]

whats da name of the 2nd song and last song..

[finbraz]

@szebsone the last one is 'Sosa' off pieces of a man.

[JLITTLE32]

what is the name of the last song?

[finbraz]

@JLITTLE32 the last one is 'Sosa' off pieces of a man.

[RapMusiK101]

what about the come up?

[ba5rj]

On some real shit. I always wanted an AZ & Nature album.

[ReelMuzik101]

Tight shit, listen to my mixed rap verses.

[GreenHypnotic]

anybody knows if AZ had a demo tape ?

[microcrubeguy]

what about Rather Unique?? Life's a bitch is number one for me

[LacedBoy]

@microcrubeguy I would put "Rather Unique" up against any rap song in history , lyrically!

[Dynamic24EM]

AZ is the truth...SOSA got em

[zoneruno]

sosa is sick.

[777OnTheDL]

whats song number 2, 3,

[SVTCO]

AZ and Nas together is like the best collabo ever. Mo money Mo Murder Mo homicide is just the illest shit i've ever heard.

[Dynamic24EM]

word my nigga, that song is dope

[Skurai477]

@SVTCO i agree

[elaych0]

@SVTCO yes sir.. i dont understand why they dont have like 3 collabo albums..they fill each other up too much....

[thedudem45]

@SVTCO sorry but i gotta hand that to the mobb

[TheSonofman777]

@SVTCO I always be tellin niggas that shit. Their voices compliment each other, and they have mad chemistry on the tracks. No homo...lol

[mexces]

big L, AZ, immortal technique.

top 3

[TheLukiieBoii]

Termanology, reks, az top 3

[frankcastle139]

i like the Reks recognition homie but not top 3 just yet... AZ could be top 5 tho

[ab916ab916]

NEW LIFE ALBUM INTRO

LOOK IT UP

[worldtravelin]

Visualizing the realism my life in actuality,

fuck who's the badest, a person's status depeneds on salary...wow bro...One of the sickest lines I ever heard...he's so fuckin sick..better than Nas and Jay-Z will ever be. Truly underrated..

[INDOxSh]

you're dead right

but jay-z won't even make it higher than piece of shit weezy weezy and jay-z both jack biggie's lyrics

[patrick139]

hell naw this nigga ain't better then nas. Yeah he better then jay

[zoneruno]

true

[MusicHardcorePoet]

Mad props, really nice selection of verses!

[TheRastafariMovement]

lifes a bitch verse....

probs the only track where nas is not the best on it. lol

[frankcastle139]

yup, lifes a bitch is one of the very few, if any, times Nas was outshined on a track. AZ's flow on another level.

Rappers that need to get together for a track at least:

Method Man & AZ

Nas & Ice Cube

yall know those would be great collabos, Meth+ AZ= most fluent flows ever, Nas + Ice Cube = the rebels from both coasts!

[dailleztj]

desperados iss riddiccc

[alia19141]

(Platinum Bars continued)

For the return, it's the second coming, left my woman

Had to recoup from all the stress and reckless runnin'

See the beats don't stop, when the heat don't pop

All it means is that I'm low 'til I see and drop

It's on...

[alia19141]

(Platinum Bars continued)

Denim down with the Chuck and Timbs

Fitted cap, so y'all can get it that I'm hustlin' I'm a Mr. Queen Mohanin',

Kurt Cobain So if you thinkin' too hard, you gon' hurt your brain

From snortin', my feelings is as cold as my chain

AZ, it's the angels that chose my name

[alia19141]

Lyrics to Platinum Bars :

[Verse 1: AZ]

What y'all know about real cashin' and topless Jags Doing 80 on the Ave. goin' on the cop some hash Stash box, no more air bags, just pop the dash

Got them things with the sling hammer to cop them bath Slouch down in the bucket seats, real discreet Ice grillin', like fuck it I'm too real to speak, so suck it in

[wu718tang]

im into bigger cheddar, gs and better, amerettos

armani sweaters , plus these crabs could never dead us

[baptin]

uuuh really nice jobz....

[xbigeL13]

Az best lyricist of all time

[erocha361]

i'll say pac is overrated 2, dude could spit but come on now, dude was a ballet dancer and not a thug at all, rich since he was young jus like lil wayne bow wow and 80 percent of dudes now

[floppysockys]

he knew what he was talking about....

[broxtonian]

he is overrated

[xbigeL13]

If you think this is AZ's top 5 then you obviously haven't heard any of AZ's shit.. people need to dig deeper.

[KrfNYC2]

You could argue (although I wouldn't say) that Tupac was the greatest hip-hop artist. But if you ask me, it's borderline blasphemous to call him the greatest lyricist.

[puroguerreo]

since the first time i heard AZ in the flyest and then in life's a bitch i wondered why that nigga aint as known as nas pac or 50. guy is so underrated

[nastyftb91]

pac is deff not tha best not top 5 at all but u kno who is my nigga sosa tha god best 2 eva do it

[28IRFAN28]

tupac is numba 1 u dumbass

[RakimAllah777]

Pac is overrate, he's nowhere near the best

[webe2rap]

i agree that he's overrated, but he can be considered the best

[xbigeL13]

You clowns make me laugh saying "Pac is overrated"

[RakimAllah777]

He is overrated, he's lyrically average, and his flow is nothing special

[xbigeL13]

No point in arguing with stubborn fools who only care about their own opinion. If you honestly think 2 Pac is overrated you must be def or mentally retarded.

[RakimAllah777]

Or they have an opinion. And that is that Pac's lyrics were nothing special. And you clearly have no evidence proving otherwise.

[xbigeL13]

And you have evidence?

[RakimAllah777]

When I compare him to people like Pharoahe Monch, Rakim, Kool G Rap, AZ, Ras Kass, he has no wordplay, similies and metaphors are average, and there is not really any wit to his lyrics. He was good, but nowhere near the best.

[jizzy2sexi]

Thank you thats what I been telling these sheep ass bandwagon stans for a min. pac was average as a MC just had passion, various subject matters & voice

[AZforu]

word!!! me 2 fuck wrong wit deez niggaz!!!

[matthemormon]

ur the dumbass haha..pac is all simple asss words any1 cud ryhme..az has one of the best flows

[28IRFAN28]

idiot pac is the best and always will be so shut up fucking fool

[shortycos]

yup desperados

[SKITSKATS111]

i think the second beat is desperados

[kmakasy]

SECOND BEAT PLEAASESS WHAT ISS¿?

[PhEn0m3n4L]

wers the verse from how ya livin

u was right puting the one from mo money mo murder tho

get how ya livin on there dun

[DomJNice]

AZ is my #1 fav. As ta say who's better tho, Nas by a slight degree. Theyre both lyrically iLL, yet Nas is more broad and in depth whereas AZ is smoother in the ability of flow and wordplay. AZ has concept, the Doe or Die album was str8 conceptual, but Nas is more in touch with the detail and creativity of a concept than AZ is, plus Nas' ability to constantly innovate concepts. AZ is definately innovative, tho not as consistantly innovative as Nas is.

[YOUNGCOE]

az iz da shit !!!!!!!!!!!

[hennylo68]

Still incredible to know he got a record deal off one verse on lifes a bitch. But his second verse on How ya living is his best verse, his flow and delivery was flawless plus he outshined nas on that song. You have to put that verse on there.

[MusicHardcorePoet]

Almost everyone puts his verse off lifes a bitch on top the list. But I slightly prefer his second verse off Rather Unique.