AZ - How Ya Livin' Fet. Nas

[sebdu13wasin]

me, my cadillac, my girlfriend and this song!!!!

[sebdu13wasin]

@BigD7997 me 2! i hope!

[RapRules2000]

under 100,000??? lol rap is dead

[HipHopAus]

Fuck, hadn't heard this in years, one of those dope tracks I somehow completely forgot about. Always love stumbling upon stuff like this I heard a million times back in the day.

[lonnyg773]

Dayum Im glad I found this sh*t Ive been lookin for it.... This was dat sh*t bacc in tha day... Dayum I wish I can get them days back joe...

[SHAQUEEN1980]

2 dislikes..wtf..this is real rap rite here

[Hollow4O1]

Nas, Big Pun, Mobb Deep, Kool G Rap, AZ, The Lox.

[martindiva]

AZ one of the best ever

[nonebetterthanwayne]

american me, elegancy, treasury, with the hopes to be rivh before they bury me...AZ the greatest rapper to ever livee. smoothest flow it sounds like another instrument when he flows

[westside159]

mad cans of beer coping still eyes open

[westside159]

too fly for female singers who get face lifts and fake titties "

we rule the world and take citys

[Jomy1995]

favorite duos! both az, nas & kanye west, Jay z

[mctroll89]

@Jomy1995

az & nas > kanye & jay

[Jomy1995]

@mctroll89 i prefer az and NaS=Jay-z, Kanye west or jay-z, kanye west=az and NaS

[Uprising771]

yes yes...illest duo ever in rap history

[Feen119]

Never forget AZ, that nigga deserves to be on top with the rest of his shit talking homies.

[daniverson]

same beat as ice cube and krayzie bone until we rich....though the song's the shit

[mctroll89]

@daniverson the beat was used in this song first......

[BigD7997]

man fuck jay and kanye i need a nas and az cd rite about now

[brainsick213]

@BigD7997 amen homes

[Ease4Real]

@BigD7997 You right on point! They're the best duo! Collabos are sick!!!

[jeffnfoxylady1]

@BigD7997 i feel you on that one

[lildwayne21]

@BigD7997 Hell yeah my nigga. I feel you. If Nas and AZ did an album together, it would be epic. What I would do is this. Minimize the guest appearances and let DJ Premier and Large Professor produce the whole album.

[TheCardsfan2]

@TairyHesticles nah, AZ got more than 1 hot album. What's Canibitch done? Dude is mad overrated. MC'in aint just about lyrics. Gimme quality too. Id go to an AZ show before id ever think about seein Canibus..

[killlilwayne]

@TheCardsfan2 straight up.... AZ The greatest, if your talkin bout the best?

[ROKINROD23]

They needa make a collabo album lyk watch the throne instant classic az nas crazy duo

[iAmDetroitRell]

Favorite song of all times

[awesomepants18]

theres nothin better than nas and az just nothin

[luxster123]

az wiz earl tupac ya boy

[bilbreezyy]

Pac, Big L, Biggie, Nas, AZ, Wu-Tang, Gangstarr. That's all I need to get by

[Jordan23Tankin]

@bilbreezyy same here brotha

[sheemsheem]

@bilbreezyy Rakim, Kool G rap, Big Pun ++++ ok

[jeffnfoxylady1]

@bilbreezyy same here

[slikslizzle]

yea dem fly niggaz



[Mr60610]

All time favorite, '98 to forever!

[lordtyrn]

canibus is intelligent but az has it all. top5 in my book

[MVP07106]

@TairyHesticles AZ is nicer that Canibus!! Too many dope albums!!

[marant1]

@MVP07106 AZ IS A COLD PLAYER,WHO THE FUK IS CANIBUS AGAIN???HAAAA

[MrQwsderfgtyh]

@marant1 respect doesn't even compare to az

[theicecreamman187]

I think Krayzie Bone is the most underrated

[NCsFinest828]

Sick, AZ and Nas kill together

[hennylo68]

@TairyHesticles On Az is

[dinodragster]

same beat on ice cubes "until we rich" which was made in 01. I didnt realize ice cube jacked beats

[JohnnyJazz365]

@dinodragster I know you are being sarcastic, Cube does nothing but rip beats.

[SourAppleKandi]

@dinodragster

They both jacked the beat from Glenn Jones

[fatpatlives1998]

@TairyHesticles or z-ro or Immortal Technique

[Arson934eva]

@TairyHesticles yo man i disagree canibus is good but the most underated out of all of them is Mf doom

[4eyenigga]

AZ second verse was ill!!!!

[MobiusX]

damn nas ruined the song, az good

[JaYY080]

man this song is so fucking sickkkkkk!!!!! Str8 CLASSIC

[ratheaua]

Nas + Az = easily the best fuckng hip hop duo of all times !!!!!!!!

[MrJmazing1]

NAS & AZ DEFINITELY DO IT PROPERLY ON THIS ONE!!!!

[ThaSubzstance]

NOT TO MENTION CANIBUS IS A HOMO

[LilDykkie]

@ThaSubzstance How does being gay affects your lyrical skills?

[ThaSubzstance]

MAN! canibus is sick and all, a bit of a weirdo, but his lyrical talent, and his MUSIC, was NOTHING to AZ. That nigga sounds LIKE tha god he aint shit to him. and dont b telling me i dont now canibus i have from CAN-I-BUS to 2000 BC i know him, AZ SHITS ON HIM, im pissed to even hear somebody SAY something like that

[menappi]

@TairyHesticles Definately Canibus.

[AnimationManiac]

AZ, Canibus, and Big L are the most underrated rappers of all time.

[ooPaXeRoo]

@TairyHesticles no O.C.

[TheBIGSTEVEG]

For the longest time I was so biased towards East Coast hip hop, mainly because I love West Coast Hip Hop so much. Nowadays as I'm much older and is a lover of all music, I really do appreciate East Coast Hip Hop for the lyrical skill and rhymes. AZ is a very underrated MC and he belongs up there with NAS, Meth, Redman etc. I really miss true underground hip hop and can't stand this shit from down south. It's pure garbage.

[8989tom8989]

OMG!! the beat is amazing!! I want this kind of music back PLZ!!!!!!!!!

[willi493]

I just love this cat. He is definitely connected to the people and knows what is evident in the hood!

[RealrecognizeReal01]

Man aint no joke it aint even close AZ apsolutely destroyed Nas on this track. Kinda sad Nas, he basically ruined the track, AZ was ill as fuck back then.

[xXKillaBGXx]

@RealrecognizeReal01 Hop off AZ nuts. Nas shitted on this whole track with the third verse.

[the212soul]

played this song at my house party the other night

[chuckieboy1988]

what was the response?

[LesaneRecords]

Can someone help me on this one: I've heard this sample on another track, and it's not the original song nor the Ice Cube track I'm talking about.

[QCongress83]

@LesaneRecords The song that's being sampled is "Show Me" an '80s R&B classic by Glenn Jones. Ice Cube used this song on his song "Until We Rich" w/ Krayzie Bone. You should listen to the song it was sampled from, you'll love it.

[JustBlaze234]

Omg sound track to my life <3

[1Savioso1]

Yes kayolekenya, makes me wanna ball hard..

[kayolekenya]

DAMN, THIS TOO DAMN GOOD!!!!!!!! see if you gonna make a record about flossin' make it creative and lyrically dope. Those cats out there be talking about how rich they got it, but they music  sucks. This is how you do it, if you gonna talk about tour riches

[imathug03]

damn this songs sick, instantly recognized the ice cube until we rich hook on it

[DaProlifik1reaLyrics]

song came years later, this the first track I know of to use that beat.

[big973e]

not hatin but what is w/ nas using beats that he either took or were later taken by someone else within a year of releasing it(street dreams and all eyez on me, this and until we rich)....any other examples?

[DJDinnerRoll]

who cares?

nas spits fire those beats

[herculeshernandez]

It Ain't Hard To Tell used 'Human Nature' after SWV had used it on 'Right Here' a few months earlier...

but it's whatever- nobody owns claim to a sample except for the people who made the original song.

[jabbowockee]

AZ and Nas did ill on this song...This is real hip-hop... too bad Az didn't get as much publicity as Nas and other rappers got...Az is talented

[yungVEG83]

Thats How You Play Tennis On A Track Son Them Niggas Repped NYC Heavy peace to the Gods u dig

[Cincitysupaman513]

This joint make a broke nigga feel rich!!!! "Is that your bitch in my six turning up the volume when she my shit." Enough said, even Jay-z had to bit from this track just a lilttle bit!!!!!

[Blackjesus3]

omg i love this song THIS IS THE SONG 2 BLAST WEN U GET RICH

[COLDESTSILENCE9]

i kno wat u mean cuz bumpin dis in the bentley while reminiscing on ur struggle unfortunately not a lot niggaz get there .......it is what it is

[Blackjesus3]

yee just try n dont give up n u cud :) look how many of us did

[mecheon79]

He talkin bout onyx diamonds in his watch!!! tha "black diamonds"

[RapMusiK101]

nas killed this

[KBoogs719]

here's another real question? maybe easy for a watch expert. Look at the old comments for the other debate, in nas' second verse when he says "looking and diamonds.......... my onyx face oyster perpetual rollie, with the day and date. Does he say "in" my onyx face or "and" my onyx face. My boy said he's looking at his reflection squinting to see the time and that is his "onyx" face, i say he's just talking about his watch although i've never seen one of those b4. Any ideas?

[SkinnyRedd23]

classic

[sams0utrage0usx]

i got a cassette with this on it az is the shit

[tajhj]

my cousin use to play dis shit all da tyme when i was a yung nigga and i neva forgot dis shit word as bon i fuxs wit dis hardbody like

[southrapsucks]

this is what you play when you make it to your destiny..............

[bludLaceDwitreefer]

ima play dis shit at my 25th bday party in 5 years... if i make it to 25

[gwiz2075]

@southrapsucks

This is accomplishment music...

I agree with your name....except for Outkast...southern Rap is Crap...

P.S do you know the original song this was sampled from...?

[tha1calldgeorgiep]

@gwiz2075 the song being sampled is Show Me by Glenn Jones. This sample flows good with this joint. Nas and AZ (circa 1994 and listen 2 Life's a Bitch)could have been... no is the Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid of rap. Imagine if they have done an album 2getha minus Foxy Brown and Nature. Do you remember seeing them 2getha in the Sprite commercial(circa 1997)? 

[gwiz2075]

@tha1calldgeorgiep

Your the man...thanx a million...this is what I dig...I always try to find the original song to a smash hit Rap track...AZ always can remake a song and not disrespect it by chopping it up...AZ also had another smash on the same CD "Betcha don't know" sampled from Najee "Betcha don't Know" and I can't stop playing it...yeah the sprite commercial was ILL...they were rapping over a break beat on the steps of a brownstone...classic...they really should made a CD together...

[Uprising771]

@southrapsucks this AND The Essence...

[dayungunna]

This is one of the best songs in the late 90's and It'll still bangs in my 'hood 11 years later, to be specific. I used to use the last Nas verse in freestyle battles fucked up in the club, and YES I got that shit off. Sometimes I wonder if a nigga go under because of his hunger, this game is risky.........................­. Ya dig.

[mindovermatter2012]

next nas lp better have the kid az on that shit

[Betsonesta]

Love the beat.

[kobracmdr]

They have got to be one of the best duos (if not the best) in rap history. They styles compliment each other so perfectly.

[tha1calldgeorgiep]

@kobracmdr No question. Imagine if they did an album 2geta, minus Foxy Brown and Nature.  Good production by LES for Total Package.

[bG3aZu3bLaZe3]

@kobracmdr no they are the best duo, styles and kiss are second

[MrQwsderfgtyh]

@bG3aZu3bLaZe3The lox is a trio duh you forgot sheek luciano

[bG3aZu3bLaZe3]

@MrQwsderfgtyh i know the lox is 3 but styles and kiss break off that a lot of the time cuz sheek aint as tight. if you really want to get technical, first it was just kiss and sheek called the bomb squad

[KBoogs719]

but yo i got a real question? in nas' second verse, when he says "pick one out of two dimes to twist me". is he talkin about budda or two chicks? i always wondered that, me being me i always assumed he was talkin about smokin some bud. I used to smoke l's to the head and be like hell yeah, me and u both nas. me and u both.

[Gamer21287]

Hell yeah dun! Ls is where its at

[compaqmakk]

I think he's talking about bitches styll, beacause he referred to smoking blunts in the bar before this line. Honestly, I don't know but good observation he could mean bitches or buddha like u said.

[rdblk84]

He sampled the song "Show Me" by Glenn Jones. Where would Hip Hop be without old school R&B?

[KBoogs719]

hell yeah you can really see how the generations passed things on, my mom used to kill luther vandross in the crib, i never bought an album but i know all the songs by heart, cuz my moms used to play them all the time, i bet it was the same for nas and most other rappers of this generation

[RyanThaGod]

Indeed

[SIDMuzik]

And Jay-Z!

[shamberlynn]

Dam i get the goosebumps as soon as i here this shit.I'll be listening to this till the day i die!

[godsson333]

AZs the most underated emcee of all time its a shame

[syd75999]

Same instrumental in the song "Until We Rich" by Ice Cube and Krayzie Bone.

[SW4TR3PP1N]

"Spoke to my pops and left him speechless..."

AZ & Nas always come correct

[gsuperior777]

one of the best duo;s

[MrCombine]

Heyyyy young thugs the world is yoursss....

[thegreatcrates]

Who produced this one?

[BAMBISAVAGE]

This fell like a song you hear at the end of a movie..shit nice

[Gamer21287]

Sick as hell! To be honest, this is BETTER than "Mo money Mo murder". Just analyze the lyrics and catchphrases on this track!!

example:

"Convice the urban, project ghetto prince emerging, Half-hispanic, hollow tips massive damage, the path was granted, loaded gats splash the cannon" WOAH

[Jonny89718]

i wouldn't say its better, its a different kind of track.

[KBoogs719]

chipped up live by morals don't get it mixed up this what millionare strut with the crisp cut, switched up slow going, gold showin dough flowin eyes don't lie hoes knowin, main attraction laced love in the latest fashion trained in mackin never rockin gators clashin, assorted wear AZ FIRM extraodinaire, make it more severe lockin shit down all this year, Nas: no where to go from here but the top of the sphere nothin stopin us here we lockin this here........., i luv that part sooooo much.

[ezwelchman]

dirtiest sample....

this is a reallly reaaaaallly dope track....

something to chill too

[BAMBISAVAGE]

Yes..YES YES..!!

[SNoCappidona]

ahh, i miss this shit... I dont know what happened to this CD... THATS HOW YOU KNOW ITS CLASSIC

[dmazewoods1981]

BACK IN THE DAYS

[hiphop4tw]

great tune

[joheart21]

beautiful MUSIC

[GoGetter18]

yeah THats the shit there Nas and Az killed it

Beautiful track 1 of my best Real hip hop there

[DJJOOSENM]

this brings the ERA SOSA back where he suppose to be. ALL YOU CRACKER-JACK MC'S NEED TO GET BACK TO SCHOOL AND DID IN THE CRATES TO FIND THE REAL ROOTS OF HIP-HOP.....

PAY ATTENTION TO MIC GODS LIKE AZ