AZ - The Essence Ft Nas

[STREETSOLDiER518]

Lol i love nas i met him back in 2005 he was walking down the street in queens on vixons street down to earth dude an nas ft az its like dey ment to rap together lol

[Jamaellle]

I fucking love their flow :-)

[mreriecounty]

boys hard hit out here

[stopwhining1]

"Bet some badda hoes than them other funky rappers chose

I'm tryin to wife a chick, light a spliff

This might be like another part to 'Life's a Bitch'"

[stopwhining1]

I wouldnt go as far as to say AZ is better than NAS, but AZ is definitely slept on..

[KansasKid1992]

is there a instrumental for this? this shit is classic

[therockiscookin077]

‎[AZ] Al 'Humdulillah

[NAS] Allahu Akbar

[AZ] God is the greatest

[BeatFiend11]

i just watchd the movie Belly and it made me want 2 listen 2 some Nas and AZ

[laceup92]

hot shit by nasty nas & az

[NOSIDDa0043]

AZ is the most underrated mc ever. better than nas for my money

[JDillaDudas]

AZ and Nas need to do a collab album, produced entirely by DJ premier on some old school throwback shit... Would be epic...

[bigdog533]

@dartox54 good fucking question fam.

[ajbahus]

-Life's a bitch

-How ya Livin

-Mo Money, Mo Murder

-Phone Tap

-The Flyest

Nas and AZ are a sick sick duo.

[westside159]

We throwing ivory dice across the concrete

[Alhades132]

no one fucking with the two

[Bangura187]

HIP HOP GODZ

[brazilskater13]

You know what's funny about the internet? ZonkedRobin talks like he's tough shit, about all the "wack ass niggers" he would lay out shooting off his shit cannon about what he thinks is good rap and bad.

But after reviewing his web page, you can see he is just a soft ass little white kid, talking directly from his asshole. I bet your punk ass wouldn't get in anyone's face, you're the kinda guy that lets his girl "hold him back" when shit pops off.

Hilarious videos youve uploaded, btw.

Sike.

[solidsnakeO7D]

they define the genre.

[Nykechexz1o1]

nas and az bring the best out of each other, tho in my opinon az outshines nas on some tracks they do together. but regardless lethal combination first two albums i ever earned pieces of a man, and it was written. still my favs.

[killlilwayne]

ohhhhhhhhmygoooooddddddness

AZ =G.O.A.T.

Just say Az if your talkin' bout the best alive.

[r4di0tune1]

eargasm, this song should have more views.

[Nomis2779]

A Nas & AZ album would murder Watch The Throne!!!!

[brainsick213]

az and nas wit dj premier...picture dat!...

[killlilwayne]

@brainsick213 ohhhhh:O , aye The come up goeessss HARD.

[CallMePsych]

everything about this album is just beauty, it really is the essence

[GangstaBoy9312]

nas and az all day it hurts, g.o.a.t

[xXxdamonstaxXx]

3 people dont have the essence

[TheZonkedrobin]

why the fuck yould you wanna rep arizona, this place fuckin sucks

[phr33ddp4me]

@TheZonkedrobin AZ is probably a reference to the alphabet, not Arizona.

[Bangura187]

@TheZonkedrobin His name is Anthony Cruz you dumb ass!!

and he took his name from a famous drug dealer named AZ

[TheZonkedrobin]

@Bangura187 wtf i dont give a fuck about his name hes another wack ass nigger that thinks he can rap and will never see more than $1000 in his hand. ant that would be from his tax returns. he shouldnt ever change his name cuz thats the only buzz hes getting is ppl tryin to figure out wat it stands for

[Bangura187]

@TheZonkedrobin yo bitch stfu

[TheZonkedrobin]

@Bangura187 wtf you think your hard callin someone a bitch over the internet? you think thats gonna stop me? i bet you n ur stupid nigger homies sit around listenin to this wack bullshit thinkin its hard n shit. im sick of wack motherfuckers like u all thinkin theyre hard. i bet if i got in ur face ud be all "i was just sayin gawg chill out" n shit like ALL the other pussy ass monkey fucks that rap. wanna say somethin?

[Antrizzle2009]

Only these dudes could compliment each other's looks like this and it still be on some real G shit.

[magua4]

@Antrizzle2009 talking about denise richards and their sisters eye color, ahhaahah. fucking gold

[adoplussmordi]

This is my favourite song of all times, hands down.

[professorkid6]

one of the hardest song ever

[theodorejones1]

@professorkid6 yup son

[TheJoedoemoe]

way better than the royce and eminem collaberation

[a7exisonfire17]

"its been a long journey certain shit just dont concern me"

[juicyjaccuzzi10]

THE GODS ALWAYS DO THEY THANG ON EVERY SONG. WHAT A COMBO!!!!!!

[sscarfface]

Come through allah

allah or akbar

god is the greatest

planet Mars we carved into faces

You couldn't catch us in the car without the bangers

my nigga

[mekzzy20]

I love this one, can't express how much!!!!!

[Bigrog1988]

One of the best songs ever

[pawnthugz]

nas and az all day...

[wyteboy12487]

BEEN LOOKIN FOR THIS TRACK FOR YEARS I LOVE IT

[lificpro]

@ThumbsUpMike, I would prefer a lyrical album of Nas and Cormega. Very sad how dope rappers always find a way to have a feud amongst each other.

[lificpro]

When it comes to rapping chemistry, Nas and Az, Ghostface and Raekwon, Vast and Vordul, some styles were meant to complement each other.

[Oldschool58HipHop]

at 01:37 they talk about islam (they say allahuakbar.....god is the greatest)

i'm also muslim and I Islam is a great peaceful and the best religion you can have (in my opinion)

[DUBBYVTWIRK]

song nominated for grammy 03

[jasminlspain]

I agree one of the best duos ever...but best chemistry, in my opinion, has to be Styles & Jada...

[spliffgame]

one of the best rap tag-teams of all time

[JahkiOrtiz]

Who got better chemistry than Nas and AZ on a track though?

[pernita2007]

both very sexy damn good duo two good friends

[Sinister5314]

HIPHOP 4 LIFE...

[yayo7182002]

These dudes need to do a album.

[zero26tee]

im sry west coast and downsouth, but new york takes the cake for best hip hop in any award ceremony

[Brolic003]

That fuckin bangin butta track...nicest mc's together of all time!

[zippo718]

Awww, best MC bromance

[xXKillaBGXx]

I bet these niggas was lookin' straight into each other eyes when they wrote this together. Fuckin' fags.

[princethepoet2010]

@xXKillaBGXx actually your the fuckin fag for postin some gay ass comment like this....this song is so close to perfection its ridiculous....save ur hatin ass comments for vevo

[xXKillaBGXx]

@princethepoet2010 Why you actin' all butt hurt? Did I offend you because of what I said about your celebrity crushes?

[princethepoet2010]

@xXKillaBGXx fuckin fags? butt hurt? sounds like you got something heavy on ur heart son....its ok to come out the closet on youtube we wont judge you here lmao lame....

[xXKillaBGXx]

@princethepoet2010 It's cool man. If you wanted to get gang banged by AZ and Nas then let the whole world know man. There's nothing wrong with your personal preferences.

[zero26tee]

A+

[wickedwu22]

Hip Hop ain't never dead as long as we support it! Support the real...not that bullshit. peace

[MovetwisterProd]

Allahu Akbar!

[ARD12698]

these guys need to make an album together. i wish that if they did mainstream artists like lil wayne would be out of the game. but there aren't enough of people that actually care about lyrics. even if lil wayne still plays on the radio, at least i could have a cd of these guys. COME ON MAKE AN ALBUM!!!! HIP HOP ISNT DEAD YET... BUT IT ALMOST IS... AND ONCE THESE TWO DIE IT IS.

[ThumbsUpMike]

Nas and AZ need to make a whole album together like Nas did with Damian Marley!

it would be insane!

[MootPoon817]

@ThumbsUpMike N-AZ

[neathzz]

@ThumbsUpMike They did, with the addition of Nature and Foxy Brown - The Firm: The Album

[ThumbsUpMike]

@neathzz i said like he did with damian marley

the firm is not a duo, thats a group

[ChimaTheKilla]

Nas and AZ need to come back together and do a joint album so people can see where hip hop at.

[westside159]

classic

[hunterdwarf0]

it's a shame that such rappers as lil wayne is in the spotlight while rappers like nas is alive..

[decidingurf8]

My 3 favorite rap duos: Ruck n Rock, Mos n Talib, Nas n Anthony !!

[just2breal]

B LESS

[Leamarie99]

omg!!!!! my shit!!! can't believe i found it!!!!

[dadonofdachi74]

These cats always brought out the best in each other..you gotta love that even if you might have some hate in yo blood!

[JCostilCapo1]

youtube IOTOS if u fucks wit real HIP HOP

[joeysteez1]

i bet every convorsation nas and az have together sounds like this song

[Krisnamurtiji]

@joeysteez1 nas can't even speak without a pen

[TheDVoted]

@bb0yclay "Niggers"? I take it youre not black!

[ThatGuyTooHigh]

@bb0yclay why is this bull shit gettin thumbs up? This mufucka said niggers

[AWatProduction]

@ThatGuyTooHigh Reeeeeeeeelaaaax. 

[lastmuthafrbreathin]

@ThatGuyTooHigh thats how u respect the word nigguh kid it dont matter how u say it a nigger is a clean OG

[ThatGuyTooHigh]

@lastmuthafrbreathin u must be from Europe or some shit...u definitely aint from where Im from

[lastmuthafrbreathin]

@ThatGuyTooHigh texas dude houston jeez

[ThatGuyTooHigh]

@lastmuthafrbreathin lol..u aint from no Texas nigga. Nigga not Nigger

[mistamistacc]

@ThatGuyTooHigh Why are you stressing and bringing negativity to a positive comment. I understand he may of used the word 'Niggers' but would the message have changed if he has used an illiterate term 'nigguhz'?

[ThePrinceOfSanDiego]

@bb0yclay The word Nigger, is nothing like Nigga. Don't confuse the two boy. Watch what you say.

[realhiphopnation25]

@bb0yclay did...did this dude just say niggers...he/she could've just said "these 2 guys" "these 2 men".

fucking clown.

[TubeMaste]

The one thing I can count on that Vevo hasn't murdered .

[jclash]

This beat is so sick!!!

[digestglass]

az has sucha sick gangster lisp

[fillituppp]

nas and AZ, killer collaboration

[LyricsPEMG]

Another one of my favorites.

[TMaCaVeLi312]

Yoooo just droping by to show love and to let you know a bit about the LETHAL MCZ. We're an up and coming hip hop movement from Miami. We just droped a new remix to Nas's HERO. Open your ears for our 2 cents and let us know what you think. Subscribe and comment for feed back. Much Love and God Bless

[aobb223]

plant mars we carved into faces

[spanks13323]

great song!! classic!! WHATS TODAYS MATHEMATICS?

[Cormega006]

nigga you james bond...lol

[titodibiase]

PEACE TO THE GODZ!!!!!!!!!!!

[sippindrank214]

this joint is live yo

[illtemp1]

this could be like another part to life's a bitch

[illtemp1]

only a few know about real hip hop!!!!!

[tdot123smalls]

been a long journey, rip hip hop

[4eyenigga]

this shit should have a million listeners

[endlessnteer]

absolutley love this song/11 reminds me of victory

[RichyJA]

I have a feeling they will come back together cuz everybody from back in the days been coming back

[AIC420]

some real shit hip hop rip u died witt stack

[iamsukafree]

every song AZ & Nas do together is creatively amazeing.from life a bitch,phone tap etc,even they sprite commercial was classic.

[foggybag]

cormega, nas and az woulda been the best of all time if mega hadnt been replaced for nature in the firm.

[MrTonyx187]

poiter and bill cosby,please az n nas do it again

[cowlo2536]

Nas & AZ best rap duo of all time...

[Jmlad91]

@cowlo2536

styles and jada go hard too

[trudon]

@Jmlad91 yeah they do but lyrically az and nas are better

[SeruCheru1]

@cowlo2536 nas,az,cormega best trio of all time...lol

[realwisdom1]

AZ & NAS, JADAKISS & STYLES P, RAEKWON & GHOSTFACE

Whos the best hip hop tag team of all time?

[jeg1]

@realwisdom1 Too hard, that's like asking which of your own children you prefer.

[CalculatedMove]

I use to be a huge metal fan......I guess its also what allows me to stay respectful for all genre of music because now I'm all into hip hop ever since I heard that Nas joint halftime I've been swollen into the hip hop culture. by hip hop culture I'm talking Krs One, rakim, Big Daddy Kane, A tribe Called Quest, Nas(obviously haha), Masta Ace, etc etc etc.

[EpiloC]

@CalculatedMove Check out Big L.. R.A rugged man. Big Pun. Kool G Rap. Canibus u should like it if u haven't checked them out

[trudon]

@CalculatedMove respect

[InfiniteCemetary]

@CalculatedMove Same here mannn

[christopheergin]

@CalculatedMove you need to check Wu Tang Clan !

[UngratefulLiving420]

@CalculatedMove Same here man. I always loved hip hop, but was always more into the classic rock and jam scene. Halftime introduced me to Illmatic, which is as close to perfection as an album can get. Ever since I find myself listenin to the dead, hendrix, and zeppelin less, and big L, wu tang, and redman more

[YOYOdaMOOSE]

best duo in hip hop

[gtyyp]

yo forget anybody who says wild thing like gucci mane is the illest..... see this colab is one of the duos who founded hip hop.. its crazie how many people kno niki minaj n all tht bull shit but never heard of AZ.!!!! he's to nice to not be considered one of the greats...

[vgreen860]

this duo is top notch like kiss and p need more smooth shit like we the fliest

[TheNarmer2]

AZ NAS The eternal unonfical bros , the etarnal life best friends , the eternal homies , the eternal homies !!!

[hellokitty1082]

BEST RAP DUO EVER

[TheCardsfan77]

@hellokitty1082 Make sure u let Outkast fans about that! I love AZ and Nas,but besides the disappointing Firm album and a few classics together , they can't be called the best duo ever for just that! EPMD, EricB AND Rakim, QTip and Phife, Outkast, Rev. Run and Dmc, GangStarr! Smif n' wessun. AZ Is one of my top 5-10 of all time, so is Nas so i'm not hatin. I'm just seeing alot of the Best rap duo stuff from alot of people...

[iamsukafree]

@TheCardsfan77 Man outkast is dope.but essence,phone tap,how ya liveing alone shit on everything outkast ever did by far..

[TheCardsfan77]

@iamsukafree wow...well everybody got an opinion, atleast i'm not arguing wit Gucci or Boosie fan. One kid said "Boosie is like 2pac"....i lost my mind man...lol

[blackricktheruler]

Nas and AZ,Meth and Red,Drake and Wayne,Jay-Z and Kanye,Ghost and Rae.Certain rappers just have incredible chemistry.

[SuperSnilloc]

rap undiluted...the very last few,still carrying the torches,searching for a lost WORLD.one of the greatest colabos of all time

[JW2K3]

Honestly Az and Nas should do an album together....

[ShadowXFX1]

This didnt win the 2003 grammy award!!!!! WOW

[hooooopscoooop]

az gets down for sure

[leakanddestroy]

Watch today's mathematics, we had it, we let em hold we shoulda sold it, we back at it, we coulda grabbed it but fuck it

[adalbertobeats]

The Best Nas Ever My Nigga

[theslenderhab]

"and of course that dont make them your man because your palms meet" i miss this real shit, az and nas.. just listen and love it

[deerehunter456]

agreed best rap duo ever

[Brehization]

Man...respect the duo....but don't respect the responses....can anyone spell correctly anymore? Come on ...do you write like that for real? Or are you all in 7th grade?

[Dani47pro]

love AZ's multi-syllabic style of rhyming... fucking good

[willmeril]

wonderful twos

[JahRed24x]

i just found this AZ guy and am now def. in to NAS (his old shit).. i love the style and lyrics of these guys... rapping about good stuff not just rims, hoes and money

[UserPickForSix]

HAGLER N HEARNS!!!

[HipHop1224]

Hot combo on the mic

[ursocoolomg]

this shits light

check the remix version on nas' marijuana mixtape sooo dope

beat is ten times fresher

[rootspeople90]

this is some "you make my love complete kinda ish" haha

[rootspeople90]

damn they make each other complete

[Marlonlewis]

2 fly

[EvilDeadEchoes]

Lol has Nas ever outdone AZ on a song?????

[JaysLit1]

This that shit

[Sp33dyMik3]

NAZ

The nas and az duo that everyone wants too see. if only these guys do an allbum together, maybe they could save hip hop.

[ThaRealestRican]

BEST Rap Duo hands down, we need an album from them! no firm bullshit either.

[caramella831]

i wish AZ and Esco made a joint album 2gether...y don't they see that hip hop needs that right now?

[raoulhery]

@caramella831 I hope they join they forces on AZ' album to come do or die pt2!!

[caramella831]

word...that would be a great look

[aobb223]

with the amount of songs they made together, it basically is an album

[Greekmustard666]

@aobb223 it is. i bought it off of itunes just look up nas & az on there

[iDontKnowOfficer]

@caramella831 people dont aprecciate shit today all the hard work that goes into makin an album just so people can download it for free

[YoungWolve1]

AZ and Nas: start making that ill music again. Hip hop needs it. the people need it. put your egos aside and do it for the music

[NickWright1124]

@caramella831 they did. the firm

[Eyefoeye93]

@caramella831 hell yea and call it Life's a B*tch, and they release it thru Jones Experience hope Def Jam notice that AZ was a part of the golden age not.. whos now signed in the Jam lmaaao yh Uncle murda no rappin ass "w"rappers today

[JUSTBLAZE4747]

Listen, I'm at the car wash right now. But I'monna hit you as soon as I'm out there, right in the front right? -

Hahaha

[5boroughs1]

@irockmoonman i second that... no homo

[beyond201992]

the crazyest rapper duo....hoperfuly dey do it again in doe or die 2

[may111992]

@beyond201992 I read AZ asked Nas to be on doe or die 2... I hope to fuckin god he is

[gblake32]

@beyond201992 agree these cats are so much alike, az reminds me alot of raekwon with a smoother flow like nas, a mere perfect match with these two, modern day Nas is dope with Game or so to say Game is dope with Nas, that is the couple songs they have done. but to say the least these two go hand in hand amongst the greatest.