Hip Hop Wiki
Register
No edit summary
Tag: Visual edit
 
(13 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
''Not to be confused with [[Azie Faison]], who used the stage name A.Z.''
 
''Not to be confused with [[Azie Faison]], who used the stage name A.Z.''
  +
 
{{Infobox
 
{{Infobox
 
|Box title = AZ
 
|Box title = AZ
Line 6: Line 7:
 
|Row 1 info = Anthony Cruz
 
|Row 1 info = Anthony Cruz
 
|Row 2 title = Also known as
 
|Row 2 title = Also known as
|Row 2 info = AZ The Visualiza, Sosa
+
|Row 2 info = AZ the Visualiza, Sosa
 
|Row 3 title = Born
 
|Row 3 title = Born
|Row 3 info = 9 March 1972 (age 42)
+
|Row 3 info = 9 March 1972 <br> Brooklyn, New York, United States
|Row 4 title = Origin
+
|Row 4 title = Genre
|Row 4 info = New York City, New York, U.S.
+
|Row 4 info = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
|Row 5 title = Genres
+
|Row 5 title = Occupation(s)
|Row 5 info = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
+
|Row 5 info = Rapper
|Row 6 title = Occupations
+
|Row 6 title = Years active
|Row 6 info = Rapper
+
|Row 6 info = 1994-present
|Row 7 title = Years active
+
|Row 7 title = Label
  +
|Row 7 info = EMI (1995-1997) <br> Noo Trybe Records (1998) <br> Motown (2001-2002) <br> Fastlife (2005) <br> Quiet Money Records (2006) <br> Koch Records (2007-2008) <br> [[Real Talk Entertainment]] (2009)
|Row 7 info = 1992 - present
 
|Row 8 title = Labels
+
|Row 8 title = Associated acts
 
|Row 8 info = [[Ali Vegas]], [[Amil]], [[Buckwild]], [[DJ Premier]], [[The Firm]], [[L.E.S.]], [[M.O.P.]], [[Nas]], [[Statik Selektah]], [[Styles P]], [[Wu-Tang Clan]]}}
|Row 8 info = EMI, [[Noo Trybe Records|Noo Trybe]]/Virgin, Motown, Koch, Quiet Money
 
  +
|Row 9 title = Associated acts
 
 
'''Anthony Cruz''' (born 9 March 1972), better known by his stage name '''AZ''', is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York. He is known for being a longtime associate of [[Nas]], and also a member of hip hop group [[The Firm]]. Cruz is of African-American and Dominican descent.
|Row 9 info = [[Ali Vegas]], [[Amil]], [[Buckwild]], [[DJ Premier]], [[L.E.S.]], [[M.O.P.]], [[Nas]], [[Statik Selektah]], [[Styles P]], [[The Firm]], [[Wu-Tang Clan]]}}
 
   
  +
Cruz made his debut in 1994 on Nas' album ''[[Illmatic]]'' with a guest feature on the song "Life's a Bitch". Cruz signed with EMI, and released his debut album, ''[[Doe or Die]]'', in 1995 to critical acclaim and commercial success. His second album, ''[[Pieces of a Man (AZ album)|Pieces of a Man]]'', was released in 1998 but did not chart quite as well as his debut. Cruz signed with Motown later in 1998 and released two albums on the label: ''[[9 Lives]]'' in 2001 and ''[[Aziatic]]'' in 2002. AZ has since released all of his albums on independent labels to varying levels of success.
'''Anthony Cruz''' (born 9 March 1972), better known by his stage name '''AZ''', is an American rapper. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he currently lives in Englewood, New Jersey. He is known for being a longtime and frequent rhyme partner of [[Nas]], and also a member of hip hop group The Firm alongside Nas, [[Foxy Brown]], [[Cormega]] and [[Nature]].
 
 
==Discography==
 
==Discography==
''Main article: [[AZ discography]]''
 
 
===Studio albums===
 
===Studio albums===
*1995: ''[[Doe or Die]]''
+
*1995: ''[[Doe or Die]]. 2,000,000''
*1998: ''[[Pieces of a Man]]''
+
*1998: ''[[Pieces of a Man (AZ album)|Pieces of a Man]]. 700,000''
*2001: ''[[9 Lives]]''
+
*2001: ''[[9 Lives]]. 200,000''
*2002: ''[[Aziatic]]''
+
*2002: ''[[Aziatic|Asiatic]] 500,000''
*2005: ''[[A.W.O.L.]]''
+
*2005: ''[[A.W.O.L]]. 100,000''
*2006: ''[[The Format]]''
+
*2006: ''[[The Format]]. 68,000''
*2008: ''[[Undeniable]]''
+
*2008: ''[[Undeniable]]. 55,000''
*2009: ''[[Legendary]]''
+
*2009: ''[[Legendary]]. 33,000''
*TBA: ''Doe or Die 2''
 
===Collaboration albums===
 
*1997: ''[[The Album]]'' (with [[The Firm]])
 
*TBA: ''The Essence'' (with [[Nas]])
 
 
[[Category:1972 births]]
 
[[Category:1972 births]]
 
[[Category:African-American rappers]]
 
[[Category:African-American rappers]]
Line 47: Line 43:
 
[[Category:The Firm members]]
 
[[Category:The Firm members]]
 
[[Category:Five percenters]]
 
[[Category:Five percenters]]
  +
[[Category:Article stubs]]
  +
[[Category:American rappers of Dominican descent]]

Latest revision as of 08:59, 30 July 2020

Not to be confused with Azie Faison, who used the stage name A.Z.

AZ
AZ

Birth name

Anthony Cruz

Also known as

AZ the Visualiza, Sosa

Born

9 March 1972
Brooklyn, New York, United States

Genre

Hip hop

Occupation(s)

Rapper

Years active

1994-present

Label

EMI (1995-1997)
Noo Trybe Records (1998)
Motown (2001-2002)
Fastlife (2005)
Quiet Money Records (2006)
Koch Records (2007-2008)
Real Talk Entertainment (2009)

Associated acts

Ali Vegas, Amil, Buckwild, DJ Premier, The Firm, L.E.S., M.O.P., Nas, Statik Selektah, Styles P, Wu-Tang Clan

Anthony Cruz (born 9 March 1972), better known by his stage name AZ, is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York. He is known for being a longtime associate of Nas, and also a member of hip hop group The Firm. Cruz is of African-American and Dominican descent.

Cruz made his debut in 1994 on Nas' album Illmatic with a guest feature on the song "Life's a Bitch". Cruz signed with EMI, and released his debut album, Doe or Die, in 1995 to critical acclaim and commercial success. His second album, Pieces of a Man, was released in 1998 but did not chart quite as well as his debut. Cruz signed with Motown later in 1998 and released two albums on the label: 9 Lives in 2001 and Aziatic in 2002. AZ has since released all of his albums on independent labels to varying levels of success.

Discography[]

Studio albums[]