AZ’s 11th Album & Mass Appeal Records Debut “Doe or Die III” Concludes One of Hip Hop’s Greatest Mafioso Trilogies (Album Review)
Here we have the 11th studio LP & Mass Appeal Records debut from Brooklyn, New York veteran AZ . Most notable for his longtime association with Nas being the only feature on the latter’s iconic debut illmatic with the song “Life’s a Bitch”, he would later go to signing with EMI Records & drop a full-length of his own Doe or Die a little over a year later becoming one of the greatest mafioso hip hop albums of all-time. Other standouts in his discography include Pieces of a Man , Aziatic , A.W.O.L. , The Format , Doe or Die II & the Buckwild -produced Truth Be Told . In light of Quiet Money Records’ new distribution deal with Mass Appeal however, Doe or Die III looks to complete the trilogy. After the “Origin” intro, the opening track “No Need for Lactose” hooks up a boom bap instrumental from Ron Browz to get things going sending a shoutout to his hype homies & those serving 25 to life behind bars whereas “Gimme the World” featuring Jadakiss ...
