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AZ Wants To Be A N***** Too, Makes A N***** Mixtape

by LYRICALTHOUGHT

WEDNESDAY JULY 9, 2008

After a lot of public scrutiny and controversy Queens rapper Nas changed his album title form N***** to Untitled, but it looks like he wasn't the only artist with the concept in mind. Veteran Emcee AZ has joined forces with DJ Absolut to release his own controversial mixtape titled N.4.L N***az 4 Life.

The mixtape will feature images of the past, including a picture of a black and white civil rights protesters being hosed by firemen as the cover. Some of the songs that will be on this mixtape will be "Knowledge Freedom", "Runaway Slave," "Conspiracy," "Negro Spiritual," and "Self Savior".

Just to make things a little racier the mixtape will also feature references to Lynchings and the inside jacket of the mixtape will have a picture of AZ hanging on a noose.

Despite the similar titles, AZ has denied swagger jacking the Queens rapper Nas

“I'm not doing N.4.L. to be in Nas' shadow, I was inspired by the message behind the movement. I'm just adding to the concept, because the message is so powerful. It's about our culture and our people. He and I are cut from the same cloth, so I understood where he would have gone with it if the forces hadn't intervened."

AZ also spoke about the title of the mixtape expressing its double meaning, "The title N.4.L. has a dual meaning for me. The first suggests that no matter what you achieve in life, as a black man, even if you become President Of The United States, in someone's eyes, you'll always be looked at as a 'n***a for life,'"

When asked if fans could expect a collaboration with AZ and Nas in the near future all he could offer was the mixtape saying,

"The closest thing to us rhyming together for now is the N.4.L. mixtape. 

You'll get him burning the candle from one end, and me burning the candle from the other end, and at the end of the day we gotta meet up in the middle. What you didn't get from Nas, you can get from AZ."

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100 Shots

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100 Shots
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— 2 months ago

They should've collaborated

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O KKKayFED GOAT

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O KKKayFED GOAT
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— 2 months ago

WUUUUUT KINDA FIRST COMMENT IZ DAT? YOU SHOULOF JUS SAYD FIRST...YOU ARE SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GAY FOR THAT

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O KKKayFED GOAT

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O KKKayFED GOAT
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— 2 months ago

HAAAAAAWWWWLLAAAHHHHHHHH

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acestar

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acestar
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— 2 months ago

I agree with 100 shots, Nas should have had at least one AZ guest appearance on his album, especially when they both have the same idea going forward.

For some reason it always seems that people look past AZ, but his talent on the mic is undeniable.

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BigZ

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BigZ
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— 2 months ago

Fuck man. This is what the rap game been missing. Some new and hard AZ. I just hope he will team up with Nas and bring me back to the days were it was all good.

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O KKKayFED GOAT

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O KKKayFED GOAT
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— 2 months ago

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HAWWWWWWLLLLLAAAHHHHH

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WardJu1

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WardJu1
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— 2 months ago

That would've been so insane!

But AZ can more than hold his own so im sure it'll be a decent mixtape

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sthamogul

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sthamogul
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— 2 months ago

AZ is the truth

Most underrated ever

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Da Kid Playboy

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Da Kid Playboy
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— 2 months ago

co sign... this lyrical ability is better than 90% of the dudes in the game now... he'll never get the respect he deserves especially wit dudes "like" soulja boy in the game

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DraeBless

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DraeBless
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— 2 months ago

Definitely underrated but i can't agree with the most underrated ever...

Nevertheless AZ's still one of those dudes... Salute

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FreeMoe003

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FreeMoe003
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— 2 months ago

aybe he doesn't do alot for his carreer or inhis carreer... az is one of mos lyricst bt it looks lik he needs too bring out more... as now i think he comin up fallowin nas's step witch he can ginalot from if u know what mean

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beenie91

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beenie91
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— 2 months ago

"What you didn't get from Nas, you can get from AZ."

THAT'S REAL.

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monz3778

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monz3778
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— 2 months ago

Hopefully Nas does not take this as a diss or swagger jacking and supports his brothers effort.

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beenie91

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beenie91
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— 2 months ago

i concur.

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G-Ice

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G-Ice
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— 2 months ago

Damn why didn't Nas put AZ on the album? Another collabo would make my day.

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NastyNaz

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NastyNaz
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— 2 months ago

nas and az are close they will not beef the big homie nas big upss for da movmentt

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Don Dealer

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Don Dealer
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— 2 months ago

Fuck these niggas nas is sending mixed signals like its good to be called a nigger

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second son

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second son
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— 2 months ago

its just a word. we(black people) call each other nigger all day long. the word only has power when you allow it to affect your life.

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yankeesfan4247

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yankeesfan4247
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— 2 months ago

If a white person call you a nigger and you punch him in the face, what will you prove?

Words are only as powerful as you make them.

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BK*Bullshyt718

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BK*Bullshyt718
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— 2 months ago

CO SIGN SECOND SON....DON YOUR A DICKHEAD...U PROLLI NEVA EVN HEARD ON AZ ALBUM IN UR LIFE SO DONT SAY HES WASHED UP...N HOW U KNO HE WASHED UP IF U AINT HEAR HIM SPIT IN HOW LONG...SHOUTS TO REAL HIP HOPLIKE THE FIRM...THE COMMISSION...WU TANG...NAUGHTY BY

BROOKLYN STAND UP...BEDSTY, NOSTRAND IS DA AVE COME HOLLA

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Don Dealer

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Don Dealer
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— 2 months ago

and az is just trying to get some free publicity cause he washed up

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gethip313

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gethip313
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— 2 months ago

Blazphemy.

You are a fuckboy.

AZ would rap circles around every TRL nigga in the game right now.

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jaybee925

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jaybee925
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— 2 months ago

^^^^^^LMAO BLASPHEMY! reminds me of 300

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413Josh

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413Josh
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— 2 months ago

i didnt even read the article to know that he trying to copy Nas.

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acestar
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— 2 months ago

thats cuz ur a fucking dumbass

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gunot17

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gunot17
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— 2 months ago

I love how yall just now picking up on this. AZ announced ALL of this on his myspace 2 weeks ago.
Anyways, I love that AZ's doin this. At least he wont have to answer to Jesse Jackson & Al Sharpton, cuz we know they only go at the big-name stars.

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second son

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second son
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— 2 months ago

fuck al "the perminator" sharpton and "babymakin" jesse jackson.

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Houston

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Houston
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I dont even care much about dis dude, but good looking to him

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757representa

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757representa
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— 2 months ago

Don't care if AZ is on Nas's album. Why?
1) Nas don't need him
2) AZ don't need him

They interviewed AZ about the mixtape and he said it best, "Me and Nas are cut from the same vein; I'm gonna embrace the aspects he didn't. It's like lighting a candle from both ends(the whole thing gets burned.)"

I'm more excited to see how both of these cats embrace the concept individually than to here them colab on a song or two on one of there albums. They've both outgrown that.

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SouthEastCoast
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— 2 months ago

Kool Kool

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Ante up

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Ante up
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— 2 months ago

AZ IS THE REASON I RIME NOW!!!POINT BLANK PERIOD!!!I LOVE NAS, DUDE IS TRIPPIN' FOR NOT GETTING AT SOSA 4 A FEATURE....THAT PISSES ME OFF A TAD BIT!

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FreeMoe003

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FreeMoe003
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— 2 months ago

i ike the fact tha he coin out to do this so alot of fans out there can start pickin up on his skills cuzit looks like alot f people don't feel his vibe so i think its nice tha h in this

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B Rock

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B Rock
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— 2 months ago

His Undeniable CD was great, props to AZ

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BIG Chucker
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— 2 months ago

yea Undeniable is nice

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dankie

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dankie
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— 2 months ago

THATZ WUT IM TALK'N ABOUT,WILL MORE REAL EMCEE'Z STAND UP???THEREZ A MESSAGE IN EVERYTHING TRUST ME!!BLACK MEN COME 2GETHER!!!!

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BIG Chucker

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BIG Chucker
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— 2 months ago

Az most underated in the game i wonder if him and nas is ever going to do a track together again.

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thegreenmonster

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thegreenmonster
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— 2 months ago

az reminds me of nas like young chris reminds me of jay-z

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coconut sausage

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coconut sausage
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— 2 months ago

they might have outgrown each other but shit the fans that do buy they shit im sure would love to hear them together again because frankly they was tough

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ThaUndaboss

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ThaUndaboss
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— 2 months ago

Aw shit, now all the whiteboys can't listen to Hip-Hop anymore because now it's going to be our fault that they're bitching about them never being slaves.

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dinho_lindo10

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dinho_lindo10
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— 2 months ago

AZ aka the poor man's Nas haha is fantastic! I'm expecting big things from him on this type of topic. His lyrical abilities and pretty much flawless flow are gaurenteed to make some waves.

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Byrdz

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Byrdz
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— 2 months ago

Why these bonehead niggaz aint just collaborate... and you're a dumb ass, u above me for sayin' AZ is a poor man's Nas. U're retarded... Other than that statement, the rest u said was on point.

Oh, hope he goes hard on the N4L.. Undeniable disappointed me

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robinson88
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— 2 months ago

AZ and Mc Ren are the most underrated rappers ever

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cmiller213

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cmiller213
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AZ is tight a is a semi legend he's been in the game a long time if he never jumped to all these labels he would be in a lot more conversations

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