Throwback Thursday: "Phone Tap" — The Firm ft. Dr. Dre

For as critically-acclaimed as this hip-hop supergroup's individual stars were (Nas, AZ, Foxy Brown, Dr. Dre working production), it was downright criminal that this album tanked. Some blame poor beat selection, some blame the blah-ness of the whole mafioso motif. But they certainly weren't lacking in originality when it came to the concept behind this single.

Throwback Thursday: "Doe or Die" -- AZ

"I gotta look like Tevin Campbell, but still I gamble/
Hustle and scramble, 'cause money is muscles in this damn zoo..."

AZ's still one of the best that ever did it.

Throwback Thursday: "Problems" -- AZ

Seriously, how hasn't AZ gotten a lifetime achievement award yet? He's spit fire since day one, while clowns like Lil Wayne get all the attention.

*goes off to dig this album out of his crates*

Throwback Thursday: "Mo Money Mo Murder" -- AZ ft. Nas

God I miss 90s hip-hop. And why didn't Nas and AZ ever do an album together? Other than the Firm album, which was kind of ehhh...

Throwback Thursday: "Sugar Hill" -- AZ ft. Miss Jones

AZ may forever be known as the most slept-on emcee of our generation. This track was the first single off of his debut album, "Doe or Die", and served as his introduction to the mainstream in 1995 after AZ had caught buzz for his verse on his homie Nas' "Life's a Bitch" in 1994 (you can catch the Queensbridge icon making a guest appearance in this video). This was arguably his most well-known song, and yet even it never really garnered as much attention as it deserved. It's most definitely a classic, though.

Download: Raekwon ft. AZ "Blood Missiles"

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Video of the Day: AZ ft. Nas "Mo Money Mo Murder"