The two albums are very much the twin sides of the same double-headed coin. AZ, in fact, first came to the attention of the rap scene by contributing a verse to the former's classic 1994 single 'Life's a Bitch.' To compound the resemblance, he called upon Pete Rock to produce a couple tracks ('Gimme Your's' and 'Rather Unique,' both stellar) on this introductory recording, just as Nas had on his classic debut. In 1995 it was easy to confuse comrades and collaborators Nas and AZ, so similar in style were their street-schooled lyrical concerns and their austere, lazy-eyed rhyming styles. Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
