"AZ"@en . . . "Anthony Cruz (* 9. M\u00E4rz 1973 in New York City), besser bekannt unter seinem K\u00FCnstlernamen AZ, ist ein US-amerikanischer Eastcoast-Rapper."@de . . . . . . . . . . "AZ (raper)"@pl . . . . . . . . . . . . "AZ (rapper)"@pt . . . . . . "AZ, w\u0142a\u015Bciwie Anthony Cruz (ur. 9 marca 1973 w Nowym Jorku) \u2013 ameryka\u0144ski raper pochodz\u0105cy z Brooklynu. By\u0142y cz\u0142onek grupy muzycznej The Firm, kt\u00F3r\u0105 tworzy\u0142 wsp\u00F3lnie z Nasem, Foxy Brown, i Cormeg\u0105. W 1997 r. wsp\u00F3lnie z Nasem wyst\u0105pi\u0142 w reklamie Sprite\u2019a. W\u0142a\u015Bciciel wytw\u00F3rni muzycznej Quiet Money Records."@pl . . . . . "AZ (Rapper)"@de . . . . . . . "Anthony Cruz, mais conhecido pelo seu nome art\u00EDstico AZ (Brooklyn, 9 de mar\u00E7o de 1972) \u00E9 um rapper estadunidense. Ele \u00E9 mais conhecido por ser um frequente colaborador do rapper Nas e fazer parte do grupo The Firm, tamb\u00E9m \u00E9 considerado um dos rappers mais subestimado de sempre."@pt . "1972-03-09"^^ . . . . "AZ (rapper)"@nl . . . . . . . "1993"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "Sosa"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "Anthony Cruz (born March 9, 1972), better known by his stage name AZ, is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York. He is known for being a longtime and frequent music partner of East Coast rapper Nas and also a member of hip hop group The Firm alongside Nas, Foxy Brown, Cormega and Nature. Online magazine About.com listed AZ as the \"Most Underrated [Rapper] of All Time\". AZ also made it onto the sites' \"Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987\u20132007)\", where he was reiterated as \"arguably the most underrated lyricist ever.\""@en . "1124225013"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "AZ"@en . . . . "AZ, w\u0142a\u015Bciwie Anthony Cruz (ur. 9 marca 1973 w Nowym Jorku) \u2013 ameryka\u0144ski raper pochodz\u0105cy z Brooklynu. By\u0142y cz\u0142onek grupy muzycznej The Firm, kt\u00F3r\u0105 tworzy\u0142 wsp\u00F3lnie z Nasem, Foxy Brown, i Cormeg\u0105. W 1997 r. wsp\u00F3lnie z Nasem wyst\u0105pi\u0142 w reklamie Sprite\u2019a. W\u0142a\u015Bciciel wytw\u00F3rni muzycznej Quiet Money Records."@pl . . . . . . . . . "AZ (rappeur)"@fr . . . "Anthony Cruz, mais conhecido pelo seu nome art\u00EDstico AZ (Brooklyn, 9 de mar\u00E7o de 1972) \u00E9 um rapper estadunidense. Ele \u00E9 mais conhecido por ser um frequente colaborador do rapper Nas e fazer parte do grupo The Firm, tamb\u00E9m \u00E9 considerado um dos rappers mais subestimado de sempre."@pt . "Anthony Cruz (* 9. M\u00E4rz 1973 in New York City), besser bekannt unter seinem K\u00FCnstlernamen AZ, ist ein US-amerikanischer Eastcoast-Rapper."@de . . . . "Anthony Cruz (naci\u00F3 el 9 de marzo de 1972), m\u00E1s conocido como AZ, es un rapero afroamericano de la costa este de Estados Unidos. Antiguamente era conocido como AZ The Visualiza, m\u00E1s tarde lo redujo a AZ simplemente. AZ ha logrado consolidarse como una figura de culto dentro del underground, a pesar de su peque\u00F1o \u00E9xito en el mundo comercial. Su primera aparici\u00F3n importante lleg\u00F3 en el tema hist\u00F3rico del g\u00E9nero \"Life's A Bitch\", del Illmatic de Nas. Despu\u00E9s public\u00F3 Doe Or Die en el a\u00F1o 1995, gracias al cual recibi\u00F3 los elogios de la cr\u00EDtica, incluso de los cr\u00EDticos que odiaban el hip-hop. Estos decidieron elogiarlo porque les atrajo la moralidad y la representaci\u00F3n de la peligrosa vida de mat\u00F3n (thug life)."@es . . . "Anthony Cruz (born March 9, 1972), better known by his stage name AZ, is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York. He is known for being a longtime and frequent music partner of East Coast rapper Nas and also a member of hip hop group The Firm alongside Nas, Foxy Brown, Cormega and Nature. Online magazine About.com listed AZ as the \"Most Underrated [Rapper] of All Time\". AZ also made it onto the sites' \"Top 50 MCs of Our Time (1987\u20132007)\", where he was reiterated as \"arguably the most underrated lyricist ever.\" AZ first became known by appearing on Nas's landmark 1994 album Illmatic on the song \"Life's a Bitch\", as well as featuring vocals on the opening track \"The Genesis\". AZ signed with EMI, and soon released his debut album, Doe or Die, in 1995, to critical acclaim. The album's lead single, \"Sugar Hill\", became AZ's major commercial success as a solo artist, reaching #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and achieving Gold status. AZ's EMI contract was transferred to sister label Noo Trybe Records and Virgin Records when the EMI Label Group was shut down. In 1997, AZ joined the group The Firm with Nas, Nature and Foxy Brown and released their only album as a group, The Album. In 1998, AZ released his second solo album, Pieces of a Man. The album fared well but did not chart quite as well as his debut and did not feature a crossover single like \"Sugar Hill\". After this album's release, AZ signed with Motown and Universal Records and released 9 Lives. In 2002, he released Aziatic. A single from the album, \"The Essence\" (featuring Nas), was nominated at the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group."@en . "AZ the Visualiza"@en . . "Anthony Cruz (naci\u00F3 el 9 de marzo de 1972), m\u00E1s conocido como AZ, es un rapero afroamericano de la costa este de Estados Unidos. Antiguamente era conocido como AZ The Visualiza, m\u00E1s tarde lo redujo a AZ simplemente. AZ ha logrado consolidarse como una figura de culto dentro del underground, a pesar de su peque\u00F1o \u00E9xito en el mundo comercial. Su primera aparici\u00F3n importante lleg\u00F3 en el tema hist\u00F3rico del g\u00E9nero \"Life's A Bitch\", del Illmatic de Nas. Despu\u00E9s public\u00F3 Doe Or Die en el a\u00F1o 1995, gracias al cual recibi\u00F3 los elogios de la cr\u00EDtica, incluso de los cr\u00EDticos que odiaban el hip-hop. Estos decidieron elogiarlo porque les atrajo la moralidad y la representaci\u00F3n de la peligrosa vida de mat\u00F3n (thug life). La fama de AZ creci\u00F3 considerablemente despu\u00E9s de unirse a The Firm, un grupo formado por Nas, Foxy Brown y Nature con Dr. Dre y The Trackmasters como productores. El debut del grupo, The Firm: The Album, fue un fracaso para lo que se esperaba de \u00E9l, con tanta calidad junta. Id\u00E9ntico camino sigui\u00F3 el segundo trabajo en solitario de AZ, Pieces of a Man. Sin compa\u00F1\u00EDa discogr\u00E1fica, AZ sac\u00F3 S.O.S.A (Save Our Streets AZ) en el a\u00F1o 2000. Sin embargo, pronto firm\u00F3 con Motown y sac\u00F3 a 9 Lives. Dos a\u00F1os despu\u00E9s, en 2002, toc\u00F3 Aziatic. Con el \u00E1lbum, The Essence fue nominado en 2003 a un Grammy por la mejor actuaci\u00F3n por un d\u00FAo o grupo de rap. El videoclip de su primer sencillo, \"I'm Back,\" fue pinchado en la MTV2 durante un tiempo. Se esperaba que a finales de 2004, AZ sacar\u00E1 el Final Call, sin embargo el \u00E1lbum nunca sali\u00F3 y fue sustituido por A.W.O.L., que est\u00E1 en las tiendas desde el 6 de septiembre de 2005. Posteriormente ha sacado The Format (2006), Undeniable (2008) y Legendary, lanzado en junio de 2009."@es . . . . . "New York City, U.S."@en . . . "Anthony Cruz"@en . . . . . . . . "1972-03-09"^^ . . . "AZ (\u0440\u044D\u043F\u0435\u0440)"@ru . . . . . . . . . . "AZ, pseudonimo di Anthony Cruz (New York, 9 marzo 1972), \u00E8 un rapper statunitense, di origini dominicane, esponente dell'East Coast hip hop. \u00C8 tra i molti rapper che emergono dalla scena hip hop di New York verso la met\u00E0 degli anni novanta, diventando famoso per le frequenti collaborazioni con Nas, a cominciare da Life's a Bitch, importante brano inserito nella \u00ABpietra miliare\u00BB di Nas del 1994 Illmatic. Dopo aver firmato con la EMI, pubblica il suo album di debutto Doe or Die (1995), ottenendo il consenso della critica \u2013 nel corso della propria carriera non riesce ad affermarsi a livello commerciale."@it . "Anthony Cruz"@en . "\u0623\u0646\u062A\u0648\u0646\u064A \u0643\u0631\u0648\u0632"@ar . . . . . . "AZ (\uB798\uD37C)"@ko . . . . "AZ, n\u00E9 Anthony Cruz le 9 mars 1972 \u00E0 New York, est un rappeur am\u00E9ricain. Originellement connu sous le nom d'AZ the Visualiza, il est connu pour son association avec Nas et ses nombreux succ\u00E8s critiques solo, malgr\u00E9 leur faible succ\u00E8s commercial. About.com le choisit premier dans sa liste des \u00AB 10 rappeurs les plus sous-estim\u00E9s de tous les temps \u00BB. Il est \u00E9galement inclus dans la liste des \u00AB 50 meilleurs MCs de notre \u00E9poque \u00BB (1987\u20132007), o\u00F9 il est d\u00E9crit comme \u00AB sans doute le parolier le plus sous-estim\u00E9 de tous les temps \u00BB."@fr . . . . . . . "\u0623\u0646\u062A\u0648\u0646\u064A \u0643\u0631\u0648\u0632 (\u0628\u0627\u0644\u0625\u0646\u062C\u0644\u064A\u0632\u064A\u0629: Anthony Cruz)\u200F (\u0648\u0644\u062F \u0641\u064A 9 \u0645\u0627\u0631\u0633 1972\u060C \u0641\u064A \u0645\u062F\u064A\u0646\u0629 \u0646\u064A\u0648\u064A\u0648\u0631\u0643\u060C \u0646\u064A\u0648\u064A\u0648\u0631\u0643)\u060C \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0639\u0631\u0648\u0641 \u0628\u0644\u0642\u0628 AZ\u060C \u0647\u0648 \u0645\u063A\u0646\u064A \u0631\u0627\u0628 \u0623\u0645\u0631\u064A\u0643\u064A \u0645\u0646 \u0623\u0635\u0644 \u0623\u0641\u0631\u064A\u0642\u064A/\u062F\u0648\u0645\u064A\u0646\u064A\u0643\u0627\u0646\u064A\u060C \u0631\u0634\u062D \u0644\u062C\u0627\u0626\u0632\u0629 \u063A\u0631\u0627\u0645\u064A. \u064A\u0639\u0631\u0641 AZ \u0628\u0623\u0633\u0644\u0648\u0628 \u0631\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0627\u062D\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0642\u064A. \u0628\u062F\u0623 \u0627\u0644\u063A\u0646\u0627\u0621 \u0645\u0639 \u0639\u0627\u0645 1994 \u0648\u0642\u062F \u0638\u0647\u0631 \u0641\u064A \u0623\u0644\u0628\u0648\u0645\u0647 Illmatic. \u0623\u0635\u062F\u0631 \u0639\u0627\u0645 1995 \u0623\u0648\u0644 \u0623\u0644\u0628\u0648\u0645\u0627\u062A\u0647 \u0648\u0647\u0648 Doe or Die \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0630\u064A \u0644\u0642\u0649 \u062A\u0642\u0628\u0644 \u0643\u0628\u064A\u0631 \u0645\u0646 \u0642\u0628\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0642\u0627\u062F. \u062D\u064A\u0646\u0645\u0627 \u0627\u0632\u062F\u0627\u062F\u062A \u0634\u0639\u0628\u064A\u062A\u0647 \u0627\u0646\u0636\u0645 AZ \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0641\u0631\u0642\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062A\u0623\u0644\u0641\u0629 \u0645\u0646 AZ\u060C \u0648\u0646\u0627\u0633\u060C \u060C . \u0644\u0645 \u064A\u062D\u0642\u0642 \u0623\u0648\u0644 \u0623\u0644\u0628\u0648\u0645 \u0644\u0644\u0641\u0631\u0642\u0629 \u0648\u0647\u0648 The Firm \u0646\u062C\u0627\u062D\u0627\u064B \u0643\u0628\u064A\u0631\u0627\u064B\u060C \u0648\u0643\u0630\u0644\u0643 \u0623\u0644\u0628\u0648\u0645 AZ \u0627\u0644\u062B\u0627\u0646\u064A Pieces of a Man \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0631\u062F\u064A. \u0628\u0639\u062F \u0630\u0644\u0643 \u062A\u0639\u0627\u0642\u062F \u0645\u0639 \u0634\u0631\u0643\u0629 \u062A\u0633\u062C\u064A\u0644\u0627\u062A \u0643\u0628\u0631\u0649 \u0648\u0623\u0635\u062F\u0631 \u0623\u0644\u0628\u0648\u0645 \u0622\u062E\u0631 \u0648\u0647\u0648 S.O.S.A \u0639\u0627\u0645 2000. \u0628\u0639\u062F \u062A\u0633\u062C\u064A\u0644\u0647 \u0645\u0639 \u0634\u0631\u0643\u0629 \u0645\u0648\u062A\u0627\u0648\u0646 \u0642\u0627\u0645 \u0628\u0625\u0635\u062F\u0627\u0631 \u0623\u062D\u062F \u0623\u0646\u062C\u062D \u0623\u0639\u0645\u0627\u0644\u0647 \u0648\u0647\u0648 Nine Lives\u060C \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0644\u0628\u0648\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064A \u0648\u0633\u0639 \u0642\u0627\u0639\u062F\u062A\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u062C\u0645\u0627\u0647\u064A\u0631\u064A\u0629. \u0628\u0639\u062F \u0639\u0627\u0645\u064A\u0646 \u0623\u0635\u062F\u0631 \u0623\u0644\u0628\u0648\u0645 AZ-iatic\u060C \u0648\u062A\u0644\u0627\u0647 \u0641\u064A \u0639\u0627\u0645 2004 Final Call. \u0628\u0639\u062F \u0639\u0627\u0645 \u0623\u0635\u062F\u0631 \u0622\u062E\u0631 \u0623\u0639\u0645\u0627\u0644\u0647 A.W.O.L\u060C \u0648\u0647\u0648 \u064A\u0639\u062F \u0644\u0625\u0635\u062F\u0627\u0631 \u0623\u0644\u0628\u0648\u0645 \u0622\u062E\u0631 \u0646\u0647\u0627\u064A\u0629 \u0639\u0627\u0645 2006."@ar . ""@en . . . . . . "Anthony Cruz, f\u00F6dd 9 mars 1972 i Brooklyn i New York, mer k\u00E4nd under artistnamnet AZ, \u00E4r en amerikansk rappare. AZ \u00E4r mest k\u00E4nd f\u00F6r sitt l\u00E5nga samarbete med rapparen Nas. Han var medlem i hiphopgruppen tillsammans med Nas och Foxy Brown. A.W.O.L sl\u00E4pptes i slutet av 2005. Han har gjort ytterligare tv\u00E5 album The Format (2006) och hans senaste album Undeniable sl\u00E4pptes den 1 april (2008)."@sv . . . "AZ"@es . . . . "\uC5D0\uC774\uC9C0(AZ, \uBCF8\uBA85: Anthony Cruz)\uB294 \uBBF8\uAD6D\uC758 \uC5B8\uB354\uADF8\uB77C\uC6B4\uB4DC \uB7A9\uD37C\uC774\uB2E4. \uB274\uC695 \uBE0C\uB8E8\uD074\uB9B0 \uCD9C\uC2E0\uC774\uBA70, \uD55C\uB54C \uB098\uC2A4, \uD3ED\uC2DC \uBE0C\uB77C\uC6B4 \uB4F1\uACFC \uD799\uD569\uADF8\uB8F9 'The Firlm'\uC758 \uBA64\uBC84\uC774\uAE30\uB3C4 \uD588\uB2E4.\uADF8\uB294 1994\uB144\uC5D0 \uBC1C\uB9E4\uB41C \uB098\uC2A4\uC758 \uC568\uBC94 'Illmatic'\uC5D0\uC11C 'Life's Bitch'\uC5D0 \uCC98\uC74C\uC73C\uB85C \uCC38\uC5EC\uD55C\uB2E4. \uADF8 \uD6C4 \uD53C\uCCD0\uB9C1 \uB7A9\uD37C\uB85C \uD65C\uB3D9\uD558\uB358 \uADF8\uB294 EMI Record\uC640 \uACC4\uC57D\uD558\uACE0, 1995\uB144 \uCCAB \uC568\uBC94 'Doe Or Die'\uB97C \uBC1C\uB9E4\uD55C\uB2E4. \uADF8\uC911 \uC2F1\uAE00\uC778 'Sugar Hill'\uC740 \uCC98\uC74C\uC73C\uB85C \uBE4C\uBCF4\uB4DC 200\uC5D0 \uC9C4\uC785\uD55C\uB2E4. \uADF8\uB294 \uD55C\uB54C \uBC84\uC9C4 \uB808\uCF54\uB4DC\uC640\uB3C4 \uACC4\uC57D\uD588\uC9C0\uB9CC, \uC5BC\uB9C8 \uC548 \uAC00 \uBAA8\uD0C0\uC6B4 \uB808\uCF54\uB4DC/\uC720\uB2C8\uBC84\uC124 \uBBA4\uC9C1 \uADF8\uB8F9\uACFC \uACC4\uC57D\uD55C\uB2E4. 2003\uB144 \uC2F1\uAE00\uC778 'The Essence'\uB85C \uADF8\uB798\uBBF8 \uC5B4\uC6CC\uB4DC\uC758 \uBCA0\uC2A4\uD2B8 \uB4C0\uC624\uC0C1\uC744 \uBC1B\uB294\uB2E4.2009\uB144 5\uC6D4 'G.O.D. (Gold, Oil & Diamonds)'\uC744 \uBC1C\uD45C\uD558\uACE0, \uAC19\uC740\uD574 \uC568\uBC94 'Legandery'\uB97C \uBC1C\uB9E4\uD558\uC600\uB2E4."@ko . "16677"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "AZ the Visualiza"@en . . "AZ, n\u00E9 Anthony Cruz le 9 mars 1972 \u00E0 New York, est un rappeur am\u00E9ricain. Originellement connu sous le nom d'AZ the Visualiza, il est connu pour son association avec Nas et ses nombreux succ\u00E8s critiques solo, malgr\u00E9 leur faible succ\u00E8s commercial. About.com le choisit premier dans sa liste des \u00AB 10 rappeurs les plus sous-estim\u00E9s de tous les temps \u00BB. Il est \u00E9galement inclus dans la liste des \u00AB 50 meilleurs MCs de notre \u00E9poque \u00BB (1987\u20132007), o\u00F9 il est d\u00E9crit comme \u00AB sans doute le parolier le plus sous-estim\u00E9 de tous les temps \u00BB."@fr . . . "Sosa"@en . . . . . . . "Anthony Cruz, f\u00F6dd 9 mars 1972 i Brooklyn i New York, mer k\u00E4nd under artistnamnet AZ, \u00E4r en amerikansk rappare. AZ \u00E4r mest k\u00E4nd f\u00F6r sitt l\u00E5nga samarbete med rapparen Nas. Han var medlem i hiphopgruppen tillsammans med Nas och Foxy Brown. AZ f\u00F6rsta framtr\u00E4dande var genom att upptr\u00E4da p\u00E5 Nas album Illmatic p\u00E5 l\u00E5ten \"Life's a Bitch\" (1994). Han sl\u00E4ppte (1995). Albumets singel, Sugar Hill, blev AZ enda stora kommersiella framg\u00E5ngar som solo-artist och n\u00E5dde topp 25 p\u00E5 Billboard Hot 100. Senare sl\u00E4pptes . Under 2002 sl\u00E4ppte han . Singeln fr\u00E5n albumet, \"The Essence\", var nominerad till 2003 \u00E5rs Grammy Awards f\u00F6r b\u00E4sta rap. A.W.O.L sl\u00E4pptes i slutet av 2005. Han har gjort ytterligare tv\u00E5 album The Format (2006) och hans senaste album Undeniable sl\u00E4pptes den 1 april (2008)."@sv . . . . . . . . . . "AZ (rapper)"@en . . . . . . . . "The Rap James Bond"@en . . . . . . . "\uC5D0\uC774\uC9C0(AZ, \uBCF8\uBA85: Anthony Cruz)\uB294 \uBBF8\uAD6D\uC758 \uC5B8\uB354\uADF8\uB77C\uC6B4\uB4DC \uB7A9\uD37C\uC774\uB2E4. \uB274\uC695 \uBE0C\uB8E8\uD074\uB9B0 \uCD9C\uC2E0\uC774\uBA70, \uD55C\uB54C \uB098\uC2A4, \uD3ED\uC2DC \uBE0C\uB77C\uC6B4 \uB4F1\uACFC \uD799\uD569\uADF8\uB8F9 'The Firlm'\uC758 \uBA64\uBC84\uC774\uAE30\uB3C4 \uD588\uB2E4.\uADF8\uB294 1994\uB144\uC5D0 \uBC1C\uB9E4\uB41C \uB098\uC2A4\uC758 \uC568\uBC94 'Illmatic'\uC5D0\uC11C 'Life's Bitch'\uC5D0 \uCC98\uC74C\uC73C\uB85C \uCC38\uC5EC\uD55C\uB2E4. \uADF8 \uD6C4 \uD53C\uCCD0\uB9C1 \uB7A9\uD37C\uB85C \uD65C\uB3D9\uD558\uB358 \uADF8\uB294 EMI Record\uC640 \uACC4\uC57D\uD558\uACE0, 1995\uB144 \uCCAB \uC568\uBC94 'Doe Or Die'\uB97C \uBC1C\uB9E4\uD55C\uB2E4. \uADF8\uC911 \uC2F1\uAE00\uC778 'Sugar Hill'\uC740 \uCC98\uC74C\uC73C\uB85C \uBE4C\uBCF4\uB4DC 200\uC5D0 \uC9C4\uC785\uD55C\uB2E4. \uADF8\uB294 \uD55C\uB54C \uBC84\uC9C4 \uB808\uCF54\uB4DC\uC640\uB3C4 \uACC4\uC57D\uD588\uC9C0\uB9CC, \uC5BC\uB9C8 \uC548 \uAC00 \uBAA8\uD0C0\uC6B4 \uB808\uCF54\uB4DC/\uC720\uB2C8\uBC84\uC124 \uBBA4\uC9C1 \uADF8\uB8F9\uACFC \uACC4\uC57D\uD55C\uB2E4. 2003\uB144 \uC2F1\uAE00\uC778 'The Essence'\uB85C \uADF8\uB798\uBBF8 \uC5B4\uC6CC\uB4DC\uC758 \uBCA0\uC2A4\uD2B8 \uB4C0\uC624\uC0C1\uC744 \uBC1B\uB294\uB2E4.2009\uB144 5\uC6D4 'G.O.D. (Gold, Oil & Diamonds)'\uC744 \uBC1C\uD45C\uD558\uACE0, \uAC19\uC740\uD574 \uC568\uBC94 'Legandery'\uB97C \uBC1C\uB9E4\uD558\uC600\uB2E4."@ko . . . . "AZ (rappare)"@sv . "470197"^^ . . . . . "AZ, pseudonimo di Anthony Cruz (New York, 9 marzo 1972), \u00E8 un rapper statunitense, di origini dominicane, esponente dell'East Coast hip hop. \u00C8 tra i molti rapper che emergono dalla scena hip hop di New York verso la met\u00E0 degli anni novanta, diventando famoso per le frequenti collaborazioni con Nas, a cominciare da Life's a Bitch, importante brano inserito nella \u00ABpietra miliare\u00BB di Nas del 1994 Illmatic. Dopo aver firmato con la EMI, pubblica il suo album di debutto Doe or Die (1995), ottenendo il consenso della critica \u2013 nel corso della propria carriera non riesce ad affermarsi a livello commerciale. Il singolo principale dell'album, Sugar Hill, diviene il principale successo commerciale del rapper di Brooklyn come artista solista, raggiungendo il 25\u00BA posto nella classifica Billboard Hot 100 e ottenendo la certificazione d'oro da parte della RIAA. In seguito, AZ firma con la Noo Trybe/Virgin. Nel 1997, AZ e Nas compaiono in uno spot commerciale per la Sprite e nello stesso anno si forma il supergruppo hip hop The Firm (con Foxy Brown, Cormega e Nature, oltre agli stessi AZ e Nas): esce The Album, disco prodotto da Dr. Dre e dai Trackmasters che si rivela essere un parziale successo commerciale e un fallimento da parte della critica. Il gruppo si scioglie e l'anno seguente AZ pubblica il suo secondo prodotto solista, Pieces of a Man, riscuotendo nuovamente il favore dei critici. Sempre nel 1998, fa un cameo nel film assieme a Nas, DMX e Method Man. Dopo una lieve parabola discendente, il rapper torna ad alti livelli con 9 Lives (2001) e Aziatic (2002), approdando nel panorama underground e pubblicando album in serie come A.W.O.L. (2005). Nel 2015, AZ pubblica indipendentemente il libro Jewels, Gems & Treasures. Dotato di una tecnica lirica \u00ABeccezionale\u00BB, di un ottimo flow e complessi giochi metrici, che ne caratterizzano la consegna, AZ \u00E8 ritenuto sia il rapper sia il paroliere hip hop pi\u00F9 sottovalutato di tutti i tempi, inoltre \u00E8 incluso in una lista di About.com che presenta i 50 MC's migliori di sempre, descritto come \u00ABprobabilmente il paroliere pi\u00F9 sottovalutato di sempre\u00BB."@it . . . "The Rap James Bond"@en . . . . . . . "1993"^^ . "Anthony Cruz (Brooklyn, 9 maart 1972), bekend onder de artiestennaam AZ, is een Amerikaanse rapper. Hij werd in 2003 genomineerd voor een Grammy voor de single The Essence. Cruz was lid van de rapsupergroep The Firm, waar onder meer ook Nas lid van was, en is vaak te horen op albums van Nas, evenals andersom. DJ Premier heeft enkele mixtapes voor hem geproduceerd, bijvoorbeeld ."@nl . . . . "\u042D\u043D\u0442\u043E\u043D\u0438 \u041A\u0440\u0443\u0437 (\u0430\u043D\u0433\u043B. Anthony Cruz; \u0440\u043E\u0434. 9 \u043C\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0430 1972 \u0433\u043E\u0434\u0430) \u2014 \u0430\u043C\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043A\u0430\u043D\u0441\u043A\u0438\u0439 \u0440\u044D\u043F\u0435\u0440, \u043F\u0440\u043E\u0434\u044E\u0441\u0435\u0440 \u0438 \u0430\u043A\u0442\u0451\u0440, \u0431\u043E\u043B\u0435\u0435 \u0438\u0437\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043D\u044B\u0439 \u043F\u043E\u0434 \u043F\u0441\u0435\u0432\u0434\u043E\u043D\u0438\u043C\u043E\u043C AZ. \u0420\u043E\u0434\u0438\u043B\u0441\u044F \u0438 \u0432\u044B\u0440\u043E\u0441 \u0432 \u0411\u0440\u0443\u043A\u043B\u0438\u043D\u0435. \u0412\u043C\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0435 \u0441 \u0440\u044D\u043F\u0435\u0440\u0430\u043C\u0438 Nas, Foxy Brown \u0438 \u044F\u0432\u043B\u044F\u043B\u0441\u044F \u0443\u0447\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043D\u0438\u043A\u043E\u043C \u0433\u0440\u0443\u043F\u043F\u044B ."@ru . . . . . "Rapper"@en . "Quiet Money"@en . ""@en . "\u0623\u0646\u062A\u0648\u0646\u064A \u0643\u0631\u0648\u0632 (\u0628\u0627\u0644\u0625\u0646\u062C\u0644\u064A\u0632\u064A\u0629: Anthony Cruz)\u200F (\u0648\u0644\u062F \u0641\u064A 9 \u0645\u0627\u0631\u0633 1972\u060C \u0641\u064A \u0645\u062F\u064A\u0646\u0629 \u0646\u064A\u0648\u064A\u0648\u0631\u0643\u060C \u0646\u064A\u0648\u064A\u0648\u0631\u0643)\u060C \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0639\u0631\u0648\u0641 \u0628\u0644\u0642\u0628 AZ\u060C \u0647\u0648 \u0645\u063A\u0646\u064A \u0631\u0627\u0628 \u0623\u0645\u0631\u064A\u0643\u064A \u0645\u0646 \u0623\u0635\u0644 \u0623\u0641\u0631\u064A\u0642\u064A/\u062F\u0648\u0645\u064A\u0646\u064A\u0643\u0627\u0646\u064A\u060C \u0631\u0634\u062D \u0644\u062C\u0627\u0626\u0632\u0629 \u063A\u0631\u0627\u0645\u064A. \u064A\u0639\u0631\u0641 AZ \u0628\u0623\u0633\u0644\u0648\u0628 \u0631\u0627\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0627\u062D\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0642\u064A."@ar . . . . . . . ""@en . "songwriter"@en . . . . . "\u042D\u043D\u0442\u043E\u043D\u0438 \u041A\u0440\u0443\u0437 (\u0430\u043D\u0433\u043B. Anthony Cruz; \u0440\u043E\u0434. 9 \u043C\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0430 1972 \u0433\u043E\u0434\u0430) \u2014 \u0430\u043C\u0435\u0440\u0438\u043A\u0430\u043D\u0441\u043A\u0438\u0439 \u0440\u044D\u043F\u0435\u0440, \u043F\u0440\u043E\u0434\u044E\u0441\u0435\u0440 \u0438 \u0430\u043A\u0442\u0451\u0440, \u0431\u043E\u043B\u0435\u0435 \u0438\u0437\u0432\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043D\u044B\u0439 \u043F\u043E\u0434 \u043F\u0441\u0435\u0432\u0434\u043E\u043D\u0438\u043C\u043E\u043C AZ. \u0420\u043E\u0434\u0438\u043B\u0441\u044F \u0438 \u0432\u044B\u0440\u043E\u0441 \u0432 \u0411\u0440\u0443\u043A\u043B\u0438\u043D\u0435. \u0412\u043C\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0435 \u0441 \u0440\u044D\u043F\u0435\u0440\u0430\u043C\u0438 Nas, Foxy Brown \u0438 \u044F\u0432\u043B\u044F\u043B\u0441\u044F \u0443\u0447\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043D\u0438\u043A\u043E\u043C \u0433\u0440\u0443\u043F\u043F\u044B ."@ru . "AZ (rapper)"@it . . . "Anthony Cruz (Brooklyn, 9 maart 1972), bekend onder de artiestennaam AZ, is een Amerikaanse rapper. Hij werd in 2003 genomineerd voor een Grammy voor de single The Essence. Cruz was lid van de rapsupergroep The Firm, waar onder meer ook Nas lid van was, en is vaak te horen op albums van Nas, evenals andersom. DJ Premier heeft enkele mixtapes voor hem geproduceerd, bijvoorbeeld ."@nl . "AZ in 1998"@en . . . . . . . . .