Thursday, July 10, 2008

Nas & AZ - Nasty Visuals (Collaborations)


Aaron and I are proud to present Nasty Visuals (perfect title, right)! Yes, yes y'all! Another vintage collaboration jump-off, this time featuring two of my (yours, your momma's) favorite emcees: Nas and AZ. This pair has come a long way from that classic collaboration on 'Life's a Bitch' from the infamous Illmatic album (AZ was the album's sole guest emcee), and the chemistry-packed duo of AZ and Nas have since collabed on several other tracks. Every time these two have shared the mic, they've shined nothing but brilliance. So Aaron (credit is due) came up with the novel idea of compiling all of Nas and AZ's features together (including the few Firm tracks they split on The Album). All in all, it's an hour(-plus)-long, eighteen-track-deep playlist of nothing but that real hip hop to keep you going. Enjoy:
01. The Understanding (feat. Biz Markie) / "Illmatical" Interlude (feat. Tragedy)
02. The Genesis (Intro) (feat. Jungle)
03. Life’s a Bitch
04. Gimme Yours
05. Mo Money, Mo Murder, Mo Homicide
06. Affirmative Action (feat. Cormega & Foxy Brown)
07. Firm Fiasco (feat. Foxy Brown)
08. Phone Tap (feat. Dr. Dre & Nature)
09. Executive Decisions (feat. Nature)
10. Desperados (feat. Canibus, Foxy Brown & Nature)
11. Firm Biz (feat. Foxy Brown & Dawn Robinson)
12. Affirmative Action II (feat. Foxy Brown, Cormega & Jungle)
13. La Familia (feat. Cormega & Foxy Brown)
14. How Ya Livin'
15. The Flyest
16. The Essence
17. Serious
18. Time (feat. Nature)