AZ Releases Doe Or Die III, Final Chapter of His Trilogy

Overview

• AZ’s Doe Or Die III is out now on streaming services via Mass Appeal, closing the mafioso story arc he began with his 1995 debut.
• The album features Nas on the track “Surprise” along with Jadakiss, Mumu Fresh, and Amar Noir, with production from Bink! and Mike N Keys.
• AZ said the series grew from his 1995 ambitions for hip-hop and that linking with Mass Appeal and Nas lets him handle the business differently now.
• The rollout includes a new visual for the song “Uniqueness,” extending the album’s focus on sharp storytelling and cool restraint.
• Coverage highlights AZ’s veteran lyricism and presents the project as a full-circle moment rooted in his early breakout as the sole guest on Nas’s Illmatic.