Spirituality is a god given gift that lingers within the core of ones being. It produces focus, serenity, and motivation in today’s world if you look you’ll find very few who posses this quality. AZ is one of those few. He has the spirituality; but can the core of his soul translate in to scriptures that will leave a legendary lasting impression on this Hip-Hop artform?

One of the most stellar efforts Nas’ 1994 debut album Illmatic was the critically acclaimed “Life’s a Bitch.” On this joint, the gun toting, chicken head fucking, Crack slinging, painfully driven and lyrical heat spittin’ youth of the United States Ghettos were introduced to Anthony Cruz. Anthony would fast become known to the world as AZ. AZ is short for Aziatic, which is the 5 Percent Nation of Islam moniker that replaced AZ’s government given name. This is where the street scriptures of one of the most witty, complex and intelligent lyricists on the planet began. All hail the coming of AZ.

As the attempts of the label (Motown) trying to get AZ on the phone for me became repetitive I began to get stressed. I had to recoup my thoughts and take a deep breath. This is just some of the shit that us Journalists go through to get the story; and I get the story. Finally I got to speak with Az about his new album, his goals in life and how he keeps his money