Statik Selektah Explains Why He Thinks AZ Is So Slept On (Video)

The Come Up Show sits down with Statik & Termanology and give their opinion on why they believe The Visualiza is so underrated and slept on. AZ is mos definitely in my Top 10. Where does AZ stand in your Top ____ lists?

44 Responses to “Statik Selektah Explains Why He Thinks AZ Is So Slept On (Video)”

  1. AZ is slept on because he does not have that Illmatic level album
    Do or Die is dope…but it’s no Illmatic
    combine that with the fact that his beat selection can be pedestrian at times and you get a slept on MC…

    epic said this on August 16th, 2011 at 8:03 pm

  2. AZ is definitly in my top 5 !

    Wisse said this on August 16th, 2011 at 8:04 pm

  3. AZ is one of the greatest

    AZfan said this on August 16th, 2011 at 8:07 pm

  4. better yet he’s simply not marketed enough…

    epic said this on August 16th, 2011 at 8:09 pm

  5. like they say…”AZ shoulda been Jay-Z”

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7fDGTic-v8

    Jose said this on August 16th, 2011 at 8:10 pm

  6. Top 2 of all time bitch!

    zeezrom said this on August 16th, 2011 at 8:25 pm

  7. mid 20′s

    polaris said this on August 16th, 2011 at 8:31 pm

  8. anybody here that says AZ is in their top 10,i call BULLSHIT!
    AZ got the silkiest flow in the game but he not in my list & i know damn well he aint in yours.
    still,he deserves nothing but the upmost respect.

    dolo said this on August 16th, 2011 at 8:34 pm

  9. Hip hop is funny style especially nowadays , I mean just look at the complex list of new MCs to watch. You gotta be a wack weirdo to get on in the game , people dont respect nothing real cause its not too much real shit out there. Hip hop just a bunch of characters and followers. Az is dope but though but I think he was just a little too close to Nas so people just focused on Nas and not AZ.

    marty mcfly said this on August 16th, 2011 at 8:35 pm

  10. Lmao @Jose, I see These Overdose Dudes commenting on here all the time. Yu guys mad dope though, no joke. You should have ya own article on dis bitch, forreal

    Dustin said this on August 16th, 2011 at 8:54 pm

  11. AZ is not Top-10 material. Let’s all just be honest with ourselves here.

    Jonathan Garcia said this on August 16th, 2011 at 9:04 pm

  12. anyone who doesn’t have AZ in their top 10 does not have a valid top 10. yes there are people who actually know hiphop. nas then AZ a close second imo.

    kickjay said this on August 16th, 2011 at 9:08 pm

  13. AZ is def in my top 10 rappers of all time, but jay-z is definately not he’s in my notable top 20

    bb said this on August 16th, 2011 at 9:11 pm

  14. no let’s be honest here jonathon, you dont know anything about hiphop. Who is in your top ten if AZ is NOT.
    seriously 99% of people dont know the first thing about hiphop, and those who only know a little think they know it all. But, that won’t change.

    rapshed said this on August 16th, 2011 at 9:13 pm

  15. Thanks for posting Justice BAM BAM

    Chedo said this on August 16th, 2011 at 9:17 pm

  16. new slaine cd is out dude sounds like a ole school eminem
    Slaine – i aint done
    http://hulkshare.com/b4by9o7i6rcr

    TOrrent911 said this on August 16th, 2011 at 9:18 pm

  17. AZ is criminally slept on…IMO he’s the definition of the term slept on…

    Grimzz said this on August 16th, 2011 at 9:20 pm

  18. Statik is stupid slept on too. Dude is fuckin raw.

    Shy said this on August 16th, 2011 at 9:27 pm

  19. Yeah the term slept on was like invented for AZ…and to be real bout it the man is just as nice as Nas and more consistent. WIsh them two had made a collab album back in the day, easily would been a classic

    iLL Vibe said this on August 16th, 2011 at 9:49 pm

  20. I don’t understand why people act like others know “less” about hip-hop because they have a different opinion of who is top 10. It’s an OPINION, not a fact you fuckin ignorant ass muthafucka. I hate when ppl try to kick knowledge on some ignorant shit.

    That being said, AZ is not in my top 10, BUT I consider him a legend and I have a lot of respect for the dude.

    Prof. Oak said this on August 16th, 2011 at 10:07 pm

  21. AZ is very dope. He’s in my top 25.

    hippaToDaHoppa said this on August 16th, 2011 at 10:16 pm

  22. Two mad slept on dudes talkin bout AZ being slept on

    MadScrilla said this on August 16th, 2011 at 10:25 pm

  23. I’ve been listening to hip-hop religiously for damn near 30 years & I’m going to say something SHOCKING (oooh): Biggie, Jay-Z, Tupac, nor Nas (let alone AZ) are probably not even in my own top 20 if I really think about it. Just brainstorming real quick, here’s m.c.’s I like more than the aforementioned, in no particular order: Andre 3000, De La (both of ‘em), Q-Tip, Masta Ace, AG, Sean Price, MF Doom, Busta Rhymes, KRS, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Mac Dre, Tech N9ne, Jay Electronica, Prince Po, Pharoahe Monch, Common, Killer Mike, El-P, MC Eiht, GZA, Ghostface, G-Rap, Kurupt…I’m just sayin’, arguments can be made for damn near anyone!

    Clint Partie said this on August 16th, 2011 at 10:27 pm

  24. Look, anyone who doesn’t have AZ in their top 5: Listen to some shit by your favorite rappers (I dont care who the fuck it is) then compare it to AZ stuff right after. You might have some reconsidering to do. kinda trying to prove a point here. These dudes like AZ created some of the best music ever, this shit is bigger than hiphop, and he gets no credit or fame. Masta Ace is a similiar story.

    kickjay said this on August 16th, 2011 at 10:28 pm

  25. az tight but hes a fake thug like nas. if hes got mafia connects i ate with barack last night. moseltof bitches

    lol @ az said this on August 16th, 2011 at 10:36 pm

  26. AZ is slept on and unheard as much as he needs to be.. but as someone said earlier.. one of the reasons is unfortunately a lot of it has to do with beat selections. There are times when he’s had those bad ass beats and times where you are left scratching your head.

    Shawn said this on August 16th, 2011 at 10:43 pm

  27. @ Marty Mcfly, I agree with everything you said

    ThaTruth said this on August 16th, 2011 at 11:05 pm

  28. Percee P is more slept on than AZ if you wanna get real

    niggarachi said this on August 16th, 2011 at 11:22 pm

  29. AZ would be in the 20′s for me… And y’all niggas don’t realize.. Unknown =/= slept on.. People dunno Percee P so he ain’t underrated or nothin.. People know AZ but just don’t give him a chance

    InsertNameHere said this on August 16th, 2011 at 11:33 pm

  30. It’s not that he’s NOT top 10 worthy.
    He’s just not in mine and I’m pretty sure he’s not in yours.
    Off the top of my head I don’t see him in front of BlackThought,Mef,MastaAce,Rae,Mos…
    And that’s just on the spot.
    But ya know it’s all perspective at the end of the day.
    Respect all around.
    And really the only reason I left my first comment was cuz people like to talk outta their ass and jump on the band wagon as soon as vets start hyping cats up.
    Like when meka leaves one of his snark ass comments and these fools run with it

    Dolo said this on August 17th, 2011 at 12:26 am

  31. az > pac and fuck who says different suckin off that fake ass weak rhyme spittin ass nigga az deserves the shine pac got

    efed said this on August 17th, 2011 at 12:27 am

  32. Ok look here is WHY AZ IS BETTER THAN ANYONE.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7fDGTic-v8

    That verse right there is real ish

    Jacob said this on August 17th, 2011 at 1:45 am

  33. Az is one of the best to ever do it. What hurts him is lack of radio play an his beat selection can be trash at times. An he never got with the right label. Am i the only one who wonders why hov never signed him to the roc…… I hope he an nas are the never to do a album

    merc said this on August 17th, 2011 at 2:29 am

  34. I meant do a album

    merv said this on August 17th, 2011 at 2:31 am

  35. dat forehead

    TH4TGUY said this on August 17th, 2011 at 2:32 am

  36. Doe or Die 2 IS OUT???

    Stefan 136 said this on August 17th, 2011 at 6:47 am

  37. He’s good but anin’t msde it to my top 10 , 1-Rakim 2- 2PAC 3-Guru, 4-Nas 5-Joell Ortiz my top 5

    Capitan Rivera said this on August 17th, 2011 at 7:16 am

  38. Tragedy Khadafi is way better than AZ. I like AZ but Tragedy has actually continually put out good music.

    At one time I would have put Tragedy right there with Nas.

    That Thug Matrix Album is crazy.

    Tragedy also wrote one of the greatest verses in rap. Stole the song from Nore and Capone.

    Yo, TV’s in the headrest, Sega entertainment
    Pushed the Lex Land on the way to my arraignment
    D.A. got a witness, lawyer can’t explain it
    Face the judge, on some money maintain shit
    Black Ceasar, hundred grand on the Visa
    Took the stand, suddenly, caught amnesia
    Found him in the warehouse, tied in the freezer
    That’s the life of a thug when he hold heaters
    Willies, up North, turn to dick beaters
    Sendin flicks to any bitch that’ll feed us
    360 ways with the shell-top Adidas
    The Black Jesus, Lebanon, remain calm
    Rock and stay green, sippin on Don
    Arabic link, Cartier on the arm
    Nigga fresh off work release, Hercules
    Nigga fuck the deez, we blazin trees
    Capone bag the keys, let’s move like a gypsy
    It’s hot out here, relocate to Poughkeepsie
    Feds play the roof in the hood try to hit me
    Snakes on the block wanna sip Mo’ wit me
    The life of a thug wasn’t made right
    When I die leave a bottle of Don, by the gravesite
    The tombstone let the record show I was sinnin
    Lay me in the earth with the Armani linen

    AZ is nice but to put him in the top 50 is silly.

    He’s not even in the top 3 from his own hood.

    P.H.I.L.L.Y said this on August 17th, 2011 at 8:27 am

  39. LIFES A BITCH AND THEN YA DIE THATS WHY WE GET HIGH/CUZ U NEVER KNOW WHEN UR GONNA GO

    J said this on August 17th, 2011 at 10:17 am

  40. AZ is in my top 10, no doubt about it.

    StreetDough said this on August 17th, 2011 at 2:47 pm

  41. LMFAO THAT INTERVIEWER IS THE GUY METHOD MAN OWNED

    reherthe said this on August 17th, 2011 at 4:07 pm

  42. Definitely my top 10.

    Nas, AZ, Saigon, Ghostface, Black Thought, Lupe, Talib, Skyzoo, Big L, Mos Def…. something like that at least

    kberGRAYN said this on August 17th, 2011 at 7:33 pm

  43. he prolly wouldnt make my ten but hes mos def in the convo. top ten flows? he s hard to leave out. once upon a time he had everybody jockin his rhyme scheme.

    stevep said this on August 17th, 2011 at 8:21 pm

  44. he’s in my top 5…

    1. Eminem
    2. Royce
    3. Nas
    4. AZ
    5. Supastition

    pr99 said this on August 25th, 2011 at 1:03 pm

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