Pieces of a Man (AZ album)
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| Studio album by AZ | |||||
| Released | April 7, 1998 | ||||
| Genre | Hip hop | ||||
| Length | 53:53 | ||||
| Label | Virgin Records | ||||
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Pieces of a Man is AZ's second album. The album is vastly different from his debut, Doe or Die. It contained fun, party tracks as opposed to Doe or Die's grimey, street oriented lyrics and production. Despite this major change, the album was still highly praised for its complex and insightful lyricism. The first single was supposed to be "Hey AZ" featuring SWV. That song uses the same sample as Mariah Carey's song "Honey", "Hey DJ" by the World Famous Supreme Team. Both were released in summer of 1997. The song "Hey AZ" had a video as well but for some reason when the album was released in spring 1998, the song was not on there. After the album, Noo Trybe Records took AZ off of their roster.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
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| 1 | "New Life (Album Intro)" | Goldfinga | AZ |
| 2 | "I'm Known" | Goldfinga | AZ |
| 3 | "How Ya Livin'" | L.E.S. | AZ, Nas |
| 4 | "Trading Places" | Poke and Tone | AZ |
| 5 | "What's The Deal" | Poke and Tone | AZ, Kenny Greene |
| 6 | "Love Is Love" | Poke and Tone | AZ, Nature, Half-A-Mil |
| 7 | "The Pay Back" | Gucci Jones | AZ |
| 8 | "Just Because" | L.E.S. | AZ |
| 9 | "SOSA" | Poke and Tone | AZ |
| 10 | "It's A Boy Thing" | Poke and Tone | AZ, Nature |
| 11 | "Pieces Of A (Black) Man" | Poke and Tone | AZ |
| 12 | "Last Dayz" | Kenny 'Smoove' Kornegay | AZ, Monifah |
| 13 | "Whatever Happened (The Birth)" | RZA | AZ, RZA |
| 14 | "Trial Of The Century" | Nashiem Myrick | AZ, Foxy Brown, Panama P.I. |
| 15 | "Betcha Don't Know" | Tony Dofat | AZ, Keanna Henson |
[edit] Samples
New Life (Album Intro)
- "Feelin' Good" by Nina Simone
How Ya Livin'
- "Show Me" by Glenn Jones
Love Is Love
- "Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair" by Nina Simone
- "Happy Birthday Maggie" by Hans Zimmer
The Pay Back
- "Like A Tattoo" by Sade
Betcha Don't Know
- "Betcha Don't Know" by Najee
[edit] Album Chart Positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | ||
| 1998 | Pieces Of A Man | #22 | #5 |
