{"id":226007,"date":"2026-04-12T08:38:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T06:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=226007"},"modified":"2026-04-12T08:38:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T06:38:44","slug":"az-announces-doe-or-die-iii-and-drops-its-first-single","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/az-announces-doe-or-die-iii-and-drops-its-first-single\/","title":{"rendered":"AZ announces &#8220;Doe Or Die III&#8221; and drops its first single!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2TmfI8wngxY?si=KpmVxCeg2TMasM8d\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Legendary emcee <strong>AZ<\/strong> returns to announce the release of his highly anticipated album, &#8220;Doe Or Die III,&#8221; the long-awaited third installment in his iconic series, which will be released on May 8th, 2026 via Mass Appeal.<\/p>\n<p>The album announcement marks a true full-circle moment, as it reunites AZ with the legacy that first introduced him to the world; from being the sole guest feature and the first voice heard on Nas\u2019 seminal &#8220;Illmatic,&#8221; to carving out a Hall of Fame career as a solo artist, &#8220;Doe Or Die III&#8221; serves as a master class in veteran lyricism, bridging the gap between the golden era and the modern landscape.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the announcement, AZ has also released the project\u2019s first single, \u201cSo High,\u201d featuring <strong>Mumu Fresh<\/strong>. Smooth, reflective, and sharply executed, \u201cSo High\u201d harkens back to when AZ was \u201cspending them Jacksons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"226008\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/az-announces-doe-or-die-iii-and-drops-its-first-single\/az-so-high-thumbnail\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AZ-So-High-thumbnail.avif\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AZ &amp;#8211; So High thumbnail\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AZ-So-High-thumbnail-1024x576.avif\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-226008\" src=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AZ-So-High-thumbnail.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AZ-So-High-thumbnail.avif 1280w, https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AZ-So-High-thumbnail-540x304.avif 540w, https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AZ-So-High-thumbnail-1024x576.avif 1024w, https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AZ-So-High-thumbnail-768x432.avif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff Legendary emcee AZ returns to announce the release of his highly anticipated album, &#8220;Doe&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-226007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-videos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pG6fW-WNh","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226007"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":226009,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226007\/revisions\/226009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}