{"id":227138,"date":"2026-05-10T09:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T07:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=227138"},"modified":"2026-05-10T08:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T06:56:10","slug":"az-rounds-up-his-legendary-trilogy-with-doe-or-die-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/az-rounds-up-his-legendary-trilogy-with-doe-or-die-iii\/","title":{"rendered":"AZ rounds up his legendary trilogy with &#8220;Doe Or Die III&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?si=RfrbxySkvYZZPLnr&amp;list=PLLUx4HzJPWoaKzdWezuUgSSM0UBN6Ha8U\" 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>One of the leading voices in Hip-Hop released the long-awaited trilogy installment of his legendary series with &#8220;Doe Or Die III&#8221;; which is now available at <a href=\"https:\/\/quietmoney.lnk.to\/doeordieiii\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all DSPs<\/a>. &#8220;Doe Or Die III&#8221; includes collaborations and production from <strong>Jadakiss<\/strong>, <strong>Mumu Fresh<\/strong>,<strong> Amar Noir<\/strong> (AZ\u2019s son), <strong>Bink!<\/strong>, <strong>Mike N Keys<\/strong> and <strong>Nas<\/strong> on the aptly titled \u201cSurprise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The album commemorates 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>\u201cDoe Or Die started from my aspiration for hip-hop in 1995. 30 years ago. Through all the bumps and bruises, I not only stood the test of time, but humbly, I excelled.\u201d AZ humbly exerts. \u201cConnecting with Mass Appeal, with my comrade Nas, is the beautiful storm, because now we can do the business as men that we couldn\u2019t do when we were younger.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"226910\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/az-drops-the-second-single-from-doe-or-die-iii\/az-dodiii-digital-artwork\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AZ-DODIII-Digital-Artwork.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" 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 DODIII Digital Artwork\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AZ-DODIII-Digital-Artwork.jpg?fit=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-226910\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AZ-DODIII-Digital-Artwork.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff One of the leading voices in Hip-Hop released the long-awaited trilogy installment of his&#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":"","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":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-227138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pG6fW-X5w","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227138","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=227138"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":227140,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227138\/revisions\/227140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}