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AZ

American rapper from New York

PersonAge 54humanQ300300

Also known as Anthony Cruz · Anthony 'AZ' Cruz · AZ the Visualiza · The Rap James Bond · Rap James Bond · Sosa

Born: March 9, 1972
Birthplace: Bedford–Stuyvesant
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: rapper
, songwriter
, musician
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Languages spoken, written or signed: English

Overview

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Anthony Cruz, better known by his stage name AZ, is an American rapper. Best known for his work with fellow East Coast rapper Nas, the two formed the New York City-based hip hop group the Firm in 1996, along with Foxy Brown, Cormega and Nature.

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Discography: AZ discography
Genre: East Coast hip-hop
mafioso rap
gangsta rap
underground hip-hop
hardcore hip-hop
Label: Real Talk Entertainment
Koch Entertainment
Noo Trybe Records
Virgin Records
EMI
Instrument: piano
voice
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Virtual International Authority FileRetrieved 2018-11-04
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Pseudonym: AZ
AZ the Visualiza
Sosa
The Rap James Bond
Start of work period: 1992
Social media followers: 18,800(April 24, 2025) youtube channel id: UC4IF2sL50Kr5A5BLozpB4Pg
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2025-04-24
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19,000(April 20, 2024) youtube channel id: UC4IF2sL50Kr5A5BLozpB4Pg
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-04-20
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19,100(March 22, 2023) youtube channel id: UC4IF2sL50Kr5A5BLozpB4Pg
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1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2023-03-22
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133,271(February 7, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 20409967
129,677(February 28, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 20409967
19,400(July 3, 2021) youtube channel id: UC4IF2sL50Kr5A5BLozpB4Pg
126,374(January 7, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 20409967
126,240(April 23, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 20409967
Member of: The Firm
Given name: Anthony
Family name: Cruz
Name in native language: Anthony Cruz
Birth name: אנתוני קרוז

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