AZ confirmed “Doe or Die III” to mark three a long time since his debut, reigniting curiosity in one in all Hip-Hop’s most revered lyricists.

AZ shocked longtime Hip-Hop listeners on October 10 by asserting the upcoming launch of Doe or Die III to have fun the thirtieth anniversary of his 1995 debut.

The information dropped by way of social media, the place the Brooklyn rapper thanked supporters and confirmed the third installment of the revered sequence will arrive later this yr below his label, Quiet Money Records.

“30years!!! Doe or Die was released 1995!! Thank ya’ll all that supported and held me down! Now in 2025 I will be releasing Doe or Die lll 30th anniversary edition!! COMING SOON!!!” AZ posted on X.

The unique Doe or Die, launched in October 1995, turned a staple of East Coast Hip-Hop. With manufacturing from Pete Rock, Buckwild and L.E.S., the album offered over 500,000 copies and earned gold certification.

Its mix of road imagery and lyrical finesse helped outline the mafioso rap subgenre and cemented AZ’s status as one of the vital underrated lyricists of his period.

AZ’s breakout second got here a yr earlier along with his look on Nas’s Illmatic, on the observe “Life’s a B####.” That visitor verse constructed anticipation for Doe or Die, which delivered on expectations and has since grow to be a cult traditional.

The follow-up, Doe or Die II, landed in 2021, almost 26 years after the unique. Now, with Doe or Die III, AZ is trying to shut the trilogy with a mission that honors his legacy and reasserts his lyrical presence within the present panorama.

Reactions on X had been full of nostalgia and pleasure. Many praised the announcement, calling Doe or Die a landmark in Hip-Hop historical past.

Doe or Die III is anticipated to be launched earlier than the top of 2025.

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