After the release of their only group effort, the four artists packed their shit and walked away from the project. Dre-produced collaboration between Nas and Az (with an assist by Nature). The Firm was a doomed concept, mostly because this supergroup couldn't ever legally refer to themselves using their own fucking name (thanks to some allegedly obscure rock band that had the name first), but it certainly didn't help that their album was critically panned and spawned zero hit singles, save for 'Phone Tap', the Dr. The chemistry between the two artists, combined with the fact that Nas once saved AZ's life and, as such, felt some sort of responsibility for his well-being, led to Nas forming the supergroup The Firm, which consisted of himself, AZ, Foxy Brown, and Cormega, who was later replaced with weed carrier Nature, who was literally with weed in pocket when he was tapped to replace Mega Montana, but could only do so after he clocked out at Domino's.
AZ's Doe or Die was a surprise hit back in 1995, thanks to his radio-friendly mafia tales, his friendship with fellow rapper Nasir Jones, also known as Big Sprite, a/k/a Nas, and the fact that Doe or Doe was actually good. You may feel that you no longer have to read the rest of this review.
It differs from his debut, Doe or Die, in that Pieces Of A Man is a terrible album. Pieces Of A Man is the second album by rapper Anthony Cruz, professionally known as Lil' Sprite, a/k/a AZ.
