AZ

American rapper from New York
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AZ

Summary

AZ is a human[1]. His place of birth was Bedford–Stuyvesant[2]. He was born on March 9, 1972[3]. He worked as a rapper[4] and songwriter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,700 views/month, #6,378 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • AZ's place of birth was Bedford–Stuyvesant[2].
  • AZ was born on March 9, 1972[3].
  • AZ held citizenship in United States[7].
  • AZ's professions included rapper[4].
  • AZ's professions included songwriter[5].
  • AZ was a member of The Firm[8].
  • AZ is recorded as male[9].
  • AZ's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • AZ's genre is East Coast hip-hop[11].
  • AZ's genre is mafioso rap[12].
  • AZ's genre is hardcore hip-hop[13].
  • AZ's genre is gangsta rap[14].
  • AZ's record label is recorded as Real Talk Entertainment[15].
  • AZ's record label is recorded as Koch Entertainment[16].
  • AZ's record label is recorded as Noo Trybe Records[17].
  • AZ's record label is recorded as Virgin Records[18].
  • AZ's record label is recorded as EMI[19].
  • AZ's discography is recorded as AZ discography[20].
  • AZ's Commons category is recorded as AZ (rapper)[21].
  • AZ's family name is recorded as Cruz[22].
  • AZ's given name is recorded as Anthony[23].
  • AZ's pseudonym is recorded as AZ[24].
  • AZ's pseudonym is recorded as AZ the Visualiza[25].
  • AZ's pseudonym is recorded as Sosa[26].
  • AZ's pseudonym is recorded as The Rap James Bond[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1972-03-09[30]

  • Genre(s): boom bap, east coast hip hop, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, mafioso rap, pop rap[31]

  • Community tags: boom bap, east coast hip hop, gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, hip hop, mafioso rap, pop rap[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0506bf37-90d7-4654-9585-b4800dc945d5[33]

Body

Origins and Family

AZ's place of birth was Bedford–Stuyvesant[2]. He was born on March 9, 1972[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include rapper[4] and songwriter[5].

Why It Matters

AZ ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,700 views/month, #6,378 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was AZ born?

Born in Bedford–Stuyvesant[2], AZ…

What did AZ do for work?

AZ worked as rapper[4] and songwriter[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Bedford–Stuyvesant
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Work period start
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