AZ confirmed “Doe or Die III” to mark three many years since his debut, reigniting curiosity in one in all Hip-Hop’s most revered lyricists.
AZ surprised longtime Hip-Hop listeners on October 10 by saying the upcoming launch of Doe or Die III to have fun the thirtieth anniversary of his 1995 debut.
The information dropped through social media, the place the Brooklyn rapper thanked supporters and confirmed the third installment of the revered collection will arrive later this 12 months below his label, Quiet Cash Data.
“30years!!! Doe or Die was launched 1995!! Thank ya’ll all that supported and held me down! Now in 2025 I shall be releasing Doe or Die lll thirtieth anniversary version!! 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.
DOE OE DIE III COMING SOON!!!!! pic.twitter.com/ygXCvhGJub
— AZ (@quietAZmoney) October 10, 2025
Its mix of avenue imagery and lyrical finesse helped outline the mafioso rap subgenre and cemented AZ’s repute as one of the vital underrated lyricists of his period.
AZ’s breakout second got here a 12 months earlier together with his look on Nas’s Illmatic, on the monitor “Life’s a B####.” That visitor verse constructed anticipation for Doe or Die, which delivered on expectations and has since turn out to be a cult traditional.
The follow-up, Doe or Die II, landed in 2021, practically 26 years after the unique. Now, with Doe or Die III, AZ is seeking to shut the trilogy with a mission that honors his legacy and reasserts his lyrical presence within the present panorama.
Reactions on X have been crammed with nostalgia and pleasure. Many praised the announcement, calling Doe or Die a landmark in Hip-Hop historical past.
Doe or Die III is predicted to be launched earlier than the top of 2025.
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