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  Type Album
  Artist AZ
  Cover Pieces_of_a_Manjpg
  Background Orange
  Released April 7 , 1998
  Genre Hip Hop
  Length 53:53
  Label Noo Trybe Records
  Last Album '' Doe Or Die '' <br /> (1995)
  This Album '''''Pieces of a Man''''' <br /> (1998)
  Next Album '' SOSA (Save Our Streets AZ) '' <br /> (2000)


Pieces of a Man is AZ 's sophomore effort. The album is vastly different from his debut, Doe Or Die . It contained fun, party tracks as opposed to Doe or Die's grimey, street oriented lyrics and production. Because of this, many fans were upset and quickly branded it a "sophomore slump". However, a lot of people today who look back on the album realize how impressive and unique AZ's flow, charisma, and rhyming style were on Pieces of a Man. The initial disappointment only showed that his fans were not ready for the change in mood. This was very similar to some Nas fans shunning his own sophomore release, It Was Written . After the album, Noo Trybe Records took AZ off of their roster.


TRACKLISTING


#New Life (Album Intro)
#I'm Known
#How Ya Livin' - (featuring Nas )
#Trading Places / Manasia (Interlude)
#What's The Deal / Half-A-Mil (Interlude)
#Love is Love
#Pay Back, The
#Just Because
#S.O.S.A.
#It's a Boy Thing
#Pieces of a (Black) Man
#Last Dayz - (featuring Monifa )
#Whatever Happened (The Birth) - (featuring RZA )
#Trial of the Century
#Betcha Don't Know