N.4.L.

AZ

2008

N.4.L., a project inspired by Nas’ Untitled album. This title, which stands for N*ggaz 4 Life, reflects a thesis the rapper seeks to explore: regarding the N-word and living as a black man in America.

It more or less deals with the concept of the ghetto being an exluded community, and how AZ views that community with a combination of pride, resentment and ultimately acceptance.