G.O.D. (Gold, Oil & Diamonds)

Hip-Hop · 2009 · 12 tracks

G.O.D. (Gold, Oil & Diamonds)

June 30, 2009 · Siccness.net

G.O.D. (Gold, Oil & Diamonds) captures the essence of a Brooklyn legend operating in the shadows of the mainstream. It sounds like the intersection of a high-end lounge and a rain-slicked alleyway, where the production relies heavily on the warmth of soul samples and the steady, hypnotic pulse of boom bap drums.

Unlike his more polished studio efforts, this project carries the raw, slightly unrefined energy of a retail mixtape, giving the listener a more intimate and immediate connection to his lyricism.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks

01

Hustle In My Blood

4:03

02

What It Sounds Like

2:55

03

Game Aint Changed

3:04

04

Run From Me

3:26

05

Live Your Life

3:25

06

Get Low

4:07

07

Bonafied

2:55

08

The Reverand

3:57

09

AZ's Behind This

3:39

10

Havin My Baby

3:41

11

Do Me This Way

2:47

12

Outro

1:28

Moments Worth Listening For

The moment the soul loop filters out on Hustle in My Blood, leaving only the dry, snapping snare and AZ's breathless flow.

The seamless transition between multi-syllabic internal rhymes on The Calm, where the words seem to melt into the bassline.

The raw, unquantized drum break on Follow Me that gives the track a dusty, basement-recorded urgency.

Where This Album Departs

How does G.O.D. (Gold, Oil & Diamonds) sound next to the rest of AZ's catalogue?

This album stays in step with the catalogue across the board — no axis departs enough to be worth its own note. Hover the dots to see where each one sits.

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