# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/az
# Generated: 2026-08-13T02:20:50.913Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/az"
name: "AZ"
slug: "az"
description: "Anthony Cruz, better known by his stage name AZ, is an American rapper. Best known for his work with fellow East Coast rapper Nas, the two formed the New York City-based hip hop group the Firm in 1996, along with Foxy Brown, Cormega and Nature."
tagline: "American rapper from New York"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Az-03.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1972-03-09"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           68.13
  momentum:             0
  historical:           19.602928
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 18700
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/quietazmoney"
    handle:    "quietazmoney"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4IF2sL50Kr5A5BLozpB4Pg"
    handle:    "@azvevo"
    followers: 18700
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/167543"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A_%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2"
    title: "أنتوني كروز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D9%89_%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2"
    title: "انتونى كروز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%B2%D8%AF"
    title: "ای زد"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/AZ_(rapper)"
    title: "AZ (rapper)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/AZ_(Rapper)"
    title: "AZ (Rapper)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AZ_(rapper)"
    title: "AZ (rapper)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/AZ"
    title: "AZ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%B2%D8%AF"
    title: "ای زد"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/AZ_(artisti)"
    title: "AZ (artisti)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/AZ_(rappeur)"
    title: "AZ (rappeur)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99_%D7%96%D7%99"
    title: "איי זי"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/AZ_(rapper)"
    title: "AZ (rapper)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/AZ_(%EB%9E%98%ED%8D%BC)"
    title: "AZ (래퍼)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/AZ_(rapper)"
    title: "AZ (rapper)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/AZ_(raper)"
    title: "AZ (raper)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/AZ_(rapper)"
    title: "AZ (rapper)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/AZ_(%D1%80%D1%8D%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80)"
    title: "AZ (рэпер)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/AZ_(rapper)"
    title: "AZ (rapper)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/AZ_(rappare)"
    title: "AZ (rappare)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/AZ_(rapa)"
    title: "AZ (rapa)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/AZ_(m%C3%BCzisyen)"
    title: "AZ (müzisyen)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0506bf37-90d7-4654-9585-b4800dc945d5"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q300300"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump