Throwback: AZ - "Sugar Hill"

Forever immortalized on Illmatic as the only guest feature, AZ kept the momentum going from that key appearance with the single "Sugar Hill" from his debut album Doe or Die. AZ always stood out as one of the few cats in an emcee's "posse" that could actually hold his own as a solo artist. He continues to drop quality music and build his career, but every time summer roles around, I think of the first time I heard this track and fond for the days when cats like this actually got radio airplay.