The Format (album)

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The Format
The Format cover
Studio album by AZ
Released November 7, 2006
Genre Hip-Hop
Label Quiet Money Records
Fast Life Music
Producer Lil' Fame
Face Defeat
Emile
J. Cardim
Phonte
Statik Selektah
DJ Premier
Professional reviews
AZ chronology
A.W.O.L.
(2005)
The Format
(2006)
Undeniable
(2008)

The Format is the sixth studio album by rapper AZ, released on November 7, 2006. The album features production from Fizzy Womack (better known as Lil' Fame of M.O.P.), Face Defeat, Emile, J. Cardim, Phonte, Statik Selektah and DJ Premier. Guest appearances are provided by M.O.P., Little Brother, as well as artists on AZ's new label, Quiet Money Records. The album's lead single is its title track, "The Format", produced by DJ Premier, with "Vendetta" as its B-Side.[1] The Format also features the bonus track "Royal Salute", a retaliation to 50 Cent's song "What If", which included a line aimed at AZ. On October 7, 2007, Quiet Money released The Format (Special Edition) adding six bonus tracks including "Royal Salute."

[edit] Track listing

# Title Producer(s) Performer (s)
1 "I Am The Truth" Fizzy Womack AZ
2 "Sit 'em Back Slow" Face Defeat, Fizzy Womack AZ, M.O.P.
3 "Get High" Emile AZ
4 "Make Me" Emile AZ, Fresh
5 "Games" Bob Perry, Arnold Mischkulnig AZ, Samson
6 "Rise And Fall" J. Cardim, Phonte AZ, Little Brother
7 "Animal" Statik Selektah AZ
8 "Doing That" Fizzy Womack AZ, Jha Jha
9 "This Is What I Do" J. Cardim AZ
10 "The Format" DJ Premier AZ
11 "Vendetta" J. Cardim AZ, Fresh, Ralo
12 "Game Of Life" Emile AZ
13 "Royal Salute"[*] Emile AZ
14 "Life"[*] AZ
15 "Seems that Way"[*] AZ
16 "You Know"[*] AZ
17 "The Love Of Money "[*] AZ
18 "Damn It Feels Good"[*] AZ

[edit] Album Chart Positions

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums Top Independent Albums
2006 The Format - #59 #35