Almost a decade since their A.W.O.L. collaboration, “New York, two of hip-hop’s most revered lyricists, Raekwon and AZ, trade bars once again on “86 (Remix).”

I’m sure I’m not the only one who wishes Nas utilized his Illmatic opener, “The Genesis,” better. Well, with just a slight delay of 19 years, Esco’s partner-in-rhyme at the time, AZ, puts the DJ Grand Wizard Theodore-sampling skit to good use with this nostalgic new freestyle. It comes in perfect timing as the Brooklyn MC is set to release Doe or Die II, the follow-up to his acclaimed 1995 debut, sometime this year.

This shit tough. Every armchair A&R’s favorite, AZ got a new album on the way, Do Or Die II. Real talk I was upset when I heard Do Or Die and there was no Primo and Extra P tracks. The obvious question for the new album…Nas collaboration?