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DZE LIKE RZA – The Good, The Bad, and the BARS

Who’s Making Noise in AZ?

Arizona’s rap landscape isn’t just desert — it’s pressure, and DZE LIKE RZA is cooking diamonds. Known in the Phoenix underground as a lyrical tactician with real street vision, DZE delivers bars soaked in experience.

"He sounds like AZ if AZ had its own version of Wu-Tang meets Vince Staples." — Sound Advice Community

🎯 The Good

• ✅ Voice: raspy, textured, and undeniably original
• ✅ Lyrics that paint pictures — vivid street tales, not cliché flexes
• ✅ Flow is calculated but effortless — he can switch gears mid-bar
• ✅ Branding: clean rollout on Spotify + solid visuals on IG

⚠️ The Bad

• ⚠️ Some beats still feel YouTube-type — he deserves custom production
• ⚠️ Not enough collaborations — AZ thrives on community, tap in more
• ⚠️ Needs a more aggressive merch/website funnel (the potential is there!)

💥 The Ugly (But It’s Real)

AZ rappers get slept on nationally. DZE LIKE RZA might be one of the best in the city right now, but unless his team levels up visually and digitally, he risks falling into the “local legend, global unknown” trap. That’s why The Yeti Show put this episode