YZ

Anthony Hill, known by his stage name YZ, and alias Ali Sa'id Nur al-Din, is an American rapper from Trenton, New Jersey.

Career At age 17, YZ and DJ Tony D opened a company called Two Tone Productions in Trenton, New Jersey. YZ and group members G-Rock and DJ Tink released the single "I Am Who I Am/I'm Bad" (1989) on Trenton independent label Rockin' Hard Records. After acquiring half of the company Diversity Records, YZ released the maxi single, "In Control of Things"/"Thinking of a Master Plan", in 1989.

Diversity Records later signed the hip hop group Poor Righteous Teachers (PRT), but because of conflicts with Tony D (the man responsible for producing PRT), Diversity and PRT severed ties before the release of their first single.

YZ signed a deal with Tuff City Records in 1990, then released his first LP, Sons of The Father (1990),

Discography 1990: Sons of the Father (Tuff City Records) 1993: The Ghetto's Been Good to Me (Livin' Large/Tommy Boy/Warner Bros. Records) 1999: "Ain't Got Time to Waste" (featuring YZ) Cold_Water_Music 2002: YZ Presents the Legend of Floyd Jones (Reservoir Records) 2009: Muad'Dib (Blackworld Entertainment) 2025: Moorganic