Looking At The Front Door: 15 Rap Duos & Groups That Ended In Break-Up HipHopDX When Nas released It Was Written in 1996, one of the stand-out moments was “Affirmative Action,” featuring longtime friends AZ, Cormega and Foxy Brown. Called “The Firm,” the mid-'90s super-group signed a deal with Dr. Dre's fledgling Aftermath ...