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Brooklyn NY, United States (1996 – present)
Malik Thuston Cox (born on June 23, 1978) better known as Memphis Bleek, is a Brooklyn rapper who made his first appearance in Hip Hop on Jay-Z’s debut album, Reasonable Doubt in 1996. Memphis Bleek regularly came in contact with rap legends such as The Notorious B.I.G. and Jay-Z during his childhood, and has collaborated with artists such as Beanie Sigel, Ja Rule and Missy Elliott, among others. “Memphis” is an acronym for Making Easy Money Pimping Hoes In Style.
Early years
Memphis “One Hit Away” Bleek’s first mainstream rap vocals appeared on the Clark Kent produced song “Coming of Age”, featured on Jay-Z’s classic debut LP Reasonable Doubt. Shortly after, Bleek became the first artist signed to Roc-A-Fella Records.
“Coming of Age”, ironiclly, was also the title of Memphis’ debut LP, which didn’t create massive records sales and chart-topping singles as his labelmate and peers’ albums had. The same was the case of his second LP, “The Understanding”, and third, “M.A.D.E”, though the latter spawned his largest amount of sales yet (900,000).
Get Low label and rivalries
In the time between the releases of his second and third albums, Memphis Bleek started his own label, Get Low, which in turn led to the signing of former Junior MAFIA member Lil’ Cease. The name of the label has sparked a hip-hop rivalry, or beef, between Memphis Bleek, JT tha Bigga Figga & The Game, the former of which built an independent record label with the same title.
Early years
Memphis “One Hit Away” Bleek’s first mainstream rap vocals appeared on the Clark Kent produced song “Coming of Age”, featured on Jay-Z’s classic debut LP Reasonable Doubt. Shortly after, Bleek became the first artist signed to Roc-A-Fella Records.
“Coming of Age”, ironiclly, was also the title of Memphis’ debut LP, which didn’t create massive records sales and chart-topping singles as his labelmate and peers’ albums had. The same was the case of his second LP, “The Understanding”, and third, “M.A.D.E”, though the latter spawned his largest amount of sales yet (900,000).
Get Low label and rivalries
In the time between the releases of his second and third albums, Memphis Bleek started his own label, Get Low, which in turn led to the signing of former Junior MAFIA member Lil’ Cease. The name of the label has sparked a hip-hop rivalry, or beef, between Memphis Bleek, JT tha Bigga Figga & The Game, the former of which built an independent record label with the same title.
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roobyyy wrote:
Yo, I grew up like a regular cat. Classic !
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sjm26b wrote:
Bleek doesnt even have the best song in his own collection, sad. See: Dear Summer
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JusRa wrote:
>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1Jac7qfy0o&feature=channel_video_title NEEDS TO BE IN THE NEXT XXL FRESHMAN CLASS!!!
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amanante wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umvz4hCa-Y4
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NewJerz25 wrote:
Coming of age should be one of his top albums on here.
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IMFire wrote:
@Gucio Really? Hova made Bleek's career. He took a wack rapper and made him platinum. Jigga proved that you can market a pile of shit and it will sell if promoted well. Bleek should pray to Jay-Z everyday and thank him for everything he has.
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Darkwallz wrote:
I thought Dear Summer was gonna be his most played track.
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RaggaGammler_ wrote:
respect..
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NoSleepForADay wrote:
"Bleek could be one hit away his whole career" - Jay-Z Keep telling us that. Bleek built his whole career of off Jay. He's nothing more than a hype man.
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AstroBoy30 wrote:
surprised he has over 100k listeners, only one i like is round here.
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theking2008 wrote:
lmao @ underrated, this guy is garbage. m.a.d.e. was alright, but definitely not one of rocs best.
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discotequedude wrote:
Still a rapper I have respect for. I liked his music since I first of him with "Memphis Bleek Is..." music video. He's so underrated! None of these rapper the radio stations play now have anything on Bleek. With how far mainstream rap has fallen since he dropped his debut album, he does not have to worry about his credibility.
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sloan1989 wrote:
GoooD StuuuF!!!)))
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ploveskicks wrote:
@hasafienda: That's too bad. M.A.D.E. is one of the best Roc-A-Fella's releases.
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TuNa_DriNk wrote:
Lol... M.A.D.E. is dope as fuck
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hasafienda wrote:
I still hate him for making me buy one of his albums off the strength of "Round Here," only to find out the rest of the shit was wack. Probably my worst purchase ever, and one of the many reasons I prefer to download before I pay for anything.
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tommybytes wrote:
G as fuck yall
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TuNa_DriNk wrote:
lol @ that commercial
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Mistah_BH wrote:
never listened to him since he dropped that garnier fructis shit... a lot of rappers may have done some ridicilous commercial shit, but that was a little bit tooooo much
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jensyao wrote:
I'm out here slingin/bringin/the drama, tryin to come up/in the game/and add a couple of dollar/signs to my name/I'm out here servin/disturbin/the peace/life could be better, like my man reclined in/plush leather seats/He's sellin weight/I'm sellin eight/balls/sixteen tryin to graduate to pushin quarters y'all/I ain't gon' sweat him/I'ma let him/come to me/If he give me/the nod then these niggaz gon' see/I'm tired of bein out here round the clock/and breakin day/and chasin crackers up the block for my pay/I'm stayin fresh/so chickens check/I'm tryin to step up to the next level, pushin Vettes/to the Jets/Diamonds reflect/from the sun/directly in your equilibrium/and stunned/I'm waitin for my day to come/I got the urge/to splurge/I don't wanna lifetime sentence, just give me the word - Memphis Bleek "coming of age" w/ Jay-Z
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