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Bleek went on to release his debut album, Coming of Age, in 1999, which contained the singles "Memphis Bleek Is... ", "My Hood to Your Hood" and "What You Think of That". After collaborating with Jay-Z on the singles " Hey Papi " and " Change the Game ", Bleek's second album, The Understanding , was released on December 5, 2000.
"Memphis Bleek Is..." is the debut single from Memphis Bleek, it was from his first album, Coming of Age. The song was perceived as an indirect diss to Nas. It was considered a Nas diss because the song had a similar concept to that of Nas' song, "Nas Is Like." The song became a minor hit and allowed Bleek to be known as more than Jay-Z's sidekick.
Memphis Bleek was one of the first artists signed to Roc-A-Fella, as a "protégé" of Jay-Z.The name "Memphis", which the rapper explained paid homage to pimps, was a backronym for "Making Easy Money, Pimping Hoes In Style" and "Bleek" was a childhood nickname stemming from his younger sister trying to pronounce his first name, Malik. [4]
The song was produced by Timbaland and was released in 2000. The original version of the song appeared on the European (but not American) version of Jay-Z's Vol. 3...Life and Times of S. Carter. Memphis Bleek later recorded verses for the song, and it was released as the second single from Bleek's The Understanding.
Coming of Age is the debut studio album by American rapper Memphis Bleek.It was released August 3, 1999, via The Island Def Jam Music Group, Def Jam Recordings and Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records on August 3, 1999.
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534 is the fourth studio album by rapper Memphis Bleek.It was released by Get Low Records, Roc-A-Fella Records, and Def Jam Recordings on May 17, 2005. The album was executive produced Bleek's mentor and childhood friend Jay-Z, who also recorded the song "Dear Summer" for the album.