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A collaborator on many of Jay-Z's albums (and a fellow native of Brooklyn's Marcy Projects), Memphis Bleek debuted his own solo career with the album Coming of Age, released on his mentor's Roc-A-Fella label, a subsidiary of Def Jam. Bleek's rapping style is a bit more street-level than Jay-Z's, making for a distinctive album that comes as a bit of a surprise given the large amount of samey records that often come from the same hip-hop labels. Besides the obvious cameos -- from Jay-Z, fellow Roc-A-Fella rappers Ja Rule and Beanie Sigel, plus Noreaga and Da Ranjahz -- Memphis Bleek sounds good throughout. For the spotlight single "Memphis Bleek Is...," the rapper recruited Swizz Beatz, the hottest producer in hip-hop. The move pays off, too, as the track is a solid DMX-style shouter, with the obvious catch phrase in the title. Many of the productions were recorded by Roc-A-Fella comrades, and the highlights ("What Do You Think of That," "Murda 4 Life," "You a Thug Nigga") have the same emphasis on bruising urban-funk as most Jay-Z material. Still, Coming of Age is a fine debut that shows Memphis Bleek already leaps and bounds ahead of most rappers.
© Keith Farley /TiVo
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Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Pat Viala, Producer - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC / The Island Def Jam Music Group
Malik Cox, ComposerLyricist - Marvin Gaye, ComposerLyricist - Pat Viala, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist - Reb (Of D.I.D.R.), FeaturedArtist - Leon Lorick, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Malik Cox, ComposerLyricist - Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - Swizz Beatz, Producer - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist - Joe Quinde, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Malik Cox, ComposerLyricist - A. Best, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, FeaturedArtist - BUCKWILD, Producer - Keith Mansfield, ComposerLyricist - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chico Spades, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Malik Cox, ComposerLyricist - Jeffrey Atkins, ComposerLyricist - Irving Lorenzo, ComposerLyricist - Ja Rule, FeaturedArtist - Irv Gotti, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pat Viala, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist - Gotti, Producer - Tai Green, ComposerLyricist - Mr. Fingers, Producer
℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC / The Island Def Jam Music Group
Malik Cox, ComposerLyricist - J. Stoute, ComposerLyricist - TERRY LEWIS, ComposerLyricist - JAMES HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist - Darryl "Pop" Trotter, Producer - J-Runnah, Producer - Patricia Austin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Malik Cox, ComposerLyricist - Irving Lorenzo, ComposerLyricist - Irv Gotti, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Mays, ComposerLyricist - Lil Rob, Producer
℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Malik Cox, ComposerLyricist - Pat Viala, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist - Da Ranjahz, FeaturedArtist - Dark Half, Producer - Malcolm Byer, ComposerLyricist - Nigel Laguerre, ComposerLyricist - Malcolm Selwyn Byer, ComposerLyricist - Nigel Leguerre, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sidney Brown, ComposerLyricist - Malik Cox, ComposerLyricist - S. Brown, ComposerLyricist - Pat Viala, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Omen, Producer - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist
℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Malik Cox, ComposerLyricist - Bernard Parker, ComposerLyricist - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist - Bernard "Big Demi" Parker, Producer - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dark Half, FeaturedArtist - Nigel Laguerre, ComposerLyricist - Bernard "Big Demy" Parker, Producer - Nigel Leguerre, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Malik Cox, ComposerLyricist - Dwight Grant, ComposerLyricist - Irving Lorenzo, ComposerLyricist - T. Green, ComposerLyricist - Irv Gotti, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Pat Viala, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Beanie Sigel, FeaturedArtist - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist - Taiwan Green, ComposerLyricist - Mr. Fingers, Producer
℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Victor Santiago, ComposerLyricist - Malik Cox, ComposerLyricist - V. Santiago, ComposerLyricist - Noreaga, FeaturedArtist - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist - Joe Quinde, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph "Jo Jo" Brim, ComposerLyricist - James Heard, ComposerLyricist - Christopher "Roc Head" Kellam, ComposerLyricist - Chris Kellam, ComposerLyricist - J. Heard, ComposerLyricist - The Burn Unit, Producer
℗ 1999 Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC / The Island Def Jam Music Group
Malik Cox, ComposerLyricist - Ralph MacDonald, ComposerLyricist - J. Stoute, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Sancho, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist - J-Runnah, Producer - William Hugh Eaton, ComposerLyricist - W. Walterand, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
A collaborator on many of Jay-Z's albums (and a fellow native of Brooklyn's Marcy Projects), Memphis Bleek debuted his own solo career with the album Coming of Age, released on his mentor's Roc-A-Fella label, a subsidiary of Def Jam. Bleek's rapping style is a bit more street-level than Jay-Z's, making for a distinctive album that comes as a bit of a surprise given the large amount of samey records that often come from the same hip-hop labels. Besides the obvious cameos -- from Jay-Z, fellow Roc-A-Fella rappers Ja Rule and Beanie Sigel, plus Noreaga and Da Ranjahz -- Memphis Bleek sounds good throughout. For the spotlight single "Memphis Bleek Is...," the rapper recruited Swizz Beatz, the hottest producer in hip-hop. The move pays off, too, as the track is a solid DMX-style shouter, with the obvious catch phrase in the title. Many of the productions were recorded by Roc-A-Fella comrades, and the highlights ("What Do You Think of That," "Murda 4 Life," "You a Thug Nigga") have the same emphasis on bruising urban-funk as most Jay-Z material. Still, Coming of Age is a fine debut that shows Memphis Bleek already leaps and bounds ahead of most rappers.
© Keith Farley /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:11
- Main artists: Memphis Bleek
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Roc-A-Fella
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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