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Nobody expects Memphis Bleek to uncork a masterpiece. 534, his fourth album, is true to form, starting off like one of the shakiest Roc-a-Fella releases. In fact, the low expectations are nearly dashed within ten minutes. The opening track, for all its action-packed Frank Stallone bombast, opens the door with a key instead of a battering ram. Things then get flat-out bizarre: a brief interlude, lifted from an obscure folk artist (Lisa Koch, known for a song titled "Beaver Cleaver Fever"), sets up "Dear Summer" -- a (decent) Jay-Z feature with no other MCs present. And then the album shifts from odd to merely mediocre: the Swizz Beatz-produced "Like That" is T.I.'s rallying "Bring 'Em Out" at half power; "Infatuated" is the obligatory track for the ladies, containing the phrase "You complete me" in the hook; "The One" is even flimsier. Somewhere around the latter half of the album, Bleek manages to get back on track, and it winds up just a little beneath his three previous full-lengths. Even in its best moments, however, it's usually the production work -- from the likes of 9th Wonder, Just Blaze, and Bink -- that attracts the attention, not Bleek. Now four albums into a career that hasn't shown a great amount of progress, it seems that the MC will never escape the shadows of Jay-Z and some of his labelmates.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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J. Smith, ComposerLyricist - M. Cox, ComposerLyricist - Just Blaze, Producer - David Brown, Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist - Gimel Keaton, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - G. Preskett, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
J. Smith, ComposerLyricist - Just Blaze, Producer - David Brown, Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist - Gimel Keaton, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lisa Koch, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Justin Smith, ComposerLyricist - D. Blackman, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, FeaturedArtist - Just Blaze, Producer - David Brown, Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist - Gimel Keaton, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kasseem Dean, ComposerLyricist - R. Clark, ComposerLyricist - M. Cox, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Bailey, ComposerLyricist - K. Williams, ComposerLyricist - Paul Simon, ComposerLyricist - Swizz Beatz, Producer - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Brown, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeffrey Atkins, ComposerLyricist - Irving Lorenzo, ComposerLyricist - M. Cox, ComposerLyricist - Irv Gotti, Producer - D. McGhee, ComposerLyricist - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist - Boxie, FeaturedArtist - Milwaukee 'Protools King' Buck, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Demi-Doc, Producer, Unknown, Other
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Carl Sturken, ComposerLyricist - Evan Rogers, ComposerLyricist - Curtis Jackson, ComposerLyricist - R. Harrell, ComposerLyricist - M. Cox, ComposerLyricist - Bink, Producer - Rihanna, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Doug Wilson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - M. Yancy, ComposerLyricist - David Brown, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist - Gimel Keaton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Al Hemberger, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrea Derby, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Rob Heselden, Producer, Associate Producer
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
J. Grinnage, ComposerLyricist - E. Murray, ComposerLyricist - M. Hawkins, ComposerLyricist - M. Cox, ComposerLyricist - L. Bell, ComposerLyricist - M.O.P., FeaturedArtist - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist - L. Hutson, Sr., ComposerLyricist - Qwan, Producer
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
W. Dixon, ComposerLyricist - M. Cox, ComposerLyricist - R. SIMMONS, ComposerLyricist - Chad Hamilton, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Press, Producer, Co-Producer - David Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist - Gimel Keaton, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Presson, ComposerLyricist - O. Guy, ComposerLyricist - Livin' Proof, FeaturedArtist - B. Pointer, ComposerLyricist - S. Simmons, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
R. Harrell, ComposerLyricist - M. Cox, ComposerLyricist - Bink, Producer - Doug Wilson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist - Gimel Keaton, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - C. Ries, ComposerLyricist - Young Gunz, FeaturedArtist - H. Muhammad, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
M. Cox, ComposerLyricist - Dexter Wansel, ComposerLyricist - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - P. Douthit, ComposerLyricist - 9th Wonder, Producer - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist - Denim, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Shea Taylor, Producer - S. Taylor, ComposerLyricist - M. Cox, ComposerLyricist - David Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist - Gimel Keaton, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
T. Randazzo, ComposerLyricist - M. Cox, ComposerLyricist - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - P. Douthit, ComposerLyricist - 9th Wonder, Producer - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
M. Cox, ComposerLyricist - Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - GERALD "SOUL G" STEVENS, ComposerLyricist - David Brown, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist - Coptic, Producer - R. Klein, ComposerLyricist - E. Matlock, ComposerLyricist - B. Fischel, ComposerLyricist - V. Germaise, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
J. Smith, ComposerLyricist - W. Mitchell, ComposerLyricist - M. Cox, ComposerLyricist - Al Green, ComposerLyricist - Just Blaze, Producer - David Brown, Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Memphis Bleek, MainArtist - Gimel Keaton, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Nobody expects Memphis Bleek to uncork a masterpiece. 534, his fourth album, is true to form, starting off like one of the shakiest Roc-a-Fella releases. In fact, the low expectations are nearly dashed within ten minutes. The opening track, for all its action-packed Frank Stallone bombast, opens the door with a key instead of a battering ram. Things then get flat-out bizarre: a brief interlude, lifted from an obscure folk artist (Lisa Koch, known for a song titled "Beaver Cleaver Fever"), sets up "Dear Summer" -- a (decent) Jay-Z feature with no other MCs present. And then the album shifts from odd to merely mediocre: the Swizz Beatz-produced "Like That" is T.I.'s rallying "Bring 'Em Out" at half power; "Infatuated" is the obligatory track for the ladies, containing the phrase "You complete me" in the hook; "The One" is even flimsier. Somewhere around the latter half of the album, Bleek manages to get back on track, and it winds up just a little beneath his three previous full-lengths. Even in its best moments, however, it's usually the production work -- from the likes of 9th Wonder, Just Blaze, and Bink -- that attracts the attention, not Bleek. Now four albums into a career that hasn't shown a great amount of progress, it seems that the MC will never escape the shadows of Jay-Z and some of his labelmates.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:39
- Main artists: Memphis Bleek
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Roc-A-Fella
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2005 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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