Roc-A-Fella Records was an American hip hop record label and music management company founded by record executives and entrepreneurs Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter,Damon "Dame" Dash,and Kareem "Biggs" Burke in 1994.
Malik Deshawn Cox,known by his stage name Memphis Bleek,is an American rapper who was a protégéof fellow New York rapper Jay-Z. Cox started his own labels:Get Low Records in 1998,and Warehouse Music Group in 2016. He has released four albums,the first two certified Gold.
Young Gunz is an American hip hop duo from Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,composed of rappers Young Chris and Neef Buck. The group is part of Beanie Sigel's State Property collective and was signed to Roc-A-Fella Records. Young Gunz' debut single,"Can't Stop,Won't Stop",made the top 15 on the Billboard charts in 2003.
Amil Kahala Whitehead is an American former rapper and singer. She was prominent in the late 1990s as a Jay-Z protégé,and recorded the single "Can I Get A..." with him for the Rush Hour soundtrack.
Nas &Ill Will Records Presents QB's Finest,commonly known as simply QB's Finest,is a compilation album released on November 21,2000 and the second release from rapper Nas' new Ill Will Records imprint,distributed by Columbia Records. It featured Nas and a number of other rappers from the Queensbridge housing projects,including Mobb Deep,Nature,Nashawn,Littles,Bravehearts and Cormega,who had briefly reconciled a longtime feud with Nas.
Get Low Records is a hip hop record label founded by Memphis Bleek in 1998.
Coming of Age is the debut studio album by American rapper Memphis Bleek. It was released by Get Low Records,Roc-A-Fella,and Def Jam on August 3,1999. The album spawned the hit single "Memphis Bleek Is...". The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on September 14,1999 for shipment of over 500,000 units.
"I Just Wanna Love U" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z,released as the first single from his 2000 album The Dynasty:Roc La Familia. It was produced by the Neptunes and features a chorus sung by Neptunes member Pharrell Williams,as well as Shay Haley and Omillio Sparks who all remain uncredited. The video for the song features cameos from rappers Lil' Kim,Lil' Cease,Damon Dash,Beanie Sigel,Memphis Bleek,Jermaine Dupri and actor John Witherspoon. A music video directed by David Meyers was made for the song.
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 contains 14 songs,including the hit single "Like That" produced by Swizz Beatz. A single by Bleek's mentor and childhood friend Jay-Z entitled "Dear Summer" was produced by Just Blaze. Other guests include Young Gunz,M.O.P.,and the first ever appearance from Rihanna.
"What More Can I Say" is a song from rap artist Jay-Z's studio album The Black Album. It was released as a street single simultaneously as the official single "Change Clothes". It premiered on Hot 97 on October 22,2003 and was the first track from The Black Album to be heard by the public. The song includes additional vocals from Vincent "Hum V" Bostic and was produced by The Buchanans.
"4 da Fam" is a song by American rapper Amil,featuring verses from American rappers Jay-Z,Memphis Bleek,and Beanie Sigel. Ty Fyffe produced the song. It was released on Roc-A-Fella as the second single from her debut album All Money Is Legal. In the song's lyrics,Amil boasts about being the best female rapper,and Jay-Z discusses his fears of becoming a father,which his verse suggests he believed was about to occur at the time.
"It's Alright" is the only single by Memphis Bleek and Jay-Z that was released from the Streets Is Watching soundtrack for the film of the same name. It was later featured as a bonus track on Jay-Z's third album,Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life. It is produced by Damon Dash and Mahogany Music,who sample "Once in a Lifetime" by the Talking Heads and "The Hall of Mirrors" by Kraftwerk for the track's beat. Its B-side is "The Doe" by Diamonds in da Rough.
"Jigga My Nigga" is a single by Jay-Z from the Ruff Ryders Entertainment compilation Ryde or Die Vol. 1. It was released on May 28,1999. It also appeared as a hidden track on Jay-Z's fourth album,Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter,contained within the final track "Hova Song (Outro)". Produced by Swizz Beatz,it reached number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song interpolates "Just You Just Me" by The Counts and "What's My Name?" by Snoop Dogg,using the line "what's my motherfuckin' name?". The beat was later remade for "Scenario 2000" by Eve featuring Ruff Ryders.
"Change the Game" is the second single from rapper Jay-Z from his 2000 album The Dynasty:Roc La Familia. It features guest raps by Memphis Bleek and Beanie Sigel,production from Rick Rock and backing vocals by Static Major. Upon release,the song's intention was to promote Sigel and Bleek,but Steve Juon of RapReviews.com considers Jay-Z to outperform both rappers. A music video directed by David Meyers was made for "Change the Game."
The discography of American rapper Memphis Bleek consists of four studio albums,twelve mixtapes,seventeen singles and fifteen music videos. An early signing to rapper Jay-Z's record label Roc-A-Fella Records,Bleek appeared on several of Jay-Z's early songs,and collaborated with him on the single "It's Alright" from the soundtrack to the film Streets Is Watching,which peaked at number 61 on the US Billboard Hot 100. 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".
"Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses)" is the second single from Memphis Bleek's second album,The Understanding. The single version featured Jay-Z and Missy Elliott. The album version featured a verse from Twista and another verse from Jay-Z. 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. In the alternate version the chorus is changed from "Cause that's Jay and them..." to "Cause that's Bleek and them...".
"Dear Summer" is the third and final single from American rapper Memphis Bleek's fourth studio album,534. Despite being featured on Bleek's album and released as a single,the song does not feature any vocals from Memphis Bleek. He is also not listed as a writer. It is solely performed by the featured guest,Jay-Z. Produced by Just Blaze,it contains a sample from Weldon Irvine's "Morning Sunrise". It is notable for being the first Jay-Z song to be released following his retirement from music in the summer of 2003.
"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.
"Do My..." is a song by American rapper Memphis Bleek,released as the third and final single from his debut studio album The Understanding (2000). The song features vocals from fellow rapper Jay-Z,with production handled by A Kid Called Roots. It peaked at number 68 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
