Malik Deshawn Cox,known by his stage name Memphis Bleek,is an American rapper. He is best known for his affiliation with fellow New York City-based rapper Jay-Z,with Cox often described as his hype man and protégé. Cox signed with his Roc-A-Fella Records label imprint in the late 1990s,through which he has released four major label studio albums:Coming of Age (1999),The Understanding (2000),M.A.D.E. (2003),and 534 (2005). He has since founded his own labels:Get Low Records in 1998,and Warehouse Music Group in 2016—through which he signed rapper Casanova.
"Nastradamus" is the first single from Nas' fourth album Nastradamus. It was produced by L.E.S. The song contains the lyrics "You wanna ball 'til you fall,I can help you with that" which were viewed as a jab at Roc-A-Fella artist Memphis Bleek,sparking the beef which would eventually involve Jay-Z. The music video,directed by Jeff Byrd,was originally released in 3-D with Tower Records providing "Nastradamus" 3-D glasses as a tie in. Nas debuted the video with Carson Daly on MTV's TRL in November 1999. The beat uses the sample "The Monorail Express" by the J.B.'s,the same one EPMD used on their song "Let the Funk Flow" from their 1988 album Strictly Business.
"Change Clothes" is the first official single from rapper Jay-Z's studio album The Black Album. It featured additional vocals by Pharrell Williams (uncredited) and was produced by The Neptunes. The song reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December,2003.
"Money,Cash,Hoes" is a song by American rapper Jay-Z as the third single from his third album Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life (1998). It was released on December 18,1998. While the album version features a guest verse from rapper DMX,the remix features fellow rappers and Roc-A-Fella Records artists Memphis Bleek and Beanie Sigel with production by Swizz Beatz. Its beat features a sample of "Theme of Thief" from the 1989 Sega game Golden Axe. Producer Swizz Beatz stated that the glissando sounds were made by him sliding his hand across a keyboard,originally as a joke. The remix version is featured on the soundtrack to the movie The Corruptor. The music video for the remix version of the track is intertwined with clips from The Corruptor as well. In the end of the track,Pain in Da Ass talks,recreating dialogue from the film Goodfellas.
"Slow Jamz" is a song by American rapper Twista together fellow the American rapper and producer Kanye West and American singer Jamie Foxx. Produced by the latter,it was released in November 2003 through Atlantic and Roc-A-Fella Records,as the lead single from Twista's fourth studio album Kamikaze (2004),and the second single from West's debut studio album The College Dropout (2004). The song was written by Twista and West,with additional writing credits going to Burt Bacharach and Hal David for the sampling of Luther Vandross' cover of Dionne Warwick's 1964 song "A House Is Not a Home". Containing genres of hip hop,pop rap,R&B,and soul,the song's lyrics reference slow jam artists and describes the role of lovermen.
"Oh Boy" is a 2002 Grammy-nominated hip hop single by Cam'ron from his album Come Home with Me,and features Juelz Santana. The single was released through Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records and Cam'ron's Diplomats Records.
"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 performed by Neptunes member Pharrell and Pennsylvania rapper Omillio Sparks,both of whom remain uncredited. The video for the song,directed by David Meyers,features cameos from rappers Lil' Kim,Lil' Cease,Damon Dash,Beanie Sigel,Memphis Bleek,Jermaine Dupri and actor John Witherspoon.
"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 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."
"Roc Boys ..." is the second single from Jay-Z's tenth studio album,American Gangster. The song is produced by Skyz Muzik,Diddy and two of his producers known as LV and Sean C from his production team,The Hitmen. It features additional vocals by Beyoncé,Kanye West and Cassie. The song samples "Make the Road by Walking" by The Menahan Street Band. On December 11,2007,Rolling Stone named it the best song of 2007.
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".
"Round Here" is a song by American rapper Memphis Bleek,released as the first single from his third album,M.A.D.E. (2003). Produced by Just Blaze,the song features features rappers Trick Daddy and T.I. It peaked at number 53 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
"My Mind Right",released in 2000,is the first single from Memphis Bleek's second studio album,The Understanding and Backstage:A Hard Knock Life. The music video features cameos from Jay-Z,Damon Dash,Caddillac Tah,Ja Rule and Fabolous. Initially,the song was not a major hit and did not receive much airplay. Memphis Bleek recruited Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel to remix the song. This version of the song became a huge hit during the summer of 2000. The single would be Bleek's biggest hit until the next two songs were released from the album.
"Do My..." is a song by American rapper Memphis Bleek,released as the third and final single from his debut 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.
"Cuddy Buddy" is the second single from Mike Jones' second album The Voice. The single version features Trey Songz,Lil Wayne and Twista. The album version features T-Pain instead of Songz. It was produced by Bigg D and Jim Jonsin. The song samples Keith Sweat's "How Deep is Your Love".
"Go Hard" is the second single from DJ Khaled's third studio album,We Global. The hip-hop track features American rapper Kanye West and American singer T-Pain and their trademark auto-tune effect. The song is produced by The Runners. It first charted on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip Hop chart on December 4,2008,debuting at number 25,where it peaked at number 15,and charted on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs debuting at number 85 and then rising to number 53. It also debuted at number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 the same week the album We Global was released due to digital downloads,also at number 19 on the Hot Rap Tracks.
"Holla Holla" is the first single by the American rapper Ja Rule from his first studio album,Venni Vetti Vecci (1999). It was produced by Taiwan "Tai" Green and Irv Gotti. The music video was directed by Hype Williams and Irv Gotti.
"Flipside" is a song by American rapper Freeway and the third single from his debut studio album Philadelphia Freeway (2003). It features American rapper Peedi Crakk and was produced by Just Blaze.
