On Vol. 2: A Hard Knock Life, Jay-Z gave Memphis Bleek the ultimate hook-up for any upstart emcee.  Not only was Bleek given a solo-platform on the LP’s intro, “Hand It Down”, but did so over a DJ Premier track.  From that moment on, it was evident that Bleek was being hand-picked to stabilize the Roc’s [cont.]

 Hot of the heels of Jay-Z’s The Dynasty comes Roc-A-Fella’s youngest in charge with his sophomore release, coming one year after his debut, Coming Of Age. As his first album hardly broke any sales records, Memphis Bleek is attempting to redeem himself with this quick follow-up, hoping to catch a bigger wave the second time [cont.]

“Memph Bleek Is….Murder! Memph Bleek Is…Money!…Memph Bleek Is….Drugs!” Unfortunately, Memphis Bleek is also stuck in Jay-Z’s shadow. Not a bad place to be, but Coming Of Age still leaves the Brooklyn representative under the shade of Jayhova. Jay-Z has brought up Bleek carefully under his iced-out wing for a few years now. Remember when Jay-Z was [cont.]