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Malik Deshawn Cox (born June 23, 1978), 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.
Sep 12, 2020 · The real reason Bleek went broke seems to be that the guy is just bad with money. Complex reported that the one-(maybe two, but that's pushing it)-hit-wonder was said to have a combined monthly income of $5,911.94 from royalties and his business at the time he filed for Chapter 11.
- Cody Copeland
Based on what I've gotten just from side mentions from Guru and Just Blaze interviews is that Memphis Bleek was there at the time Jay was transitioning from the streets to music. So I think his vision was two fold.
Jun 27, 2017 · If you are a fan of 90s hip hop music, then you know Memphis Bleek. He started out on the streets of Marcy, and became a right-hand man during the Roc-a-fella years. During those years, he put in work alongside the best.
Feb 6, 2001 · For the longest time, this was how I felt about Memphis Bleek. When his first album “Coming of Age” was released, I wasn’t really impressed by the beats or the rhymes. To me, Memph Bleek was just one of those guys who shows up to drop a verse or two on every Jay-Z album – I didn’t really think he’d earned the right to shine.
So the only reason to write about Memphis Bleek today is to zig where others have zagged, and make the case that Bleek was actually criminally underrated. But the thing is, that piece has already been written as well.
When Memphis Bleek emerged from performing guest raps on Jay-Z's recording projects of the late 1990s with his own 1999 debut Coming of Age, he was promoted within the hip-hop industry as Jay-Z's anointed successor.
