Memphis Bleek – Run This Town Freestyle
Let’s just get one thing clear here: Memphis Bleek did not leave Roc-A-Fella Records. I don’t care how he’s trying to spin the whole situation, and I know that he had been working on this Get Low Records thing for a while, but let’s not act like he left the Roc or however his press release wants to word it. The fact of the matter is that there wasn’t a Roc-A-Fella to leave in the first place. I wouldn’t call it a sinking ship per se, but it wasn’t really going anywhere while Jay was focusing his energy on getting this Live Nation thing off the ground. How could he possibly justify the ridiculous amount of money they’re trying to shove in his pockets with acts that have been around forever, since Reasonable Doubt days even, and still have yet to pop. Of course, I mean no shots toward Memph, but I’m just trying to clarify all the stupid speculation that’s been going on lately. Roc Nation won’t be the utopic place where Jay can finally take these artists and make sure they can get established and get the shine they truly deserve. It’s more likely to be where Jay snatches up acts (see:superstars) like Kanye West & Rihanna (when their contractual obligations are up, obviously,) and makes himself and whoever else is betting on him filthy rich! (Instead of making Universal even more money by co-signing their talent and then seeing it go to waste, or missing a supremely good opportunity when they go on world tours, such as the Glow In The Dark tour.) Anyway, no one can really speculate about what Roc Nation will become because we have yet to really see anything. But you can be sure Jay won’t waste any more time answering questions about Memph, Beans or Dame.
Now of course, Memph and Jay might very well still be tight. He might still on occasion carry weed for him do the whole hype man thing at shows, but that whole Executive Producer title on the album is a fucking joke to me, it’s almost insulting really. Like, “nah, I’m not taking you to Roc Nation but I’ll hold your hand this one last time, Bleek.” Of course Jay has cut people off in the past, but he can’t afford to do Bleek dirty at this stage of the game, with the whole world watching and ready to throw his own lines from “Diamonds from Sierra Leone” back at him. Malik should just do the right thing and seriously stop kidding himself, and get his shit together like Freeway is doing or like Beans might have the potential to do. I feel like I’m the only one who’s going to say anything on the subject even though there’s a lot of people who think it.There are certainly people who still bother mentioning this shit, but they’re just being disrespectful to the artists or making a joke out of everything that’s happened up ’til now. It’s a shame to see every effort go to waste after all this time, especially since what these guys did for the game means the world to anyone that’s ever been a Roc-a-Fella fan. Anyone who is still paying attention at this point is doing so because they really believe they can do it again. Let’s just wait to see where the chips will fall… for Young Chris.
Download/Listen: Memphis Bleek – Run This Town Freestyle
Note: Just because this album isn’t coming out on Roc Nation, doesn’t mean that Jay-Z doesn’t intend on signing him. Hey, it could happen. Nah right?
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:09 pm
on fab album he says my father fathered u niggas. i know he wasnt talking bout bleek but it fits
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:10 pm
I read the press release, but I’m really not sure what you’re tryin to get across in the second paragraph. How’s Bleek kidding himself, by making Jay the exec producer on the new project?
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:11 pm
i wonder if jay still thinks this guy is one hit away?
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:13 pm
# KilluminattI7 Says:
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:06 pm
@ dbillz flip-flop apollo et al and all tha rest of other non-descript doubting thomases jsut wait wehn ob4clII drops then come talk to me!
^I know you’re speaking from a standom POV, but let me put it to you like this: before DTR, I could really give 2 shits about a Rawse album. Like, I knew the dude had bars but I never even downloaded any material of his before DTR. When the tracks for DTR started leaking daily and posted on NR, I was ANTICIPATING the full album. Money MADE me a fan. Essentially, he and Rae are selling the same product which is slick/fly talk mixed in with the coke raps. But in 2009… and you will probably disagree… but nobody is doing that lane of music better than Big Bawse Man.
*serious face*
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:13 pm
Ok… with the exception of the Clipse, of course… to add on to my Rawse/Chef comparison. But they’re a duo so I purposely eliminated ‘em from the convo.
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:13 pm
hov told bleek to go do his own thing. that was a way of dropping him without hurting his feelings
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:14 pm
I’m digging the Rae snippets. 30 seconds is really too short to make real assertions on the quality of the whole album, but so far, this sounds exactly like what I wanted to hear.
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:15 pm
We Will Rob You sounds VINTAGE. This is what the fuck I’m talking about…
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:15 pm
>>>>>>>>>>get low record, street fam, terror squad
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:15 pm
Not sure about this Dre joint tho…
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:17 pm
# D. Billz Says:
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:13 pm
# KilluminattI7 Says:
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:06 pm
@ dbillz flip-flop apollo et al and all tha rest of other non-descript doubting thomases jsut wait wehn ob4clII drops then come talk to me!
^I know you’re speaking from a standom POV, but let me put it to you like this: before DTR, I could really give 2 shits about a Rawse album. Like, I knew the dude had bars but I never even downloaded any material of his before DTR. When the tracks for DTR started leaking daily and posted on NR, I was ANTICIPATING the full album. Money MADE me a fan. Essentially, he and Rae are selling the same product which is slick/fly talk mixed in with the coke raps. But in 2009… and you will probably disagree… but nobody is doing that lane of music better than Big Bawse Man.
*serious face*
^^^^
Co-sine….do the clipse even rap anymore?
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:17 pm
b-ease which one did dre produce
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Even if Jay wasn’t “outshining” Bleek,he wouldn’t be big..
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:18 pm
I’ma go head and say DTR > OB4CLII
^^
DTR is an excellent album. But barring some really horrible hooks and guest appearances, LP of the year props are Rae’s to lose based on what I’m hearing.
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:18 pm
It’s more likely to be where Jay snatches up acts (see:superstars) like Kanye West &
^
that wouuld be a ginormous fail.
Ye is the king right now…he need to let big brother go milk off someone else (n)
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:18 pm
1. I haven’t heard of ANY speculation prior to this ran about Malik leaving the Roc.
2. Anyone questioning Shawn & Malik’s relationship clearly was born around the same time as New Jack Swing.
3. It really is Deeper Than Rap (c) the MC Bleek discovered (yeah, you read that correctly)
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:19 pm
Apollo Says:
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:17 pm
b-ease which one did dre produce
^^^
About me & Catalina
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:20 pm
i wonder if jay still thinks this guy is one hit away?
^^^
Of couse not. Jay was just saying that to save face
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:20 pm
Apollo Says:
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:17 pm
b-ease which one did dre produce
^^
Sounds like he did About Me. It’s got the Dre keys and he shouts him out in the first line.
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:20 pm
Co-sine….do the clipse even rap anymore?
^The Brothers Thornton still get it in (c) Road To Til the Casket mixtape. And I swear they make it seem so vivid.
“they in VIP, trying to be seen, because they’re not used to this…”
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:21 pm
u know rihanna probably signed a 10 album deal so she not going to roc nation same thing with kanye
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:21 pm
The Brothers Thornton still get it in
^^
“I’m Good” song AND vid >>>>>>
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:22 pm
I really don’t get what the fuck Nation is talking about…
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Ye is the king right now…he need to let big brother go milk off someone else (n)
^^^
Word
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:24 pm
D. Billz Says:
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:18 pm
1. I haven’t heard of ANY speculation prior to this ran about Malik leaving the Roc.
2. Anyone questioning Shawn & Malik’s relationship clearly was born around the same time as New Jack Swing.
3. It really is Deeper Than Rap (c) the MC Bleek discovered (yeah, you read that correctly)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
bleek had a interview where he said jay told him to do his own thing with his “getlow records” so he left the roc or got dropped in a slik way
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:25 pm
Nation, Where’s the thesis statement? and ur missing two more paragrphs to go along w/ that essay…
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Yeeeeerrrrrooooooooo
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:27 pm
kanye is too much of a jay stan not to let him milk of him plus he own him for “never let u down” and sierre leone remix”
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:27 pm
My bad, make it 3
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:29 pm
# b-ease Says:
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:21 pm
The Brothers Thornton still get it in
^^
“I’m Good” song AND vid >>>>>>
^Yes indeedy. *dapz Glen Bernie*
But why does WSHH have it listed as Pharrell feat. Clipse? Threw me off for a minute because I wasn’t expecting a second album from dude. His first album actually isn’t bad.
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:30 pm
# D_block_4_life Says:
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Yeeeeerrrrrooooooooo
^ “Cannnnnonnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnssssss” (what I would give to hear that with the ReUp again… wishful thinkin)
*dapz Rican George*
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:32 pm
sleep AKA I’M 2 COOL 4 U DUDES 2 RIDICULE Says:
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:13 pm
hov told bleek to go do his own thing. that was a way of dropping him without hurting his feelings
^independent label’s money robbery
then still with jigga on stage
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:34 pm
kanye is too much of a jay stan not to let him milk of him
^
Camel Masonic hypnosis
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:37 pm
# D. Billz Says:
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:13 pm
# KilluminattI7 Says:
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:06 pm
@ dbillz flip-flop apollo et al and all tha rest of other non-descript doubting thomases jsut wait wehn ob4clII drops then come talk to me!
^I know you’re speaking from a standom POV, but let me put it to you like this: before DTR, I could really give 2 shits about a Rawse album. Like, I knew the dude had bars but I never even downloaded any material of his before DTR. When the tracks for DTR started leaking daily and posted on NR, I was ANTICIPATING the full album. Money MADE me a fan. Essentially, he and Rae are selling the same product which is slick/fly talk mixed in with the coke raps. But in 2009… and you will probably disagree… but nobody is doing that lane of music better than Big Bawse Man.
*serious face*
^^
cosign..even tho Bawse may not be living that life, that nigga got me coke dreaming when his songs play, and the mix on that album is flawless…Bawse is the most improved rapper…even if hes a cop lol
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Pharrell-Take It Off or wit The Yessirs
if that was a MJ’s track = critical acclaim
cuz this song sound too much like da MJ’s style
maybe it was one of these songs first of all for MJ then put in da Timberlake first album
August 22nd, 2009 at 8:49 pm
Camel Chari$ma hypnosis
August 22nd, 2009 at 9:00 pm
plain and simple
bleeks time has come and gone
he should put an album on some shitty ass little label see 1,400 copy’s total put out some African bootlegs get the little tour money he gets from joe camel and just be fucking happy with that
August 22nd, 2009 at 9:07 pm
NATION SHUT THE FUCK UP
YOU’VE MADE THIS SITE SO WACK SINCE WHOEVER LET YOU ON BOARD
NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOUR LAME ASS ESSAYS ABOUT SHIT WHEN YOU’RE IN CANADA
AND GET OFF DRAKE’S DICK, JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THOSE MTV CLIPS DOESN’T MEAN OTHERS HAVEN’T….WHICH MEANS YOU LOST THE EXCLUSIVITY….WHICH MEANS YOU ARE ASS BACKWARDS
DIDN’T YOU USED TO BE IN LOVE WITH CURTIS JACKSON?
AND STOP POSTING SHIT LIKE YOU HAVE A SAY IN MAKING A SONG HOTTER OR NOT…YOU ARE JUST A INTERNET BLOGGING KID
MAN SHUT THE FUCK UP, ON BEHALF OF ONSMASH AND REAL SITES
August 22nd, 2009 at 9:52 pm
“As long as im alive he’s a millionaire.” That line HAS to set up Young Malik for life….
August 22nd, 2009 at 11:10 pm
i love when people call rappers by their first name like they cool like that. (no tide commercial)
i digress tho.
the whole Roc Nation joint is about live performances packing major venues.
the game has changed now. the music business is about the 9 billion in live shows – all controlled by ONE company. Live Nation/Clear Channel/Ticketmaster.
MAJOR venues. not your local house of blues knock offs, but your stadiums 1000+ venues WORLDWIDE summer festival tours, etc
memphis bleek couldn’t carry a megaclub with mega radio station promotion anywhere outside of new york., how the fuck he gonna join the clear channel live nation ticketmaster mafia?
August 22nd, 2009 at 11:31 pm
Bleek been going nowhere for years now and nothing will change that.
August 22nd, 2009 at 11:40 pm
Eskay you hit that on the head. I was thinking about the bars from the Diamonds are Forever remix as I read your post. I don’t see Jay signing Bleek to the label either unless somehow, Bleek generates buzz with his independent album…but that track Bleek dropped a few months/weeks back was iLL, the “No I’m For My Fam” was hot…”Lil Youngin” was aiight but not really something that is going to move an artist of his stature any further in the game.
But really though, I don’t see Bleek doing too much commercially at this point, UNLESS, of course, he gets DRAKE ON THE HOOK!!! Lol.
August 23rd, 2009 at 12:18 am
Yea Roc-a-fella is dead. Roc Nation is the new shit now. But like sleep said you can’t question that Jay and Bleek are still cool. I think Bleek appreciates but at the same time is embarssed by those lines from Diamonds and he’s really tryna branch out on his own. But Jay exec producing…not a joke at all, he’s still holding down his boy that always rode with him all these years and he’ll prolly produce the next album too. (I even read on Vibe before they shut down that Jay helped Bleek secure his new deal and that Get Low might actually be under the Roc Nation umbrella) But the fact that Roc Nation won’t be the utopic place where good spitters like Beans and Free will finally pop is the truth. Sad but true. Altho the wishful Roc fan in me still says a well-executed Dynasty 2 album could put Unc Murda, Beans and the rest back on the map. Can’t we hope??
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:55 am
” Bleek can be one hit away his whole career, as long as i’m alive he’s a millionaire.And even if I die he’s in my will somewhere so he can just kick back and chill somwhere”
Bleek probably think that people will cop his CD ,if he has The almighty Hova as the Executive Producer
August 23rd, 2009 at 3:00 am
Oh and I think it’s time for Kanye to leave Roc-a-fella Records. Jay is taking to much of his money.It doesn’t matter how much money Kanye makes, Jay will always make more because he’s on Roc-A-Fella .Jay needs Kanye more that Kanye needs Jay.
I want to see Kanye on the no 1 spot at the Hip Hop Cash King list
August 23rd, 2009 at 9:48 am
Did anybody actually listen?????? It wasn’t bad at all.
August 23rd, 2009 at 9:51 am
i love watching what this fucking ignorant kid (nation) posts.
when roc a fella was poppin nation was in 5th grade. sorry son…tell me about wale, roth, and hamilton……keep the real shit out ya mouth, you just make yourself look stupid!
nation and dre coming to nah right was when this site jumpedthe shark! i take vladd over nation and dre any day!
fuck whos site you worked on @ 18yrs old. you kids are losers! get your own site and do your own work….pussies!
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:34 am
what do you care ?? are you memphis bleek & jay-z Relationship therapist…. what a stan Nah right
August 23rd, 2009 at 12:13 pm
as long as he has bleek living the life..whocares if he ever puts him on
August 23rd, 2009 at 1:43 pm
This post was on point. But, we all know in our hearts, whether Jay does right by him or not, Bleek probably will not blow. He’s just missing the thing to make it happen
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:27 pm
That was on piont Forreal chris bleek they where around for a long time and had many changes when they could ride in the zone of jay but still the product gotta have something
August 23rd, 2009 at 2:30 pm
What the fuck are you talking about? You’re not Eskay.
Show some fucking respect. Who the fuck do you think you are?
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:57 pm
CO SIGN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OnSmash Baby Says:
August 22nd, 2009 at 9:07 pm
NATION SHUT THE FUCK UP
YOU’VE MADE THIS SITE SO WACK SINCE WHOEVER LET YOU ON BOARD
NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOUR LAME ASS ESSAYS ABOUT SHIT WHEN YOU’RE IN CANADA
AND GET OFF DRAKE’S DICK, JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THOSE MTV CLIPS DOESN’T MEAN OTHERS HAVEN’T….WHICH MEANS YOU LOST THE EXCLUSIVITY….WHICH MEANS YOU ARE ASS BACKWARDS
DIDN’T YOU USED TO BE IN LOVE WITH CURTIS JACKSON?
AND STOP POSTING SHIT LIKE YOU HAVE A SAY IN MAKING A SONG HOTTER OR NOT…YOU ARE JUST A INTERNET BLOGGING KID
MAN SHUT THE FUCK UP, ON BEHALF OF ONSMASH AND REAL SITES
August 24th, 2009 at 12:49 am
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August 24th, 2009 at 1:11 am
i love nah right but u know…stick to posting music man……
leave the commentary to the experts(insert favorite nah right posters here) lol
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