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Memphis Bleek proved his loyalty and trust in Jay-Z even further, recalling a time when he rejected a deal with Capital Records that was accompanied by a $75,000 signing bonus.
Memphis Bleek opened up about Jay-Z leaving the record label crew, Roc-A-Fella Records, in a new interview with The Breakfast Club on June 16, 2025. Bleek, who was part of Roc-A-Fella's core ...
Memphis Bleek is shedding new light on the long-discussed fallout between JAY-Z and the original Roc-A-Fella Records crew, offering insight into Hov’s decision to distance himself from Dame Dash ...
Lester Cohen / Memphis Bleek Outside of Tyran “Ty Ty” Smith, Kareem “Biggs” Burke, and at one time Dame Dash, no one was as close to JAY-Z as his former protege Memphis Bleek, and now he ...
Memphis Bleek Looks Back on Why Jay-Z Distanced Himself From Roc-A-Fella: ‘He Had To’ He also recalled a time when Beanie Sigel called him a hater for trying to offer business advice.
Dame Dash claimed JAY-Z was responsible for penning Memphis Bleek’s raps during a recent interview on The Art of Dialogue. “I don’t think Bleek wanted to take over [Roc-A-Fella].
Grafh and Memphis Bleek discuss their relentless work ethic and touring experiences on Drink Champs. They dive into the benefits of being an independent artist in today's music industry ...
Memphis Bleek on Trying to Get Verse From Jay-Z: ‘I’m On His Neck’ Jay-Z and Bleek haven't rapped on a song together in over 20 years.
Brooklyn emcee Memphis Bleek was a recording artist on the Roc-A-Fella Records roster and the best friend of the co-CEO, Jay-Z, his childhood pal. In a recent interview, Bleek detailed an incident ...
In a recent interview, Dame Dash, the co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records, made it a point to mention that one of Jay’s best friends who was also a Roc-A-Fella artist, Memphis Bleek, was getting ...
Memphis Bleek has spent plenty of time next to JAY-Z and has seen some amazing things. One of which is Hov bringing Michael Jackson out during Summer Jam. Sitting with N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN on Drink ...
When Jay-Z established his Roc-A-Fella Records label in the mid-1990s, one of the first artists he signed was Memphis Bleek. Growing up in the same Brooklyn neighborhood as Jay in Bedford ...