Coming of Age

Memphis Bleek | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 3, 1999)
• Original Release Date: 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Roc-a-Fella
• ASIN: B00000K26Y
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,768 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lyrics need some work, January 2, 2006

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Keith A. Jones "Sonic Jones... I'm Kind Of A ... (Philadelphia PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coming of Age (Audio CD)

Memphis Bleek has a lot to offer but he doesn't show it when he limits his lyrics to only a few things, Women, Money, and all the other flashy stuff people crave. Now he does open his mind up on some tracks letting you know his potential. Besides that this album has some great production and that's where Bleek unleashes the real Bleek. Tracks like Stay alive in NYC, You a thug, and Regular cat. After hearing this album you start to realize in his more recent albums Bleek relies on his production to much but not on this he was hungrier and more aggressive than he is now. This is a nice album to have it's got mediocre lyrics nothing that stands out like his verse on Jay z's coming of age. Some songs wear on you and some start to get on your nerves but all together this is a decent debut.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing, March 13, 2000

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Livernutt (Carmarthen, Wales- UK) - See all my reviews

This CD is a must for any true rap fan. if you dont have this cd then get it now and track number 7 ROCKS!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Debut - possibly 4.5 stars, December 17, 2004

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G$ "Z-Wad" (B-More, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coming of Age (Audio CD)

With almost 4 years in the rap game under his belt, at the time labeled as the future of the ROC, Bleek, displays the lyrics of an old head, and he just turned 21 a month and a half before this debut album dropped. With 12 solid songs (none on here that I skip), it has 3 classics, 5 to 7 good or great songs, and 2 to 4 average ones. Half the songs have guests on them. Production is handled by 10 different producers. Irv Gotti does 3 (2 w/ Mr. Fingers & 1 w/ Lil rob), J_Runnah does 2, and Pat Viala, Buvkwild, Swizz Beats, Haph, Omen, Big Demi, Burn Unit all do 1. Amust have rap album and one of the best of 1999.

#2 - 8.5 (f/ Reb)
#3 - 10 (classic w/ great beat)
#4 - 10 (another classic w/ a great faster beat -- f/ Jay-Z)
#5 - 9 (f/ Ja Rule --- also on Ja's "Venni Vetti Vecci")
#7 - 10 (CLASSIC -- great beat and story -- one of my all time favorite songs)
#8 - 7
#9 - 8.5 (f/ Da Ranjahz)
#10 - 8
#11 - 8 (f/ Da Ranjahz)
#12 - 8.5 (f/ Beanie Sigel)
#13 - 9.5 (f/ Noreaga -- great song)
#14 - 6.5 (slower/deeper song)

Malik Cox -- b. 6/23/78 -- Marcy, Brooklyn, NY
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