![]() ![]() As such, I had to admit that “Is That Your Chick” was a catchy track, and some of the songs I had downloaded off Napster were pretty tight. I’ve been wrong before though – I didn’t like Showbiz and A.G.’s “Runaway Slave” the first time I listened to it either, but the longer I owned the album the more I came to recognize the dopness of Andre’s rhymes and Show’s beats. 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. When his first album “Coming of Age” was released, I wasn’t really impressed by the beats or the rhymes. Even though there’s no guarantee of chronic, the reputation of having a CEO like Shawn Carter means that being signed to his label gets your name in doors and your single on BET and MTV (actually pretty much the same company now, since Viacom owns both).įor the longest time, this was how I felt about Memphis Bleek. ![]() ![]() With Roc-A-Fella though you’re never quite sure whether you’ll get a fat hit of that Jay-Z sticky or a bag of oregano Amil style. ![]() That might be Cash Money, or Quannum, or Rawkus, or even 75 Ark. Roc-A-Fella can’t be said to be the most consistant label in rap. ![]()
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