Memphis Bleek
534
534
Tracks (14)
Released: May, 2005 by Roc-A-Fella Records
Produced by: 9th Wonder, Bink, Chad Hamilton, Coptic, Demi Doc, Irv Gotti, Just Blaze, LeQwan Bell, Ryan Press, Soul G, Swizz Beatz
Engineer(s): Al Hemberger, David Brown, Gimel Keaton, Milwaukee "Protools King" Buck
Genre: Rap & Hip-Hop
Songs
1
534
2
Interlude
3
Dear Summer
4
Like That
5
Infatuated
6
The One
7
First, Last and Only
8
Get Low
9
Oh Baby
10
Smoke the Pain Away
11
Hater Free
12
Alright
13
All About Me
14
Straight Path
Album Review
For all its action-packed Frank Stallone bombast, the opening track of Memphis Bleek's fourth album, 534, opens the door with a key instead of a battering ram. Things then get flat-out bizarre: a brief interlude lifted from an obscure folk artist (Lisa Koch, known for a song titled "Beaver Cleaver Fever") sets up "Dear Summer" -- a (decent) Jay-Z feature with no other MCs present. The Swizz Beatz-produced "Like That" is T.I.'s rallying "Bring 'Em Out" at half power; "Infatuated" is the obligatory track for the ladies, containing the phrase "You complete me" in the hook. The album improves in its latter half, although it's usually the production work -- from the likes of 9th Wonder, Just Blaze, and Bink -- that attracts the attention. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
 
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