Memphis Bleek

Rap Pages (10/99, p.147) - "...street flava and tight hooks....COMING OF AGE and Memph Bleek seem anything but bleak." - Rating: B
The Source (9/99, pp.304-6) - 3 mics (out of 5) - "...[proves] that Bleek has indeed stepped out of his mentor's shadow to become his own MC....COMING OF AGE comes off as an extremely promising debut, showcasing Bleek's potential..."
Q Magazine (11/99, p.114) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...raps as hard as they come about the ghetto gang world....he does have a strange ear for adornment of basic rhythm-track earquake....Even so, non-thugs need not apply."
Entertainment Weekly (9/3/99, p.71) - "...[Bleek's] totally thugged-out debut....the ominous inner-city symphonies and raw street beats backing him...[are] of such fresh vintage they don't need age." - Rating: B+

TWO STARS <FONT FACE="arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" SIZE="2">Ja Rule</font> <FONT
FACE="arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" SIZE="2">Venni Vetti Vecci</font> <FONT
FACE="arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif" SIZE="2">Murder Inc./Def Jam</font> 1999 Hip-hop
has growing pains at the top these days, just as modern rock did after grunge conquered
the world. Underground crews like Rawkus and Quannum overplay the integrity... More >