Coming of Age (Memphis Bleek album)
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| Released | August 3, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998-1999 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 50:13 | |||
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| Memphis Bleek chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Coming Of Age | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | [2] |
| USA Today | [3] |
Coming of Age is the debut studio album by American rapper Memphis Bleek.[4] It was released by Get Low Records, Roc-A-Fella Records, and Def Jam Recordings on August 3, 1999. The album spawned the hit single "Memphis Bleek Is...". As of January 2001, the album has been certified Gold by the RIAA for shipment of over 500,000 units.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pain in da Ass Intro" | 0:43 | |
| 2. | "Who's Sleeping" (featuring Reb) | Patrick Viala | 2:40 |
| 3. | "Memphis Bleek Is..." | Swizz Beatz | 4:08 |
| 4. | "What You Think of That" (featuring Jay-Z) | Buckwild | 4:40 |
| 5. | "Murda 4 Life" (featuring Ja Rule) | Irv Gotti, Mr. Fingers | 4:47 |
| 6. | "You're All Welcome (Pain Interlude)" | 0:37 | |
| 7. | "Stay Alive In NYC" | J-Runnah | 4:14 |
| 8. | "You a Thug Nigga" | Irv Gotti | 4:14 |
| 9. | "N.O.W." (featuring Da Ranjahz) | Dark Half | 4:16 |
| 10. | "Everybody" | Omen | 4:00 |
| 11. | "I Won't Stop" (featuring Dark Half) | Big Demi | 3:07 |
| 12. | "My Hood to Your Hood" (featuring Beanie Sigel) | Irv Gotti, Mr. Fingers | 3:47 |
| 13. | "Why You Wanna Hate For" (featuring N.O.R.E.) | The Burn Unit | 3:49 |
| 14. | "Regular Cat" | J-Runnah | 5:12 |
Samples
Regular Cat
- "Love and Let Love" by Roberta Flack
Stay Alive in NYC
- "Summer Is the Coldest Time of Year" by Patti Austin
What You Think of That
- "High Velocity" by Keith Mansfield
Who's Sleeping
- "If This World Were Mine" by Zulema
Personnel
- Juan Allen – Engineer
- B-High – Executive Producer
- Big Jaz – Producer, Executive Producer
- Buckwild – Producer
- Kareem "Biggs" Burke – Executive Producer
- Eric "Ebo" Butler – Mixing
- Eric Butler – Mixing
- Shawn Carter – Executive Producer
- Tim Coyne – Mastering
- Tom Coyne – Mastering
- Da Ranjahz – Performer
- Dark Half – Producer
- Damon Dash – Executive Producer
- Irv Gotti – Producer, Mixing
- J-Runnah – Producer
- Ja Rule – Performer
- Jay-Z – Performer
- Robert "Shim" Kirkland – Producer
- Lil Rob – Producer
- Jonathan Mannion – Photography
- Mr. Fingers – Producer
- Monica Morrow – Stylist
- Noreaga – Performer
- Bernard "Big Demi" Parker – Producer
- Joe Quinde – Engineer, Mixing
- Beanie Sigel – Performer
- Chico Spades – Engineer
- Swizz Beatz – Producer
- Tai – Multi Instruments, Producer
- Darold Trotter – Producer
- Patrick Viala – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Carlisle Young – Engineer
See also
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ review
- ^ USA Today review
- ^ "Coming of Age: Memphis Bleek: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.