Memphis Bleek as soon as had a two-story penthouse almost in his palms, because of a beneficiant supply from Jay-Z, however the deal vanished the second another person got here up with $4 million.

During a current discuss on Bleek’s Roc Solid Podcast that includes Big Face Gary, the rapper recalled a second when Hov supplied him a luxurious residence he not wished.

The association appeared easy: simply cowl the property taxes. But per week later, the plan unraveled.

“I was supposed to get that crib, right?” Memphis Bleek mentioned. “Jay like this, ‘yo, Bleek, you know I got the crib. You know I’m about to move out. I don’t want the crib. I’ma give it to you. Just pay the bill, whatever it is.’ It was paid off. All I had to pay was the taxes. It was paid off, so he was just gonna give it to me. I’m like, ‘all right, cool. Just let me know when.’”

But that handoff by no means occurred.

The residence, described by Bleek as a sprawling, two-level penthouse with a movie show, was scooped up after Jay-Z obtained a multimillion-dollar supply. Bleek took the loss in stride however nonetheless jokes about it.

“Like a week later, I got a call. Jay was like ‘yo, you know I love you like a lil bro?’ It’s like, ‘yeah, why, what’s up? What happened?’ N#### was like, ‘I don’t love you more than $4 million, though.’ Jay Brown [Roc Nation Vice Chairman] made a deal you can’t compete with,” Memphis Bleek revealed.

While Bleek didn’t stroll away with the keys, Jay-Z’s actual property strikes haven’t slowed down. The Hip-Hop mogul and his spouse, Beyoncé, have constructed a property empire value tons of of thousands and thousands of {dollars}.

In New York, they personal a Tribeca penthouse the place they tied the knot, and so they as soon as rented a unit on the Time Warner Center with panoramic skyline views.

On the West Coast, their holdings embody an $88 million Bel Air property and a $200 million Malibu compound designed by renowned architect Tadao Ando.

That 40,000-square-foot property set a document as the most costly dwelling ever bought in California.

The couple additionally owns a $26 million waterfront mansion in East Hampton and just lately expanded their attain abroad with a 58-acre property within the Cotswolds area of England.

Their former properties in Miami and New Orleans additional mirror their style for high-end, architecturally vital houses.

Despite lacking out on the penthouse, Bleek’s relationship with Jay-Z and Jay Brown stays intact.

“Every time I see Jay Brown to this day, I tell him, ‘yo, dawg, you got my crib, dawg.’ He don’t live there all the time. He probably renting it out, man. He probably getting f###### $5,000 a week on that s###. …f#####’ $5,000 a week, all that s###. The penthouse, bro? Stupid. Movie theaters, two floors.”

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