Memphis Bleek is a 46 12 months outdated rapper & songwriter from Brooklyn, New York beginning as the unique hype man for JAY-Z. Hov ultimately signed him to Roc-A-Fella Data as soon as their distribution take care of Def Jam Recordings was settled, dropping each his full-length debut Coming of Age & the sophomore effort The Understanding to blended reception. M.A.D.E. (Cash, Perspective, Route & Training) would turn into my private favourite album of his within the winter of 2003 & with the 20-year anniversary of 534 passing final month, the Warehouse Music Group founder is trying to make a comeback together with his fifth studio LP.
“Durag Bleek” produced by Simply Blaze was an ideal lead single to kick off the rollout speaking concerning the Roc life being greater than that mob shit whereas “Nonetheless R.O.C.” works in a gospel pattern to speak about representing the identical squad he’s been with for nearly 3 a long time, which he’s not flawed since Roc Nation Data is distributing Warehouse now. “You Ought to Know” laughs off these copping out greater than they drop out over a soulful Cool & Dre instrumental main into the delicate pop rap lower “On My Method”.
We get a spoken phrase intro that takes up the primary half of “Holla at Cheech” forward of a 52 second verse off the highest flexing that y’all must be following him exterior of social media over a Sndtrak beat whereas “I’m the Sort” brings a chipmunk soul vibe to the desk speaking about being the type of particular person to experience with you till the very finish. “King’s Design” means that he must be charging individuals the way in which he be talking like a boss simply earlier than “3 Kings” that includes Benny the Butcher & Smoke DZA finds the trio speaking about being royalty round their respective elements.
“Imagine It” begins the third & closing leg of APT 3D with growth bap instrumental displaying off the massive life-style he’s been concerned with ever since his music profession took off actually whereas “Selecting You” brings again the pop rap vibes besides he & Mario Winans are doing it significantly better than they did on “On My Method” from the atmospheric sound to the lyrics of at all times remaining loyal to his accomplice. “Phrase to Hov” finishes Bleek’s first physique of labor in 2 a long time with him taking the final 2 & a half minutes to shout out his mentor in addition to clarify that he needed to take time away from music to select himself again up from private shit.
Taking it again to the residence advanced within the Marcy Tasks that made him, APT 3D rivals M.A.D.E. (Cash, Perspective, Route & Training) by passionately returning to the sales space casually shrugging off no matter Memphis Bleek had occurring in his life exterior of music. The manufacturing nostalgically throws it again to when Roc-A-Fella was at their prime as a label within the early 2000s & many of the options doing hooks apart from each MCs who had been on the 2nd single was a fantastic transfer on his half since that point away gave him loads to get off his chest.
Rating: 7/10