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Шаблон:Infobox album Coming Of Age is the debut recording studio album by American rapper Memphis Bleek.[1] It was released August 3, 1999 via The Island Def Jam Music Group, Def Jam Recordings and Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records on August 3, 1999. The album spawned the hit single "Memphis Bleek Is...". The album was certified Gold by the RIAA on September 14, 1999, for shipment of over 500,000 units.

Critical reception

Шаблон:Music ratings Matt Diehl of Entertainment Weekly praised Bleek for holding his own lyrically alongside guest artists Ja Rule and N.O.R.E., and displaying striking sensitivity on "Regular Cat". He also noted how the album's production of "ominous inner-city symphonies and raw street beats" was ageless.[2] Keith Farley from AllMusic noted how Bleek's vocal delivery was more "street-level" than Jay-Z's, along with the album containing an "urban funk" style like most of his material, concluding that "Still, Coming of Age is a fine debut that shows Memphis Bleek already leaps and bounds ahead of most rappers."[3] In a dual review with Ja's Venni Vetti Vecci, Rolling StoneШаблон:'s Rob Sheffield felt that Bleek came across as a cliché-filled rapper that lacked witticism in his lyrics and wasted the beats given to him by his producers.[4]

Track listing

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Samples

Шаблон:Unreferenced section Regular Cat

Stay Alive in NYC

What You Think of That

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

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1999) Peak
position

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Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 72

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Certifications

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See also

References

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Шаблон:Memphis Bleek

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