Memphis Bleek

Malik Deshawn Cox (born June 23, 1978), known by his stage name Memphis Bleek, is an American rapper. He first became known for his affiliation with fellow New York rapper Jay-Z, with Cox often described as his hype man and protégé. Cox signed to his Roc-A-Fella Records label imprint in the late 1990s and released four major label studio albums: Coming of Age (1999), The Understanding (2000), M.A.D.E. (2003), and 534 (2005). He has since founded his own labels: Get Low Records in 1998, and Warehouse Music Group in 2016—through which he signed rapper Casanova the same year.