Where did he go?!

In 1999, New York rapper Memphis Bleek was a rising superstar as his debut album The Coming of Age reached place number 7 on Billboard 200, with 'Memphis Bleek is...' as the first single. But Bleek did not prove to have what it takes to make it in the big leagues. His following album The Undestanding sold gold, but after that his next two albums did not live up to the hype and failed to find its buyers.

In 2006 Bleek, who grew up in the same building as hiphop tycoon Jay-Z, planned to realease what was meant to take him to the top. The album never reached the stores shelves and it has been pretty quiet around him since.

Malik Thuston Cox, as is his birthname, nowadays focuses on being Jay-Z's eternal sidekick, as he joins his partner on stage where ever he performs.

In 2007 Memphis Bleek's work started to hit the streets again. For instance XXLmag.com posted a number of tracks with 'Hustla' as the one which created the most buzz.

However, the tune was recieved with critisism. Though it lacks the same hit feel to it as 'Like that' from the album 534, you can see clear signs of sounds resembling to 2008 hits like Lil' Wayne's 'A Milli'. Was Memphis Bleek ahead of his time?