Bad Boy had a roster of artists most labels would die for including Mase, Total, Biggie, Faith Evans, Craig Mack,112, G-Dep, Black Rob and The Lox. Bad Boy sold over 65 million records with these artists alone!

And then there was The Roc! Jay-Z, Memphis Bleek, Amil, Beanie Siegel, Freeway, DJ Clue, and Cam’ron all threw up the signature “diamond.”

Bad Boy had Biggie while the Roc had Jay, both labels had one of the best rappers ever. Bad Boy has Diddy and Roc-a-fella had Dame Dash. Diddy coined the “shiny-suit” era and Dame changed fashion with Rocawear.

Both labels were trendsetters but who did it bigger and better?

Batting for Bad Boy:
Biggie – Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems

112 – Cupid

Mase – Tell Me What You Want

Faith Evans – You Used To love Me

Craig Mack – Flava In Ya Ear Remix

Total – Kissing You

The Lox – Money, Power, Respect

Batting For Roc-A-Fella:
Memphis Bleek – Do My

Jay-Z & Amil- Do It Again

Jay-Z & Amil- Can I Get A

Jay-z & Memphis Bleek- Hey Papi

Freeway – What We Do

Memphis Bleek – Is That Yo Chick?

Jay-Z & Amil – Jigga What, Jigga Who

We all love Jay-Z but in this case Diddy takes the cake with his Bad Boy hits.

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Maybe some Rogaine can help!

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After years of not speaking to each other, Damon Dash and Memphis Bleek share a man hug then keep it moving.

It’s rumored that Jay-Z wasn’t far away when this happened.

Yeah, it’s a slow news day…  Rappers are behaving themselves. Somebody needs to get arrested!

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According to HipHopwired, Jay-Z’s one-time heir apparent, Memphis Bleek, blames producer Timbaland for The Blueprint3 song leaks.

“Man , you know where that’s coming from. That’s Timbo’s camp. Somebody is playin’ dirty,” he told the site. Though he  is no longer affiliated with Roc-A-Fella Records, Jay-Z is executive producing Bleek’s next solo album. [ Read "Can Jay-Z Still Help Memphis Bleek To Shine?]

As for the criticism of the material Bleek finds no fault in the songs like “Venus Mars.” After all, it was Tim who produced his one shared hit, “Is That Your Chick.”

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“It’s cool though. I like to see the people’s opinions. I’ve been reading the comments on Jay’s records saying that the beats don’t sound like this or that. I think they just set the bar too high for my guy.”

Read more of Bleek’s comments at HipHopwired.com.

On the title track to The Blueprint Jay-Z rhymed that ” Bleek you’re still with me – n*gga what did I say?The time is comin; you one hit away.” Eight years later he’s still trying to make good on that promise.

Memphis Bleek is scheduled to release his 5th studio album titled The Process on November 24, 2009. The album, Executive Produced by Jay Z, will feature production from Just Blaze and No I.D with special appearances by Jay Z, Rick Ross, Pharrell and more! The album will be released on Boston based label Mass Appeal Entertainment in a joint venture with Bleek’s own imprint, Get Low Records.

“The Process has been exactly that; a process,” says Bleek. “Taking what I’ve learned from a teacher and creating my own school. It’s time for me to handle my own business as a man and Mass Appeal supports the vision. I’m ready to share ‘The Process’ and Get Low Records with the world and along with Mass Appeal, I’m excited to take the next steps in my career independently.”

Bleek’s last release was 2005′s 534, named after his building in the Marcy Projects. Jay-Z’s “Dear Summer” was featured on the disc.

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Jigga Man, once again, at his best!

Uncasville, CT–We should be so blessed. In his only New England appearance this year, Brooklyn’s best, ‘ I’m the best rapper alive,’ Jay-Z, was at his lyrical and braggadocios best, balanced with wit, humor and vivid social commentary citing ‘I’m a small reason why the President is Black.’ Hits flew fast and furiously in a 1.5 hour set packed with hit upon hit from his 13 year catalog.

His verbal prowlness was evident on hits ‘Hard Knock Life’ and ’99 Problems’. He even sampled from remix collaboration with other rappers ‘My President & Diamonds from Sierra Leone’. Always one of conscience, Hov even paid tribute to Micheal Jackson asking for a moment of silence and noted ‘Let’s not mourn death. Let’s celebrate life’.

Jay-Z’s 10 piece band and hype man Memphis Bleek didn’t have to stoke the already boisterous sing-a-long (10,000+) crowd. Even Jigga man conceded, ‘I just got in from Chicago. And I thought they were loud. Damn, you got them beat!’

Jay-Z closed the show with ‘Encore’ citing ‘ I hoping the game tables are as good to you as you were to me.’ No doubt.

Peep how Jay spends his off-time as a married man in our date-night gallery below:

Rapper Memphis Bleek recently took time to discuss his departure from Roc-A-Fella distributor Def Jam .

“Jay’s the kindest nigga that walk the face of this earth and everything ain’t money,” said Bleek in a video on HipHopBeef.com, rebutting rumors that Jay-Z didn’t look after his artists. “Nigga gave everybody he knew that he came up with rhyming with opportunity, that’s all you can ask for…You know Hov broke bread…I left Def Jam…I had options to put out another album on Def Jam but then I had a meeting with him and he made it real clear to me, ‘Why do that, you got the opportunity right now to run your own company. I’ma get you the distribution deal for Get Low Records, you sign your artists, drop your albums under Get Low and I’ma still executive produce.’”

Bleek also spoke on Roc-A-Fella’s initial breakup, saying that “I saw it coming…I ain’t seen or speak to Beans in forever, I ain’t seen the Gunz in forever…I definitely ain’t seen or speak to Peedi Crakk.”

As for his relationship with Dame Dash, “It was weird. Dame always was cool to me. He looked out for me as a youngin…He was a good dude. You know how they say – with money, it changes a lot of things. It changed Roc-A-Fella.”

SOURCE: HipHopDX

Damn, homie. I thought Fantasia Barrino would have made enough money from The Color Purple whereas she’d never have to dance in anyone’s video again. I guess Harpo doesn’t pay as well as a nigga would think.

“Jimmy… *lip quivering* Jimmy BEAT me. But I ain’t gon’ let him pour no mo’ Cristal on me.”

Speaking of pouring champagne on inappropriate targets, what the hell is up with this bartender chick? Is she fuckin retarded? Why is she still pouring the champange into Ron Browz’s glass? Any hoodrat should know that fake Roleys ain’t cognac-resistant. That’s in the handbook. Page 79 of Hoodrat’s Guide to the Universe expresses this clearly.

A better set of questions includes, “Why the fuck doesn’t Ron Browz stop her from pouring all over his rented shit?” Maybe his hand is still numb from that “stranger” he gave himself after every “model” at the shoot turned him down thinking he was Memphis Bleek.

Sigh. Between this and “Aye-rab Money” I’m ashamed to be a Ron from Harlem.

Despite the massive amount of shit I’ve given them over the years, it’s nice to see some Diplomatic [Imm]Unity. Looks like somebody left Cam’ron off the e-vite, though. That’s pretty fucked up. You know shit is bad when Jimmy and Juelz invite Zeke and “forget” to CC: Killa.

Speaking of the dipshits–for a group of grown-ass niggas that put “no homo” at the end of everything, they sure looked content skeeting frothy champagne all over one another without having won no championship or nothin. Unless Jimmy finally won the Shit Without Shower national title, this could be misconstrued as “suspect” behavior.

–As in, “No homo, dick. Ummm. No homo.”

If there’s anything positive to take away from having watched this direct result of recession-related unemployment, it’s that Busta Rhymes has been spotted somewhere other than Dallas BBQ. Someone really should introduce him to the lite feet dance. If he’s gonna go on the N.O.R.E. diet he might as well burn calories while gettin twisted off shit us writers can’t pronounce.

Questions? Comments? Requests? Bust your ass in a Cristal Moet puddle? ron@ronmexicocity.com