534 (album)

Infobox Album
Name = 534
Type = Studio album
Artist = Memphis Bleek


Released = May 17, 2005
Recorded = 2004-2005
Genre = East Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop
Length =
Label = Get Low Records/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam
Producer = Swizz Beatz, Just Blaze, Bink!, Coptic, 9th Wonder
Reviews =
* Allmusic rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jnz1z85a5yvo link]
*HipHopDX.com rating|3.5|5 [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.524/title.memphis-bleek-534 link]
*"Rolling Stone" rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/memphisbleek/albums/album/7296293/review/7313499/534 link]
Last album = "M.A.D.E."
(2003)
This album = "534"
(2005)
Next album = "The Process" (2008)

"534" is the fourth album by rapper Memphis Bleek. Released by Roc-A-Fella Records on May 17, 2005. The album contains 14 songs, including the hit single "Like That," produced by Swizz Beatz, and a single by Bleek's mentor and childhood friend Jay-Z entitled "Dear Summer," produced by Just Blaze. Other guests include Young Gunz, M.O.P., and Rihanna.

The title is a reference to the address of Marcy Houses, 534 Flushing Ave., where Bleek and Jay-Z grew up.

Track listing

#"534" Produced by Just Blaze
#"Interlude" Produced by Just Blaze
#"Dear Summer" (feat. Jay-Z) Produced by Just Blaze
#"Like That" Produced by Swizz Beatz
#"Infatuated" (feat. Boxie) Produced by Demi-Doc and Irv Gotti
#"The One" (feat. Rihanna) Produced by Bink
#"First, Last and Only" (feat. M.O.P.) Produced by Leqwan Bell ( Qwan )
#"Get Low" (feat. Livin' Proof) Produced by Chad Hamilton
#"Oh Baby" (feat. Young Gunz) Produced by Bink
#"Smoke the Pain Away" (feat. Denim) Produced by 9th Wonder
#"Hater Free" Produced by Shea Taylor
#"Alright" Produced by 9th Wonder
#"All About Me" Produced by Coptic
#"Straight Path" Produced by Just Blaze

Samples

"534"
* "London, Paris, New York" written by Graham Preskett

"Interlude"
* "Summer Song" Performed by Lisa Koch

"Dear Summer"
* "Morning Sunrise" performed by Lenny White

"Like That"
* "Everybody Plays The Fool" by The Main Ingredient
* "Loves Me Like A Rock" by The Dixie Hummingbirds

"The One"
* "Just Can't Stay Away" by Natalie Cole

"First, Last And Only"
* "Never Know What You Can Do (Give It A Try)" by Lee Hutson

"Get Low"
* "Bootleggin" by Simtec and Wylie

"Smoke The Pain Away"
* "I Think I'll Stay Home Today" by Billy Paul

"Alright"
* "Trace Your Love" by Joe Simon

"All About Me"
* "Slow Tongue" by Millie Jackson

"Straight Path"
* "Something" by Al Green