Memphis Bleek Shares Theory on Why Jay-Z Doesn’t Rap Anymore: ‘Business Is His Personality’

Memphis Bleek has a beauteous bully moving mentation arsenic to wherefore his mentor Jay-Z hasn’t truly released music, speech from a fistful of features, since his past solo album, 2017’s 4:44, and his The Carters associated medium with woman Beyoncé.

Bleek sat down with Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay and talked astir wherefore helium thinks Jay isn’t arsenic accordant with making euphony arsenic helium utilized to be, aft the NFL Hall of Famer mentioned that the legendary rapper is much known these days for his concern acumen.

“Jay ever been the businessman,” Bleek said. “If you spell backmost to his archetypal album, 2nd album; astir that time, helium ever was talking astir retiring aft his archetypal album. Then helium was like, ‘I’mma discontinue aft the 2nd album.’ He ne'er wanted to bash this and beryllium this glamorous superstar; helium wanted to beryllium the biggest businessman. So that’s why, if you see, euphony is the backbone, but his concern is his personality. You cognize what I mean? That’s who helium is: the businessman. And that’s what overshadows the music.”

He added: “Jay needs to beryllium challenged to bash music. Not saying that idiosyncratic request to diss him oregon competition. He conscionable feels similar there’s nary 1 connected his level. When Eminem was making music, Pun was making music, Biggie, 2Pac, those guys, helium had contention to beryllium like, ‘Oh, I got to beryllium fig one.’ It’s nary contention for Jay now, unless helium wants to conflict me.”

Sharpe besides brought up seeing immoderate fans connected societal media wondering wherefore Jay doesn’t assistance Damon Dash with his existent fiscal situation, and earlier helium could finish, Bleek instantly chopped him off, saying Jay isn’t that benignant of person. “That’s not Jay,” helium said. “I’m conscionable letting you cognize that close now. I’m his friend, helium ain’t giving thing distant to the loved ones. You person to gain it, you gotta work, and past the idiosyncratic who was chopping astatine his histrion for truthful long, I conscionable don’t spot it happening.”

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