Memphis Bleek Blames Timbaland’s Camp For Blueprint 3 Track Leakage
In a matter of a week, Jay-Z has sprung a leak problem as three tracks were released titled “Off That” featuring Drake, “Reminder” and most recently “Venus vs. Mars.” Thursday saw the release of a track called “Ghetto Techno,” but luckily this track is not set to be thrown on The Blueprint III. All of the tracks had production handled by Timbaland which could lead speculation to who is responsible for letting the tracks out of the cage so soon. Speaking with Memphis Bleek, HipHopWired was able to get his incite on the current situation and defends his former labelmate from the wrath of bloggers.
“Man , you know where that’s coming from. That’s Timbo’s camp. Somebody is playin’ dirty. 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.”
As the tracks have all been catching flack from fans and been crucified by bloggers, Bleek states that Jay won’t ever be the way he was when he first came back and has realized that his longtime friend will never take steps back to recreate the magic, but will only move forward and further his musical outreach.
“A couple of years back, I had asked Jay why he doesn’t make another “Big Pimpin.” This was like four years ago when I asked him this and his answer to me was ‘Why would I do that?’ “Big Pimpin” is already made. So then, I didn’t understand what he meant by that and I’m like so what, I would just make six of those and ride it to the end of the wave. But he’s right because if you make four more of those records, then the original won’t be hot anymore. You have to move on to the next wave and I think that people want him to stay Reasonable Doubt, Volume 2, Blueprint Jay. He’s not that guy anymore, he’s outta here.”
Recently, Timbaland spoke on the production that he gave for the album and there are reports saying that he didn’t even give Jay his best material. For an album of such volume, many would come to believe that Tim would bring his best, but he stated that he will save the best for his own album, Shock Value 2. Although early reports said that Jigga was set to be on the upcoming sequel, time will tell if this will still be.
It’s disappointing that 1/3 of the album has already been released as 5 songs have come out from a 15 song track list. The worst part is the fact that the leak has not created further anticipation, but further disappointment. Let’s hope that Kanye West and No I.D. have something in store for fans as 10 tracks remain unheard… for the time being.
via HipHopWired
Tags: Memphis Bleek
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August 28th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Selfish ass tim.
August 28th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
i remember jay hearing some beats for the black album and tim did the same thing. showed him a bunch of beats that were just horrible.
and i remember kanye saying he won’t save any beat for himself. if he can see you on it, he’ll show it to you. and if you don’t want it, he’ll make it hot.
so yea…selfish ass tim.
August 28th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Well I havent heard all the leaks because I am a real fan that will wait until I buy the album, I have heard the 2 he released DOA and Run This Town and I like both…. from what I have been told “Off That” is cool, but Drakes hook aint all that…. “Reminder” was fire and “Venus vs. Mars.” was tight too…….. so 4/5 is good to me so far…
August 28th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Please, dont blame it all on Tim. Jay-Z need to come with it and come a little harder if he wants to live up to his hype.
August 28th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
drake and timbo did a great job with off that and hov brought swag to it, but at the end of the day more than half the shit jay was saying was garbage. what does he mean by he 1864? i googled it but i didnt find anything that matched his subject matter. i just dont understand, is it that hard to do over a few verses? maybe its just me.
August 28th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
lmao
August 28th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Timbaland is an idiot. If he’s as talented as he says he’d give the best beats to an artist like Hov and continue to make great beats. The only reason he would hold on to his “best” beats is fear that he can’t make more “great” beats. That’s why I respect Kanye – he has the confidence to continue to make great beats and production. He’ll share his best beats with people that sound good on it and he’ll continue to make “great” beats for himself.
And people need to understand Jay isn’t going to make an album that sounds like anything out there. He just made DOA – we’d be criticizing him if he had music that was similar to what’s already out there in the market. Talking about, “he aint come with nothing unique. He aint pushing music forward.” That’s what he’s doing with this album, he’s pushing the limits and taking Hip Hop on its back and opening doors for others. I will say, that Ghetto Techno was a streeeetch!
Blueprint III – Sept. 11, 2009 – Support Hip Hop
August 28th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
U guys are truly idiots in every sense of the word! Why is it that every legend has to stay the same?Ice cube makes movies for kids I don’t wanna hear Death Certificate from him.Snoop coaches football for kids I don’t wanna hear Doggystyle.
“I am a real human being and as humans we grow,I don’t need another college dropout to prove that I’m a rapper.I needed Late Registration to prove how mediocre I can make my best look.I continue to grow as a person that’s why I made Stronger”-Kanye
Grow the fuck up! Jay will NEVER make another blueprint BUT it’s OK! He has cemented his legacy as top 5 dead or alive and will continue to make what HE calls music if U don’t like it DON’T but it! Simple dickheads
peace.
August 28th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
Of course it is Timbaland’s camp. When you are suffering and need help you tend to turn on your friends!!!!!!!!!!!
August 28th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
U guys are truly idiots in every sense of the word! Why is it that every legend has to stay the same?Ice cube makes movies for kids I don’t wanna hear Death Certificate from him.Snoop coaches football for kids I don’t wanna hear Doggystyle.
“I am a real human being and as humans we grow,I don’t need another college dropout to prove that I’m a rapper.I needed Late Registration to prove how mediocre I can make my best look.I continue to grow as a person that’s why I made Stronger”-Kanye
Grow the fuck up! Jay will NEVER make another blueprint BUT it’s OK! He has cemented his legacy as top 5 dead or alive and will continue to make what HE calls music if U don’t like it DON’T but it! Simple dickheads
peace.
August 28th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
I mean, working under Jay, I might feel little, as well
. But, I bet that mixtape will do great, because it is hot
August 28th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
But it’s ok, now I am just excited about the Blueprint 3 now that I know what it sounds like somewhat
August 28th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
shit is a disappointment for real. Drake’s ‘Forever’ got a bigger buzz than BP3 at the moment lololol
August 28th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
@ Pastor he meant its not 1864 he meant when there was slavery and open discrimination. not that there’s no racism in 2009 but i guess he meant its not as bad
August 28th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
SO WHAT,THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
August 28th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
Timbo Isn’t popping ne more! i liked him when he had the shit u could bounce to when he was with magoo and producing for missy elliot but the shit he did for jay-z was just average definitely album material personally 2 me! Jay-Z should of just got Just Blaze again and ripped it!…and Tims Camp is wack for the leaking but i think its good that he did cuz i didn’t wanna buy the album and be dissapointed when i listening to these tracks now i got a preview of of the negatives track can’t wait to here the crazy joints!….bp3 sept 11
August 28th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
“Off That” is seriously WACK, Jay Z is so over rated and Drake is even worse
BP3 is sounding 2 commercial 4 my taste
Cuban Link 2 in stores September 8th
August 28th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
its time to retire jay plus he only let drake spit the hook bc he didnt want to risk a new comer killing him on his own track but thats fucked up on tim part bc if a nigga paying u top dollars for a beat why not give him his moneys worth i mean i like the lyrical content of reminder wut he’s sayn in the song is hot but the beat is wack as hell. And i see why bleek been mia thinkin some dum as shit like that who the hell want to hear another big pimping stupid as nigga keep livin off jay money bc the rap game aint for u anyway!!!but yall gota understand this nigga rich wut gangsta shit can jay rap about
August 28th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
man i FUCKS with J but this album is gonna be Trash..he never gonna go back to his old SELF like 50. on person who has never changed is NAS he should be given more credit
August 28th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
I agree wit Bleek on we sat the bar to high for Hov…im a victim of this to with the dude being the GOAT n my fav rapper…i aint scared about the album yet but a part of me wish everything we heard so far was stellar and couldnt be questioned…but fans of rap we got stop for a min, the album aint even out yet it still has the potential to be great, not boderline classic tho….
August 28th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
Ross and Fabs are the only two albums of this year that I feel are really good(GREAT PRODUCTION/GOOD LYRICS) albums and neither one are classics but they both have 10+ songs that are good. IMO Ross has 10 out of 14 good/great cuts and high replay value. IMO Fab has 11 out of 16 good/great tracks with replay value….Now Jay who we have heard 5 tracks from has 10 unheard…out of the 5 weve heard, 3 of them are good tracks….now the chances of Hov doing a clean sweep with these last 10 arent that great but I feel he can get 7 r 8…if he puts out 11 out of 15 great tracks, is that a failure?? I know it may not be classic like most of us want cuz its Hov…but cmon guys at this stage in his career i feel like I can live with that and say its a good album…
Rappers would kill for 11 out of 15 tracks thats folks wont skip!!!
August 28th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
selfish timbo
venus vs mars is proof that jay doesn’t need an amazing beat to make an amazing song.
that beat is sort of wack and jay makes the song great with his lyricism and wordplay.
August 28th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
D Says:
August 28th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
“Off That” is seriously WACK, Jay Z is so over rated and Drake is even worse
BP3 is sounding 2 commercial 4 my taste
Cuban Link 2 in stores September 8th
Lol okkkkk plug Cuban Link
August 28th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
LMAO……………I Smell A NEw TrackList…..
August 28th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
really though, timbo saving good beats for his own album but no one is going to buy a timbo album. this aint 1998 bitches
August 28th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Bottom fucking line.. Jay is stupid for pickin those wack beats and puttin those wack songs on his album. Tim is playin this game cuz he was suppose to produce the whole album and Jay supposed to have backed off. Probably just a misunderstanding. But Jay is at fault cuz he just did the songs cuz its Tim! Stupid! His best albums had stong production from lesser known HUNGRY producers like Kanye when he first came out! Thats Jim Jones secret.. He gets Tracks from unknown hot producers and then dont pay them! lol! Can it be that Jay is so far removed from the street that he dont know whats hot no more.. He got to reely on other peoples opinions. If thats true his career is over! I hope Kanye and the others like Swizz held him down but I have my doughts . I think this will be his worse album! Death of a Dynasty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Red-Cafe Stand up for BK and the HUSTLERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 28th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
We set the bar to high? When you claim to be the greatest of all time it comes with the territory. As far as Timbo is concerned he needs to step up to the standard that he created for himself as one of the best producers in the game. I hope the rest of BP3 is hot. The only albums of this year that are any good is Relapse, Loso’s way, and Slaughterhouse.
August 28th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
Almost forgot Jada’s album.
August 28th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
^Uhhh… You might wanna add..
Havoc’s ‘Epic of Porportioned’ : From Now on tha Mixtape or really that’s a album.. oh wait.. he’s giving it away for free..
AND…
as far as Jay as concerned.. and bleek as well.. put it this way.. Arists of today will rarely put out the right records or material because they either are FLAT out night listening to the response they get or Dont give a fuck if the general public likes it or not..
Bleek saying we setting the bar too high i do agree with what |23/24 Pain said | comes with the terrority of being one of the greatest.. but really it all falls back to what i said which was he picked the wrong records…
1. Brooklyn We Go Hard —> Shoulda been his Flagship single..
2. Jockin Jay-Z —-> is a Perfect back to school, September, Nuuu shit type of record.. He basically threw that away.
3. Hell i’d even bet the ‘Swagga like us’ was really meant for him and not T.I…
just my 2 cents on this topic..
August 28th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
Relapse was horrible what are you talking about
August 28th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
FUCK timbaland dont nobody want your wack ass shock value 2 jay-Z should of had just blaze instead of timbo
the producer’s who shold be on blueprent 3 is
kanye west
NO.ID
swizz beatz
just blaze!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 28th, 2009 at 6:03 pm
Umm, Reminder is tuff! and Venus vs Mars is classic! Plus those songs are at the end of the album, imagine when yall hear the first 7 tracks before tims stuff.
August 28th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
LOL.. @the real gangster
Shock Value album was SUPER WACK THOUGH.. aint that tha truth.
August 28th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
“We set the bar to high? When you claim to be the greatest of all time it comes with the territory.”
CO-MOTHAF*CKING SIGN.I WAS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO COME IN WITH SOME ACTUAL REAL TALK ON THAT RIDICULOUS COMMENT FROM BLEEK.
YOU’RE ON THE COVER OF XXL CLAIMING YOU’RE THE GREATEST TO EVER DO IT,YET YOUR RECENT MATERIAL IS NOTHING BUT TRASH ON TOP OF MORE TRASH.SO EXCUSE US IF WE ACTUALLY EXPECT ‘THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME’ TO PRODUCE GREAT CONTENT.
August 28th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
@BRI YOU MUST BE JOKING. HE DID COME HARD BUT HE CANT GO TOO HARD OR YAW WONT UNDERSTAND HIM. BUT THAT HATTIN N SELFISH ASS TIMBALAND SAYING HE DIDNT GIVE HOV HIS BEST AND THEN LEAKING SHIT. HE IS REAL CORNY FOR THAT
@PASTOR YOU SHOULD REAALY FEEL LIKE AN IDIOT! 1864 IS THE YEAR BEFORE SLAVERY WAS ABOLISHED. SLAVERY WAS LEGALLY ENDED IN US IN 1865 AND THUS HE SAYS THIS AINT BLACK VS WHITE MY NIGGA WE OFF THAT.
PLEASE TELL BILL OREILY FALL BACK ( HE ALWAYS DEGRADES RAP)
TELL RUSH LINBERGE GET OFF MY BAWLS
ITS 2010 NOT 1864 (NO MORE SLAVERY AND WE GOT BLACK PRES)
August 28th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
RealTalk425<—- HOW THE HELL IS TIMBALAND AN IDIOT FOR NOT GIVING AN “ARTIST LIKE JAY-Z” HIS BEST SONGS WHEN THE SONGS THAT MADE JAY-Z THE MOST POPULAR ALL CAME FROM HIM?!? EXAMPLE…BIG PIMPIN(PROBABLY HIS BIGGEST SONG EVER), DIRT OFF YOUR SHOULDER, JIGGA WHAT, ETC. TIMBALAND MADE JAY-Z, HE DOESNT NEED EXPOSURE FROM JAY-Z TO MAKE HIM HOTT, ITS THE OTHER WAY AROUND!!! NOW YALL HATE CUZ HE STILL MAKIN HOT BEATS AND JAY-Z CANT PRODUCE A NICE HOOK OR GOOD LYRICS, GET THE F*CK OUTTA HERE!!
August 28th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
sleek and essential is the business of the day. alot of these shits the rappers wearing these days is retarded and not necessary. long time ago i use to wonder what all these meant… and most times i still dont. jay is the god father of swag.
August 28th, 2009 at 7:06 pm
TIMBO IS A BITCH!
August 28th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
@djstiz
Thanks for giving pastor his history lesson. I was wondering if anyone else was gonna address that ignorant ass statement that he made. But I think I realized that most of the other people who posted probably didn’t know either. They were either HOV fans co-signing something they didn’t understand or haters, hating something they don’t understand. Either way this further lends credence to the concept of his bars just going over niggaz heads. If they missed that simple ass line, how could you understand Reasonable Doubt, Black Album, Blueprint…..it’s damn near impossible.
August 28th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
Pastor needs to spend more time reading books and less time on blogs.
August 28th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
jay just needs to drop “off that” and “remainder” from the cd. keep venus and mars. to show timbo’s camp who the boss. I bet u jay got songs on deck already.
August 28th, 2009 at 7:34 pm
it’s still two more weeks before 9/11. starting today. didnt he do psa the weekend black album was coming out? or even add two more songs and keep those as bonuses…
August 28th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
right……………… so that has shit to do with circumcision? “its 2010 i 1884?” nigga need to get a new dick then.
August 28th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
fuck that wack ass timbalad album, but the truth is that his last cd sold more than kanyes and 50 cds,more than any rapper that year so he got expectations but i hope thatt doesnt happen again
August 28th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
This shit is all calculated. Timbo didn’t leak the tracks unless Jay OKed it. Bleek is just adding fuel to the BP3 fire.
August 28th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
Bleek is only doing or saying what jay is telling him to say. But since jay didn’t let tim produce the entire album maybe that’ why tim gave him terrible beats. Kanye beats was hot. Yes the bar has been set high for jay and why shouldn’t it be if you are classify as on of the best rapper of all time. Why jay take all the criticism in stride and buckle up on the next cd. Maybe you will take a couple of years off with your wife and come back stronger than ever.
August 28th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
LOL @ the satan worshipping illuminati puppet Jayz & his wack azz songs & album. thats what he gets for selling his soul to the devil . sell out
raekwons ob4cl2 album his hot lol
August 28th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
oh crap, haha even white ppl are writing about how jayz is satanic illuminati check this out.
Jayz your cover is blown you sucker.
http://vigilantcitizen.com/?p=1948
August 28th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
why would jay give the ok to leak ALL timbaland tracks when he personally flew out to the uk or where ever atlantic records was to hand deliver his complete bp3 album to the prez so he could take out the middle man to avoid leaks…
August 28th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
i dont even think jay is important enough to be whorshipping the devil
August 28th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
i think he wears that shit to scare off other rappers
August 28th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
now this guy probly whorships the devil
http://blogs.reuters.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/dougmorris.jpg
jay whorships him lol, thats board of directors @ vivendi i think. naw.. trust me if jay whorshipped the devil he would have atleast get his boat.
August 28th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
get his own boat**
August 28th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
cosign@ whoever said replase was wack ..eminem still dope in my opinion . but anyways .. jay should . take off that . off the album . because that was the only weak song that leaked .. reminder and venus vs mars . is classic songs . by jay .. keep dem . and he’ll be good.
August 29th, 2009 at 12:33 am
Yall niggas is wildin hatin on timbo, whoever said timbo made jayz, u wildin wit that too.jay had way more classic joints by a bunch of different producers.
But honestly timbo might be the best producer in rap his joints be hard and he been here for a long minute.
This is the first negative shit I’ve heard bout blueprint3. If u thnk the off that beat or the reminder beat is wack then ur wildin those are the type of catchy beats timbo is known for and jay lyrics on reminder make that an instant classic. Venus vs mars beat was wack but the lyrics evened it out. Bp3 is gonna be hard and kanye and no I.d. Gonna give us that old jig rhythm this gonna be better than ag and kingdom come
August 29th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
Damn somebody said “Timbo made Jay-Z”… U sick as fuck. “The crack smoke makes my brain feel so strange…”
August 30th, 2009 at 11:50 am
I LEAKED HALF OF MY ALBUM AND STILL PUSHED IT BACK FURTHER THAN CLYDE DREXLER’S HAIRLINE CUZ THE BIG BAWSE RICKY ROSS KEEPS WINNING. CURTIS WAS LUKEWARM AND IM SCARED TO DROP MY NEW ALBUM BECAUSE IM SO GARBAGE NOW. SOULJA BOY HAD TO BRING ME OUT ON STAGE CUZ MY MUSIC IS TERRIBLE..GGGGGGGG-UNIT!