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M.A.D.E.
Studio album by Memphis Bleek
Released	December 16, 2003
Recorded	2002–2003
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Get Low Roc-A-Fella Def Jam
Producer	Coptic, Just Blaze, Scott Storch, Kanye West, T.T., E Bass, Art & Life, Darryl "Digga" Branch, Zukhan, Robert "Shim" Kirkland
Memphis Bleek chronology
The Understanding (2000) M.A.D.E. (2003) 534 (2005)
Singles from M.A.D.E.
"1, 2 Y'all" Released: 2002 "Everything's A Go" Released: April 2003 "Round Here" Released: October 12, 2003

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllHipHop
AllMusic
Blender
Entertainment Weekly	B−
HipHopDX.com
RapReviews.com
Rolling Stone
USA Today
Vibe

M.A.D.E. is the third studio album by American rapper Memphis Bleek, released by Get Low Records, Roc-A-Fella Records, and Def Jam Recordings. Originally scheduled for a summer 2003 release, the album was ultimately released on December 16, 2003. The album reached #35 on the Billboard 200 charts.

The first single released from the album was "Round Here" which features fellow American rappers Trick Daddy and T.I. and production from Just Blaze. The second single was "Need Me In Your Life" which featured Nate Dogg.

Track listing

Samples

• "Roc-a-Fella Get Low Respect It" contains a sample from "Ghetto Child", written and performed by Curtis Mayfield.
• "Everything's a Go" contains a sample from "Pieces", written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed, and performed by the Stylistics.
• "I Wanna Love U" contains an interpolation of "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)", written by James Ingram and Quincy Jones.
• "Do It All Again" contains a sample of "I Wouldn't Change a Thing", written and performed by Johnny Bristol.
• "1, 2 Y'all" contains a sample from "UFO", written by Renee Scroggins and Valerie Scroggins, and performed by ESG.

Personnel

• Kareem "Biggs" Burke – executive producer
• Shawn Carter – executive producer
• Damon Dash – executive producer
• Tony Dawsey – mastering
• Denim – background vocals (6)
• Supa Engineer "Duro" – mixing (16)
• E-Bass – guitars (6)
• Brian Horton – flutes (6)
• Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton – engineer (1, 3, 4, 6, 10-13, 15, 16), mixing (1-6, 8-14, 17)
• Michael Parnin – additional engineering (10)
• Brian Stanley – mixing (7, 15)
• Shane "Bermuda" Woodley – engineer (2, 5, 7-9, 14, 17)

Charts

References

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14. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved September 15, 2020.

• 2003 albums
• Memphis Bleek albums
• Albums produced by Scott Storch
• Albums produced by Just Blaze
• Albums produced by Kanye West
• Def Jam Recordings albums
• Roc-A-Fella Records albums