Roc Boys: A Guide to Rappers Signed By Jay-Z

A diamond-studded history of the Roc.

Memphis Bleek\r - Memph has been throwing that diamond sign up for longer than anyone save Jay. He debuted via a classic back-and-forth with Hov on "Coming of Age," off Jay's first album, Reasonable Doubt, and also spits bars on classics like "You, Me, Him & Her" and "Is That Yo Chick?" His first two albums reached gold status, but Bleek was never really been seen as much more than Jay's sidekick. He left Jay's fold during the transition from Roc-A-Fella to Roc Nation in 2009 to start his own label, Get Low Records, and is working on a new album, The Process.\r\r(Photo: Peter Kramer/Getty Images)
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Cam'ron\r - After showing potential on his first two albums with Sony/Epic, Cam demanded a release from the label and signed with Roc-A-Fella in 2001, partly out of loyalty to Damon Dash, a long-time friend. Cam hit his peak with the Roc commercially on Come Home With Me, and musically on Purple Haze. However, in light of tension between Jay and Dam and lower-than-hoped sales, Cam bounced from the label in 2005. Cam later released several diss tracks aimed at Jay. \r\r(Photo: Adrian Sidney/PictureGroup)The Diplomats - Video: "Dipset Anthem," The Diplomats ft. Cam'ron & Juelz Santana

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Memphis Bleek\r - Memph has been throwing that diamond sign up for longer than anyone save Jay. He debuted via a classic back-and-forth with Hov on "Coming of Age," off Jay's first album, Reasonable Doubt, and also spits bars on classics like "You, Me, Him & Her" and "Is That Yo Chick?" His first two albums reached gold status, but Bleek was never really been seen as much more than Jay's sidekick. He left Jay's fold during the transition from Roc-A-Fella to Roc Nation in 2009 to start his own label, Get Low Records, and is working on a new album, The Process.\r\r(Photo: Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

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