Malik Deshawn Cox (born June 23, 1978), known by his stage name Memphis Bleek, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record executive, who served as the hype man for fellow New York rapper Jay-Z. Cox started his own labels: Get Low Records in 1998, and Warehouse Music Group in 2016. He has released four albums (2 of which went Gold, 1 Went Platinum By The RIAA ). A fourth planned release, The Process, has stalled.