Dear Summer

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“Dear Summer”
Single by Memphis Bleek featuring Jay-Z
from the album 534
Released June 1, 2005
Recorded 2005
Genre Hip-Hop
Label Get Low Records
Roc-A-Fella Records
Writer(s) Shawn Carter
Producer Just Blaze
Memphis Bleek singles chronology
"Infatuated"
(2005)
"Dear Summer"
(2005)
"Hustla"
(2007)

"Dear Summer" is the third and final single from Memphis Bleek's fourth album, 534. The single is sort of unusual because the song features no vocals from Memphis Bleek, the host of the song. The song only features vocals from featured guest, Jay-Z. At the time, Jay-Z was a retired rapper just making an appearance on his label mate's song. The beat dropped and Jay began freestyling and they recorded the song when it was done and Bleek decided not to rap on that song. He made the choice to give it to Jay-Z, but still place it on his album and release it as a single. It was produced by Just Blaze. It contains a sample from Weldon Irvine's "Morning Sunrise".