After collaborating with Jay-Z on the singles “Hey Papi” and “Change the Game”, Bleek’s second album, The Understanding, was released on December 5, 2000. The album featured the single “Is That Your Chick (The Lost Verses)”, a collaboration with Jay-Z and fellow rappers Missy Elliott and Twista, which achieved chart success in the United States, peaking at number 68 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 18 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number seven on the US Hot Rap Singles chart.[2][3][4] The album also included the singles “My Mind Right” and “Do My…”. Both Coming of Age and The Understanding were certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).