Beanie Sigel (born Dwight Grant on March 6th, 1974) is an African-American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, signed to Damon Dash and Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records in 1998. Beanie Sigel's name derives from the street in Philadelphia where he was raised, "Sigel Street," and "Beans" is what people used to call him as a child. Beanie also founded the group and label State Property as well as the clothing company. Sigel's debut LP, The Truth, was released February 28, 2000 on Roc-A-Fella Records. The album received a gold plaque for hits like "The Truth" and "Remember The Days" featuring Eve. His second album The Reason was released in mid-2001. The Reason was lighter material compared to his debut album and introduced the world to his own rap group State Property. Beanie Sigel helped launch the careers of fellow Philly rappers Freeway, Peedi Crakk and the Young Gunz. Around 2001, Beanie Sigel and Jadakiss of the Ruff Ryders were involved in a beef that stemmed from Jada claiming rappers from Beans' home city of Philly were simply signed because they were a hot fashion among major labels, which to some extent was true at the time. Sigel took offense to this, and they sent several tracks back and forth. Eventually Styles P. (D-Block} and Jay-Z got involved, and Beans even called out DMX, who never responded. The beef went on even after Russell Simmons, owner at the time of Def Jam (the label which Roc-A-Fella was under and Ruff Ryders was affiliated with through DMX) made the two declare a brief truce and Jay-Z apologized to Jadakiss and bowed out. Disses finally stopped flying after Sigel released a scathing diss track over Jada's "Put Ya Hands Up" beat, recalling when the LOX wore shiny suits in a Bad Boy video, among other things. Sigel also was involved in directing his first movie State Property, the popular direct-to-video film produced by Roc-A-Films. The State Property clothing line was also created by Si
1 | Wanted Dead Or Alive | Wanted Dead Or Alive (CDS) |
2 | The Truth | The Truth |
3 | Flatline (w/ Peedi Crakk) | The B.Coming |
4 | Lord Have Mercy (w/ Asia & Ashley) | The B.Coming |
5 | Thug About | The Truth |
6 | Change Gonna Come (w/ Rell) | The B.Coming |
7 | Purple Rain (w/ Bun B) | The B.Coming |
8 | One Shot Deal (w/ Radman) | The B.Coming |
9 | Don't Stop (Clean) | no title |
10 | Once Again It’s On | The B.Coming |
11 | Remember Them Dayz | The Truth |
12 | Wanted (On The Run) (w/ Cam'ron) (produced by Neck | The B.Coming |
13 | Mac Man | The Truth |
14 | 1-900-Hustler | The Dynasty Roc la Familia |
15 | Feel It In The Air (w/ Melissa) | The B.Coming |
16 | Can’t Go On This Way (w/ Freeway & Young Chris) | The B.Coming |
17 | Gotta Have It | The B.Coming |
18 | Look at Me Now (w/ Rell) | The B.Coming |
19 | Tales of a Hustler Part II (w/ Oschino and Sparks) | The B.Coming |