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Beanie Sigel Information
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'Beanie Sigel' (born 'Dwight Grant') is an African-American rapper, signed to Damon Dash and Jay-Z's Roc-a-Fella Records since 1998 until 2005 when officially became a member of Dash Music Group. He comes from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Beanie Sigels 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 because he farted a lot.
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 a grimier album which explained his beef with Jadakiss and The Lox, 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.
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 Sigel. In October 2004, Sigel was sentenced to a 366 days in federal prison after pleading guilty to a federal gun charge and attempted murder. After serving his sentence and being released from prison early August 2005, he will now spend two years on probation.
The third album The B. Coming was released on March 28, 2005 under Dame Dash Music Group and features production from The Neptunes, Just Blaze, and Bink, among others. The album was recorded in the weeks between his sentencing and imprisonment and was released after he was locked up. When the sentence ends, he will stand trial for attempted murder. His first single off of The B. Coming, "Feel It In The Air" is already making a buzz and hip-hop magazines predict that his album may be credited as a masterpiece.
50 Cent has recently expressed interest in signing Sigel to his G-Unit Records label. Sigel has said the G-Unit deal could happen but only on a co-business venture.
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