![]() ![]() ![]() With ‘Beanie (Mack Bitch)’ he’s taken the refrain from Snoop’s ‘Murder Was The Case’ and made it his own with one of the darkest, catchiest signature tune raps for a while. Word from the Roc-A-Fella camp is that Beanie’s latest will be commercial because it’s so non-commercial, but that’s only partly true. ![]() On the deceptively-titled ‘I Don’t Do Much’, Beanie tells us how he gets ”papercuts from counting money” before warning any budding protagonists, ”You don’t want me putting duct tape in your mouth/Better yet pouring lye in your mouth/You don’t want me smacking up your kids”. Thankfully, the transition from rock-chopping hoodlum to extremely successful recording artist hasn’t phased Beanie, aka Mack, aka Gooch, because with ‘The Reason’ he’s still as deadly and enthralling as ever – like the James Ellroy of rap. In fact, Bleek and Beanie are becoming something of an East Coast version of the West Coast Dogg Pound gangstas Kurupt and Daz both sets of rappers possessing a telepathic ability to bounce rude rhymes off each other. So impressed was the Jiggaman with Beanie’s grimy, none-more-hardcore raps that he made him an integral part of his burgeoning Roc-A-Fella empire, along with Memphis Bleek. Philadelphia native Beanie Sigel didn’t even have to make a demo before his record company boss Jay-Z signed him up and put out his debut album ‘The Truth’ two years ago. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.While the world wets itself over cute new rap stars like Nelly and Ludacris and their good-time Southern raps, there’s a formidable dark force rising from the East Coast. Sigel also starred in the movie “State Property” and its sequel.Ĭopyright 2006 Associated Press. The latter disc has sold 404,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Coming” (DDMG/Criminal Background)–each hit the top five on The Billboard 200. His three albums–“The Truth” (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam) in 2000, “The Reason” in 2001 and last year’s “The B. He was also briefly jailed in November for failure to pay child support. Sigel, born Dwight Grant, was released from federal prison in August after serving a year on a gun charge and was acquitted of attempted murder the following month. It was not clear where the shooting took place. The apparent holdup was attempted by five males traveling in two cars, according to police. He was hospitalized and is in good condition. The rapper was shot one or two times in the upper right arm shortly after 8 a.m., police said. Beanie Sigel, the popular rapper who has been shadowed by his violent past, was wounded by gunfire during an attempted robbery earlier today (May 25). ![]()
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