
His latest album, This Time, was released in 2012 on the newly irelaunched Ruffhouse Records. When the album received little promotion and nemesis Jadakiss was signed to the label, Sigel left Roc-A-Fella and released his album The Broad Street Bully independently. Sigel moved from Roc-A-Fella to DDMG with some members of State Property, causing tension amongst the other members who remained signed to Roc-A-Fella.Īfter being released from prison, Sigel returned to Roc-A-Fella, and released his fourth album, The Solution, on the label in 2007. While he was in prison, Jay Z was appointed as president of Def Jam Recordings, causing former business partners and Roc-A-Fella co-founders Damon Dash and Kareem "Biggs" Burke to split off and form Dame Dash Music Group. Beanie Sigel (1) Begetz (1) Big Daddy Kane (1) Big L (1) Blac Monks (1) Black Moon (1) Blahzay Blahzay (1) Buckshot (1) Call O' Da Wild (1) Canibus (2) Cannibal Ox (1) Coo Coo Cal (1) Coolio (1) Craig Mack (1) Cunninlynguists (1) D-Nice (1) Da Bush Babees (1) Da Grassroots (1) Das EFX (1) Defari (1) Dela (1) Digital Underground (1) DJ Polo (1. Coming, before being imprisoned, and it was released in 2005 while he was serving his sentence. In 2004, Sigel was found guilty of federal weapons charges and sentenced to a year and a day in prison. That same year, Sigel founded the group State Property. His second album, The Reason, was released in 2001 and received mixed to positive reviews. Hard Knock Life, Sigel released his debut album, The Truth, in 2000, which went Gold in sales. After making his Roc-A-Fella debut on founder Jay Z's 1998 album Vol. Sigel's first major appearance was on the 1998 The Roots single "Adrenaline!" (which was later featured on Things Fall Apart in 1999), and he signed to Roc-A-Fella Records six months later. Roc-A-Fella Records (2002-2005, 2006-2009)įreeway, G-Unit, Ghostface Killah, Jay Z, Meek Mill, Raekwon, The Roots, Scarface, State Property, Young Gunzĭwight Equan Grant (born 6 March 1974), better known by his stage name Beanie Sigel, is an American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
