Beanie Sigel
Beanie Sigel
Dwight E. Grant, better known by his stage name Beanie Sigel, is an American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a former member/artist of Damon Dash's Dame Dash Music Group and Roc-A-Fella Records where he had formed a close association with rappers Jay-Z, Freeway and other former and current artists on the Roc-A-Fella roster. His stage name comes from a street in South Philadelphia, the rapper's former stomping grounds. His net worth currently stands at $100,000 USD...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth6 March 1974
CityPhiladelphia, PA
CountryUnited States of America
You don't need Beanie Sigel in the building with a pre-perception that this crazy dude might do anything.
Jadakiss is not no walk in no park. Nas is not no walk in no park. These are dudes that could have ended my career.
PW spent time with Sigel in a New York recording studio shortly before he went away on his federal gun possession charge. He paged through a book of promotional photos of himself, one of which was shot shortly after 911. It featured him holding a copy of the Bible upright in one palm while the Koran rose from the other the Twin Towers. Some of the record company people, they wouldn't let me put this out, ... They said it would be too controversial. But this picture is saying 'Look, they can stand together. Don't have to be no fight.'
I could wake up six in the morning, go downstairs and record. I learned how to use ProTools and everything. Whenever I felt it, I could record.
I'm caught up in the system where the blind lead the blind And this artist only speaks on the Signs of the Time. And I pop pills in Purple Rain to state my pain, They say I'm just like my father, bold and too cold.
That's what I do... Some people smoke weed, some people smoke cigarettes, some people snort coke... I pop pills, I smoke and I drink syrup, that's my twist.
Pull down the shades on the windows of your soul, And gaze into your mind and watch the wisdom unfold...
I ain't the captain of the yacht, but I'm on the boat; I ain't acting what I'm not, knowing that I don't. You niggaz acting like you will, but I know you won't. Man, I read between the lines of the eyes of your brows, Your handshake ain't matchin your smile...
I don't think there's much a person could say about me. My gangster's never been on trial.
You always gotta be on time, an hour ahead of everything. You always gotta be prepared.
I was never in an awkward position where I had to curb my manhood.
I can still do clothing, movies, cartoons. I'mma get mine regardless. Whether I put an album out or not, I'm still gonna see a check.