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. 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
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