Beanie Sigel
Hip HopRoc-A-Fella Records eraearly 2000s East Coast hip hopPhiladelphia street rapJay-Z adjacent
Beanie Sigel (born Dwight Grant on March 6th, 1974) is an African-American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, signed to Damon Dash and Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records in 1998. Beanie Sigel's 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. 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.
Influenced by: Jay-Z, Nas, The Notorious B.I.G.
- Label:
- Roc-A-Fella Records
- Active:
- 2000-present
- Scene:
- Philadelphia
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