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  Beanie Sigel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 because he had a disposition towards flatulence.
Around 2001, Beanie Sigel and Jadakiss of the Ruff Ryders were involved in an incident that stemmed from Jadakiss claiming rappers from Sigel's home city of Philadelphia were simply signed because they were a hot fashion among major labels.
On Tuesday, January 10, 2006, Sigel was convicted of assault for a fight in 2003.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beanie_Sigel   (858 words)

  
 Beanie Sigel found guilty of assault - Boston.com
Beanie Sigel, the rapper who has sold hundreds of thousands of records glamorizing a criminal lifestyle, was convicted of assault Tuesday for a fight in 2003.
Sigel, born Dwight Grant, was convicted Tuesday of misdemeanor simple assault and was immediately sentenced to two years probation plus $180 in court costs.
Sigel, born Dwight Grant, agreed with the prosecutor's version of events, and was convicted of misdemeanor simple assault.
www.boston.com /ae/music/articles/2006/01/10/beanie_sigel_found_guilty_of_assault   (439 words)

  
 Rapper Beanie Sigel Shot, Released From Hospital - The Deadbolt
Beanie Sigel has been treated for his injuries, and was released from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania at around 11:40am.
Sigel left in a wheelchair, still wearing a hospital gown, and had a blanket of his head.
In November 2005, Beanie Sigel was briefly jailed again for failure to pay child support payments totaling $27,000, as well as a $2,000 fine.
www.thedeadbolt.com /news/111157/beaniesigelshot.php   (404 words)

  
 Beanie Sigel News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
By: Yves Erwin Salomon Philadelphia-based rapper Beanie Sigel was shot Thursday, May 25th during an attempted robbery on a South Philadelphia street.
Rap musician Beanie Sigel, who in recent years beat attempted-murder charges and served time in federal prison for gun and drug possession, drove himself to the hospital in a Chevy Impala with a baby seat in...
Beanie Sigel, the popular rapper who has had trouble escaping his violent past, was shot during an attempted robbery Thursday, but was able to drive himself to the hospital, police said.Sigel was shot one or...
www.topix.net /who/beanie-sigel   (667 words)

  
 Boston.com / A&E / Celebrity news / Beanie Sigel likely facing prison time   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Sigel, whose real name is Dwight Grant, will plead guilty to federal drug and weapons charges at a hearing Thursday, his lawyer told the Philadelphia Daily News in a story published Tuesday.
Sigel's legal troubles won't end there, however; he has a state court trial scheduled for next week on charges he shot and seriously injured a man outside a bar last year.
Sigel is a one-time choir boy who supports community events and youth sports teams, his lawyers said.
www.boston.com /ae/celebrity/articles/2004/04/06/beanie_sigel_likely_facing_prison_time   (319 words)

  
 Beanie Sigel News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Dwight "Beanie Sigel" Grant entered a guilty plea agreement this past April in federal court to one count of possession of a gun by a convicted felon and one count of possession of prescription.
Sigel, who often projects a rough, street persona on record, faces multiple charges including aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person and simple assault for an incident on January 9 when he was said to have punched a man.
Beanie was also arrested back in February on assault charges after he allegedly poured a drink a woman and threatened her with a gun.
www.sohh.com /syndication/rss/beanie_sigel_v2.rss   (5806 words)

  
 AllHipHop.com : Features
Beanie Sigel has crossed the burning sands and is now a brother in a distinguished fraternity that includes a select few Black men.
Beanie Sigel is home, to the glee of his ever-loyal fan base, and now that most of his legal woes are behind him, Dwight Grant is a man re-focused.
Beanie Sigel: It could be anybody, anybody with any kind of status that comes from where we come from, they gonna do that.
www.allhiphop.com /features/?ID=1195   (1564 words)

  
 Beanie Sigel-Biography
Beanie Sigel was one of the first rappers on the Roc-A-Fella crew and has brought his State Property homeboys onto the scene.
Sigel was one of the first well-known rappers to come out of Philly.
Beanie Sigel and Freeway had met each other while they were unsigned.
www.rapraider.com /bsigel.html   (120 words)

  
 Beanie Sigel Shot In Botched Robbery
Beanie Sigel was wounded by gunfire this morning in a failed robbery attempt.
Sigel was shot and hit once or twice in the upper right arm while sitting in his car shortly after 8 a.m., police said.
Beanie Sigel, born Dwight Grant, was released from federal prison in August after serving a year for a gun charge.
www.nobodysmiling.com /hiphop/news/86231.php   (1035 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Rapper Beanie Sigel shot during attempted robbery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Beanie Sigel, the popular rapper who has been shadowed by his violent past, was wounded by gunfire during an attempted robbery early Thursday.
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.
By Joseph Kaczmarek, AP Rapper Beanie Sigel, born Dwight Grant, was shot one or two times in the upper right arm during an attempted robbery early Thursday.
www.usatoday.com /life/people/2006-05-25-sigel-shot_x.htm?csp=34   (340 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Philly rapper Beanie Sigel jailed briefly over unpaid child support of ...
Sigel, 31, spent about an hour in jail after being sentenced in Family Court to six months in prison unless the payments were made to help his children by two mothers.
Sigel attorney Walter McHugh also argued Thursday that Sigel has not been earning money to pay the support because he has been under house arrest, in drug rehab or in prison for much of the past two years.
Sigel's three albums – "The Truth" in 2000, "The Reason" in 2001 and this year's "The B. Coming" –; each hit the top five on the Billboard album chart.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/nation/20051110-1356-beaniesigel.html   (500 words)

  
 ABC News: Philly Rapper Beanie Sigel Jailed Briefly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Rapper Beanie Sigel exits court in Philadelphia, on Sept. 26, 2005.
Sigel paid the money and $2,000 in fines and was released, one of his attorneys said.
Sigel's three albums "The Truth" in 2000, "The Reason" in 2001 and this year's "The B. Coming" each hit the top five on the Billboard album chart.
abcnews.go.com /Entertainment/wireStory?id=1300402   (431 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The B.Coming: Music: Beanie Sigel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Beanie Sigel and Memphis Bleek were supposed to take over the Roc as soon as Jay Z supposedly retired years ago.
His verse on this song gave Beanie a rhyme of the month spot in The Source, not that it means as much these days, and Beanie shows what he is capable of as far as his rhyme skills are concerned.
Sigel also slowed things down with the mellowed out, ("Don't Stop") featuring the ever-slick "Snoop Dogg" and his duet with "Redman" on the cut ("One Shot Deal") is unforgettable, especially "Redman" who hasn't this good in years.
www.amazon.com /B-Coming-Beanie-Sigel/dp/B0000CC4VD   (2108 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music | Rapper Beanie Sigel sent to jail
Sigel - whose real name is Dwight Grant - acknowledged in court that he was in a "reckless, dangerous situation" at the time, but told the judge he was a changed man.
But prosecutor Curtis Douglas quoted lyrics from Sigel's next album, in which he fantasises about taking vengeance on his enemies by pouring acid on their children and raping their girlfriends.
Sigel also faces trial in January on charges that he shot and seriously wounded a man outside a Philadelphia bar, and also faces charges that he punched a man in the face.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/music/3729984.stm   (360 words)

  
 Rolling Stone : Beanie Sigel Doing Time
But in April of 2003, Sigel was arrested in the Philadelphia area and found to be in possession of cough medicine and more than twenty pills of Percocet (a combo known as "pancakes and syrup" in Philly street slang) and more than twenty pills of Xanax.
The rapper received a year sentence on October 8th, and this may only be the beginning: Sigel still faces an assault charge stemming from a January 2003 incident, and is expected to face a retrial for an attempted-murder case that ended in a hung jury last April.
Beanie Sigel, determined to go forward with his numerous projects even from behind bars, talked to Rolling Stone about his "emotional" new album and the uncertain year ahead.
www.rollingstone.com /news/story/6629517/beanie_sigel_doing_time   (942 words)

  
 Details Emerge About Beanie Sigel Shooting
Police are skeptical about Beanie Sigel’s account of his shooting, according to the Philadelphia Daily News, which took place last Thursday in his hometown.
Although Sigel was treated for a gunshot wound at a local hospital, investigators say that neighborhood residents deny hearing gunshots, and cops were unable to find any shell casings on the street where the rapper was shot.
Sigel, born Dwight Grant, told authorities that four assailants jumped out of two cars and robbed him of $75,000 worth of jewelry, including a platinum chain and a watch crafted by Joseph “Jacob The Jeweler” Arabo, as well as $3,000 in cash.
www.nobodysmiling.com /hiphop/news/86251.php   (592 words)

  
 CMT.com : Beanie Sigel : Beanie Sigel Returns To Jail
Sigel is being held until at least Monday, when he's due in Philadelphia federal court for a detention hearing where a judge will decide whether he will be allowed to post bail.
The rapper, who was arrested July 3 on attempted murder charges (see "Beanie Sigel Arrested, Charged With Attempted Murder"), had been free on bail and rejoined the Rock the Mic Tour over the weekend (see "Out On Bail, Beanie Sigel Rejoins The Rock The Mic Tour").
Against the request of the district attorney, Sigel's aggravated assault charge was lessoned to a misdemeanor.
www.cmt.com /artists/news/1473711/07102003/sigel_beanie.jhtml   (354 words)

  
 WHO'S THE REAL BEANIE SIGEL? - www.ezboard.com
Sigel is one of four children born to Brown, a former prison guard who is divorced from Sigel's father, Grant said.
On the night of his arrest, Sigel was in the police station at 55th and Pine Streets in West Philadelphia when three boys, ages 10 to 12, reported their bicycles stolen.
Sigel is being held at the Federal Detention Center in Center City awaiting trial on the gun charge.
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 Beanie Bags an Acquittal - Sep 27, 2005 - E! Online News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
A month after being released from a New Jersey prison after serving time on unrelated federal gun and drug charges, the hip-hopster was found not guilty Monday of charges he allegedly shot and almost killed a man outside a Philadelphia strip club two years ago.
Sporting a snappy brown suit, an ecstatic Sigel exited the courthouse with family and friends in tow, including one of his mentors, Roc-A-Fella Records cofounder Damon Dash, whom Beanie thanked profusely for sticking by him.
Sigel has slated several tour dates to hype his third album, The B. Coming, which he released in March while still behind bars.
www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,17456,00.html   (490 words)

  
 VH1.com : Beanie Sigel : Beanie Blasts 'Disloyal' State Property, Explains Why He's With Dame And Not Jay-Z - Urge ...
Sigel has plenty of incentive now that he's out of jail (see "Beanie Sigel Released From Prison").
On the bus, Sigel showed no signs of being shell-shocked — he was ready to talk as Dame presented him with several boxes of his new sneakers.
Beanie maintains what Dash told MTV several weeks ago: He is disappointed in some of the actions of his once tight-knit rap crew.
www.vh1.com /artists/news/1507399/08102005/sigel_beanie.jhtml   (993 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Beanie Sigel leaves New Jersey prison   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Beanie Sigel was released from prison in New Jersey Tuesday after serving one year on federal gun and drug charges, his lawyer said.
Sigel, born Dwight Grant, still faces a Sept. 19 retrial on an attempted murder charge in Philadelphia, said defense lawyer Fortunato N. Perri Jr.
Sigel had pleaded guilty to the federal charges, which stemmed from a 2002 traffic stop in Philadelphia.
www.usatoday.com /life/music/news/2005-08-09-sigel-prison_x.htm?csp=34   (315 words)

  
 Beanie Sigel : The Truth - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
In 1998, Philadelphia native Beanie Sigel was just another hungry voice in the crowd.
Beanie's debut, The Truth, is the culmination of that promise.
Also, Beanie ingeniously parallels the life of a drug dealer to that of video-game characters on "Mac Man." Although Beanie is not ready to supplant his esteemed mentor, Jay-Z, he is one of the most intriguing lyricists to emerge in the post-2Pac era.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,888159,00.html   (259 words)

  
 Beanie Blog
This time around Sigel was just $900 in arrears on one child, and having learned his lesson from the previous hugely embarrassing hearing, the rapper came up with a check for $1,100 before this proceeding even started.
Beanie Sigel is gonna appear in court on Monday, but attorney Fred Perri says the proceeding will be only a status listing, which means the attorneys, defendant and judge all show up and check their calendars for a good date to hold the trial.
Beanie Sigel's Cadillac Escalade plays a prominent role in a couple of his court cases.
www.philadelphiaweekly.com /beanieblog   (8030 words)

  
 MTV.com: Beanie Sigel
Expecting to be led away from the courtroom to jail for a three-year prison term, Sigel was instead sentenced to one year and one day.
Sigel: Well, lucky enough for me, my kids are at an age where I don't have to explain that to them right now.
Sigel: Since Dame and everybody had been there with me through the whole situation, Dame got the cameras and we were just filming.
www.mtv.com /bands/s/sigel_beanie/news_feature_032905   (1343 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Reason: Music: Beanie Sigel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
While Sigel's debut The Truth contained thought-inducing head-nodders such as "What Your Life Like", which forewarned listeners of the pitfalls of partaking in illegal subterranean activities, he's taken an odious u-turn on Gangster Ave.
On "Nothing Like It", Sigels' seeds take centre stage and are touted as the reasons for him wanting to become a better Beanie man, while the album's closer "What Your Life Like 2" takes listeners on a graphic trip through the psyche of a prisoner.
Beanie Sigel's 2nd album is "The Reason" (2001) a fourteen track release executive produced by Rocafella's Shawn Carter, Damon Dash & Kareem Burke.
www.amazon.ca /Reason-Beanie-Sigel/dp/B00005LIXL   (2347 words)

  
 Beanie Sigel - Biography - AOL Music
Philadelphian rapper Beanie Sigel had a rapidly rising career, beginning with his appearance on one of underground rapper/producer DJ Clue's mix tapes, to his cameos on Jay-Z's Vol.
His second album, The Reason, hit the streets in summer 2001, led by the single "Beanie (Mack B****)." Sigel soon launched his State Property line of clothing by announcing his gear would have hidden pockets and gun holsters.
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