Beanie Sigel

Dwight Equan Grant (born March 6, 1974), better known by his stage name Beanie Sigel, is an American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He first became known for his association with Jay-Z, as he became a flagship artist for his now-defunct label imprint, Roc-A-Fella Records. Through the label, Grant released his debut studio album, The Truth in February 2000 to critical and commercial success.Grant’s second and third studio albums, The Reason (2001) and The B. Coming (2005) found similar success, as the latter peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and contained the single “Feel It in the Air”. After a brief hiatus, Grant returned to Roc-A-Fella in 2007 and released his fourth studio album, The Solution in December of that year to positive reviews despite a commercial decline. Grant then independently released his fifth and sixth studio albums, The Broad Street Bully (2009) and This Time (2012), which saw regional success and positive reception among those audiences. Outside of his solo career, Grant was the de facto leader of the Philadelphia-based hip hop collective State Property, which were also signed to Roc-A-Fella and debuted in 2002 with a namesake film in which Grant starred. The group released two well-received studio albums.

Grant has also been known for his numerous legal issues and publicized court trials since 2002. To date, he has been arrested at least six times serving roughly four years in federal or state prison.

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