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Beanie Sigel - Broad Street Empire Volume 1: Lost Files [LISTEN/DOWNLOAD]

Kazeem Famuyide (@RealLifeKaz) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:05:03 +0000

The Broad Street Bully, Beanie Sigel, is back with a brand new effort, Broad Street Empire Volume 1: Lost Files. Young Chris, Freeway, Raekwon and more make special appearances on this tape. Hit the jump to get a look at the artwork, tracklist and a link for download.
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Beanie Sigel - Broad Street Empire Volume 1: Lost Files Mixtape [LISTEN/DOWNLOAD]

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Beanie Sigel Signs A Distribution Deal With EMI

Latifah Muhammad — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:08:06 +0000

Beanie Sigel just copped himself a new deal. The Philly rapper has officially signed a distribution agreement with EMI, reports AllHipHop. The record contract was spearheaded by label vet, and Ruffhouse Records founder, Chris Schwartz. While recording music in a Brooklyn studio Thursday (March 29), Beans explained how the deal came about.

“That's what kind of pushed me to really do this album. I was sought out by Chris Schwartz. He had a situation at EMI and was looking for an artist,” said Beans. “I had just recorded a couple songs in the studio. Somebody heard a record and was like, ‘You should check out Beanie; he hasn't been doing anything.'

“The first conversation was kind of generic – it was like, ‘Uhh yeah.' I had deals on the table; I've been approached by everybody from everywhere – from E1, well to Kotch first, to E1 to Asylum. For me to sign to a major, it's like, ‘For what?' I'm too far advanced in my career to go to a 360 deal. I've learned too much of the business to put myself in that position now.”

No doubt the last few years have been rocky for the State Property frontman. From beefing with Jay-Z, a short-lived retirement announcement, to issues with his cash flow, he's been through the ringer, but the new label home has restored his faith in the game. “If you've been through what I've been through in my career, you wouldn't trust no one. You'll fourth guess everything. What made me do the deal with Chris Schwartz was actually to get the deal together for State Property.

"I don't wanna be selfish – it's selfish to the people. That's the only reason why I'm doing this. It's not fun for me no more; it's work. It used to be fun, and when it starts turning into work, it's not fun no more."

The 38-year-old released his last major label project The Solution in 2007. Beanie is prepping the release a mixtape prior to unleashing his new album, The Classic, this summer.

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Beanie Sigel Talks Loving Drake's Music, Says Beef With Jay-Z Is Dead [VIDEO]

C. Vernon Coleman II — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:15:23 +0000

Last seen at SXSW showing a blustering crowd on the streets of Austin, Texas that he still has bars, Beanie Sigel recently popped up on Power 95.3's Lady T's Show in Orlando, FL. Surprisingly, the tough as nails Beanie Mack had some positive words for, Drake, one of the more softer acts in the rap game and also said his long underlying beef with Hov is deaded for good.

“Drake nice,” said the Broad Street Bully. “You can't front on him. Drake gonna be around for a long time… His lane is so crazy. I bought his album like three times. He got everything. It's everything on there that you can rock to.” Sig even said he thinks Drizzy may be ghostwriting for some cats in the industry.

When asked if he still had a problem with Jay-Z, Beanie said, despite having yet to meet Jigga face-to-face to straighten things out, he has no quarrels with his former boss. "It ain't really no situation right now," said Sigel. "At the end of the day, Jay, that's my brother, and will forever be my brother."

"We had a litte misunderstanding. [It was a] situation where I couldn't get to him, so I had to via, MC it. And that was it," he added.

Peep the entire interview below, via talkofthetown411:

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Freeway Back In The Studio [Video]

The Kid Skoob — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:45:10 +0000

Another State Prop MC graces the Trap Keeperz studios, as Freeway jumps back into the booth to knock out a few new joints. The general, Beanie Sigel, recently passed through the TK Studios to lay down a few new records as well. It's very possible that both could be working on new mixtape releases. Wishful thinking would be both artist dropping a joint project, but we'll settle for the solos for now.

Check the studio session.

The Top 10 Hip-Hop Beefs Gone Wrong

Latifah Muhammad — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:15:29 +0000

The Top 10 Hip-Hop Beefs Gone Wrong

There's nothing like a good beef to force Hip-Hop heads to take sides. Over the years disagreements between rappers have almost become as important to the culture as the music itself. If they're lucky, rappers can turn their disagreements into album sales. But it's much more interesting when the opposite effect occurs. Since the Common vs. Drake's rift has been holding our attention this week, Hip-Hop Wired decided to count down the 'Top 10 Hip-Hop Beefs Gone Wrong.'

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Beanie Sigel Back In The Studio [Video]

The Kid Skoob — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:00:39 +0000

Beanie Sigel Back In The Studio

The Broad Street Bully has returned to the booth. It looks like Beans is back to being focused on the music, after seemingly putting aside his legal troubles, and issues with Jay-Z.

From the sounds of what he's working on, a new mixtape is on the way from B. Sigel. Peep the video.

Has Social Media Killed The "Diss Record?"

The Kid Skoob — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:00:45 +0000

“Fawk Jay-Z…I know you aint talkin bout me dog, You? What? Fawk Jay-Z…You been on my package n*gga, you love my style n*gga!” – Nas “Ether”

The lyrics from one of the Greatest Diss Records, Ever! Where would Hip Hop be without the “Diss Record?” Sadly, you don't have to look far to find the answer because that's exactly where we are today. Hip Hop lives in the subliminal day and age, where the traditional direct shot doesn't exist anymore. Now the diss looks more like this:

“Talkin bout baby money, I got yo baby money, Kidnap yo Beyotch & get that how much you love yo lady money!” – Lil Wayne “It's Good”

If you're not an individual that's abreast to what's going on, you have no clue what Lil Wayne is talking about. So has Hip Hop caused us all to think more...Maybe? Using your brain to decipher and analyze isn't necessarily a bad thing. Except for when it comes to dissing/disrespecting another M.C. No matter who you sided with in the beef between Jay & Nas, you appreciate both Ether and TakeOver. Both of those records are in the diss records, “Hall of Fame,” so to speak. There was no question as to who was being talked about, or in what way. So what's happened to the direct shot? Who or what is to blame for this subliminal era? There are only two reasons I can think of: 1. Social Media and 2. Jay-Z

Think about it…How many times have we seen a rapper, athlete or celebrity get caught in “Twitter Beef.” We've all seen tweets re-tweeted into our timelines, with artists going back and forth about some nonsense, only to say they were “Hacked,” afterwards. How corny would Hip Hop be if Social Media was around when Biggie and Pac were beefing?

Sway – “What up world, welcome to this MTV News brief…Rapper Tupac Shakur has just posted a picture of him and Faith Evans on Facebook!!! Yes, since posting the picture he's even Twitpic'd it, with the following message “@2pac Dats why I Twitpic'd Yo Beyotch N*gga, Death Row!!!” He's also put the photo on his Tumblr, and is now uploading it to Instagram! Word on the street is that he'll soon be making it his Avatar on his YouTube Page as well! We've since sent out G-Chat invites to members of the Bad Boy Camp, but our requests went unanswered. We'll have more on this story, as it unfolds!”

So has social media completely left out the need to record an actual “Diss Record?” Twitter creates an element where you can engage with whomever, directly. So why waste time going to the studio, when you can just @ the person that you have an issue with, for the world to see. But email thuggin shouldn't be how these “Gangsters” are handling their issues, right? Instead of killing your battery life on your Smartphone and only limiting your feelings to 140 characters, why not take 4 minutes to tell us all how you REALLY feel about that individual. Besides, the whole “I was hacked,” cop out is dry, and over used. Give the fans a reason to actually follow you on Twitter. Let Twitter be the outlet you used AFTER you've already talked about an individual's mother, wife, and worthless life. Don't make your Twitter your means of handling a beef.

So now where does Hov come into all of this you ask? His beef with Nas and Prodigy are well documented. Now ask yourself, who else has Hov actually called out on record after that? Go ahead, I'll wait. Jim Jones, nope…His record over Jimmy's “Ballin,” was a complete subliminal shot, never used his name. Ok what about Game? Nope. His verse on the radio was just him using the word game metaphorically, and he never said anything directly to dude at all. That's probably one of the main reasons for Game's 75 diss records that he's done, towards Jay, which he's never responded to either.

So how can we blame Hov for everyone only sending Subliminal Disses? Simple, what rapper got everyone to start dressing more grown up, or doing more grown up type of records. What rapper single handedly killed Auto-Tune? Let's face it, Jay is a trendsetter. In this particular case, Hov has essentially made it almost “Uncool,” to call out another rapper when dissing them. Beanie Sigel didn't get that memo, and made one of the hardest diss records we've heard in a while, with “Average Cat.” There've also been other rappers to do it, but you can find those records on the front page of the #NobodyCares Newspaper.

In closing, Rappers bring back the Diss Record! We need it, the game needs it…Hell, some of you need it! Maybe it'll wake up the beast in some of you, and you can all get off of this singing tip…But that's an entirely different subject, for an entirely different day!

@TheKidSkoob

Jay-Z - TakeOver

Nas -Ether

Beanie Sigel ft. Big O & Big Nate "Movin Fast" (Philly to Mass) [Video]

The Kid Skoob — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:01:19 +0000

Beanie Sigel ft. Big O & Big Nate "Movin Fast" (Philly to Mass) [Video]

Beanie Sigel seems to be ready to get back to the music as of late.

The Broad Street Bully does his thing, but you be the judge of the Massachusetts MC's.

The Jack Boys: 10 Rappers That Will Rob A Fool If Music Doesn't Work Out

Randy Roper — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:43:57 +0000

10 Rappers That Will Rob You If Music Doesn't Workout

Lets face it, the rap game isn't for everyone.

Albums aren't selling like the used to and regardless of what Rick Ross is talking about, not everyone is riding around in a Maybach.

For some rappers, instead of working late nights in the studio, living life on the road and getting raped by record labels and shady music industry executives, it might just be easier to get out here and rob somebody.

We're by no means encouraging a life of crime, but if this rap money starts slowing up (and in some cases the rap money already has for some of these artists), here are 10 rappers that will rob your a$$ if it came down to it.

Travis Barker Ft. Beanie Sigel, Bun B & Kobe - "Just Chill" [Video]

Randy Roper — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:53:38 +0000

Travis Barker Ft. Beanie Sigel, Bun B & Kobe - "Just Chill" Official Video

Sigel, Bun and singer Kobe (no Bryant) hook up for a new visual off of Travis Barker's Give The Drummer Some album, in stores now.

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