State Property is a rap group from
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania,
US, led by rapper
Beanie Sigel
Dwight Equan Grant (born March 6, 1974), better known by his stage name Beanie Sigel, is an American rapper from South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He first became known for his association with Jay-Z and Roc-A-Fella Records, releasing his debut ...
with Philadelphia rappers
Freeway,
Peedi Crakk, Oschino Vasquez, and
Omillio Sparks, and the duo
Young Gunz (
Young Chris and Neef Buck). State Property was signed to
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and founder of Manhattan-based conglomerate talent and entertainment agency Roc Nation. He is regarded as one of ...
's Roc-A-Fella Records, but their future as a group is in dispute.
Background
The group's first release was the
State Property soundtrack, which served as both the soundtrack to the 2002 film and the group's debut album.
After group head
Beanie Sigel
Dwight Equan Grant (born March 6, 1974), better known by his stage name Beanie Sigel, is an American rapper from South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He first became known for his association with Jay-Z and Roc-A-Fella Records, releasing his debut ...
's incarceration in 2004, his relationship with the State Property camp or club went sour. Beanie complained that the rest of
State Property was not showing him support while he was in jail, saying no one except Oschino from his group came to visit him. When the Roc-A-Fella split occurred, he also made the decision to move State Property to Dame's Dame Dash Music Group, but the rest of them opted to stay on Roc-A-Fella instead. Beanie Sigel's 2005 released album was ''
The B. Coming
''The B. Coming'' is the third studio album by American rapper Beanie Sigel.
Background and release
It was supposed to be released between 2002 and 2004 under Roc-A-Fella Records and distributed by Def Jam Recordings. However, due to Jay-Z's ta ...
''.
Through Dame, Beanie declared State Property disbanded until further notice. In response, several members of the group began saying they never chose to be in the group and that they wouldn't have needed it to sell records. State Property eventually officially broke up, and a future group album is not planned.
However, recent mixtape tracks by members of State Property have featured other members of the group, suggesting that at least some of the members, or former members, including Sigel, are still on good terms.
Recently, the entire State Property were seen in New York together with the exception of Neef Buck, performing at a concert, saying "They're back like they never left".
"State Property" is also the name of a clothing line bearing their group insignia, run by Sigel as a subsidiary of
Rocawear. Sigel starred in the 2002 independent film "
State Property."
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
Mixtapes
* ''The Lost Files'' (2005)
* ''Gang's All Here'' (2006)
* ''Out on Bail'' (2007)
* ''The Return Of State Property'' (2011)
* The Chain Gang Vol.3 (2019)
Filmography
*''
State Property'' (2002)
*''
State Property 2'' (2005)
References
External links
Official MySpace
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Hip hop collectives
Hip hop groups from Philadelphia
Roc-A-Fella Records artists
Gangsta rap groups