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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 is best known for his association with Jay-Z and his label Roc-A-Fella Records, to which Grant signed in 1998 and became a flagship artist. His debut studio album, ''The Truth'' (2000) was met with critical and commercial success, peaking at number five on the ''Billboard'' 200. Along with his solo career, Grant was the '' de facto'' leader of the Philadelphia-based hip hop collective State Property, which he formed with Roc-A-Fella labelmates, and who debuted in 2002 with a namesake film in which Grant starred. The group released two well-received studio albums. Grant's second and third albums, '' The Reason'' (2001) and '' The B. Coming'' (2005) both peaked within the top five of the ''Billboard'' 200, while the latter spawned the single " Feel It in the Air" and marked a brief departure from Roc-A-Fella. Following his return to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Philadelphia
Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is the urban core of the Philadelphia metropolitan area (sometimes called the Delaware Valley), the nation's Metropolitan statistical area, seventh-largest metropolitan area and ninth-largest combined statistical area with 6.245 million residents and 7.379 million residents, respectively. Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn, an English Americans, English Quakers, Quaker and advocate of Freedom of religion, religious freedom, and served as the capital of the Colonial history of the United States, colonial era Province of Pennsylvania. It then played a historic and vital role during the American Revolution and American Revolutionary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The B
B is the second letter of the Latin alphabet. B may also refer to: Science, technology, and mathematics Astronomy * Astronomical objects in the Barnard list of dark nebulae (abbreviation B) * Latitude (''b'') in the galactic coordinate system Biology and medicine * Haplogroup B (mtDNA), a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup * Haplogroup B (Y-DNA), a Y-chromosomal DNA (Y-DNA) haplogroup * Blood type B * ATC code B ''Blood and blood forming organs'', a section of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System * Vitamin B * Hepatitis B * Berlin Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum, assigned the abbreviation B as a repository of herbarium specimens Computing * B (programming language) * B-Method, for computer software development * B-tree, a data structure * Bit (b) * Byte (B) * , an HTML element denoting bold text Physical and chemical quantities and units * One of the reciprocal lattice vectors (''b*'') * Breadth (''b''); see length * Impact parameter ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Chain Gang Vol
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Roc The Mic
"Roc the Mic" is the first single to be released from the soundtrack of the 2002 crime film ''State Property'' and was performed by Beanie Sigel and Freeway. The single was so far the highest-charting single from both rappers making it to #55 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Remix The remix to "Roc the Mic" features St. Louis rappers Nelly and Murphy Lee of the St. Lunatics and was included on rapper Nelly's 2002 album, ''Nellyville'' as a radio-only single. The single also appears on '' The Source Presents: Hip Hop Hits, Vol. 6'' and ''The Roc Files, Vol. 1''. Singer Aaliyah Aaliyah Dana Haughton ( ; January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001) was an American singer, actress, dancer, and model. Known as the " Princess of R&B" and "Queen of Urban Pop", she is credited with helping to redefine contemporary R&B, p ... was originally intended to feature on the "Roc the Mic" remix, but died on August 25, 2001. Track listing A-side *A1 "Roc the Mic (Radio edit)" *A2 "Roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Omillio Sparks
Kenneth Johnson (born October 17, 1977), better known by his stage name Omillio Sparks, is an American rapper and actor from West Philadelphia. He is best known for his uncredited guest appearance on Jay-Z's 2000 single " I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)," which peaked at number 11 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. That same year, he formed the group State Property with fellow Philadelphia-based rappers including Beanie Sigel and Freeway, with whom he has released two studio albums under Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records. In his acting career, he portrayed the character Baby Boy in the group's 2002 namesake film, as well as its 2005 sequel. Discography Sparks started his career off as a member of State Property and signed a recording contract with Roc-a-Fella Records along with Beanie Sigel and others. Sparks and the group also starred in films such as the self-titled State Property and '' State Property 2''. He was also in the soundtrack to the film and on later group albums. Sparks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Young Chris
Christopher Francis Ries (born March 9, 1983), known professionally as Young Chris, is an American rapper. He rose to fame as one-half of the Philadelphia-based hip hop duo Young Gunz, which he formed with rapper Neef Buck in 2001. That same year, the duo joined the larger Philadelphia-based hip hop group State Property; both acts were signed to Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records by the same time. With Young Gunz, the duo saw their furthest success with their 2003 debut single " Can't Stop, Won't Stop", which peaked at number 16 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. They subsequently released two albums: '' Tough Luv'' (2004) and '' Brothers from Another'' (2005). After long-term delay for his debut solo record, Ries signed to Rico Love's record label Division1, an imprint of Universal Motown Records in December 2010. He has since released two studio albums through the label: ''LIFE: Ladies In For Free'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Neef Buck
Young Gunz is an American hip hop duo from Philadelphia, composed of rappers Young Chris (born Chris Ries in March 9, 1983) and Neef Buck (born Hanif Muhammad in March 30, 1983). The group is part of Beanie Sigel's State Property collective and were signed to Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records. Young Gunz' 2003 debut single, " Can't Stop, Won't Stop", reached the top 15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. History State Property Ries and Muhammad had been friends since they were youths on the block (C-Ave). On "Takeover", a track from his 2001 album ''The Blueprint'', Jay-Z announced the duo as "Chris & Neef". In 2002, the duo performed on the '' State Property soundtrack'' album. Chris and Neef starred in the titular movie. Also during this period of their career, Young Chris appeared throughout Dame Dash's ''Dream Team'' compilation, and Beanie Sigel's '' The Reason''. The duo performed together on guest appearances for albums like Jay-Z's '' The Blueprint 2'', Freeway's '' Philadelphia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Young Gunz
Young Gunz is an American hip hop duo from Philadelphia, composed of rappers Young Chris (born Chris Ries in March 9, 1983) and Neef Buck (born Hanif Muhammad in March 30, 1983). The group is part of Beanie Sigel's State Property collective and were signed to Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records. Young Gunz' 2003 debut single, " Can't Stop, Won't Stop", reached the top 15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. History State Property Ries and Muhammad had been friends since they were youths on the block (C-Ave). On "Takeover", a track from his 2001 album '' The Blueprint'', Jay-Z announced the duo as "Chris & Neef". In 2002, the duo performed on the '' State Property soundtrack'' album. Chris and Neef starred in the titular movie. Also during this period of their career, Young Chris appeared throughout Dame Dash's ''Dream Team'' compilation, and Beanie Sigel's '' The Reason''. The duo performed together on guest appearances for albums like Jay-Z's '' The Blueprint 2'', Freeway's '' Philadelp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Peedi Crakk
Pedro Louis Zayas (born September 25, 1977), better known by his stage names Peedi Crakk or Peedi Peedi, is an American rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is best known for his guest appearances on Freeway's 2003 single " Flipside" and Jay-Z's album '' The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse'' (2002). He was a member of the Roc-A-Fella Records group State Property, and was signed to G-Unit Philly. He is of Puerto Rican descent. Career Pedro Zayas grew up in North Philly. He first signed to Roc-A-Fella Records in 2001 with the help of Freeway, a friend of his since high school who had already joined the label through Beanie Sigel and his State Property entourage. In 2002, his Megahertz-produced debut single, " One for Peedi Crakk" charted in the R&B/Hip-Hop Top 40. He continued with guest appearances on various Roc-a-Fella albums, including Jay-Z's '' The Blueprint²: The Gift & the Curse'' and Freeway's '' Philadelphia Freeway''. His guest appearances gave him a reputation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Freeway (rapper)
Leslie Edward Pridgen (born August 6, 1978), better known by his stage name Freeway, is an American rapper. Originally hailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he first gained recognition after appearing on Jay-Z's fifth album, '' The Dynasty: Roc La Familia'' in 2000. The following year, he became a member of the Philadelphia-based hip-hop collective State Property, which were signed to Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records, an imprint of Def Jam Recordings. After releasing their debut album, Pridgen signed to Roc-A-Fella as a solo artist and began work on his debut album, '' Philadelphia Freeway'' (2003). Upon release, the album peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'' 200 and saw positive critical response. He released a follow-up, '' Free at Last'' (2007) to moderate reception before he and fellow State Property cohorts were dropped from the label. In 2009, Pridgen was briefly signed to Cash Money Records, although his next three albums: '' Philadelphia Freeway 2'' (2009), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
This Time (Beanie Sigel Album)
''This Time'' is the sixth studio album by American rapper Beanie Sigel. It was released on August 28, 2012 through State Property/Ruffhouse Records. Production was handled by Don Cheegro, Shawn Kuiper, "Dirty Harry" Zelnick, Cardiac, Chad "Wes" Hamilton, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Jay & PI. It features guest appearances from Akon, Corey Latif Williams, JT Roach, Junior Reid, Oliver Laing, Sean Anthony Francis, The Game, and Sigel's State Property groupmates Young Chris, Freeway, Omillio Sparks and Peedi Crakk. In addition to being Sigel's last album before he reported to prison on September 12, 2012, to serve a two-year prison sentence for tax evasion, it was the first album released under the newly relaunched Ruffhouse Records following its own thirteen-year hiatus. Critical reception ''This Time'' was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album receive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Broad Street Bully
''The Broad Street Bully'' is the fifth solo studio album by American rapper Beanie Sigel. It was released on September 1, 2009 via Siccness.net. Production was handled by Beanie Sigel Production Team, HazeBanga, Isiah Salizar, The Batkave and Buckwild. It features guest appearances from Young Chris, Freeway, Mil and Omillio Sparks. The album debuted at number 77 on the ''Billboard'' 200, number 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number 5 on the Top Rap Albums and number 7 on the Independent Albums charts in the United States selling 6,500 copies. It fell down to number 115 on the ''Billboard'' 200 the following week with additional 4,000 copies sold before disappearing from the chart. Background The album marks Beanie Sigel's first studio album released on an independent record label following his departure from Def Jam Recordings. The project had been described by the label to be "like a mixtape In the modern music industry, a mixtape is a musical project, typically with l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
