And when he's happy, he still sounds depressed. ![]() ![]() When he's pissed, he sounds dangerous when he's depressed, he sounds about ready to bury himself alive. His voice is a halting, raspy snarl, and he delivers his words with hyper-emo bluster, like he's got so much rage burning in his gut that he's helpless to hold anything back, ever. Kelly coos professionally behind him.īeanie Sigel is not a smooth rapper. By any measure, Beanie Sigel has been through a turbulent few years, and so it's something of a shock to turn on the first track of The Solution and hear him bragging about his money over the Runners' cheesy faux-epic synths while R. He ignited a minor internet controversy when he told Kanye West, his labelmate and past collaborator, to come out of the closet. He saw the chaotic, acrimonious breakup of his label, Roc-A-Fella Records, and the dissolution of his hometown rap crew, State Property. His stepfather was brutally killed in a Philly alleyway, his body set on fire. He was shot twice during a botched robbery attempt. In the almost four years since The B.Coming saw release, Beanie served 10 months in federal prison and was acquitted of an attempted murder charge that would've sent him away for a whole lot longer. That album was like a rap version of Spike Lee's The 25th Hour, the sound of someone who knew he was headed for hard times. ![]() The Philadelphia rapper Beanie Sigel recorded his last album, 2004's The B.Coming, in the weeks between being sentenced to a federal prison on a gun charge and the beginning of his term.
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