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In 1998, Philadelphia native Beanie Sigel was just another hungry voice in the crowd. However, after an impromptu verse on the Roots' Adrenaline, he caught the attention of Jay-Z, who quickly inked the young MC to a deal with his Roc-A-Fella empire. While the momentum of a few dazzling collaborations catapulted his meteoric rise up the hip-hop ranks, more importantly it showed an MC who was on the cusp of greatness. Beanie's debut, The Truth, is the culmination of that promise. While Beanie's monosyllabic flow is methodical and offers little variation, his lyrics are remarkably detailed. "What Ya Life Like" is such a frightening depiction of incarceration that it warrants inclusion in any Scared Straight documentary. Also, Beanie ingeniously parallels the life of a drug dealer to that of video-game characters on "Mac Man." Although Beanie is not ready to supplant his esteemed mentor, Jay-Z, he is one of the most intriguing lyricists to emerge in the post-2Pac era.
© Matt Conaway /TiVo
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Dwight Grant, ComposerLyricist - Kanye West, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Graham nash, ComposerLyricist - Beanie Sigel, MainArtist
℗ 2005 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Justin Smith, ComposerLyricist - Malik Cox, ComposerLyricist - Dwight Grant, ComposerLyricist - Justin Shirley-Smith, ComposerLyricist - Just Blaze, Producer - Beanie Sigel, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Dwight Grant, ComposerLyricist - Sammy Taylor, ComposerLyricist - Bink, Producer - Jay-Z, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Beanie Sigel, MainArtist - Roosevelt "Bink" Harrell, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dwight Grant, ComposerLyricist - Robert "Shim" Kirkland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Beanie Sigel, MainArtist
℗ 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Shawn Carter, ComposerLyricist - Amil, ComposerLyricist - Dwight Grant, ComposerLyricist - Tristan Jones, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, ComposerLyricist - Beanie Sigel, MainArtist - T-Mix, Producer - A. Whitehead, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dwight Grant, ComposerLyricist - Bernard Parker, ComposerLyricist - Kasim Sulton, ComposerLyricist - Roger Powell, ComposerLyricist - Todd Rundgren, ComposerLyricist - Beanie Sigel, MainArtist - Willie Wilcox, ComposerLyricist - Bernard "Big Demi" Parker, Producer - Bernard "Big Demy" Parker, Producer
℗ 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Sandlofer, Author - Dwight Grant, ComposerLyricist - Eve, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Beanie Sigel, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eve Jeffers, ComposerLyricist - Isabelle Hupert, Composer - Lofey, Producer - Michael "Lofey" Sandlofer, Producer
℗ 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dana Stinson, ComposerLyricist - Dwight Grant, ComposerLyricist - Rockwilder, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Beanie Sigel, MainArtist
℗ 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dwight Grant, ComposerLyricist - Brad Jordan, ComposerLyricist - Beanie Sigel, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Harris, ComposerLyricist - J-5, Producer
℗ 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dwight Grant, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Best, ComposerLyricist - BUCKWILD, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Beanie Sigel, MainArtist
℗ 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dwight Grant, ComposerLyricist - C. Young, ComposerLyricist - Robert "Shim" Kirkland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Beanie Sigel, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dwight Grant, ComposerLyricist - Bink, Producer - Basil Poledouris, ComposerLyricist - Beanie Sigel, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Roosevelt "Bink" Harrell, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dwight Grant, ComposerLyricist - Daven Vanderpool, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Beanie Sigel, Rap Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Scoresazy, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Daven Paul Vanderpool, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Unknown, ComposerLyricist - Jay-Z, MainArtist - Lionel Bart, ComposerLyricist - Beanie Sigel, Rap Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - P. Skam, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 2000 S. Carter Enterprises, LLC.
Album review
In 1998, Philadelphia native Beanie Sigel was just another hungry voice in the crowd. However, after an impromptu verse on the Roots' Adrenaline, he caught the attention of Jay-Z, who quickly inked the young MC to a deal with his Roc-A-Fella empire. While the momentum of a few dazzling collaborations catapulted his meteoric rise up the hip-hop ranks, more importantly it showed an MC who was on the cusp of greatness. Beanie's debut, The Truth, is the culmination of that promise. While Beanie's monosyllabic flow is methodical and offers little variation, his lyrics are remarkably detailed. "What Ya Life Like" is such a frightening depiction of incarceration that it warrants inclusion in any Scared Straight documentary. Also, Beanie ingeniously parallels the life of a drug dealer to that of video-game characters on "Mac Man." Although Beanie is not ready to supplant his esteemed mentor, Jay-Z, he is one of the most intriguing lyricists to emerge in the post-2Pac era.
© Matt Conaway /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:42
- Main artists: Beanie Sigel
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Roc-A-Fella
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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