NBC Philadelphia reports that the Philly rap veteran Beanie Sigel was shot this morning outside his home in Pleasantville, New Jersey. After “an altercation” that happened around 9:45 this morning, an unknown assailant shot the 40-year-old Sigel once in the stomach. He’s currently in surgery in a local hospital. Sig...

Beanie Sigel Arrested On Drug and Weapon Charges was a top 12 pop story of Aug 2012

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Philadelphia rapper Beanie Sigel was arrested on Wednesday on drug and gun possession charges, celebrity website TMZ.com reported, days before he was headed to prison for tax evasion. The rapper, whose real name is Dwight Grant, was arrested during a traffic stop during which police found prescription pills, marijuana, a ...

Rapper Beanie Sigel expected to have two more weeks of freedom before checking into prison but he was arrested on Wednesday

Back in the early ’00s, Jay-Z took practically the entire city of Philadelphia’s rap scene under his wing, called the crew State Property, and financed a bunch of unbelievably great grimy street-rap records. These days, none of those guys has any lingering affiliation with Jay, but they’re all still kicking around a...