Losing a lung doesn’t sound like the most exciting turn of events, especially when you’re a rapper. That’s what just happened to Philly rap legend and former Jay Z contemporary Beanie Sigel. A month ago Sigel was shot while walking his kids to school in Pleasantville, New Jersey, the victim of a drive-by shooting po...

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