Beanie Sigel has been put on blast for claiming that JAY-Z would try to stifle his success by overshadowing his album releases.
In a recent interview with The Art of Dialogue, the former Roc-A-Fella rapper said of his time on the label: “I used to have questions like, ‘Why every time my album dropped, Jay would drop right on top of me or right before me?'”
He added: “Back then it was physical copies, so if you had $20 that you saved up and you were gonna buy an album — and it’s under the same house, Roc-A-Fella — between Jay and Beanie Sigel, nine times out of 10 you’re going to buy the JAY-Z album.
“I never understood that. Every single album that I dropped, Jay dropped right on top of me. To have in-house competition of that magnitude was crazy. I always thought, ‘Let me breathe!'”
One fan on X (formerly Twitter) hit back at Beanie’s comments by taking a closer look at the respective release schedules of him and Hov when they were labelmates in the 2000s, concluding that Sigel’s claim didn’t hold up.
“Did Jay-Z REALLY step on Beanie Sigel’s album releases? Let’s not just take Sigel’s word as truth, let’s look at the facts,” they wrote.
“Jay-Z – Vol. 3… Life And Times Of S. Carter – 12/28/1999. Beanie Sigel – The Truth – 2/29/2000. Jay-Z – The Dynasty: Roc La Familia – 10/31/2000. Beanie Sigel – The Reason – 5/26/2001. Jay-Z – The Blueprint – 9/11/2001.
“Beanie Sigel – The B. Coming – 3/29/2005. Jay-Z was retired and didn’t drop an album in 2005. Beanie Sigel was in prison […] Jay-Z – American Gangster – 11/7/2007. Beanie Sigel – The Solution – 12/11/2007 […] Beans was featured on AG. And Jay was featured on TS.”
They added: “The facts show that this is a lie.”
The fan then slammed the Broad Street Bully for “lying” about his former label boss: “These n-ggas get on these interviews and start lying and nobody ever gives them any pushback.
“Jay-Z changed that man’s life and because he refused to take accountability for his own reckless behavior, he blames Jay for how his life/career turned out. It’s disgusting.”
Did Jay-Z REALLY stepped on Beanie Sigel’s album releases?
Let’s not just take Sigel’s word as truth, let’s look at the facts…
Jay-Z – Vol. 3… Life And Times Of S. Carter – 12/28/1999
Beanie Sigel – The Truth – 2/29/2000
Jay-Z – The Dynasty: Roc La Familia – 10/31/2000… pic.twitter.com/U9yulzOFqN
— Luis (@jordanyroc) January 21, 2025
Jay signed Beanie Sigel and immediately featured him on “Reservoir Dogs” alongside Sauce Money & The LOX off “Vol. 2” (Jay’s best selling album.) Then without any music out he took him on the road and put him on the Hard Knock Life Tour and let him perform in front of thousands… pic.twitter.com/iu29KDZZQ1
— Luis (@jordanyroc) January 21, 2025
There has been no shortage of discord within the former Roc-A-Fella camp of late.
Beanie Sigel just recently supported Dame Dash’s claim that JAY-Z ghostwrote for Memphis Bleek back in the day.
In a separate clip from his Art of Dialogue interview, Beans said: “Did he write for Bleek? Yeah, man, of course. To help Bleek out on a lot of shit. I mean, you can hear it.”
After reciting Bleek’s verse from the Dynasty cut “You, Me, Him and Her,” he added: “Just pay attention. He always cheated for Bleek. He had to cheat for Bleek, especially if us three was on a record together.
“Because if I ain’t there with Jay or too far behind him… come on, man. Bleek wouldn’t have stood a chance. That’s my brother. Bleek know.”
JAY-Z has yet to respond to any of Beanie Sigel’s claims.
Jay-Z – Vol. 3… Life And Times Of S. Carter – 12/28/1999. Beanie Sigel – The Truth – 2/29/2000.==== That’s a months difference so Beans is right,……………………………Jay-Z – American Gangster – 11/7/2007. Beanie Sigel – The Solution – 12/11/2007. That’s a month difference too so again, Beans is right. I don’t think the man meant in a literal sense that all his albums were close with jay, but 2 for sure meet up with the claims.
No, he isn’t. Some of you people are so dumb that even facts can’t get in the way of what you want to think. Do you know how many albums came out back then? Two months was an eternity. For context, Makaveli and The Dogg Father came out a week apart. That would be a close release date. This shit is made up in Beanie’s head to justify that he was a fuckup.
American Gangster was a concept album based on American Gangster: The movie.
The movie was released in the states on November 2nd and the album on the November 6th.
That leaves 1 album, which actually is 2 months apart but you can have that one.
Just FYI.
Beanie is like they should have moved the movie release date. I was going half of gold and was about to blow. Dude was getting R. Kelly features and big budget videos almost ten years into his career and never went gold but out here talking that they held me back bullshit.
Jay Z fans are the worst. So protective over their favorite scumbag.
You mean they are the worst because they don’t take things at face value? He countered by taking the time to actually look up the facts instead of emotion but that makes him the worst? I know people expect everyone to believe everything that’s said on social media so god forbid that someone actually looks up the facts
I just said i hate Jay Z and his fans. Obviously the shoe fits 😭. I dont need to search anything to understand the outrage you have over anyone daring to question your high and mighty God MC 🤣
U dumb bruh
Jay has always been a crook and shady dude
Podcasting seems to be ripe for that. All these dudes do is get on there and lie about shit or stretch the truth. It’s basically fairy tale time for people who used to write fantasies for a living. Hopefully, this shit stops being a thing as these older rappers die off or their generation stops caring about what they have to say.
I like how Beanie references TK Kirkland and in the flashback TK Kirkland didn’t even pronounce his name right. How you get gassed up by someone who doesn’t even know your name? It’s like when T-Pain said he went broke after some random person dared him to get a chain that said “Big Ass Chain”
To be fair to Beans and Dame I really think they usually be so in they feelings that they literally don’t remember. They’re just be brought onto these platforms and are being asked stuff they probably haven’t been asked about or even thought of in a decade.
And who’s this dude Luis? His lawyer or some?! Get a life bro..
Beans is on point with this one. Jay has a track record of doing this not only to his own artist but to other rappers too. The Breakfast Club brought this up in segment where they interviewed Nas and they questioned why he was still doing it even after they deaded the beef. 50 Cent called him out for pulling the same moves too. Jay stans should stand back.
Nas was never on the ROC they were competitors so why would it matter?
Read the comment again and you’ll answer your own question dumbass. You lack basic comprehension skills. LMFAO! SMH
You will know a man by the fruits of their labor. Beanie started rapping with Black Thought back in the day. Black Thought is doing well. Meanwhile Beans been out here getting shot at and going to prison. Then wonders why his career is in the state it’s in. He stepped on his own career by making horrible decisions. That’s on him. Nothing “bully” about making these Drake-ish accusations about his own label sabotaging him. He sabotaged himself. Period.
I know Jay wrote his verse on Reasonable Doubt, but I doubt he wrote the rest. Memphis Bleek is famous for being the Silkk the Shocker of the Roc. Dude is the homie. LOL