JAY-Z RESPONDS TO BEANIE SIGEL
THE FACTS
Jay-Z has refuted Beanie Sigel’s claims that he’s disloyal.
THE SPIN
After Jay-Z had old friend and ex-Roc-A-Fella signee Beanie Sigel escorted from a concert out in Philly recently the rapper released, “Average Cat,” which accused Jay-Z of treason and disloyalty.
Beanie also issued a warning: “I was the fly on the wall… Sh*t I witness, I can say sh*t that make Bey look at you different. “
And on an interview with Charlamagne the God, Beanie recalled an incident to help explain why he’s taking issue with Hov. Beanie claimed that Jay appeared at his court hearing and a judged asked Jay, “If we release Beanie Sigel today and he goes on tour with a man of your stature, are you willing to be responsible for his whereabouts?”
Jay-Z answered “No” and Beanie was cuffed and placed back in jail.
Jay-Z has since responded to Beanie’s claims and here’s video footage:
Jay-Z answers Beanie Sigel from la rue du hiphop on Vimeo.
“Beanie Sigel at the time was driving two Bentley’s. With his mama in the sticks and selling 800,000 records. I don’t know what more you can do for somebody at that point.”
Agreed. Beanie, you need more people. Jay, let me hold a royalty check…just one.
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Jay-Z is two faced and disloyal. I don’t like him. Oh sure he has money and fame, but he is an Adolph Hitler. He will get what is coming to him and after that he will think about the people that he has hurt. God see you Jay-Z.
Why is it always the washed up has been performers who always want to come out and say the person who is on top of the game did them wrong. I mean come on Beanie Segiel want to go at Jay now too. Where was all this hate for Jay Z when these guys were selling records?
First off it is called Show Business. If you ain’t selling records there is not a record company Executive who wants to talk to you anymore. If Beanie Sigel could sell records he has his own label then he don’t need Jay Z. Beans has enough problems he should be happy he had the chance to be on top which is more than a lot of people have had. Maybe he should use what he learned at the feet of Jay Z and make another hit record or sign someone who can.
These rappers need to know by now the rap game is fickle. You are not going be hot for long. It is the smart guys like Jay, Lil Wayne, Ludacris who use their time in the spot light to create other avenues of making money once they are not selling records anymore. Jay made money off of Beanie Sigel, maybe Beanie should have follow Jay Z’s example.
I feel beans pain but at the same time he should have came to Jay like a man and talked it out. On one had Jay does leave a trail of disgruntal emcees behind him (foxy, Jaz-O, Amil) but on the other hand business is business and if you are not producing at any job you’re gonna get fired!!!! But I think beans issue is that Jay didn’t come and communicate with him when he was locked up! I’m sure he’s tried to school beans over and over but at the end of the day that suppose to be Jay’s friend. A lot of people say that real but how many people prove it when that time comes. If the roles were reversed I think Beans would have checked Jay!!! So Beans having Bentley’s ain’t the issue. Jay just needs to do the little things that make up a friendship!
Uh…there’s something I missed here. Why was he supposed to accept responsibility for the whereabouts of a grown man, who was being charged with attempted murder? Where’s the mutual concern for a friend in that? It would be a tall order to expect a blood relative to agree to that, especially when he wasn’t innocent.
Beanie sounds like someone who only understands how friendship should work coming, but not going.
So on one hand your mad Beans because Jay won’t vouch on your behalf to be responsible for your actions and whereabouts while he handles business on tour. Really Beans……… My man if it’s was your boy who has mulitple charges pending against him and has had mulitple run-ins with the law would you honestly vouch for him. No way in Hell. He is on tour and has no time to baby sit your behind. Beans had it good like the rest of them (like Bleek for example) living good, eating good and no album or record label or clothing line. You was with a winner and decided to still live by the streets when you had something good. If you played your hand right back then you would be in a better situation than Bleek right now because you have mic skills. Don’t put the man down because he had to distance himself from those who could hold him back. Get ya mind right, stop blaming others when it’s your fault and you will make it back to where you came from. But do it without trying to blast your friends name. If you got love for homey still like you say. Then man up and step your game up Beans.
Bottom line business is business. JayZ is a brand and has more to lose. It just not always meant every to go straight to the top with you. However, Beans has to realize that there on different levels now. Think about it if you were in Jays shoes would you take that risk in losing everything just to pacify the people who are around you. Beans should’ve have thought about somethings. Take responsibilty for you own actions. With growth there is change … So hopeful people will realize that JayZ is not responsible for him not being driven. Get it together Beans.. I don’t blame Jay for not taking on someone else garbage. Think about it would Beans do the same for him? Jay just flip his hustle in to a empire there will be haters. Do your thing JayZ. You can only help a person so much.
i agree this rappers!!!! need 2 stop with the bull.stuff happens 2 us all. THINK ABOUT IT REAL WORLD,WE DONOT DO THE SH$T THEY THINK THAT THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH. MAN THE F$CK UP!!
Jay Z needs to stop screwing over all his best friends.Jaz O was right!!!
It’s a toss it out situation. I think the both of them should not let people feed them crow so this matter do not ignite to more then what it is. Grow up accept your responsiblities ask God for forgiveness for all that is wrong and talk it amongs your selves not media hype.
Its kinda like a little kid that gets in trouble over and over again and each time he does, he expects his parents to bail him out. At some point your Moms and or Dads is gonna be like your on your own son… and i’mma keep it real with you, as nice as Beans is on the mic what does it mean when you telling folks in songs that you the fly on the wall and would use ish against your dude that put u on, to f*#k his situation… I’ve said it before I’ll say it again..”Some of you N*#gas is B*@#hes 2″. I wish I had Beans platform to get it crackn… He flat out dropped the ball…. In fact all of the Roc’s artist for the most part dropped the ball getting caught up!
I was listening to 50 cent talk to beans and it helped me understand where beans was coming from a lil. Though i wouldnt have took resposnibility for a grown mans whereabouts if asked by a judge esp when they were up on a att murder charge, maybe if it was jaywalking i would have said yes. 50 made the comment that jay’s mistake was calling them family cuz people feel that fam is supposed to be there no matter what and if he wanted to have a strictly biz relationship with them then he should have made that clear from the beginning. but on the other hand beans is a grown man say your part and make moves he doesnt have to keep doing interviews about it and seeming like he is being a baby, let people know how u feel and move on. I do think that fame and money does change certain people and jz is prob one i dont really care for his character but some of his music is good, i personally think his lyric game was better when he first started
I can’t believe a grown man actually expects that someone with a boni-fide, legitimate business should vouch for his whereabouts. Family or no family, friend or no friend. I don’t care what you are. No one should expect someone to be willing to forfiet all that they have gained to help them out of a situation that they chose to get their ownself in. This is a part of life that everyone goes through. There always comes a time when you have to part ways with someone. Now, if he had of told the judge that he could watch him and something happened to where Beans decided to give in to temptation, then what would Beans be saying? Nope, not worth it. Jay-Z didn’t get to where he is by being stupid. Business is Business.