Beanie Sigel's name derives from the street in Philadelphia where he was raised, "Sigel Street," and "Beans" is what people used to call him as a child. Beanie also founded the group and label State Property as well as the clothing company.
Sigel's debut LP, The Truth, was released February 28, 2000 on Roc-A-Fella Records. The album received a gold plaque for hits like "The Truth" and "Remember The Days" featuring Eve. His second album The Reason was released in mid-2001. The Reason was lighter material compared to his debut album and introduced the world to his own rap group State Property. Beanie Sigel helped launch the careers of fellow Philly rappers Freeway, Peedi Crakk and the Young Gunz.
Around 2001, Beanie Sigel and Jadakiss of the Ruff Ryders were involved in a beef that stemmed from Jada claiming rappers from Beans' home city of Philly were simply signed because they were a hot fashion among major labels, which to some extent was true at the time. Sigel took offense to this, and they sent several tracks back and forth. Eventually Styles P. (D-Block} and Jay-Z got involved, and Beans even called out DMX, who never responded.
The beef went on even after Russell Simmons, owner at the time of Def Jam (the label which Roc-A-Fella was under and Ruff Ryders was affiliated with through DMX) made the two declare a brief truce and Jay-Z apologized to Jadakiss and bowed out. Disses finally stopped flying after Sigel released a scathing diss track over Jada's "Put Ya Hands Up" beat, recalling when the LOX wore shiny suits in a Bad Boy video, among other things.
Sigel also was involved in directing his first movie State Property, the popular direct-to-video film produced by Roc-A-Films. The State Property clothing line was also created by Sigel.
The third album The B. Coming was released on March 28, 2005 under Dame Dash Music Group and features production from The Neptunes, Just Blaze, and Bink!, among others, with guest appearances by State Property, Redman, Snoop Dogg and usual suspects Cam'ron and Jay-Z. The album was recorded in the weeks between his sentencing and imprisonment and was released after he was locked up; he was released a few months ago.
While he was in jail, it is said none of the State Property members except for Oschino Vazquez came to visit him. He told Dame to pass the word on that State Property was no longer in effect, until after he was released. When the split between Roc-A-Fella owners occured, Dame made it clear that Beanie's intentions were to move State Property to his new Dame Dash Music Group.
However, all members except for, again, Oschino, chose to go with Jay-Z. When questioned, they claimed they were signed by Jay and never needed State Property or Beanie Sigel to make them popular. When he was released from jail, Beans had a few choice words for his friends, claiming "I still love them like brothers...I just don't know if we can make music again."
It was thought that Beans had chosen to sign with Dame; however, this is unclear, as he was present at Jay-Z's I Declare War concert in 2005, and has said he now has his own State Property Records under Jay-Z's Def Jam.
In September, 2005, a jury acquitted him of charges that he nearly shot to death a man on a crowded city street two years ago. In August, Sigel left federal prison after serving nearly a year on a federal weapons charge that stemmed from a 2002 traffic stop in Philadelphia.
Sigel also has fallen behind in child-support payments. He was briefly jailed in November until he paid $27,000 in child support and $2,000 in fines, but seems to be paying off his debts.
With the case behind him, Sigel now plans to "make music, make movies and work on his clothing line," said his attorney, Fortunato N. Perri Jr. The case was the last in a series of criminal charges against Sigel, who has a long arrest record dating back to his days growing up in South Philadelphia.
On Tuesday, January 10, 2006, Sigel was convicted of assault for a fight in 2003. He agreed with the prosecutor's version of events, and was convicted of misdemeanor simple assault. He was immediately sentenced to two years probation plus $180 in court costs.
The charges stem from an argument between Sigel and a man who said the rapper punched him in both eyes, breaking his left eye socket, during a January 2003 argument outside a Chinese restaurant.
Beanie Sigel is the co-creator of "The Playpen", a new animated series with writer/producers, Brian Ash and Myles Reiff. The show follows the misadventures of a group of hard-headed tykes in a maximum security daycare center called, The State Nursery.
Remember Them Days )
Beanie Sigel Lyrics
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Yeah, uh it's all good now
It's all good now
We out the hood now
It's all good now
We out the hood now
We out the hood now
It's all good now
It's all good now
Who thought we'd see the day when we'd put our feet up
Lay back, exhale, put the heat up
No stress, no scale, no jail could keep us
Only case we catching now would be a misdemeanor
Remember we used to hustle thinking life would cheat us
Not knowing if we struggled life would treat us
Think on how mommy carried us
Where life gon lead us
Knowing if we getting married
Our wife will need us
If at one time you could look into my mind
When I close my eyes and remember them times
No gas, had a hot plate heat our dinners
No cash, most nights ate sleep for dinner
Welfare and white landlord, that life ain't easy
The only ones moving up was George and Weezy
All my sugar water babies who live in autos, it's crazy
Keep it in the dark, I'm-a speak it from the heart
[Eve]
Remember dem days
Livin' all days in doubt
Remember dem days
Thinking there's no way out
Remember dem days
Not knowing which way to route
It's all good now
We out the hood now
Remember dem days
All of us under the covers
Remember dem days
Heating up the house with the oven
Remember dem days
Thinking that life ain't love us, come on
It's all good now
We out the hood now
[Beanie Sigel]
Remember kids who run the block
You never thought they would get harmed
Only time our block got wet was when the sprinklers were on
Think about that time dawg that wasn't long
Now that we got kids think when we was born
Coming up in my hood was hard
Every day my mom cooked with lard
Fucked up I couldn't feed myself
Living life no means of wealth
Eating shit I can't believe myself
That's not a joke
Man I was dealt these cards and I played dem out
Yeah the road was rough but I made a route
Now picture running extension cords from your neighbor's house
To get lights, fuck Max on the latest routes
Used to close my eyes try to fade it out
Dumb niggas in the hood think I made it out
Man that showed me just where they mental at
And tell me half of these cats ain't been through jack
[Eve]
Remember dem days
Livin' all days in doubt
Remember dem days
Thinking there's no way out
Remember dem days
Not knowing which way to route
It's all good now
We out the hood now
Remember dem days
All the bluffs under the covers
Remember dem days
Heating up the house with the oven
Remember dem days
Thinking that life ain't love us, come on
It's all good now
We out the hood now
[Beanie Sigel]
Yo every day I think Deke and Rola
From introducing me to Dame and Hova
Ever since that day I met Jay
Man I knew my pain was over
They let me in this game it's over
Mom I know I put you through hell
But now I'm gonna order you heaven
No more temporary layoffs like Florida Evans
Ain't no good times about dat there
Your boy rhyme now, it's fine now
We out dat there
Fuck that Access car
I'm-a work extra hard
To turn that into a platinum express car
You can have sweet dreams at night
Your boy ain't out there with dem toys and them pings at night
All dem cracks and the gats left that life alone
It's the tracks and the raps and the microphone
Wish y'all would fuck that up now
Shit it's all good now
We out the hood now
[Eve]
Remember dem days
Livin' all days in doubt
Remember dem days
Thinking there's no way out
Remember dem days
Not knowing which way to route
It's all good now
We out the hood now
Remember dem days
All the bluffs under the covers
Remember dem days
Heating up the house with the oven
Remember dem days
Thinking that life ain't love us, come on
It's all good now
We out the hood now
The lyrics to Beanie Sigel feat. Eve's song "Remember Them Days" recount the struggles that the two rappers went through while growing up in poverty, and how they overcame their circumstances to achieve success. The opening lines, "Yeah, uh it's all good now / It's all good now / We out the hood now / It's all good now / We out the hood now / We out the hood now / It's all good now / We out the hood now / It's all good now," set the tone for the rest of the song as an ode to their success.
Beanie Sigel's verse talks about the hardships he faced while growing up, including his mother cooking with lard and the family struggling to afford basic necessities like food and electricity. He vividly describes his past, where they had to resort to eating sleep for dinner on most nights, and how his neighbors used to help him by sharing their electricity through extension cords. He also touches on the lack of opportunities in his neighborhood, and how the only people who seemed to be moving up in life were fictional characters like George and Weezy. Eve's verse similarly recounts her struggles while growing up, including having no way out and not knowing which direction to take.
Overall, "Remember Them Days" is a poignant and reflective song about the artists' past struggles and their present-day successes. It serves as a reminder that success is possible, even for those who come from difficult circumstances.
Line by Line Meaning
Yeah, uh it's all good now
Everything is good now.
Who thought we'd see the day when we'd put our feet up
Never thought the day would come when we could relax.
Lay back, exhale, put the heat up
Relax, breathe, enjoy the warmth.
No stress, no scale, no jail could keep us
We are free from stress, drug dealing, and imprisonment.
Only case we catching now would be a misdemeanor
The only crime we would commit is a minor offense.
Remember we used to hustle thinking life would cheat us
We used to think that life was against us, and we had to hustle to survive.
Not knowing if we struggled life would treat us
We did not realize that struggling is part of life.
Think on how mommy carried us
Reflect on how our mothers raised and cared for us.
Where life gon lead us
Where will life take us?
Knowing if we getting married
Knowing that if we get married,
Our wife will need us
Our wives will depend on us.
If at one time you could look into my mind
If you could see my thoughts at one point,
When I close my eyes and remember them times
When I reminisce about the past.
No gas, had a hot plate heat our dinners
We did not have gas, so we used a hot plate to heat our meals.
No cash, most nights ate sleep for dinner
We had no money, so we went to sleep hungry most nights.
Welfare and white landlord, that life ain't easy
Depending on welfare and dealing with a racist landlord is not an easy life.
The only ones moving up was George and Weezy
The only ones who made progress were fictional characters George and Weezy from The Jeffersons.
All my sugar water babies who live in autos, it's crazy
It's crazy that some of us had to live in cars and drink sugar water to survive.
Keep it in the dark, I'm-a speak it from the heart
I'm going to speak the truth from my heart.
Remember dem days
Remember those days.
Livin' all days in doubt
Living every day unsure and uncertain.
Thinking there's no way out
Believing that there was no escape.
Not knowing which way to route
Not knowing which direction to take.
All of us under the covers
All of us hiding under the covers.
Heating up the house with the oven
Using the oven to heat up the house.
Thinking that life ain't love us, come on
Thinking that life did not love us.
Remember kids who run the block
Remember the kids who ruled the neighborhood.
You never thought they would get harmed
You never thought they would suffer any harm.
Only time our block got wet was when the sprinklers were on
The only time our block would get wet was when the sprinklers were on.
Think about that time dawg that wasn't long
Think about that time, it was not that long ago.
Now that we got kids think when we was born
Now that we have kids, think about our own childhood.
Coming up in my hood was hard
Growing up in my neighborhood was difficult.
Every day my mom cooked with lard
My mother used lard to cook every day.
Fucked up I couldn't feed myself
I was in a bad situation because I couldn't feed myself.
Living life no means of wealth
Living without wealth or means.
Eating shit I can't believe myself
Eating terrible food that I cannot believe I ate.
That's not a joke
That is not funny.
Man I was dealt these cards and I played dem out
I was given these challenges in life, and I overcame them.
Yeah the road was rough but I made a route
The journey was tough, but I found a way.
Now picture running extension cords from your neighbor's house
Imagine running extension cords from your neighbor's house.
To get lights, fuck Max on the latest routes
To get electricity, forget about the latest fashion trends.
Used to close my eyes try to fade it out
I used to try and block out the hardships by closing my eyes.
Dumb niggas in the hood think I made it out
People in the hood who do not understand think that I have made it and am not struggling anymore.
Man that showed me just where they mental at
That showed me where their mentality is at.
And tell me half of these cats ain't been through jack
I would tell you that most of these people have not been through what I have.
Yo every day I think Deke and Rola
Every day, I think about Deke and Rola.
From introducing me to Dame and Hova
For introducing me to Dame and Jay-Z.
Ever since that day I met Jay
Since the first day I met Jay-Z.
Man I knew my pain was over
I knew that my struggles would be over.
They let me in this game it's over
They allowed me into this game, and I have made it.
Mom I know I put you through hell
Mom, I know that I put you through a lot of pain.
But now I'm gonna order you heaven
But now, I am going to give you the best life possible.
No more temporary layoffs like Florida Evans
No more temporary unemployment like the character on Good Times, Florida Evans.
Ain't no good times about dat there
There is nothing good about that situation.
Your boy rhyme now, it's fine now
I am now a successful rapper, and everything is good.
We out dat there
We are out of that situation.
Fuck that Access car
I do not need an Access card anymore.
I'm-a work extra hard
I am going to work even harder.
To turn that into a platinum express car
To turn it into a luxury car.
You can have sweet dreams at night
You can now have sweet dreams at night because we are living a better life.
Your boy ain't out there with dem toys and them pings at night
I am not out there with weapons and drugs at night anymore.
All dem cracks and the gats left that life alone
I have left the life of drug dealing and weapon possession alone.
It's the tracks and the raps and the microphone
Now, it is about making music and performing.
Wish y'all would fuck that up now
I hope nobody messes up this moment now.
Shit it's all good now
Everything is good now.
We out the hood now
We are out of the hood now.
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Written by: DWIGHT GRANT, E. JEFFERS, MICHAEL L SANDLOFER
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@LeoMes01
I guess I appreciate that as I get older as well
When I was 7 my mom and I had to move becaise we were homeless. Then we got back on our feet 7 months later.
It was a lowly casino job
And she worked odd jobs throughout my Elementary and middle school career.
Never got to go to camp
Never went out for any sports.
But always had good food
Always had access to a good school
And I was able to have a phone and laptop.
I guess you become more and moee greatful as you get older
@theoracle88
I'm Irish & Sicilian and identify.
Mayonaisse sandwiches.
Blocks of government cheese.
Black & White boxes of: Puffed Rice & Dig'em Smacks.
Progressive Center care packages @ Thanksgiving & Christmas.
Been there.
Finding success when life began with public housing & hunger.
With limited option & resource.
Priceless.
Philly's Phinest.
#10th&Oregon
@JRoss410
"A lot of nights we ate sleep for dinner" smh too real.
@lewisboyd5822
Real shit
@heatholderinc4961
Any kid who grew up poor in the city can relate. Man i miss the " Its The Roc ya bastard" era
@waxdoe115
ON GOD
@sidneyatkins6678
That's Was Rough
@jakerattle95
That line and "Heatin up the house with the oven" will always stick with me
@RapFanatic4ever
Remember them days when the radio was still worth listening too
@nosferachoo9655
+Dom Sansotta Word bro
@Cromartie717
yea
@HoneyLove40
jonathan cromartie Yessss