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| Pitchfork |
 I never quite got a handle on whether Beanie Sigel really intended to become a pop sensation. On The Truth, "Everybody Wanna Be a Star" decried fame-seeking behavior all while sounding like something the second Mase record might've turned away for being too commercial. But after The B.Coming proved to be his darkest and most affecting record, The Solution had "All the Above", with R. Kelly and the Runners and speedboats and everything. You might remember it. You probably don't. Did he really think those won over by "All the Above" would've been even more down after "Go Low" threatened two forms of sodomy in its first verse and "H.H.E.H." set the standard for anti-skinny jeans rap?
Whether it's seeing Freeway sign with Rhymesayers or, you know, Roc-A-Fella disintegrating, Beanie's realized it's time to move on and offers "the lost files" on The Broad Street Bully, which trades in the same irony as so many other similarly positioned mixtapes: It's constructed in a manner that pleases the sort of people who might actually pay for a Beanie Sigel album, and yet, it's being given away for free. Hell, it's not only an improvement over The Solution, but it's better than most other rap albums out there too-- such is the reality when we get Beanie in his natural state talking serious shit with only State Property alums as guests....full text |
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| Hiphopdx |
| When one stops to think about it, Beanie Sigel [click to read] seems like the primary specimen for an “unreleased music” compilation. Not necessarily because of his prolificacy, but because of his artistic nature and his career. He was part of a record label and a crew— Roc-A-Fella and State Property, respectively—that dissolved out of nowhere, and despite a few hit records, he has always seemed too rough around the edges to ever properly assimilate to the big business side of music. So the news of him following the steps of his SP brethren Freeway [click to read] by dropping an indie release out of thin air shouldn’t be too much of a surprise. And neither should the outcome of said album, Broad Street Bully: a project that shows the essence of who Beanie Sigel is, but lacking the direction and polish one would hope to see from The Ignorance, which he says is his next major release....full text |
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| Smokingsection |
Last time we heard from Beanie Sigel, he was guzzling shots of Patron with Diddy and posturing in three-piece suits on penthouse rooftops. Not out of the ordinary for the presentation of a rapper, but a far cry from the gulliest voice of Philly since John Street. While the former Roc-A-Fella soldiers scramble to find that missing link in their chain gang, Sigel is back to serve the block for the time being with his fifth studio recording, The Broad Street Bully, in conjunction with Siccness Records.
Much to long-term fans delight, The Broad Street Bully is a step back into the shadows for the man whose dark sense of charisma brought forth tales like “Die” and “Purple Rain.” Songs like “Tear Drop” and the vividly realistic “The Ghetto,” paint those bone-chilling stories of inner city turmoil Sigel is known for. And in true nostalgic fashion, a chunk of the State Property crew makes several appearances, must notably on “Run To The Roc” where they all gripe of their days with Jay-Z in the face of a recession....full text |
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