Beanie Sigel sat down for an interview where he made some surprising claims about Jay-Z.
According to the Philly rapper, who was signed to Roc-A-Fella Records from 1998 to 2006, Jay-Z would try to step on his album releases, always releasing music right after.
“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 told The Art of Dialogue. “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.”
Sigel said he never understood the timings of Jay’s releases and
“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!’” he added.