Beanie Sigel Cried At State Property Reunion Concert

As far as rap crews go, Philadelphia's State Property were emerging as one of hip-hop's most promising collectives until they were torn apart by business tiffs and legal drama.

Signed to Roc-A-Fella Records, State Property and group leader Beanie Sigel lost steam after label co-CEOs Jay-Z and Damon Dash parted ways and Beans went on to serve a 10-month stint in prison that ended in 2005. But this past weekend, SP reunited onstage in Atlantic City, New Jersey, a show that Beanie said brought tears to his eyes.

"The whole State Property was there, everybody: Chris, Neef, Oschino, Sparks, Freeway, Peedi Crack and me, all seven of us. That was love," Sigel said during his visit to "RapFix Live" on Wednesday. "They all went out and I came out last. I was in the back. I didn't know how to feel. I would cry for a minute, I was dancing, I was happy and then it was like, 'My boys, man.' "

Sigel told Sway that the SP reunion is now in full swing and, in addition to music, he's working on a movie script for "State Property 3." The first two "State Property" films were theatrical releases that became cult favorites and helped the group cement its brand in the mid-2000s. "I'm working on a script, 'State Property 3,' it's about time," Beans revealed before touching on the group's musical plans. "When we got together, we had our meeting, our initial conversation about doing what we thought was necessary for us and for music, for everybody's careers as State Property the group and solo careers."

As Sigel sees it, State Property would function as a collective, with each individual act pulling double duty as solo artists. To make his point, Beanie singled out Young Chris, who recently signed a deal with producer/songwriter Rico Love's Division 1 label. "Everybody can do their own individual thing that they doing. Like Chris doing his thing with Division 1, he got a lot of good music that's about to come through.

"We make beautiful music together, all of us State Property," Beans added. "We can stay out on our own and we can do us."

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