After establishing himself as a recording artist with
Jay-Z and his Roc-a-Fella empire, Philadelphia rapper
Beanie Sigel set out to start his own network with the group
State Property. The world got it's first taste of the group on the soundtrack to the 2001 film State Property that starred
Sigel and Roc-a-Fella associates
Jay-Z,
Damon Dash, and
Memphis Bleek. At the time of the film's release,
State Property included the relatively unknown MCs
Rell,
Freeway,
Oschino,
Omillio Sparks, and
Young Gunz Neef and Chris Ries. The soundtrack included a breakout hit in the
Sigel/
Freeway collaboration "Roc the Mic" and resulted in a solo record for
Freeway. After taking time to work on other projects,
State Property reconvened in 2003, adding hot mic talent
Peedi Crakk to the lineup for their second effort,
State Property Presents the Chain Gang, Vol. 2. ~ Wade Kergan