A 40 year old United States of America hip-hop star, Beanie Sigel who was a former protégé of Jay Z, was shot in the stomach at his home in New Jersey and is in a critical condition.
The rapper, whose real name is Dwight Grant, was shot during an argument in Pleasantville, New Jersey, that also left another person injured.
Grant received surgery for potentially life-threatening injuries and was then put under sedation, The motive for the shooting remains unclear.
Grant has been involved in fights and brushes with the law in the past. In 2004, he was sentenced to one year in prison on weapons charges.
More recently, Grant served a two-year prison sentence for tax evasion and was released in August.
Sigel had been close with Jay-Z, who promoted him when Jazy-Z ran Roc-A-Fella Records, but the pair fell out when Grant accused Jay-Z of not visiting him in prison and not promoting his work.
The relationship deteriorated to the point that Grant in 2009 released a song criticising Jay-Z called What You Talking Bout? (I Ain’t Ya Avergae Cat). [myad]
