At a recent press conference in Montreal, Jay-Z was asked about Beanie Sigel, who spent the tail end of last week whining about Jay not pushing him as an artist and doing him dirty in the Rocafella deal. Jay responded in an emphatic way, saying Beans had it better than he should have, considering he never went platinum.

Beanie Sigel had a record deal, a record label, and a clothing line. And never went platinum, ever. I don’t know in the history of rap has anyone done so much with so little. What more can you do for a person at that point. A record deal, that’s normal. A record label and a clothing line. If that’s not pushing a person, shit."

Jay certainly has a point; it's not like he's responsible for how Beans managed his companies, etc. Your move Bean. [NahRight]