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The world of rap turned out yesterday at the attempted-murder trial of hip-hop artist Beanie Sigel, accused of gunning down an acquaintance in West Philadelphia in July.

Meta-star Jay-Z, his Roc-A-Fella Records partner Damon Dash, and their entourage spent most of the day in the courtroom of Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Karen Shreeves-Johns, listening to testimony.

Sigel, 30, whose real name is Dwight Grant, faces a host of charges related to an early-morning shooting that left Terrance Speller, 27, wounded in the abdomen and foot near 52d Street and Larchwood Avenue.

Jay-Z, dressed in a pale gray suit, white shirt, gray checked tie and silver tie clasp, brushed off reporters seeking comment outside the Criminal Justice Center. He drove off in a black Ford truck.

Dash, however, said he was in Philadelphia to show support for Sigel, a Roc-A-Fella artist who is also awaiting sentencing on federal gun charges unrelated to the current trial.

"Beanie's a good guy," said Dash, dressed in a dark gray suit, white shirt and rose tie. "Truth will prevail."

Much of the day's testimony focused on medical and ballistics evidence.

Sigel, well turned out in a dark suit, pink tie, pink pocket handkerchief and black felt fedora with white band and feather, said the support was appreciated - and expected.

"I feel regular," he said. "It's normal."

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