Gorilla Convict

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Publications

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  • April 1, 2012
“Prison Stories” is more notable for its author’s prison story than for its literary appeal, but its outlaw rawness mixes well with hip-hop’s ...
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  • April 1, 2012
We’ve all heard – if not lived – grim tales of prison life, but you can almost smell the stench of a month in “the hole” through actual inma ...
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  • April 1, 2012
In 1991, facing a mandatory sentence of at least 20 years for leading a small LSD-dealing operation in suburban Virginia, Seth Ferranti faked his own ...
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  • April 1, 2012
No stranger to the system, Ferranti was arrested in 1993 after faking his own suicide and spending two years as a fugitive on the U.S. Marshal’s “ ...
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  • April 1, 2012
Seth Ferranti is 35-years-old and has been in prison for the last 14 years. By the time he is released, he will have spent more than half his life beh ...
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  • April 1, 2012
Nikki Turner self-proclaimed “Queen of Hip-Hop Fiction,” delivers a gift bag of gritty, holiday-themed tales for her third Street Chronicles colle ...
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  • April 1, 2012
Any gangsta rap fan knows that the genre largely glamorizes the violent, fast-lane lifestyles of street hustlers and bangers. But little is known abou ...
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  • February 9, 2012
Seth "Soul Man" Ferranti goes in depth of the rise and fall of six gangsters, Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff, Wayne "Silk" Perry, Anthony Jones, Aaron Jone ...
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  • February 9, 2012
Even if that dude on the corner won’t admit it, he wants to be known. Wants people in the hood to uphold him, feel him and carry his legacy on when ...
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  • February 9, 2012
Have you ever watched American Gangster on BET? Author Seth "Soul Man" Ferranti brings American Gangster from BET to the books in "Street Legends." He ...
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  • February 9, 2012
The early lives of these men were noteworthy particularly the bridges that carried them into legendary status. Some were charismatic rather than ruthl ...
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  • February 9, 2012
Seth "Soul Man" Ferranti gets up close and personal of what prison life is like. He takes us through the day to day life of inmates and the survival t ...