Success in the drug game always comes with a price. If you think hustling is a glamorous professions, check out the fate of these legendary American gangsters before you try to become the next Scarface.
The name Alberto “Alpo” Martinez tends to elicit strong reactions. He‘s been celebrated as a street legend of epic proportions—an iconic figure out of hip-hop mythology who was played by the rapper Cam’ron in the …
LA’s Original Gangster- Tootie Reese Back before the crack era put names like Freeway Ricky Ross, Monster Cody Scott and Waterhead Bo Bennett in the annals of gangster lore, and long before the Crips and …
The Gangster Alpo “On the back of the bike with Alpo/doin’ a back down one0two-three/hopin’ to stay alive/favorite spot, Rooftop”- LL Cool J Alberto “Alpo” Martinez was from East Rivers projects in Spanish Harlem, better …
Once dubbed the Murder Capital of the world, Detroit has long been a Mafia hotbed and urban gangster Mecca. The underworld of the Motor City has long been involved in the drug game with a …
“The Crack Era” With the fall of the Young Boys Incorporated a few other drug crews picked up their ruthless tactics and organizational structure. No other street gang or drug organization at the time utilized …
In the chronicles of gangster lore and hip-hop legend some gun thugs, drug barons and crime bosses have stood the test of time and their mythologies have towered above their contemporaries. Here at gorillaconvict.com we …
The issue of Fat Cat being a snitch has been hotly debated with both detractors and supporters making their cases for or against. Based on the facts, such as reputable newspapers like The New York …
Detroit, formerly known as the Motor City, currently known as the Murder City, has always had a rich culture of drug crews, gangsters and violence. Dating back to the Purple Gang in the prohibition era of the 1920s the city has a rich history of street lore […]
The Southside of Jamaican Queens- a legendary neighborhood in the great metropolis of New York. If it’s going down in the Big Apple, you know they’re doing it with the style, swag and the utmost of their ability […]
Fat Cat and Pappy Mason are the most infamous and legendary figures out of New York’s crack era. A time that massively influenced rap culture and led to the ghetto icons becoming mythical figures in hip-hop’s lyrical lore […]
