https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCv8-4XN5UM&sns=em For the last two decades author Terrance Mcclurge has defied a thirty year federal sentence by taking a negative situation, and like a true Alchemist, he turntables it into a positive & productive situation. He has also become a real example to those at-risk youth all across America's ... [Continue Reading]
What Joey Merlino’s Verdict Means for Philly’s Mob Scene
We asked three Mafia experts what the hung jury means in the greater scheme of things. Seth Ferranti Philadelphia mob boss Joseph “Skinny Joey” Merlino beat racketeering charges on February 20 thanks to a hung jury. The trial was a part of 2016’s much-ballyhooed East Coast La Cosa Nostra indictment. Merlino's mistrial is a major ... [Continue Reading]
John Gotti’s German Enforcer
Suited up and sporting a pompadour, “the German” can be seen lurking menacingly outside John Gotti’s social club, the Ravenite, in FBI surveillance footage and news clips from the 1980s. A feared gangland gunslinger, Joe Watts played a pivotal role in organized crime as a strong-arm enforcer who wasn’t afraid to put in the “work.” While relatively ... [Continue Reading]
Hollywood Mob Characters and Where They Came From
Hollywood Mob Characters and Where They Came From The Mafia and its various members have been emulated many times on the silver screen. Here’s a list of prominent mobsters and the actors who portrayed them on the screen or the films that influenced them into a life of crime. Sammy “The Bull” Gravano/The Godfather The Godfather had far and ... [Continue Reading]
SHAKIM’s Neighborhood
"WHO ARE YOU????" "But wait....You don't think I live a pop life now??/ cause Hey....you can get popped right now...../me don't play/ I keep a gun around my waist...cause I'm a fucking Drama King like my niggah Kay Slay" ....Big Noyd's verse from "The Learning" (Burn) by Mobb Deep featuring Big Noyd and Vita. This Ohio State penal system ... [Continue Reading]
Cellphones in Prison
Contraband smartphones are readily available inside America's vast prison system. Price and availability vary widely, but they've been making their way inside the belly of the beast in major numbers for a while now. Recently, reports have emerged about prisoners in the US (and abroad) making rap videos, posting on social media sites like Facebook ... [Continue Reading]
I Got Locked Up in the Hole for Interviewing the WTC Bomber
I Got Locked Up in the Hole for Interviewing the WTC Bomber by Judge "What they get you for?" Pete Pretzel, a 49-year-old “good ol boy” from Tennessee questioned in his southern drawl as I threw my bedroll on the top bunk. "Writing for a magazine." I responded shaking my head in disbelief as I handed him my lock up order. "Well, I've ... [Continue Reading]
The Jimmy Rosemond Tapes
Jimmy Henchman aka Jimmy Rosemond is well known in hip-hop circles and in the streets. He was railroaded by the feds and convicted of running a cocaine empire. He is now housed in the federal Bureau of Prisons serving multiple life sentences but there are a lot of questions and inconsistencies concerning his case. Filmmaker Don Sikorski uncovers ... [Continue Reading]
Sprung
Any Given Day An excerpt from Kev Mac's new memoir Sprung Each day the backyard rendered its own vibe; it’s own twist, and a unique story. You could walk into the yard on any given morning and hear the latest gossip, dirt, rumors, and the most glorious moments of individual experiences of the night before. There was always someone who either had a ... [Continue Reading]
Top Ten Mafia Murders
THE HIT LIST – A City-By-City Ranking of North America’s Top Mob Murders of All-Time BY SCOTT M. BURNSTEIN Top Ten Mafia Murders Top 5 Gambino Family Mob Murders of All-Time 1 Albert (The Mad Hatter) Anastasia – The boss of what became the Gambino syndicate for most of the 1950s, the power-hungry Anastasia was famously slain by gunmen ... [Continue Reading]
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