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, …
Category: Street Lit & True Crime
Gorilla Convict has been interviewing and writing about street lit authors from the jump. Check out these exclusive interviews with your favortie urban fiction authors and true crime writers who pen stories on American gangsters.
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 …
Uncle Fridge’s Pulpit- Death B4 Dishonor
Uncle Fridge’s Pulpit- Death B4 Dishonor The thing I love about my brothers over at the 5% Nation of the God’s and the Earth’s is that it’s all about numbers with them. In numbers there …
Narcos- New Series From Netflix
Narcos– New Series from Netflix This brutal new series from Netflix delves into the life and legend of Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel. This weekly series starts on Netflix on August 28. If you …
Transitions- Behind the Scenes
The web series Transitions has been generating a lot of hype on YouTube, Facebook and the Internet. Big Hanman, the creator, director and producer has put a lot of work into the series and has …
S.H.A.K.I.M.’s HOOD
They say that sex sells…so lame dudes is going gold…Everytime you turn on the radio..you’re hearing some pure trash…Hip Hop went beyond mainstream…our culture is not the same….But not all of it is garbage..There are …
Pistol Pete’s Beginnings
Pistol Pete’s Beginnings The notorious Soundview/Castle Hill sections of the Bronx were known for poverty, crime-ridden projects and rampant drug sales and abuse. This cauldron of go-hard, gully streets defined what a ghetto was and …
Inside the History of the Black Guerrilla Family
The Black Guerrilla Family (BGF) formed at a time when the California Department of Corrections (CDC) was a hot bed of gang activity. There was a black power movement going on, the prison reform movement …
Old Gangsters & Young Guns
Old Gangsters & Young Guns They call him Larry “King” Hoover; he is undeniably the uncontested, absolute leader of the Gangster Disciple Nation, which for a time was the largest and most powerful gang in …
From the Hood to Hollywood
From the Hood to Hollywood If there is one thing Al-Saadiq Banks wants you to know it’s that he didn’t start writing books for the money. He didn’t even set out to be an author. …