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Street Legends #2
Street Legends Vol. 2
The Original Gangster – Legendary Figures from the black underworld and hip-hop’s lyrical lore
Ice-T spit, “Gangsters don’t die, they multiply” and to keep it all the way official read about the street’s real legends. The Original Gangsters that inspired BET’s American Gangster series, all those Hollywood gangsta flicks, the litany of true crime street documentaries and gangsta rappers galore. The Black Gangster is in effect. Taking over where the Italian mobsters and Colombian cocaine cartels left off. Street Legends gives you their stories. Read about the black John Gott’s and Pablo Escobar’s. True to life and hood to hood. Real recognizes real. And this book will give you the truth. Let recognized prison journalist and gangster chronicler Seth Ferranti aka Soul Man take you on a journey to the criminal underworld. Where real O.G.’s go hard and suckers get exposed. In Street Legends Vol. 1, he mesmerized readers with the exploits of the Death Before Dishonor six- Supreme, Wayne Perry, Anthony Jones, Aaron Jones, Pistol Pete and Boy George.
Now in Street Legends Vol. 2, he introduces the Original Gangsters. Men of honor, respect and violence. Street stars and hood icons. The Black Caesar, Frank Matthews- Original King of New York, Peanut King- Lord of B-More’s heroin trade. Michael Fray- the Ambassador of Chocolate City, The Boobie Boys of Miami and rapper Rick Ross fame, Short North Posse- the Columbus, Ohio crew that Triple Crown publisher Vickie Stringer snitched on, and The New World- Islamic bank robbers from Newark, New Jersey. Read these tales of chaos, murder and mayhem that embody elements of cash money, debonair style, brutal diplomacy, unchecked violence, vicious betrayal and brotherly unity.
Ice-T spit, “Gangsters don’t die, they multiply” and to keep it all the way official read about the street’s real legends. The Original Gangsters that inspired BET’s American Gangster series, all those Hollywood gangsta flicks, the litany of true crime street documentaries and gangsta rappers galore. The Black Gangster is in effect. Taking over where the Italian mobsters and Colombian cocaine cartels left off. Street Legends gives you their stories. Read about the black John Gott’s and Pablo Escobar’s. True to life and hood to hood. Real recognizes real. And this book will give you the truth. Let recognized prison journalist and gangster chronicler Seth Ferranti aka Soul Man take you on a journey to the criminal underworld. Where real O.G.’s go hard and suckers get exposed. In Street Legends Vol. 1, he mesmerized readers with the exploits of the Death Before Dishonor six- Supreme, Wayne Perry, Anthony Jones, Aaron Jones, Pistol Pete and Boy George.
Now in Street Legends Vol. 2, he introduces the Original Gangsters. Men of honor, respect and violence. Street stars and hood icons. The Black Caesar, Frank Matthews- Original King of New York, Peanut King- Lord of B-More’s heroin trade. Michael Fray- the Ambassador of Chocolate City, The Boobie Boys of Miami and rapper Rick Ross fame, Short North Posse- the Columbus, Ohio crew that Triple Crown publisher Vickie Stringer snitched on, and The New World- Islamic bank robbers from Newark, New Jersey. Read these tales of chaos, murder and mayhem that embody elements of cash money, debonair style, brutal diplomacy, unchecked violence, vicious betrayal and brotherly unity.
274 pages, Paperback
First published January 26, 2010
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March 7, 2010
Original Gangstas!
Street lit, street fiction, urban fiction, or whatever people are calling today is taking over. Readers can’t seem to consume enough of gritty the stories. Well, author Seth Ferranti takes readers behind the scenes in his second installment of “Street Legends.” Volume 2 features ‘Black Caesar’ Frank Matthews, who dominated the heroin market in New York in the 70s; Maurice ‘Peanut’ King, one of the biggest street legends in Baltimore’s history; Michael ‘Fray’ Salters, known as the Ambassador of Chocolate City, he was feared, trusted and respected; The Boobie Boys, one of Miami’s most savage drug gangs; The Short North Posse, a crew out of Columbus, Ohio that lived by the code of the streets and kept it old school; and The New World of Islam, a Muslim sect that advocated black superiority funded by armed robberies.
This isn’t fiction. This is real life. This is the stuff those stories are based on. Through their own words, words of those that were around at the time, the media and court records, Ferranti recounts the history of some of the most notorious. The section I found particularly interesting and also ironic involves a well-known street lit publisher and author that helped in the downfall of one crew by becoming a government witness, a clear contradiction of the genre, to reduce her own sentence.
Real, raw and very easy to read, “Street Legends Vol 2” should be on your shelf.
Reviewed by: Tracy
Street lit, street fiction, urban fiction, or whatever people are calling today is taking over. Readers can’t seem to consume enough of gritty the stories. Well, author Seth Ferranti takes readers behind the scenes in his second installment of “Street Legends.” Volume 2 features ‘Black Caesar’ Frank Matthews, who dominated the heroin market in New York in the 70s; Maurice ‘Peanut’ King, one of the biggest street legends in Baltimore’s history; Michael ‘Fray’ Salters, known as the Ambassador of Chocolate City, he was feared, trusted and respected; The Boobie Boys, one of Miami’s most savage drug gangs; The Short North Posse, a crew out of Columbus, Ohio that lived by the code of the streets and kept it old school; and The New World of Islam, a Muslim sect that advocated black superiority funded by armed robberies.
This isn’t fiction. This is real life. This is the stuff those stories are based on. Through their own words, words of those that were around at the time, the media and court records, Ferranti recounts the history of some of the most notorious. The section I found particularly interesting and also ironic involves a well-known street lit publisher and author that helped in the downfall of one crew by becoming a government witness, a clear contradiction of the genre, to reduce her own sentence.
Real, raw and very easy to read, “Street Legends Vol 2” should be on your shelf.
Reviewed by: Tracy
January 3, 2012
I just finished reading Seth Ferranti's Street Legends Vol.2 (O/G's) and I was highly impressed(AGAIN!) The depth of each story was mesmerizing. I could feel every word as if I had been taken back to when those actual events had taken place. I respect how he gives these O/G's their dude respect. I also appreciate how he breaks down and shows the readers how the Government throws mean crosses in the game to get their man. Justice??? I wonder about that sometimes, and Seth shows it first hand. BRAVO SOUL MAN! Another winner for sure! 5 STARS all the way. A must read!
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