Category: Street Legends

Fray was known as a man to be feared and a man to be trusted but most of all he was a man who was respected. He held sway in his city and in the chronicles of gangsta lore […]

In the late 1970s and early 1980s, if you were in the drug game in Baltimore, then you answered to one man, Peanut King […]

In the 1970s the heroin market in the United States was dominated by a black distributor named Frank Matthews who operated out of New York […]

The below article appeared in the New York Daily News 20 years after Char “Shocker” Davis was sentenced to 405 months for his role in Lorenzo “Fat Cat” Nichols and Howard “Pappy” Mason’s drug distribution networks […]

A lot of factors figured in the death of the Washington DC street legend, Fray, but the main reason was Alberto “Alpo” Martinez […]

Freeway Ricky is a big name in the drug world. The dude is straight gangsta. He’s been profiled on BET’s American Gangster series, was the subject of numerous street DVD’s and has appeared on several magazine covers like As Is and All Hoods […]

Boy George was a multi-millionaire by the age of 21. A brilliant and powerfully ambitious drug entrepreneur who saw an opportunity and seized it […]

“Incarcerated author Seth Ferranti has compiled a who’s who of the late 20th century’s most infamous kingpins in Street Legends, a compendium series documenting crack-era American’s criminal enterprises. Ferranti has fashioned a rogue’s gallery of drug lords that is as compelling as it is concise. This is a must read for true crime enthusiasts.” — Smooth Magazine

“Have you ever watched American Gangster on BET? Author Seth Ferranti brings American Gangster from BET to the books in Street Legends. He chronicles the six most feared and respected gangsters who live by the creed death before dishonor.” — Rawsistaz Reviewers

“Seth is the one person that I know who will go above and beyond to protect the image of an honorable person. He is qualified to write this book in the appropriate manner and get the mental aspect right. This is a dish that has been awaited by many…and Seth’s content, delivery and message will benefit the minds of those who thirst for truth. Supreme gave the responsibility of this project to the proper person and Seth will make every word, paragraph and chapter count because he is the master at creating master pieces that are tailored for the real.” Walter “King Tut” Johnson, NYC Original Gangster