Drug Boss: Frank Matthews
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. He was the most notable black figure on the east coast at the time […]
Supreme, Crack, Hip-hop & 50 Cent
In an exclusive Mob Speak interview, Seth Ferranti reflects on his latest and most powerful book to date, The Supreme Team: The Birth of Crack and Hip-hop, Prince’s Reign of Terror and the Supreme/50 Cent Beef Exposed […]
Growing Gorilla Convict
When I first came up with the idea to form Gorilla Convict Publications in 2005, I didn’t know what would become of the company or where it would take me. I didn’t have a plan, only a purpose and a vision […]
Rick Ross the Rapper vs. Rick Ross the Drug Dealer
In this modern day age of multi-media, the Internet and popular culture proliferation, the barriers between criminal exploits and entertainment have been juxtaposed, blurring the already thin lines between reality and Hollywood make believe […]
American Gangsters
Just like Hollywood catapulted the Italian Mafia into the mainstream with the Godfather movies, New Jack City documented the devastating crack epidemic and the drug crews that terrorized and held court in the city’s projects […]
Dissecting My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy
Prodigy’s autobiography is filled with violence and mayhem. It’s hard to imagine that a rapper/entertainer of his stature was involved with all that petty and gratuitous violence, but according to the book and rumors in the hip-hop world, it’s all true […]
Don Diva “Death Before Dishonor”
I was 20 years old when I got busted. I never figured that my life would take this route but after being sentence to almost 25 years at age 22 […]
The Urban Book Source’s Interview with Seth Ferranti
Once a member of the United States Marshal’s Most Wanted list, Seth Ferranti now finds himself among urban fictions’ top writers. Thirteen years into his 25 to life sentence, Seth has proved himself to be one of the much needed voices in an overgrown genre […]
Straight from the Soul: An E-Conversation with Seth “Soul Man” Ferranti
I was once told that you can’t learn about “the hood” by association, you have to have lived it. The same can be said for just about any harsh or extreme experience there is to be had in this world […]
SETH FERRANTI’S NEW BOOK DETAILS THE RISE & FALL OF KENNETH “SUPREME” MCGRIFF
They may not have been the wealthiest of urban gangsters during their reign, but they certainly earned a spot among the most notorious to ever come out of Queens […]