The complex system that evolved and started to supply Edmonds organization with drugs was built on an informal and mutually profitable set of relationships between him and three west coast figures, the aforementioned Butler, his fellow Crip Brian “Waterhead Bo” Bennet and Mario Villabona. At a young age, with the help of a Colombian connection, Bo was able to conquer a legacy of being one of the largest West Coast kingpins of all time. It’s said Supreme was depicted in 50 Cent’s film Get Rich or Die Tryin’ as the character Majestic and the movie New Jack City is allegedly based off the Supreme Team’s 80s exploits and takeover of Baisley Park Houses, a project in South Jamaica. With the Gucci leather suits, fur coats and chains, rappers from LL to Cam’ron have bit their style and made them iconic in hip-hop. The mommy’s boy has been profiled in numerous magazines and books. There are currently more books and documentaries planned on his life. In 2007 he released a book, Mr. Untouchable written with Tom Folsom and a documentary of the same name about his life. Big Meech was sentenced to 30 years in prison in 2007. * Discussion of Oldest Blood Gangs on forum: http://bit.ly/2bt5LmH See search results for this author. 2 – City of the 187 DVD, L.A. Street Life Vol. Prince and others ended up with life sentences due to the violence attributed to them but Supreme got off with a relatively light 12 year sentence and returned to the streets to be embraced by the hip-hop world. Gangsters have long had ties to the music industry, just look at the connection between Frank Sinatra and the mob. Big Meech and BMF appeared in hip-hop DVD magazines, had billboards towering over Atlanta proclaiming “the world is BMFs” and were affiliated with Fabulous, Young Jeezy and Bleu Davinci. Matthews was the first African-American to challenge the mob, confront them directly and come out unscathed. The mind activation/react like I’m facin’/time like Pappy Mason/with pens I’m embracin’- The World is Yours, Illmatic (1994) Nas, And can we please pour some more liqueurs/for Will, Bokeem, Bar, Pappy- my niggaz- Just a Moment, Street’s Disciple (2004) Nas, I’m rich/I still wake up with crime on my mind/Queens nigga/put it down like Pappy Mason in his prime- I Don’t Need ‘Em, The Massacre, (2005) 50 Cent, The combination of Pappy Mason and Larry Davis/Martin and Malcom/this is bigger than the album- The Best of Both Worlds, (2002) Jay-Z, Dedicated to niggas like Fat Cat and Pappy Mason/I do this for the gangsters man- All We Got Is Us, Reunion (2000) Noreaga, I hung around the older crews/while they sling smack to dingbats/they spoke of Fat Cat, that niggas name made bell rings, black- Memory Lane (Sittin’ in Da’ Park) Illmatic, (1994) Nas, New York Streets where killers’ll walk/like Pistol Pete and Pappy Mason/gave the young boys admiration- Get Down, God’s Son (2002) Nas, As a youth, all I ever did was sell crack/I used to idolize Cat/hurt me in my heart to hear that nigga snitched on Pap/how he’d go out like that…po-po under pressure too/they know what they facin’/go against crews like Bebo and killers like Pappy Mason- Ghetto Qu’ran, Guess Who’s Back, (2002) 50 Cent, Yo, black is flashy like Alpo/gun happy like Pappy- 50 Bars of Pleasure, 50 Bars of Pain, Guess Who’s Back (2002) 50 Cent. FOLLOW US Pappy Mason rose above the rest to cement his reputation as one of the most feared men in the five boroughs. LOS ANGELES – Brian “Water Head Bo” Bennett, 24 was arrested November 19, 1988 for his role in the trafficking of 1,000 kilos of cocaine into Los Angeles every week from Colombia with his connect, Colombia-born, Mario Ernesto Villabona-Alvarado, 29, an alleged member of the Cali drug cartel of Colombia. The L.A. market was also getting tougher. Under the red brick towers of Baisley Projects an around the clock crack cocaine trade that operated more like a corporation than a drug outfit prospered selling 25,000 crack vials a week. The North Carolina native was what American Gangster fraud Frank Lucas never was, a major heroin player, who broke the Italian Mafia’s stranglehold on the importation of heroin into the United States. * Follow Alex Alonso on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/alexalonso101 By R1D Videos. * Follow SG on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/streetgangs Rayful later testified against the notorious Kevin Gray, from D.C.’s Murder Inc. crew in the early 2000s to restore visiting privileges with his mother. 3- Bangin’: Livin with Colors DVD, The Guy Fisher Story: A New York Dealer DVD, The Real Rick Ross Story: The Cocaine Campaign DVD, The Angelo Roberts Story: Friend or Foe DVD, 18th Street Gangs vs Ms 13 – Mara Salvatrucha DVD, Redemption – The Stan “Tookie” Williams Story DVD, Assault: The Worlds Most Violent Collection of Real Street Fights DVD, Hip Hop Police: True Story of Hip Hop, NYPD, LAPD, and DEA DVD, American Gangster on BET hosted by Ving Rhames, Raskal Love, DVD, story of a Tiny Raskal Gang member, From Pieces to Weight Once Upon a Time in SouthSide Queens, Gang territory map data for Los Angeles County, Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip Hop Generation, Always Running: La Vida Loca by Luis Rodríguez, Once Upon a Time in Harlem By Moses Miller, The Tookie Protocol for Peace: A Local Street Peace Initiative, “The Starting Lineup”: The Orgin of The Crips And Bloods Begin (Volume 1), Internship for College Credit – Streetgangs.com Team, Gang Abatement & Prevention Act of 2007 – Dianne Feinstein, Bibliography on street gangs for the gang researcher, Vineland Boy gang member pleads guilty to RICO offenses, Isaac Pedroza on his murder conviction being overturned. Alpo has been the subject of many documentaries and Don Diva covered the Rich Porter story in their article Hell up in Harlem. Several documentaries of his rise and fall in the game have been released also. His Feds magazine interview jumpstarted the whole street magazine genre and in the 2007 film American Gangster he was played by Cuba Gooding Jr. Barnes is currently out of prison and in the federal Witness Protection Program. He was the crazy guy that crazy guys were scared of. Fat Cat and Pappy Mason are forever tied together as Queens underworld legends. A number of magazine articles have covered his exploits also. Save my name, email, and site URL in my browser for next time I post a comment. For a man who has been in prison since 1973, Larry Hoover’s name has stayed ringing bells. Their partnership had a tragic ending though as Alpo killed Rich Porter, ending their friendship permanently. Most of his family, including his mother were convicted and sentenced along with him. * Follow SG on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/street_gangs Matthews put together a $4 million dollar deal with the Corsicans for 400 kilos of heroin and it was on and poppin’ and remember this was in the early 1970s. Big Meech was know for making it rain in strip clubs, throwing lavish A-list parties that were not to miss and purchasing Cristal by the bottle for every member of his crew while out partying in clubs. Fat Cat is currently in twenty four hour lockdown in the New York State system and Pappy is at ADX Florence with the other black gangster legends. How and why would you try to fuck us/on the real- Survival of the Illest 2- Ja Rule. EQUIPMENT USED He tried to become a player in the hip-hop industry from his ATL base. Ross was no longer the only crack dealer in South Central with Colombian connections. It’s said he has many supporters in the hip-hop industry such as Cam’ron and DJ Kay Slay waiting to embrace him. 2 by Seth Ferranti have profiled his story. It’s said his confidence bordered on arrogance. * Camera 1, Canon 5D Markiii DSLR: http://amzn.to/2bTMhec Team members communicated in coded languages and numerical systems.  They deployed lookouts with two-way radios and rooftop sentinels. When BMF came through they were deep and everyone knew it was them. Fat Cat and Pappy have been the subject of many interviews and articles in magazines such as King, Don Diva, Feds and As Is, as Queens culture has flourished through hip-hop. He was truly a ghetto king. Numerous books like Easy Money by Donald Goddard and Street Legends Vol. Headwater; This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. And in the end the feds took down the whole crew. * Merchandise, Books, DVDs & Magazines: http://bit.ly/2bQe9ws But instead of doing his time like a man and gangster of his pedigree Rayful tarnished his legacy by turning government snitch. A man who helped flood Washington, D.C., with drugs in the 1980s wants to reduce his sentence using guidelines that help drug offenders secure early release. You think it was Preme, Freeze or Tata?- Fuck you, Guess Who’s Back (2002) 50 Cent, You wouldn’t deceive top dog Supreme Team? (2008) The Game, I’m like Rich Porter/the epitome of Alpo/Azie and Nicky Barnes/I rock charms- All We Got Is Us, Reunion (2000) Noreaga, Yo, Black is flashy like Alpo/gun happy like Pappy …picture this young nigga/getting’ it like Rich Porter- 50 Bars of Pleasure, 50 Bars of Pain, Guess Who’s Back (2002) 50 Cent, Dedicated to Rich Porter’s little brother/who died in the struggle/and never got recognized for it- All We Got Is Us, Reunion (2000) Noreaga, Uptown was Alpo, son, heard he was kingpin yo- Memory Lane, (Sittin’ in Da’ Park), Illmatic, (1994) Nas, Rest in peace to Rich and Ron/money what they was about, yo/the twins was from Queens/but got crazy cream with Alpo- Ghetto Qu’ran, Guess Who’s Back, (2002) 50 Cent, A seventeen year reign, simple and plain/when I ruled the rap game and all my peers sold cocaine / 1 – 3 – 2 Uptown, when Rich Porter told me/ “See you can push a new car, it’s different for a rap star/and AZ was givin’ 50’s to the homeless/they never bragged about it: “L, we don’t condone this”- The Truth, LL Cool J, DJ Kay Slay mixtape, And Alpo ordered guys to slaughter guys/and the whole Harlem was in tears when Rich Porter died- I Remember When, Children of the Corn (2003) Cam’ron, I’m from where Rich and A hit the kitchen/they were pitchin’ up- Killa Kam, Purple Haze (2004) Cam’ron, I’m out of order/I turn your only daughter/into a transporter/before I die/I’m gonna see more blow/than Rich Porter- 50 Cent, I don’t want to be like Mike/more like Po and Porter/getting shipments at the border- Shyne, It ain’t about Rich and Po, nigga/its bout rich and po’- Jay-Z, On the back of the bike with Alpo/doin’ a back down one-two-five/hopin’ to stay alive/favorite spot rooftop- LL Cool J, The twin brother of Rich Porter separated at birth/New Rich Porter, the way I flip quarters- Jay-Z, I’m Alpo, before you snitch dog- That’s Gangsta, Shyne (2000) Shyne. STREETGANGS.COM |June 06, 2016 Long Beach, CA – Three members from Long Beach Rollin 20s Crips (2Tha Loco, BriaanPF and Fadee RR) and a member form Insane Crip (William Mamoth),… Jun 4 2016 / 2 Comments / Read More » * Sennheiser ME66/K6P Shotgun Mic: http://amzn.to/2bTSP6F 0% 201 Views. Around 2000, Big Meech began to try to legitimize their operations by starting BMF Entertainment. F.E.D.S Magazine, Issue #9 – Clarence Preacher Heatly, Master P, F.E.D.S Magazine, Issue #10 – Alpo and Paid in Full, PeeWee Kirkland, F.E.D.S Magazine, Issue #12 – George Jung and Pablo Escobar, F.E.D.S Magazine, Issue #13 – T. Rodgers Black P Stones founder. He was known for making millions in cash, allegedly earning $300 million annually and sending couriers to L.A. with $3 to $4 million at a time to buy 200 kilo shipments of cocaine through Crip gang members Melvin Butler and Brian “Waterhead Bo” Bennett, who had contacts with the Cali Cartel in Colombia. This January, Heritage Properties started construction to co… But he has had to pay the ultimate price. on 4.5s/the weapon better wear ya Teflon- Streets on Lock, BMF Presents Blue Da Vinci (2006). Pappy was a soldier and warrior in one of the most violent eras in New York City history. Waterhead Bo. The drug lord has been branded a rat and has spent decades in the federal Bureau of Prisons Witsec units before being kicked out in 2006 for refusing to cooperate with the feds regarding Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff and the Murder Inc. case. We match the face and the legend to the song lyric. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. He has served 18 straight years in prison and during his bid he has written and published three books- Prison Stories and Street Legends Vol. * Camera 2, Canon 5D Markii DSLR: http://amzn.to/2eEqpTP Taking their names as monikers and rhyming about their exploits as if they were their own. He has also done interviews and appeared in many street magazines such as Don Diva and As Is. Legendary figures of the drug game have been the province of myth and hearsay until the rise of hip-hop where rappers name drop weaponry by style number and drug dealers by name. He has also been the subject of many documentaries and was profiled on BET’s American Gangster series. Eventually Crips and Bloods operations were in place as far away as Anchorage. The two men were also found guilty, along with four others, of conspiring to possess cocaine–1,452 kilograms, about 1 1/2 tons–with the intent to distribute it, and money laundering and they were sentenced to life under the “drug king pin” statutes passed by Congress during the late 1980s. Required fields are marked *. With Pappy as enforcer, Fat Cat ran a multimillion dollar drug empire centered on the block (150th Street and 107th Street in South Jamaica) that netted as much as $200,000 per week in profit before crack hit New York in 1985. Known as Mr. Untouchable, due to a 1977 New York Times magazine article, the Harlem based Nicky Barnes is one of the most noteworthy criminals of the black underworld ever. He had begun facing competition from Brian "Waterhead Bo" Bennett, a fast-rising young dealer who'd hooked up with a Colombian named Antonio Villabona in 1985 and started moving large amounts of cocaine. The smug arrogance portrayed by Barnes in the photo so affronted President Jimmy Carter that he ordered his Attorney General to prosecute Barnes to the fullest extent of the law. Real-estate seizures are also in the inventory, including the $425,000 Tempe home of Brian "Waterhead Bo" Bennett, a Californian indicted for running a $10 million-per-week crack organization. The sophistication of the gang’s operation enabled it to survive the periodic targeting of various members for prosecution by the NYPD and the Queens County District Attorney’s Office. 1 DVD, Rollin: The Fall of the Auto Industry and the Rise of the Drug Economy in Detroit, G.A.N.G. "When you mentioned drugs, whether it … Dost Siteler : viagraviagra satis STREETGANGS.COM | August 27, 2018 LOS ANGELES – Brian “Water Head Bo” Bennett, 24 was arrested November 19, 1988 for his role in the trafficking of 1,000 kilos of cocaine into Los Angeles every week from Colombia with his connect, Colombia-born, Mario Ernesto Villabona-Alvarado, 29, an alleged member of the […] a Cali Cartel cocaine wholesaler who used his Crip connections to move … You can see it in the way people move and look around when the craft sets sail. Cocaine or gangsta rap is crack era nostalgia taken to its extreme. Alpo ended up in Washington D.C., where with the help of stick up kid and hitman Wayne Perry, he filled the vacuum in the coke trade left by the arrest of Rayful Edmond and his crew. Also, Mara Shalhoup wrote a book entitled BMF: The Rise and Fall of Big Meech and the Black Mafia Family and the History Channel aired a segment on the crew on their Gangland series in 2010 titled Death Before Dishonor. He appeared on 60 Minutes and was profiled on BET’s American Gangster series. SUPPORT US Ghetto Anger Notorious Gangsta’s DVD, Crippin’ – The History of the West Coast Crips DVD, Superfly: The True, Untold Story of Frank Lucas DVD, Gangsta Chronicles: Documentary of Calvin Klien Bacote DVD, Infamous Times – The Original 50 Cent DVD, Donnie’s Story – The Life of Donald Goines DVD, AS IS Presents The Larry Hoover Story DVD, L.A. Street Life Vol. 0 Likes. John Gotti was allegedly a contemporary of his and even though his Italian counterparts in crime didn’t like him, they respected him to the fullest. Subscribe Subscribed 3 12035 videos . ******************************************* From crack cocaine kingpins to inner-city legends, the trends Alpo and Rich Porter set still resonate today. With the rappers growing up on the ensuing folklore and idolizing the street heroes from their hood. Currently Prince is serving his life sentence at USP Allenwood in Pennsylvania and Supreme is at the Bureau of Prison’s supermax, ADX Florence in Colorado. Through the Truji1lo-Blanco brothers, sons of Griselda Blanco the godmother of cocaine and part of the Medellin Cartel, Rayful flooded D.C. and the entire east coast with more cocaine than he had when he was on the streets, making the deals right from the cell block with the help of his new neighbors, the Trujillo-Blanco brothers. 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Also accused in the case were several key associates of the two men including Maria Barona, 30, and Janet Martinez, 23, both of Cali, Colombia; Jimmy Washington, 42, of Pasadena; Michael McCarver, 27, of Los Angeles, and Stan McCarns, 36, of Inglewood. * Email, Text or Call us: Contact Page, Moose discusses Harvard Park Brim and Menlo Gangster Crip history, Becoming a Mad Swan Blood during time at McKinley Elementary School, Alleged theft by FBI agent places prosecutions in jeopardy, Van Ness Bloods shoot at the Crips in 1988 and get arrested after short pursuit, Slauson talks about Black Panther safe house, converting to Islam and publishing book. 1. With the top back in my Sox hat/I’m paid in full, the nigga Alpo couldn’t stop that/even if they brought the nigga ‘Pac back/I’ll still keep this muthafucka cocked back- My Life, L.A.X. * Canon Lens EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM: http://amzn.to/2bTUjgQ This disease typically affects newborns, but also develops in older children and adults. He also did a lengthy Feds magazine interview, which helped launch that magazine and put the street magazine genre on the map nationally. 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As discussed below, Bennett is believed to be responsible for a large, multi-state cocaine operation in … * Purchase signed Long Beach shirt: http://bit.ly/2c0VjkZ What happened to Lyle Joseph “Bartender” Thomas from Compton? These individuals embodied all that the rappers aspired to be. LA’s Original Gangster- Tootie Reese Back before the crack era put names like Freeway Ricky Ross, Monster Cody Scott and Waterhead Bo Bennett in the annals of gangster lore, and long before the Crips and Bloods held sway on LA streets, there was one man who was considered the Godfather in the black underworld- Tootie Reese. Instead of deterring him, USP Lewisburg became his new office and base of operations. At its 1987 peak, the Supreme Team’s receipts exceeded $200,000 a day and the gang regularly committed acts of violence and murder to maintain its stronghold on the areas drug trade. Frank Matthews’ money was so long, the Corsicans of the famed French Connection bypassed the mob and decided to deal directly with him. With his federal sentence complete the feds sent Fat Cat back to the state where he is now awaiting a parole date that will never come due to the parole officer and police officer killings attributed to him. That was AZ, not cannibus, I love these stories,you gotta do whatever U gotta do 2 get to the next level, so you take your piece of the AmeriKKKan dream, who the fuck wants to be a wage slave living hand to mouth,while these oil cartels, big banks, congressional republicans, wealthy corporations and the greedy CEO’s that run them get rich, while the rest of us scrap to get by, democracy @ work, Wayne Perry doing his time like a real g not no cop out snitch, Your email address will not be published. Carnell “U Dub 5” Snell was laid to rest today. Rayful eventually became their biggest customer. No more Big Willie, my game has grown/prefer you call me Wi1liam/i11 in’ for revenues/Rayful Edmond/like channel sevens news/round seven Jews/head dead in the mic/forgetting all I ever knew- Can I Live, Reasonable Doubt (1996) Jay-Z. Its alleged Matthews told the mob, “Touch one of my people and I’ll load up cars full of men and guns and go down to Mulberry Street in Little Italy and shoot every wop we see.” He was indicted on drug charges in 1973, arrested and posted a $3 million dollar bond, which he paid in cash. (2008) The Game, I’m Rich like Porter/havin’ Alpo nightmares- Money, L.A.X. From prison though, King Larry, as he is known, has tried to broaden the horizon of the GD’s by turning the Gangster Disciples into the Growth and Development Nation. A federal judge doesn't seem convinced. DC Drug Kingpin Rayful Edmond ran a massive crack cocaine ring in the District in the 1980s.Edmond was arrested in 1990, serving a life sentence. NEW AL PROFIT DOCUMENTARY on AMAZON: https://amzn.to/2AcSFW7Follow us On Facebook!https://www.facebook.com/americandopevideosBecome a CHANNEL … 0 Comments. Are you an author? Working with Bennett as a kind of independent manufacturer's representative was Butler, a member of the Crips valued for serving as a crucial link to the inner-city drug organizations. Waterhead.com was created by people who love the water for people who love the water. With rap and crack both being born 30 years ago, many of the early rappers ran with people in the drug world and some notable hustlers have made the transition to the industry. From Harlem their attitudes and style spread to the world. A world where rappers relive in their videos the lives of their favorite street legend, celebrating their name in verse and making iconic ghetto heroes out of crime figures. He took regular trips to Las Vegas to gamble, dropping a quarter million on the tables at a time and caught all the big fights. Rayful is currently in the federal Bureau of Prison Witsec program, allegedly at FCI Sandstone in Minnesota, serving a life sentence. Both figures are enigmas to the streets and hip-hop, but in opposite ways. The man who was said to have inspired the 1970s hit Big, Bad Leroy Brown betrayed the street code he lived by and has gone down in infamy as one of the biggest rats ever. The common denominator being money, power and respect. I think I’m Big Meech, Larry Hoover/whipping work, hallelujah/one nation under god/real niggas getting money from the fucking start- Fat Cat was profiled on BET’s American Gangster series and there have been numerous documentaries on the pair and books like Cop Shot by Mike McClary and Queens Reigns Supreme by Ethan Brown. LA’s Original Gangster- Tootie Reese Back before the crack era put names like Freeway Ricky Ross, Monster Cody Scott and Waterhead Bo Bennett in the annals of gangster lore, and long before the Crips and … WaterHead BO | #1 Biggest Los Angeles Kingpin. He was eventually taken down after shooting Fat Cat’s parole officer and ordering his crew, the Bebos, to kill police officer Edward Byrne. Sentenced to life without parole after his run was tied into communities and people across the world, from United States to Latin America to even countries in Europe. He controlled the heroin trade in the late 1960s and early 1970s from his Brooklyn base, retailing locally and distributing kilos wholesale nationwide, supplying major dealers throughout every region of the country. * Follow Alex Alonso on InstaGram: http://www.instagram.com/alexalonso101 WORLD. He kicked the crack era off in D.C., opening an open air drug market on the strip at Morton and Orleans Place in Northwest. As the CEO of the gang, Hoover is a major player and legendary black gangster indeed. LA's Original Gangster- Tootie ReeseBack before the crack era put names like Freeway Ricky Ross, Monster Cody Scott and Waterhead Bo Bennett in the annals of gangster lore, and long before the Crips and Bloods held sway on LA streets, there was one man who was considered the Godfather in the black underworld- Tootie Reese. Rayful was shipped off to federal prison at USP Lewisburg where he continued supplying the Chocolate City with cocaine. The Black Mafia Family was a drug organization run by Big Meech and his brother, Terry “Southwest T” Flenory, that originally operated out of Detroit, Michigan but spread south and west as Big Meech made Atlanta his base and Southwest T ran his part of the family out of L.A. With Mexican based drug cartels supplying them unlimited kilos of cocaine, the Black Mafia Family made $270 million over a 15 year period. Hoover has begun to discourage violence among his followers and has advocated his troops to “go to school, learn trades and develop skills so that we will become strongest in society.” Larry Hoover has been the subject of numerous documentaries and books including being featured on BET’s American Gangster series. Barnes was known as a flashy guy and sharp dresser who spared no expenses. With Wayne Perry, his enforcer, killing at his command, Alpo killed his way to the top of D.C.’s coke cocaine hierarchy. Waterhead, South Lakeland, part of Ambleside, Cumbria, with pier on Windermere; See also. Brian “waterhead bo” bennett & colombian villabona arrested for trafficking kilos of cocaine in 1988 » Sticky fingaz denies kodak black punched him on new diss track “bust down” » Meek mill’s docuseries “free meek” releases first trailer: watch » Jussie smollett ındicted on 16 felony counts for staged racial & homophobic attack » Here are the most celebrated gangsters in hip-hop. Though unproven, these allegations led to police investigating his every move and in 2007 Supreme was convicted on a murder for hire charge for killing Mobb Deep affiliate E-Money Bags and one other. What has become known as the Supreme Team was a crew organized in the early 80s in the vicinity of the Baisley Park Houses, a public housing project in Jamaica Queens, New York by a group of teenagers who were members of a quasi-religious sect known as the Five Percenters. The killing of the police officer is one of the most infamous crimes from a deadly era and helped usher in America’s War on Drugs and the Mandatory Minimum sentences, which are currently in place. The most potent voice of the streets. 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