1 00:00:04,713 --> 00:00:06,133          me and Preme, man.          2 00:00:06,172 --> 00:00:09,932         [indistinct chatter]         3 00:00:09,968 --> 00:00:12,138    'Cause people don't understand                me and Preme.            4 00:00:12,178 --> 00:00:14,098             They want to.            5 00:00:14,139 --> 00:00:17,519             dramatic music          6 00:00:17,559 --> 00:00:21,019         Preme is--that's family.                  It's my brother.          7 00:00:21,062 --> 00:00:22,362              I told Preme,            8 00:00:22,397 --> 00:00:23,517    "You ain't gotta sell no drugs,  9 00:00:23,565 --> 00:00:25,395          you ain't gotta do                    anything illegal,          10 00:00:25,442 --> 00:00:26,532       and let's just have fun."      11 00:00:26,568 --> 00:00:27,898                Right.                12 00:00:27,944 --> 00:00:29,614      You could be vice president                of Murder Inc.            13 00:00:32,741 --> 00:00:34,531    Anybody that's in the streets,    14 00:00:34,576 --> 00:00:37,036      the offer that I gave Preme             is taking the offer.         15 00:00:37,078 --> 00:00:38,908      He getting a six-figure check,  16 00:00:38,955 --> 00:00:40,575         they running around with           Murder Inc., with the artist,    17 00:00:40,623 --> 00:00:41,543          they ain't gotta worry                 about going to jail,        18 00:00:41,583 --> 00:00:43,213           niggas killing them,        19 00:00:43,251 --> 00:00:45,171            they taking it.           20 00:00:45,211 --> 00:00:48,551      And Preme came back to me,                 like, two days.           21 00:00:48,590 --> 00:00:51,300          First thing he said               was how much he loved me.      22 00:00:51,342 --> 00:00:53,052  He's like, "Gotti, ain't no one          cared for me like this,"       23 00:00:53,094 --> 00:00:54,434       you know what I'm saying?      24 00:00:54,471 --> 00:00:56,681     He said, "I want you to know              I love you, nigga.          25 00:00:56,723 --> 00:00:58,813           Like, you my man.                     You my brother.           26 00:00:58,850 --> 00:01:02,150              We together                till the fucking casket drops."  27 00:01:02,187 --> 00:01:04,477           And after he said                 all of that good shit,        28 00:01:04,522 --> 00:01:06,362    "But I can't accept the offer."  29 00:01:06,399 --> 00:01:07,859                I said,                     "What you talking about?       30 00:01:07,901 --> 00:01:09,241                 Why?"                31 00:01:09,277 --> 00:01:12,817       "Yo, I won't be Preme...       32 00:01:12,864 --> 00:01:15,244       if I'm the vice president                 of Murder Inc.            33 00:01:15,283 --> 00:01:17,543            I can't be Preme."         34 00:01:17,577 --> 00:01:19,407         I said, "Yo, but what if                  you go to jail?"          35 00:01:19,454 --> 00:01:21,924         And that nigga said,               "Nigga, if I go to jail,       36 00:01:21,956 --> 00:01:23,746          I'm Preme in jail."         37 00:01:23,792 --> 00:01:25,252      "Yo, what if you get killed?"    38 00:01:25,293 --> 00:01:30,053        "My tombstone will read            Kenneth 'Supreme' McGriff."     39 00:01:30,090 --> 00:01:31,590          He said, "The only way                I ain't gonna be Preme       40 00:01:31,633 --> 00:01:34,093          is if I take a job                     under my man."            41 00:01:35,637 --> 00:01:37,757       That level of commitment                   to who he is,            42 00:01:37,806 --> 00:01:39,766        niggas don't have that.       43 00:01:39,808 --> 00:01:42,768            soft piano music         44 00:01:42,811 --> 00:01:47,691                                    45 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:49,500            [phone buzzing]           46 00:02:51,546 --> 00:02:52,836           [automated voice]                 This call will be recorded     47 00:02:52,881 --> 00:02:55,181        and subject to monitoring                    at any time.            48 00:02:55,216 --> 00:02:57,256       You may begin speaking now.     49 00:02:57,302 --> 00:02:58,682      [Supreme]   When I came home,     50 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:01,180         really, the whole thing                 for me is really...         51 00:03:07,729 --> 00:03:11,819      [Robert]   When McGriff went             to jail in the late '80s,      52 00:03:11,858 --> 00:03:14,528       we convinced the prosecution                   to let him             53 00:03:14,569 --> 00:03:17,279         plead to a 12-year plea,      54 00:03:17,322 --> 00:03:19,322           but we got credit                    for all the time           55 00:03:19,365 --> 00:03:20,865             he had served                     on the State case,          56 00:03:20,909 --> 00:03:23,619          so he only wound up                  serving four years.         57 00:03:23,661 --> 00:03:27,291           They were crazed,                  the agents went nuts         58 00:03:27,332 --> 00:03:30,962             over the fact                 that he got out so quickly.     59 00:03:31,002 --> 00:03:32,712             And they saw him                       on the street.           60 00:03:32,754 --> 00:03:34,384             "What's he doing                      on the street?"           61 00:03:34,422 --> 00:03:36,222       [distant sirens wailing]       62 00:03:36,257 --> 00:03:39,887     [Supreme]   I was in transition            to complete legitimacy.       63 00:03:39,928 --> 00:03:42,218         But the streets changed                   when I got home           64 00:03:42,263 --> 00:03:44,433       and a lot of the leadership                 was not present           65 00:03:44,474 --> 00:03:46,854      that was present in the '80s.    66 00:03:46,893 --> 00:03:49,353     Preme was so highly regarded.    67 00:03:49,395 --> 00:03:51,555       I don't know if you know,               but when you wanted         68 00:03:51,606 --> 00:03:54,066           to tell the truth             and I was talking to somebody,    69 00:03:54,108 --> 00:03:56,648     we would say "Word to Preme."    70 00:03:56,694 --> 00:03:59,034     Like, he was, like, this God.    71 00:03:59,072 --> 00:04:02,832               And so now,                     when you get to see him,      72 00:04:02,867 --> 00:04:06,537              it's like,                 "Yo, that's Preme right there."  73 00:04:06,579 --> 00:04:09,329         And everybody's like,                   "Where? Where?"           74 00:04:09,374 --> 00:04:11,634            It's like, "Oh,                  yo, that's really him."       75 00:04:13,294 --> 00:04:17,094          [Nas]   This is a man                 who's a notorious boss.       76 00:04:17,131 --> 00:04:19,721         So how do you handle                     coming home?             77 00:04:19,759 --> 00:04:21,589         There might be beefs.        78 00:04:21,636 --> 00:04:24,096        People don't trust you.               People scared of you.        79 00:04:24,138 --> 00:04:26,178          They might not want              to talk business with you.      80 00:04:26,224 --> 00:04:30,734        At the '90s, you know,           everybody started to, you know,  81 00:04:30,770 --> 00:04:32,770           look at rap like                 there's a whole new wave       82 00:04:32,814 --> 00:04:35,444      of young rappers coming up.     83 00:04:35,483 --> 00:04:39,113        When you saw the Ja Rules            and the Lost Boyz and Onyx,     84 00:04:39,153 --> 00:04:42,453        so many that just came out                in the '90s alone.         85 00:04:42,490 --> 00:04:44,780          I think it was so new.       86 00:04:44,826 --> 00:04:47,746        It was just bigger than          anything anybody thought about.  87 00:04:47,787 --> 00:04:50,287       And Irv was a perfect person    88 00:04:50,331 --> 00:04:53,631         to try to help Preme                   change his life.           89 00:04:53,668 --> 00:04:57,088          Turn this up, baby.               Let 'em feel it out here.      90 00:04:57,130 --> 00:05:00,550             I am Irv Gotti,                     and I do everything         91 00:05:00,591 --> 00:05:02,051      from the rooter to the tooter.  92 00:05:02,093 --> 00:05:04,433          I go in the studio.                  I make the record.          93 00:05:04,470 --> 00:05:07,430         I work with the artists.                I direct the video.         94 00:05:07,473 --> 00:05:10,183          When I drop "I'm Real"                 or "Always on Time"         95 00:05:10,226 --> 00:05:12,146               or "Foolish"                      or "Ain't it Funny"         96 00:05:12,186 --> 00:05:14,516        or all of these number one              records that I've had,       97 00:05:14,564 --> 00:05:16,944       they're undeniable hits.       98 00:05:16,983 --> 00:05:20,283       [Ashanti]    Baby, I'm not            always there when you call     99 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:22,910         But I'm always on time      100 00:05:22,947 --> 00:05:25,447          And I gave you my all,                      my all               101 00:05:25,491 --> 00:05:27,451           Now baby, be mine         102 00:05:27,493 --> 00:05:31,333            Funny thing is,                Irv wasn't from Southside.      103 00:05:31,372 --> 00:05:35,422           Irv was from Hollis.        104 00:05:35,460 --> 00:05:37,670            Before the music,               he used to come on this side.    105 00:05:37,712 --> 00:05:40,672              He used to be                     reclaiming everything.       106 00:05:40,715 --> 00:05:43,005         He started out doing              little things for Russell.      107 00:05:45,053 --> 00:05:46,683          He's got in his mind,                   this is how music          108 00:05:46,721 --> 00:05:48,351       is supposed to be set up.      109 00:05:48,389 --> 00:05:49,849            And he did it.            110 00:05:51,726 --> 00:05:53,306     [Prince]   Preme's relationship             with Irv was more like       111 00:05:53,353 --> 00:05:55,523          that of a big brother.       112 00:05:55,563 --> 00:05:57,523           In fact, he told me                    that he liked Irv          113 00:05:57,565 --> 00:05:59,225             because he liked                   how he treated his mom       114 00:05:59,275 --> 00:06:01,895       and the rest of his siblings              and stuff like that.        115 00:06:01,944 --> 00:06:04,824             pensive music           116 00:06:04,864 --> 00:06:06,744                                    117 00:06:06,783 --> 00:06:09,953    [Robert]   I don't think McGriff              had a lot of money.         118 00:06:09,994 --> 00:06:12,504                And he saw                    the entertainment business     119 00:06:12,538 --> 00:06:16,288            as his pathway                     to not only wealth,         120 00:06:16,334 --> 00:06:18,254             but position.            121 00:06:20,588 --> 00:06:24,378    [Bill]   But Irv had no business          being attached with Supreme.    122 00:06:24,425 --> 00:06:26,885       As a producer, he should              have been at least one,       123 00:06:26,928 --> 00:06:29,218     maybe two steps away from it.    124 00:06:29,263 --> 00:06:32,853                                    125 00:06:32,892 --> 00:06:34,062     [Irv]   They don't understand,                      like,                126 00:06:34,102 --> 00:06:36,522              how a gangster                     like Preme could be,        127 00:06:36,562 --> 00:06:39,822               honestly,                 just a really good, great dude.  128 00:06:39,857 --> 00:06:41,357             They only see                     the gangster side.          129 00:06:41,401 --> 00:06:43,901        They only see the bad.        130 00:06:43,945 --> 00:06:44,985     [Nas] When did you meet him?     131 00:06:45,029 --> 00:06:46,319          [Irv] I met Supreme         132 00:06:46,364 --> 00:06:48,994           and me and Preme                    became me and Preme         133 00:06:49,033 --> 00:06:51,583             on the set of                 the Cash Money Click video,     134 00:06:51,619 --> 00:06:53,579         which was, like, '94.        135 00:06:53,621 --> 00:06:56,251         Don't risk it, Ja Rule's          known for making heads split   136 00:06:56,290 --> 00:06:57,500            Fully-loaded clip,                     usin' wax...            137 00:06:57,542 --> 00:06:58,502           [Nas]   Y'all were                    hanging out every day?       138 00:06:58,543 --> 00:06:59,673           [Irv] Every day.           139 00:06:59,710 --> 00:07:01,710       He was at a halfway house                     at MDC.               140 00:07:01,754 --> 00:07:03,304          -He just came home.            -[Irv] So we would pick him up    141 00:07:03,339 --> 00:07:05,799     from Brooklyn and we would go    142 00:07:05,842 --> 00:07:08,512          back to the block,                 be on--and Guy Brewer,        143 00:07:08,553 --> 00:07:10,973        just laughing, joking,                   in Baisley, 40,           144 00:07:11,013 --> 00:07:13,143          wherever we was at,               go get something to eat,       145 00:07:13,182 --> 00:07:15,442     and just having a good time.     146 00:07:15,476 --> 00:07:16,806          You gotta understand,        147 00:07:16,853 --> 00:07:18,523            Preme was with me                     before Murder Inc.         148 00:07:18,563 --> 00:07:19,943       This is Cash Money Click.      149 00:07:19,981 --> 00:07:21,441             [Irv] Right,                   I'm not getting no money.      150 00:07:21,482 --> 00:07:24,282           So Preme watched                  the growth of his man.        151 00:07:24,318 --> 00:07:27,528      So when I got to the level         I'm making $20 million a year.    152 00:07:27,572 --> 00:07:28,822             I love Preme.            153 00:07:28,865 --> 00:07:32,405       He watched everything go.      154 00:07:32,452 --> 00:07:36,292        I was DJ Irv and producing               and making records.         155 00:07:36,330 --> 00:07:38,710           I got a label deal.         156 00:07:38,749 --> 00:07:42,549          I had the label deal.                 I didn't have a name.        157 00:07:42,587 --> 00:07:45,627        So I'm sitting watching           Arts and Entertainment, A&E.     158 00:07:45,673 --> 00:07:47,473            Gangster Week.            159 00:07:47,508 --> 00:07:49,798        Lucky Luciano, John Gotti,     160 00:07:49,844 --> 00:07:52,104         Benny Siegel, Al Capone.      161 00:07:52,138 --> 00:07:55,138           And sure enough,                    on today's episode,         162 00:07:55,183 --> 00:07:57,233       we focus on Albert Anastasia    163 00:07:57,268 --> 00:08:00,398            and the notorious                   Murder, Incorporated.        164 00:08:00,438 --> 00:08:03,228            And "Murder, Inc."                   came across the TV,         165 00:08:03,274 --> 00:08:05,694            and then it got                   riddled with bullets.        166 00:08:05,735 --> 00:08:07,065        And then they was like,       167 00:08:07,111 --> 00:08:11,031        "They was the notorious                 contract hitmen."          168 00:08:11,073 --> 00:08:13,833              [screaming]             169 00:08:13,868 --> 00:08:16,448         I'm like--literally,                   I'm in my fucking          170 00:08:16,496 --> 00:08:19,496      little two-bedroom bullshit             apartment screaming,         171 00:08:19,540 --> 00:08:20,830              "I'm a hitman!           172 00:08:20,875 --> 00:08:22,665      I want to make contract hits!    173 00:08:22,710 --> 00:08:24,130           This is Murder Inc!         174 00:08:24,170 --> 00:08:26,670                My artist                     will be called murderers!"     175 00:08:26,714 --> 00:08:28,634      First person I call, Rule.      176 00:08:28,674 --> 00:08:30,184            "Yo, Murder Inc!"          177 00:08:30,218 --> 00:08:31,798      He's like, "Ooh, that's hot."    178 00:08:31,844 --> 00:08:33,764          Second person, HOV.         179 00:08:33,804 --> 00:08:36,434           "Nigga, Murder Inc!                  What--what you think?"       180 00:08:36,474 --> 00:08:38,184                He's like,                       "Nigga, that's hot."        181 00:08:38,226 --> 00:08:40,806            Once I heard it                    from Rule and HOV,          182 00:08:40,853 --> 00:08:43,563             no one is gonna                 talk me off this ledge now.     183 00:08:45,399 --> 00:08:47,529        I didn't know years later,     184 00:08:47,568 --> 00:08:49,898            I'd be in court                     explaining this.           185 00:08:52,323 --> 00:08:56,333             Murder, Inc.                   was a loose confederation      186 00:08:56,369 --> 00:08:59,459    of Jewish and Italian gangsters  187 00:08:59,497 --> 00:09:02,667             from Brownsville                   and East New York who,       188 00:09:02,708 --> 00:09:04,288         as you might suspect                   from their name,           189 00:09:04,335 --> 00:09:05,955        killed a lot of people.       190 00:09:06,003 --> 00:09:09,343         It was hitmen for hire,                     essentially.            191 00:09:09,382 --> 00:09:11,762          If you look at labels                   like Murder Inc.,          192 00:09:11,801 --> 00:09:13,931          you realize how potent       193 00:09:13,970 --> 00:09:17,350      the gangster myth remained.     194 00:09:17,390 --> 00:09:21,810    Organized crime in New York is       always about ethnic succession.  195 00:09:21,852 --> 00:09:24,272             So, you know,                  the Irish had their day.       196 00:09:24,313 --> 00:09:28,993        The Jews had their day.                   The Italians.            197 00:09:29,026 --> 00:09:31,236            Now it was time               for another kind of gangster.    198 00:09:31,279 --> 00:09:33,359       energetic hip-hop plays      199 00:09:33,406 --> 00:09:34,526              Holla, holla           200 00:09:34,574 --> 00:09:35,664       All my niggas that's ready   201 00:09:35,700 --> 00:09:37,160        To get dollars, dollars      202 00:09:37,201 --> 00:09:38,241               Bitches know                     who could get 'em          203 00:09:38,286 --> 00:09:39,996        A little hotter, hotter      204 00:09:40,037 --> 00:09:42,207         Come on, if you rolling             with me, follow, follow       205 00:09:42,248 --> 00:09:43,918               It's Murda            206 00:09:43,958 --> 00:09:45,538            [Irv]   I thought                      I was invincible.          207 00:09:45,585 --> 00:09:47,165            We getting money,                   we got the biggest hit       208 00:09:47,211 --> 00:09:48,711           number one records.         209 00:09:48,754 --> 00:09:50,764         Thanks--first of all,                I want to thank God.         210 00:09:50,798 --> 00:09:53,088        I want to thank my dog,                    Irv Gotti.              211 00:09:53,134 --> 00:09:54,934          [Irv]   We were J-Lo,                  we were--we getting--        212 00:09:54,969 --> 00:09:57,259               I'm making,                   like, 20, 25 million a year.    213 00:09:57,305 --> 00:09:59,095               Ashanti.               214 00:09:59,140 --> 00:10:01,730       [Ashanti]   You know, being             a new artist's first album     215 00:10:01,767 --> 00:10:03,937       and, you know, garnering            that much success and love      216 00:10:03,978 --> 00:10:06,108    and having your crew, you know,  217 00:10:06,147 --> 00:10:08,227          it was an amazing,                   amazing experience.         218 00:10:08,274 --> 00:10:10,694             I gotta thank                     the radio stations          219 00:10:10,735 --> 00:10:12,025      for giving us all the play.     220 00:10:12,069 --> 00:10:15,449      Definitely my family. Ja...     221 00:10:15,489 --> 00:10:16,949              The chemistry,                      just being with--          222 00:10:16,991 --> 00:10:19,741          the Long Island Queens               thing was just a thing.       223 00:10:19,785 --> 00:10:21,245      It was kind of just, like,      224 00:10:21,287 --> 00:10:24,617           an organic energy                     that happened.            225 00:10:24,665 --> 00:10:26,625            I just felt home.          226 00:10:26,667 --> 00:10:28,957               I was, like,                   the girl from Long Island      227 00:10:29,003 --> 00:10:30,923         amongst all the wolves,                you know what I mean?        228 00:10:30,963 --> 00:10:32,343               [Ja Rule]                      Holla, holla, come on       229 00:10:32,381 --> 00:10:34,301         If you rolling with me,                  follow, follow           230 00:10:34,342 --> 00:10:36,802               It's Murda            231 00:10:36,844 --> 00:10:39,014       [Ashanti]   He was built up                to be this big, bad,        232 00:10:39,055 --> 00:10:40,805          you know, Supreme.          233 00:10:40,848 --> 00:10:42,928               You know,                  like, the perception was like    234 00:10:42,975 --> 00:10:45,185      the big bad wolf, you know?     235 00:10:45,227 --> 00:10:48,607      And then when you meet him,          you said, "Oh, hey, Preme."     236 00:10:48,648 --> 00:10:50,778           You know, he got               the light eyes and the waves.    237 00:10:50,816 --> 00:10:52,566               [laughs]               238 00:10:52,610 --> 00:10:55,570      You know, and I'm like, why is          everybody scared of him?      239 00:10:55,613 --> 00:10:56,743       Like, you know what I mean?     240 00:10:56,781 --> 00:10:58,951      And I just remember him being    241 00:10:58,991 --> 00:11:01,411    super supportive, super funny.    242 00:11:01,452 --> 00:11:05,332    You know, he definitely always        made me feel like I was safe.    243 00:11:05,373 --> 00:11:07,833      You know, like, little sis,             you know what I mean?        244 00:11:07,875 --> 00:11:11,495    So it was weird because I knew         a lot of people feared him,     245 00:11:11,545 --> 00:11:13,335    I knew what the perception was,  246 00:11:13,381 --> 00:11:16,511      but around me, he was just          Preme, you know what I mean?     247 00:11:16,550 --> 00:11:19,350         And I guess that was,             like, the yin and the yang,     248 00:11:19,387 --> 00:11:20,847          like, the balance.          249 00:11:20,888 --> 00:11:25,638           [fire crackling]           250 00:11:25,685 --> 00:11:27,345          [Robert]   When I was                      with McGriff,            251 00:11:27,395 --> 00:11:29,725            we had a very good                      relationship.            252 00:11:29,772 --> 00:11:33,032       And I would call him out       253 00:11:33,067 --> 00:11:36,357            on his foibles.           254 00:11:36,404 --> 00:11:39,534       But I think to the public      255 00:11:39,573 --> 00:11:42,033        and even to the people                     who were up             256 00:11:42,076 --> 00:11:45,196       in Murder Inc.'s offices       257 00:11:45,246 --> 00:11:49,246    who look at Kenny walk through          as though he were a god.       258 00:11:49,291 --> 00:11:51,041          He was still around         259 00:11:51,085 --> 00:11:54,875    when a lot of kings were buried  260 00:11:54,922 --> 00:11:57,172          in the penitentiary                    or the ground.            261 00:11:57,216 --> 00:12:00,136     He's the last of those guys.     262 00:12:00,177 --> 00:12:02,387              somber music           263 00:12:02,430 --> 00:12:05,180        It felt like he was really           trying to be humble about it    264 00:12:05,224 --> 00:12:07,024          and just really learn                   this new industry.         265 00:12:07,059 --> 00:12:10,979      That's how it seemed to me.              He seemed genuine.          266 00:12:11,021 --> 00:12:13,901       [Robert]   Kenny sponsored                    and protected            267 00:12:13,941 --> 00:12:16,991              so many people                     in the rap business,        268 00:12:17,027 --> 00:12:19,907        from Jay in his early days     269 00:12:19,947 --> 00:12:22,827        and others along the way.      270 00:12:22,867 --> 00:12:25,827           Ja Rule, the Gottis.        271 00:12:25,870 --> 00:12:28,750       Kenny would ride on buses                with some of them          272 00:12:28,789 --> 00:12:30,999        when they would go from       273 00:12:31,041 --> 00:12:33,961         location to location                     and perform.             274 00:12:34,003 --> 00:12:37,593        To let everybody know,           he was there to protect them.     275 00:12:37,631 --> 00:12:41,141    And they then incorporated him            and the Supreme Team         276 00:12:41,177 --> 00:12:42,927          into their lyrics.          277 00:12:42,970 --> 00:12:45,680         50 Cent's "Ghetto Qur'an             (Forgive Me)" playing        278 00:12:57,276 --> 00:12:59,776      [Bill]   This is around '99,                       2000.                279 00:12:59,820 --> 00:13:01,610     I took interest in the case.     280 00:13:01,655 --> 00:13:04,695    I started to look at the lyrics             50 Cent wrote,            281 00:13:04,742 --> 00:13:07,082             and the first                 interesting thing he wrote      282 00:13:07,119 --> 00:13:09,119           was that Supreme                    was the businessman         283 00:13:09,163 --> 00:13:10,623      and Prince was the killer.      284 00:13:10,664 --> 00:13:13,924         Apparently, that was               a no-no in the community.      285 00:13:13,959 --> 00:13:16,709    Exposing bad guys in your song             without, you know,          286 00:13:16,754 --> 00:13:18,634        them getting some kind                 of benefit from it          287 00:13:18,672 --> 00:13:20,262    was not the right thing to do.    288 00:13:20,299 --> 00:13:23,139         I wanna take hip-hop                 to being--like, back.        289 00:13:23,177 --> 00:13:25,427      Like, back to when we were           a little more competitive.      290 00:13:25,471 --> 00:13:26,931        Now, it's to the point                  where the artists          291 00:13:26,972 --> 00:13:28,812            is even scared                   to say your name, like.       292 00:13:28,849 --> 00:13:30,809       [Nas]   You know, with 50,                 the "Ghetto Qur'an",        293 00:13:30,851 --> 00:13:33,981         it's like, "Oh, wow,                 he's from out there."        294 00:13:34,021 --> 00:13:37,651    So, you know, he can really get      more in depth with the story.    295 00:13:37,691 --> 00:13:40,151      You know, people look at it                and go, "Well,            296 00:13:40,194 --> 00:13:41,994          he wasn't supposed                 to say that about me,"        297 00:13:42,029 --> 00:13:43,609      like, you know what I mean?     298 00:13:43,656 --> 00:13:46,486        And I was like, "Damn.        299 00:13:46,534 --> 00:13:49,124       You know, you gotta leave         something out for speculation.    300 00:13:49,161 --> 00:13:53,501     You can't"--and he tried to,         but, you know, he gave it up.    301 00:13:53,541 --> 00:13:54,961      And that's why it's called                "Ghetto Qur'an."           302 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,130       But, you know, of course,      303 00:13:57,169 --> 00:13:58,879         some things started,               you know what I'm saying,      304 00:13:58,921 --> 00:14:01,471      'cause a lot is being said                in these records.          305 00:14:01,507 --> 00:14:04,427             dramatic music          306 00:14:04,468 --> 00:14:06,298                                    307 00:14:06,345 --> 00:14:08,215           [Bill]   There came                   a point in time where        308 00:14:08,264 --> 00:14:10,644            McGriff decided                  that 50 Cent had to go.       309 00:14:12,810 --> 00:14:17,190      And so he drove around looking         for 50 in various places.      310 00:14:18,232 --> 00:14:21,362           Another Supreme Team                associate had found out       311 00:14:21,402 --> 00:14:24,532       that 50 Cent was gonna be           at his grandmother's house.     312 00:14:24,572 --> 00:14:27,532          So Kenneth McGriff                and Rob Lyons went over.       313 00:14:27,575 --> 00:14:30,785       [distant sirens wailing]       314 00:14:30,828 --> 00:14:32,868          [person]   May 24th,                     the car pulled up.         315 00:14:32,913 --> 00:14:34,713           A guy got out of the              passenger seat of that car,     316 00:14:34,748 --> 00:14:35,668         came around behind it...      317 00:14:35,708 --> 00:14:37,538               [gunfire]              318 00:14:37,585 --> 00:14:41,295           ...and shot through                     the actual car.           319 00:14:41,338 --> 00:14:43,048       [Bill]   And Rob apparently      320 00:14:43,090 --> 00:14:44,380             was the shooter                       in this incident          321 00:14:44,425 --> 00:14:47,005       and shot 50 Cent nine times.    322 00:14:47,052 --> 00:14:49,392              -[gunshot]                        -[sirens wailing]          323 00:14:49,430 --> 00:14:51,850     [Oprah] Did you ever find out                 who did it?             324 00:14:51,891 --> 00:14:53,681        Yeah, I knew who did it                  shortly after.            325 00:14:53,726 --> 00:14:54,846            -[Oprah] Yeah?                           -Yeah.                326 00:14:54,894 --> 00:14:56,404        And they are now where?       327 00:14:56,437 --> 00:14:59,317              Oh, the guy                 who actually shot me is dead.    328 00:14:59,356 --> 00:15:02,026       And the guy who pays him                 got life in jail.          329 00:15:02,067 --> 00:15:03,237          -Got life in jail.                         -Yeah.                330 00:15:03,277 --> 00:15:04,397             [Oprah] Yeah.            331 00:15:11,327 --> 00:15:12,747           Even the difference                       that we had,            332 00:15:12,786 --> 00:15:14,826      or whatever situations we had,  333 00:15:14,872 --> 00:15:17,462        he knows why that happened                and where it's at.         334 00:15:17,499 --> 00:15:19,039                 He knows                      I was straight shooting,      335 00:15:19,084 --> 00:15:21,094        you know what I'm saying,                    out of fear.            336 00:15:21,128 --> 00:15:23,418       And we had many discussions     337 00:15:23,464 --> 00:15:24,924           before that incident                      took place,             338 00:15:24,965 --> 00:15:25,755              so he knows...           339 00:15:28,218 --> 00:15:29,258           [Corey chuckles]           340 00:15:29,303 --> 00:15:30,853        Yeah, I love Fif, man.        341 00:15:30,888 --> 00:15:34,928          He plays this thing                 all the way up, man.         342 00:15:34,975 --> 00:15:36,845             50's a hustler.           343 00:15:36,894 --> 00:15:39,194            He definitely was               in the streets selling drugs,    344 00:15:39,229 --> 00:15:41,399              carrying guns,                   sticking the people up.       345 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:44,360      And then he caught this thing          where he could say, "Look,"     346 00:15:44,401 --> 00:15:47,281         F the Supreme Team,                 and it worked for him.        347 00:15:47,321 --> 00:15:49,871        And he won't let it go.       348 00:15:49,907 --> 00:15:52,077    But it's part of his niche now.  349 00:15:52,117 --> 00:15:54,447          He can't even think                 about letting it go.         350 00:15:54,495 --> 00:15:57,455        He's made so much money                 talking about it.          351 00:15:57,498 --> 00:15:58,918      Where were you shot? Where?     352 00:15:58,958 --> 00:16:00,878            Right in front                 of my grandmother's house.      353 00:16:00,918 --> 00:16:02,418           [Kate and Julie]                  But where on your body?       354 00:16:02,461 --> 00:16:05,091              [laughter]              355 00:16:05,130 --> 00:16:06,970          [Corey]   Preme gotta                 disrespect his gangster.      356 00:16:07,007 --> 00:16:08,877      He just doing it in a rap way.  357 00:16:08,926 --> 00:16:10,426    If they was in a room together,  358 00:16:10,469 --> 00:16:12,099             I don't think                    they'd have a fight.         359 00:16:12,137 --> 00:16:14,427     Preme would probably be like,       "Yo, man, what are you doing?"    360 00:16:14,473 --> 00:16:15,933           And he'd be like,                 "Yo, I'm making money."       361 00:16:15,975 --> 00:16:17,725         I truly believe that.        362 00:16:17,768 --> 00:16:19,268      [Prince]   I don't even know                    what feeling            363 00:16:19,311 --> 00:16:20,941          my homie actually had                       about it.              364 00:16:20,980 --> 00:16:23,610        I know that--what he tried                      to do.               365 00:16:23,649 --> 00:16:26,149        I said, man, I don't even            want to see people beefing.     366 00:16:26,193 --> 00:16:27,783           I don't want to see                    that type of shit.         367 00:16:27,820 --> 00:16:29,610           They getting money,                    they getting paid,         368 00:16:29,655 --> 00:16:31,315        you know what I'm saying,           they doing what they gotta do,  369 00:16:31,365 --> 00:16:32,315                  and...               370 00:16:35,703 --> 00:16:39,083             pensive music           371 00:16:39,123 --> 00:16:42,463     [Bill]   So when McGriff became            friendly with Irv Gotti,      372 00:16:42,501 --> 00:16:46,011                 I think                       Irv really was enamored       373 00:16:46,046 --> 00:16:49,506       with the legend of Supreme.     374 00:16:49,550 --> 00:16:54,350     It was one of the first times        I ever saw a record producer     375 00:16:54,388 --> 00:16:58,518     with the bad guys as opposed            to the artist himself.        376 00:16:58,559 --> 00:17:02,269      Irv Gotti thought he was--              maybe his association        377 00:17:02,312 --> 00:17:05,612    with Supreme made him a bigger,        tougher guy than he was.       378 00:17:05,649 --> 00:17:08,069           [Supreme]   It was                      this one detective         379 00:17:08,110 --> 00:17:10,110         named William Courtney.       380 00:17:10,154 --> 00:17:12,324                 This guy                      was like a groupie, man.      381 00:17:12,364 --> 00:17:14,324           He likes big names,                     but I know that           382 00:17:14,366 --> 00:17:15,696           he was fixated on...        383 00:17:21,081 --> 00:17:24,381            While I was doing                   my first federal bid,        384 00:17:24,418 --> 00:17:26,418       I decided when I went home,     385 00:17:26,462 --> 00:17:28,802        I would bring to fruition                     my vision              386 00:17:28,839 --> 00:17:32,129        of turning Donald Goines'                 novels into films.         387 00:17:32,176 --> 00:17:35,046             hip-hop music           388 00:17:35,095 --> 00:17:37,465                                    389 00:17:37,514 --> 00:17:40,184    Nobody kills cops in this town           and gets away with it.        390 00:17:40,225 --> 00:17:41,225                This is                     on and pop in the night.       391 00:17:41,268 --> 00:17:43,058                 Yeah.                392 00:17:43,103 --> 00:17:44,153     [Kenyatta]   You see, if niggas           plan like this more often,     393 00:17:44,188 --> 00:17:45,608      we all be in better shape.      394 00:17:47,858 --> 00:17:50,318           Guys like McGriff              and a lot of guys in prison,     395 00:17:50,360 --> 00:17:51,900      they read just a few books.     396 00:17:51,945 --> 00:17:53,525        They all read Sun Tzu,        397 00:17:53,572 --> 00:17:55,492        they all read Machiavelli,     398 00:17:55,532 --> 00:17:57,412            and they all read                       Donald Goines.           399 00:17:59,995 --> 00:18:03,575     And so it was McGriff's dream           while he sat in prison        400 00:18:03,624 --> 00:18:05,504         was to turn that book                     Crime Partners           401 00:18:05,542 --> 00:18:08,592             into a film,                   and that was his agenda.       402 00:18:08,629 --> 00:18:10,589       I see you got big plans,                     Kenyatta.              403 00:18:10,631 --> 00:18:12,971      But my biggest plan of all      404 00:18:13,008 --> 00:18:16,298    is death to white, racist cops.  405 00:18:16,345 --> 00:18:18,255         What was interesting                about the movie, it's--       406 00:18:18,305 --> 00:18:20,465       one, it's, I think, three         out of ten on Rotten Tomatoes.    407 00:18:22,976 --> 00:18:25,396      But one thing of interest is,    408 00:18:25,437 --> 00:18:29,567        it was largely financed               by credit card fraud,        409 00:18:29,608 --> 00:18:31,358        drug trafficking loans.       410 00:18:31,401 --> 00:18:32,861           -[Kenyatta] Rick.                       -[Rick] Yo.             411 00:18:32,903 --> 00:18:34,453          Count this for me.          412 00:18:34,488 --> 00:18:35,908          [Nas]   For clarity,                   what's   Crime Partners?       413 00:18:35,948 --> 00:18:37,568        [Irv]   Crime Partners   is             the movie that Preme made      414 00:18:37,616 --> 00:18:38,946        that he funded himself,       415 00:18:38,992 --> 00:18:41,292         and it wasn't just me                that gave him money.         416 00:18:41,328 --> 00:18:43,288        Darrin from Ruff Ryders                  gave him money,           417 00:18:43,330 --> 00:18:45,460        and HOV gave him money.       418 00:18:45,499 --> 00:18:48,539      All legitimate, real shit.      419 00:18:49,086 --> 00:18:51,626    [Prince]   He got into the making             of   Crime Partners          420 00:18:51,672 --> 00:18:53,222         doing legitimate stuff.       421 00:18:53,257 --> 00:18:55,087          Man, I was just--I was                just excited about it.       422 00:18:55,134 --> 00:18:56,724          It didn't surprise me                 because he always had        423 00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:58,640        an entrepreneurial spirit,                      right?               424 00:18:58,679 --> 00:19:02,639        It didn't surprise me that           he would try to make a turn.    425 00:19:02,683 --> 00:19:05,233    [Bill]   It seems that every guy           in the narcotics business,     426 00:19:05,269 --> 00:19:07,519          when they get out,                  if their organization        427 00:19:07,563 --> 00:19:10,233           is strong enough,              they step right back into it.    428 00:19:10,274 --> 00:19:12,114           And I think that was                the case where McGriff,       429 00:19:12,151 --> 00:19:14,361         when he came out, he had            those three or four key guys    430 00:19:14,403 --> 00:19:18,623             like Black Jus,                    Nathan May, Baby Wise.       431 00:19:18,657 --> 00:19:20,327        These were all guys that--     432 00:19:20,367 --> 00:19:22,487          you know, that kind of                 believed in Supreme,        433 00:19:22,536 --> 00:19:26,166             and he was still                 their charismatic leader.      434 00:19:28,500 --> 00:19:31,840         Supreme was certainly                a multi-kilo dealer,         435 00:19:31,879 --> 00:19:34,419      and I think a large portion                 of that money            436 00:19:34,464 --> 00:19:37,684      went to finance this film,              which was his dream.         437 00:19:39,761 --> 00:19:43,391    [DJ]   Because Preme is involved           in it, it has to be drugs.     438 00:19:43,432 --> 00:19:44,732     Had nothing to do with drugs.    439 00:19:44,766 --> 00:19:47,096         It had nothing to do                with money laundering.        440 00:19:47,144 --> 00:19:49,774             It had to do                      with pure business.         441 00:19:52,566 --> 00:19:55,186        [Gary]   He wanted to be                      a director.             442 00:19:55,235 --> 00:19:57,525       One time we were on the--               we were at a mall,          443 00:19:57,571 --> 00:19:59,491             and they had                     the director's chair,        444 00:19:59,531 --> 00:20:03,041    and he went and he--and he went         and sat in that chair.        445 00:20:03,076 --> 00:20:06,036         And you could see it            in his eyes, had this passion,    446 00:20:06,079 --> 00:20:08,579       'cause that was something          that he always wanted to do.     447 00:20:12,002 --> 00:20:15,962       [Irv] Crime Partners   made                    $4 million.             448 00:20:16,006 --> 00:20:18,546      I had him a million-dollar                soundtrack deal.           449 00:20:18,592 --> 00:20:21,052     That's $5 million he bags up.    450 00:20:21,094 --> 00:20:23,394             He does it all.                    He's off and running.        451 00:20:23,430 --> 00:20:25,850             The Black man                 is gonna have his day yet.      452 00:20:25,891 --> 00:20:27,231          Especially with you                   leading 'em, dog.          453 00:20:27,267 --> 00:20:28,267             That's right.            454 00:20:28,310 --> 00:20:29,730          [person]   And Preme,         455 00:20:29,770 --> 00:20:31,440            he did a great job                   with preparing that.        456 00:20:31,480 --> 00:20:34,070       He had Snoop Dogg in there,             Ice-T, he had them all.       457 00:20:34,107 --> 00:20:35,187          -Preme had a plan.                       -You know?              458 00:20:35,234 --> 00:20:37,194      So he had a plan, you know?     459 00:20:37,236 --> 00:20:38,736            -He had a plan.                     -Preme had a plan          460 00:20:38,779 --> 00:20:40,069    and he was working on his plan.  461 00:20:40,113 --> 00:20:41,373                 Yeah,                     he was working on his plan.     462 00:20:41,406 --> 00:20:42,566            He was working                      on these changes.          463 00:20:42,616 --> 00:20:43,576                 -Yes.                        -He was working on--         464 00:20:43,617 --> 00:20:44,867      he was in transition stages     465 00:20:44,910 --> 00:20:46,540      to whatever they, you know,     466 00:20:46,578 --> 00:20:48,408      perceived him as out here.      467 00:20:48,455 --> 00:20:51,075            He was changing                    whatever reputation         468 00:20:51,124 --> 00:20:53,464        these people gave him,            and he was doing it greatly,     469 00:20:53,502 --> 00:20:55,672       and they didn't allow him                   to do that.             470 00:20:55,712 --> 00:20:58,422             pensive music           471 00:20:58,465 --> 00:21:00,255                                    472 00:21:00,300 --> 00:21:03,260       [Bill]   There came a point             where we knew that there--     473 00:21:03,303 --> 00:21:05,893           that McGriff had                 some type of involvement       474 00:21:05,931 --> 00:21:08,601         in a double homicide                in Baltimore, Maryland.       475 00:21:11,311 --> 00:21:13,191                Some guys                       he'd been working with       476 00:21:13,230 --> 00:21:15,020       had a beef over some drugs,     477 00:21:15,065 --> 00:21:18,605        so Baltimore County Police            found out that the victim      478 00:21:18,652 --> 00:21:21,032       was living in this apartment                 in the complex           479 00:21:21,071 --> 00:21:23,781            where it happened,              and they did a search warrant.  480 00:21:23,824 --> 00:21:26,124         They found some effects       481 00:21:26,159 --> 00:21:28,159            belonging to a guy                     named Lee Tuten.          482 00:21:29,830 --> 00:21:32,790              There was also                   a pistol training course      483 00:21:32,833 --> 00:21:35,133          completion certificate              under the name Lee Tuten.      484 00:21:35,168 --> 00:21:36,878    And there was also a videotape.  485 00:21:39,339 --> 00:21:42,759      So as I was viewing this tape,              I realized that           486 00:21:42,801 --> 00:21:45,681        the tape contained a scene     487 00:21:45,721 --> 00:21:48,311         of a woman filming a car      488 00:21:48,348 --> 00:21:51,348      that's idling in the Queens             section of New York.         489 00:21:51,393 --> 00:21:56,153     And she's on the phone giving          directions to a hit team.      490 00:21:56,189 --> 00:21:59,649             And just moments                before the hit team sets up,    491 00:21:59,693 --> 00:22:00,823           the videotape ends.         492 00:22:03,530 --> 00:22:06,620    So my partner, Tony Castiglia,         was able to piece together      493 00:22:06,658 --> 00:22:09,158        some background noise,                which was a TV show,         494 00:22:09,202 --> 00:22:13,832     and establish the exact time           that the video was made.       495 00:22:13,874 --> 00:22:16,674      And that was the exact time         that E-Money Bags was killed.    496 00:22:20,047 --> 00:22:23,507           E-Money Bags was                 a Brooklyn, Queens dude.       497 00:22:23,550 --> 00:22:25,510          Repped Queens hard.         498 00:22:25,552 --> 00:22:29,312    He was a get-to-it type of guy.  499 00:22:29,348 --> 00:22:31,178          A no-nonsense guy.          500 00:22:31,224 --> 00:22:33,524          Cool guy. Fun guy.          501 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:36,860        He was doing his thing,            I was doing my music thing.     502 00:22:36,897 --> 00:22:39,227        And we was hanging out,              like, almost every day.       503 00:22:39,274 --> 00:22:41,864                                    504 00:22:41,902 --> 00:22:44,402       [Bill]   He became involved              in some kind of car deal      505 00:22:44,446 --> 00:22:46,986               with McGriff                   and a guy from New Jersey.     506 00:22:47,032 --> 00:22:48,372      And somewhere along the line,    507 00:22:48,408 --> 00:22:50,988                 he lost                       a decent amount of cash.      508 00:22:51,036 --> 00:22:52,996        And he came to McGriff                  and he wanted him          509 00:22:53,038 --> 00:22:54,748         to make things right.        510 00:22:54,790 --> 00:22:56,880       McGriff refused to do so.      511 00:22:56,917 --> 00:22:59,087          They end up getting            in a shootout with each other,    512 00:22:59,127 --> 00:23:01,917     and McGriff's right-hand man,            Black Jus, gets shot.        513 00:23:03,924 --> 00:23:07,724      And en route to the hospital,            he bleeds out and dies.       514 00:23:07,761 --> 00:23:10,721                                    515 00:23:10,764 --> 00:23:12,894       At that point, Supreme knows                this is gonna be          516 00:23:12,933 --> 00:23:15,143           an ongoing problem,                 and these guys gotta go.      517 00:23:18,063 --> 00:23:20,983          [Irv]   E-Money Bags                     killed Black Jus.          518 00:23:21,024 --> 00:23:23,574          You're not killing                    someone as close           519 00:23:23,610 --> 00:23:26,990         as Black Jus to Preme        520 00:23:27,030 --> 00:23:30,160     and think you gonna be good.     521 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:33,080                  No.                 522 00:23:33,120 --> 00:23:35,040          [Bill]   So they were                 foolish enough to leave       523 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:38,080          this memorialized tape                 behind in the scene,        524 00:23:38,125 --> 00:23:41,035        and we got a real break                    on the case             525 00:23:41,086 --> 00:23:44,416           when a detective              from Manhattan North Narcotics    526 00:23:44,464 --> 00:23:47,554           arrested McGriff                  buying some marijuana.        527 00:23:47,592 --> 00:23:50,222       So he ran around my biz.                He got pulled over.         528 00:23:50,262 --> 00:23:53,392                He had,                     like, 25,000 cash, right?      529 00:23:53,432 --> 00:23:54,432              And a gun.              530 00:23:54,474 --> 00:23:56,774        So the police go, "Yo,        531 00:23:56,810 --> 00:23:58,560          you just--you know,                   you got 25,000."           532 00:23:58,603 --> 00:24:00,903     He said, "Yeah, you catching          me on a light day, nigga."      533 00:24:00,939 --> 00:24:03,069              [chuckles]                  I'm like, what are you doing?    534 00:24:03,108 --> 00:24:06,528       And then he gives him--                 I gave him a card,          535 00:24:06,570 --> 00:24:08,160          like vice president                    of Murder Inc.            536 00:24:08,196 --> 00:24:09,736          He gave him a card.         537 00:24:09,781 --> 00:24:12,741         And he had the alias             Lee Tuten in his possession,     538 00:24:12,784 --> 00:24:15,544           which we matched                  to the gun certificate        539 00:24:15,579 --> 00:24:17,789           and other effects                 that were in the house.       540 00:24:17,831 --> 00:24:20,541    So, you know, that kind of put    541 00:24:20,584 --> 00:24:22,254            a lot of things                     together for us,           542 00:24:22,294 --> 00:24:25,304        and it was very helpful               in the investigation.        543 00:24:25,338 --> 00:24:27,628         DJ was like, "Nigga,             why'd you fucking tell him?"     544 00:24:27,674 --> 00:24:29,634           And it's like...                         [laughs]               545 00:24:29,676 --> 00:24:32,296      ..yeah, so there was a lot             of things in hindsight        546 00:24:32,345 --> 00:24:34,135        that they're like, "Yo,           you shouldn't have done that.    547 00:24:34,181 --> 00:24:36,981          You put the energy                     on Murder Inc.            548 00:24:37,017 --> 00:24:39,977           You wasn't moving                   like a record exec.         549 00:24:40,020 --> 00:24:42,560            You was moving                    like a drug dealer."         550 00:24:42,606 --> 00:24:43,936              [reporter]                       Federal investigators        551 00:24:43,982 --> 00:24:45,322           in the New York City                   Police Department          552 00:24:45,358 --> 00:24:47,318       raided the Manhattan offices                 of Murder Inc,           553 00:24:47,360 --> 00:24:49,280      which is in the same building               as Def Jam Records         554 00:24:49,321 --> 00:24:50,491             and its parent,                       Universal Music.          555 00:24:50,530 --> 00:24:51,990        So what's it all about?       556 00:24:52,032 --> 00:24:53,282      Well, according to a story                in the   LA Times,           557 00:24:53,325 --> 00:24:55,445          the FBI is looking               into an alleged connection      558 00:24:55,494 --> 00:24:58,164      between Irv and a convicted               Queens drug lord           559 00:24:58,205 --> 00:25:00,285        named Kenneth McGriff,                    aka Supreme.             560 00:25:00,332 --> 00:25:02,792              [reporter]                   Today's indictment does indeed  561 00:25:02,834 --> 00:25:05,964           tell a simple story                  of a crime partnership       562 00:25:06,004 --> 00:25:08,634                that dealt                      in three commodities.        563 00:25:08,673 --> 00:25:12,393              Drugs, murder,                    and money laundering.        564 00:25:12,427 --> 00:25:14,507     [reporter]   Investigators say               the laundered money         565 00:25:14,554 --> 00:25:17,814        financed a direct-to-video           movie called   Crime Partners.    566 00:25:17,849 --> 00:25:20,349            McGriff was listed                  as executive producer        567 00:25:20,393 --> 00:25:22,983       and the opening paid homage                 to an associate           568 00:25:23,021 --> 00:25:25,361               whose murder                   McGriff allegedly avenged      569 00:25:25,398 --> 00:25:28,318            by the killing of               aspiring rapper E-Money Bags.    570 00:25:28,360 --> 00:25:29,860            The Gotti brothers                      were released            571 00:25:29,903 --> 00:25:31,823         on $1 million bond each.      572 00:25:31,863 --> 00:25:35,373        I am no way in shape--             in any way, shape, or form      573 00:25:35,408 --> 00:25:39,328      have I done anything wrong             except make great music       574 00:25:39,371 --> 00:25:41,541     that the people seem to love.    575 00:25:41,581 --> 00:25:44,961            And that's all                     that I'm guilty of.         576 00:25:45,001 --> 00:25:48,551     [Ashanti]   When that happened,             it's a scary feeling.        577 00:25:48,588 --> 00:25:50,548      And there were so many rumors    578 00:25:50,590 --> 00:25:54,720    and so many stories and, um...    579 00:25:54,761 --> 00:25:56,601             it was tough.            580 00:25:56,638 --> 00:25:58,808    [reporter]   Lawyers expect this          trial to last about a month,    581 00:25:58,848 --> 00:26:00,678        and if they're convicted,                the Lorenzo brothers        582 00:26:00,725 --> 00:26:03,055         each face up to 20 years                     in prison              583 00:26:03,103 --> 00:26:06,403            and the forfeiture                 of millions of dollars.       584 00:26:06,439 --> 00:26:07,979    [Nas]   But Irv ain't give a fuck  585 00:26:08,024 --> 00:26:11,444      because his expression was          the music and entertainment,     586 00:26:11,486 --> 00:26:13,276       you know what I'm saying,                nothing illegal.           587 00:26:16,408 --> 00:26:18,738      [Irv]   They knew their case               with me was bullshit.        588 00:26:18,785 --> 00:26:21,245        The government offered me                   a sweet deal.            589 00:26:21,288 --> 00:26:24,958          I was facing 20 years.             They offered me six months.     590 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:26,500                I said,                    "Explain money laundering."     591 00:26:26,543 --> 00:26:29,093           They said, "Well,                   money laundering is         592 00:26:29,129 --> 00:26:32,259          Supreme giving you              a bag of drug-dealing money,     593 00:26:32,299 --> 00:26:34,259        and you write a check."       594 00:26:34,301 --> 00:26:36,851        So me giving him 50,000                for   Crime Partners          595 00:26:36,886 --> 00:26:39,386            was the whole--                 they thought he gave me.       596 00:26:39,431 --> 00:26:41,851            I said, "Well,               Preme never gave me no money."    597 00:26:41,891 --> 00:26:43,441           They said, "Well,              that's not money laundering."    598 00:26:43,476 --> 00:26:45,556                I said,                    "So I could give him money      599 00:26:45,604 --> 00:26:47,944         and it's not--I'm not              doing nothing unlawful."       600 00:26:47,981 --> 00:26:49,401             They said no.            601 00:26:49,441 --> 00:26:51,441      They said he would have to              have given you money         602 00:26:51,484 --> 00:26:53,194       for you--for that check.       603 00:26:53,236 --> 00:26:54,856                I said,                    "Well, that didn't happen."     604 00:26:54,904 --> 00:26:57,124          My lawyer was like,                "Irv, think about this.       605 00:26:57,157 --> 00:26:59,867     It's 20 years you're facing.     606 00:26:59,909 --> 00:27:02,119    This is giving you six months."  607 00:27:04,664 --> 00:27:05,874          I said right there                    at that meeting,           608 00:27:05,915 --> 00:27:07,955     I thought about it for, like,                  a minute.              609 00:27:08,001 --> 00:27:09,381           I said, "I ain't                   fucking my man over.         610 00:27:09,419 --> 00:27:10,499          Fuck them niggas."          611 00:27:10,545 --> 00:27:12,205       And I faced the 20 years.      612 00:27:12,255 --> 00:27:15,545              somber music           613 00:27:15,592 --> 00:27:17,682      [Nas]   What was the verdict                and how did you feel        614 00:27:17,719 --> 00:27:19,549          when it was announced?       615 00:27:19,596 --> 00:27:22,016              [chuckles]              616 00:27:22,057 --> 00:27:23,477     I don't wish that on nobody.     617 00:27:23,516 --> 00:27:26,476            It is the most                    nerve-racking thing,         618 00:27:26,519 --> 00:27:27,559       and you know the balance.      619 00:27:27,604 --> 00:27:29,314           If they come back                     and say guilty,           620 00:27:29,356 --> 00:27:31,896             you doing 20.            621 00:27:31,941 --> 00:27:32,981          "The jury has reached                      a verdict."             622 00:27:33,026 --> 00:27:35,486          I'm like, "Oh, shit."        623 00:27:35,528 --> 00:27:37,238        And I'm just sitting there               looking at the jury         624 00:27:37,280 --> 00:27:39,320      like, "What did y'all do?"      625 00:27:39,366 --> 00:27:40,486             "Not guilty."            626 00:27:40,533 --> 00:27:42,833      [imitates gavel hammering]      627 00:27:42,869 --> 00:27:44,749           It was like a movie.                 The courtroom erupted.       628 00:27:44,788 --> 00:27:47,828           The "Order, order!"                      All that shit.           629 00:27:47,874 --> 00:27:49,964      And me and my brother hugged,    630 00:27:50,001 --> 00:27:54,261      and it was just a ill feeling.  631 00:27:54,297 --> 00:27:57,087       You know, and they got Preme               on two homicides,          632 00:27:57,133 --> 00:28:00,353        but they didn't get him                on no drug-dealing.         633 00:28:00,387 --> 00:28:02,257    They didn't even mention that.    634 00:28:02,305 --> 00:28:04,765          So in a way, that--                 like, it helped him.         635 00:28:04,808 --> 00:28:07,188      By me doing what I did and          beating them, it helped him,     636 00:28:07,227 --> 00:28:10,307        but I couldn't help him                with the homicides.         637 00:28:10,355 --> 00:28:12,065                 Yeah.                638 00:28:12,107 --> 00:28:14,187      [Prince]   Yeah, I was paying              attention to all that        639 00:28:14,234 --> 00:28:17,204            Murder Inc. stuff,               and I was rooting for them.     640 00:28:17,237 --> 00:28:19,237       I thought that if they went                to trial together,         641 00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:20,820         that they would all win       642 00:28:20,865 --> 00:28:22,275          because he could have                  rode they coattails,        643 00:28:22,325 --> 00:28:24,035         but being the man he is,                   he didn't want           644 00:28:24,077 --> 00:28:25,907           no spillover effect                   on the street life.         645 00:28:25,954 --> 00:28:28,084           Irv and them lawyers                     actually moved           646 00:28:28,123 --> 00:28:29,673         for the separate trial,                   and they got it,          647 00:28:29,708 --> 00:28:32,168       but he made that suggestion                 to Irv and Chris          648 00:28:32,210 --> 00:28:33,960        that, "Man, let's separate                these trials, man,         649 00:28:34,003 --> 00:28:35,383        'cause I don't want to get               the spillover effect        650 00:28:35,422 --> 00:28:37,552            from my past life                  into your present life."      651 00:28:39,426 --> 00:28:43,386        [beeping and vibrating]       652 00:28:43,430 --> 00:28:45,720       So we had been monitoring      653 00:28:45,765 --> 00:28:47,555       McGriff's two-way pager,       654 00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:51,060    and we saw that he was actually           outside of Houston          655 00:28:51,104 --> 00:28:52,814       at a federal correctional                    facility               656 00:28:52,856 --> 00:28:55,356               visiting                      Gerald "Prince" Miller.       657 00:28:55,400 --> 00:28:58,240             So a crew of us                from the U.S. Marshals Service  658 00:28:58,278 --> 00:29:01,028            jumped on a plane                and we head down to Houston.    659 00:29:01,072 --> 00:29:02,912     [Prince]   Well, when he first                 came to see me,           660 00:29:02,949 --> 00:29:04,989            he came to see me                     in the limousine,          661 00:29:05,034 --> 00:29:06,834         and he let me know that,                  "Hey, man, damn,          662 00:29:06,870 --> 00:29:10,170              this might be                    my last time seeing you.      663 00:29:10,206 --> 00:29:11,206          Know what I'm saying?"                    I said, "Why?"           664 00:29:11,249 --> 00:29:12,209                 He said,                       "Man, I'm hearing that       665 00:29:12,250 --> 00:29:13,250       they might be trying to come    666 00:29:13,293 --> 00:29:14,673          get me or something."        667 00:29:14,711 --> 00:29:18,011             I was devastated                   when I found that out.       668 00:29:18,047 --> 00:29:20,967         As we got to Houston             and we found out that McGriff    669 00:29:21,009 --> 00:29:23,549             just took off                  and headed over to Miami       670 00:29:23,595 --> 00:29:25,715             and had checked                     into the Loews Hotel        671 00:29:25,764 --> 00:29:27,564             in Miami Beach.           672 00:29:29,809 --> 00:29:31,769          We jumped on a plane,        673 00:29:31,811 --> 00:29:33,151      and about two or three o'clock              in the morning,           674 00:29:33,188 --> 00:29:35,858         we knocked on the door,       675 00:29:35,899 --> 00:29:37,359         put the pass key in,         676 00:29:37,400 --> 00:29:41,740       and found McGriff in bed            with a woman--young woman.      677 00:29:41,780 --> 00:29:44,530            He surrendered,                   you know, peacefully.        678 00:29:44,574 --> 00:29:47,044     She was kind of raising hell,             screaming, yelling,         679 00:29:47,076 --> 00:29:49,536     and he told her to calm down,       they're just doing their jobs.    680 00:29:49,579 --> 00:29:51,459        You know, I was shocked                at how calm he was.         681 00:29:51,498 --> 00:29:53,748         He didn't--you know,                 he didn't get angry.         682 00:29:53,792 --> 00:29:57,462       He didn't get raised up.       683 00:29:57,504 --> 00:29:59,714        When we dropped him off           at the correctional facility,    684 00:29:59,756 --> 00:30:01,876            he just smiled                      and said goodbye.          685 00:30:01,925 --> 00:30:03,465     He knew something was coming.    686 00:30:03,510 --> 00:30:05,430     He knew the case was coming.     687 00:30:05,470 --> 00:30:09,140       But yeah, I mean, he was            a gentleman gangster to us,     688 00:30:09,182 --> 00:30:11,312                 so...                689 00:30:11,351 --> 00:30:14,811            Girl, your stare,                     those eyes, I            690 00:30:14,854 --> 00:30:17,114             Love it when you                    look at me, baby          691 00:30:17,148 --> 00:30:20,028      [Ashanti]   So the last time                  that I saw Preme          692 00:30:20,068 --> 00:30:23,318     was at the "Mesmerize" video.    693 00:30:23,363 --> 00:30:25,163        Me and Ja were shooting                "Mesmerize" in LA,          694 00:30:25,198 --> 00:30:27,118    and it was at a real carnival.    695 00:30:27,158 --> 00:30:28,658        Like, it was a real fair.      696 00:30:28,701 --> 00:30:31,541      So it was, like, Ferris wheels              and bumper cars           697 00:30:31,579 --> 00:30:33,829      and, you know, stuffed animals          where you throw the ball      698 00:30:33,873 --> 00:30:35,173           and all that stuff.         699 00:30:35,208 --> 00:30:36,668                So it was,                      like, such a dope day.       700 00:30:36,709 --> 00:30:38,129         So many people came out.      701 00:30:38,169 --> 00:30:40,509        Super positive energy.        702 00:30:40,547 --> 00:30:43,007               And then                    everything kind of shifted      703 00:30:43,049 --> 00:30:44,719        because this was, like,       704 00:30:44,759 --> 00:30:47,509      the last time that we were             gonna see Preme before,       705 00:30:47,554 --> 00:30:49,354      you know, the trial started                and everything.           706 00:30:49,389 --> 00:30:53,519          So it's just crazy                   how life can change         707 00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:55,900       in an instant, you know?       708 00:30:55,937 --> 00:30:57,977          And that's a fact.          709 00:30:58,022 --> 00:31:00,982              tense music            710 00:31:01,025 --> 00:31:04,195                                    711 00:31:04,237 --> 00:31:07,777     [Irv]   So there was this huge             writer for the   LA Times.      712 00:31:07,824 --> 00:31:10,704         The writer calls me,                    gets my number,           713 00:31:10,743 --> 00:31:12,293              says, "Yo,                 I want you--I want to tell you    714 00:31:12,328 --> 00:31:14,158        what this is all about.       715 00:31:14,205 --> 00:31:16,705                This is                     all about Edward Byrne."       716 00:31:16,749 --> 00:31:18,629     [person]   As far as Ed Byrne,              I would never condone        717 00:31:18,668 --> 00:31:19,878        such a detrimental act...      718 00:31:19,919 --> 00:31:21,209         [Irv]   I said, "What?"        719 00:31:21,254 --> 00:31:22,714            I said I ain't got                      nothing to do            720 00:31:22,755 --> 00:31:24,125            with Edward Byrne,               and I said Preme ain't have     721 00:31:24,173 --> 00:31:25,553              nothing to do                       with Edward Byrne.         722 00:31:25,592 --> 00:31:27,012            He said "Correct,                    but Preme was a part        723 00:31:27,051 --> 00:31:29,761              of the fucking                      drug dealer crew."         724 00:31:29,804 --> 00:31:33,224          Calli, Fat Cat, Tommy.       725 00:31:33,266 --> 00:31:35,726         Everybody who is around                    or associated            726 00:31:35,768 --> 00:31:38,268            with that killing                      of Edward Byrne.          727 00:31:38,313 --> 00:31:42,733    He says, "The government is not       gonna let them walk away."      728 00:31:42,775 --> 00:31:45,775      And he says, "You--because          you're saying and screaming,     729 00:31:45,820 --> 00:31:47,740           this is your man                     and you love him,          730 00:31:47,780 --> 00:31:49,950      you're catching the hell."      731 00:31:49,991 --> 00:31:53,081     So when you look at the case,                they bled me.            732 00:31:53,119 --> 00:31:55,619        They froze my accounts           and they bled all of the money.  733 00:31:55,663 --> 00:31:57,043           I was penniless.           734 00:31:57,081 --> 00:31:59,751            I was actually                   2 million in the hole.        735 00:31:59,792 --> 00:32:03,212       So even though I found--               got found not guilty,        736 00:32:03,254 --> 00:32:06,264           they already won                 'cause they bled me dry.       737 00:32:06,299 --> 00:32:09,089       So now Preme has to face                 a double homicide          738 00:32:09,135 --> 00:32:11,425       with a fucking legal aid.      739 00:32:12,639 --> 00:32:14,429     [Supreme]   If you get assigned               a public defender,         740 00:32:14,474 --> 00:32:17,104            you might as well                    just kill yourself.         741 00:32:17,143 --> 00:32:20,023       My lawyer's been practicing              law for over 40 years        742 00:32:20,063 --> 00:32:23,023            and has never won                      a federal trial,          743 00:32:23,066 --> 00:32:24,936          not even a hung jury.        744 00:32:24,984 --> 00:32:26,444           So why am I to think        745 00:32:26,486 --> 00:32:28,356        that I even stand a chance                  with this guy?           746 00:32:28,404 --> 00:32:30,284              A drug lord                     with ties to hip-hop         747 00:32:30,323 --> 00:32:32,743       and Hollywood was spared              the death penalty today       748 00:32:32,784 --> 00:32:34,124          by a Brooklyn jury.         749 00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:36,450               46-year-old                    Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff      750 00:32:36,496 --> 00:32:39,246      was instead sentenced to life            in prison without parole      751 00:32:39,290 --> 00:32:41,290            for orchestrating                      the 2001 murders          752 00:32:41,334 --> 00:32:44,924       of Eric "E-Money Bags" Smith              and Troy Singleton.         753 00:32:46,881 --> 00:32:49,301    [Prince]   Oh, man, it hurted me               when he got life.          754 00:32:49,342 --> 00:32:51,012           When he came back--               when he came back to prison,    755 00:32:51,052 --> 00:32:52,802          it was a shame because       756 00:32:52,845 --> 00:32:54,675         I just didn't want that            for him, know what I'm saying?  757 00:32:54,722 --> 00:32:57,682        And I know when I get out,               I ain't coming back.        758 00:32:57,725 --> 00:33:00,015            I'm saying I ain't                   even gonna jaywalk.         759 00:33:02,897 --> 00:33:06,107         [Bing]   I was so sick.               I was so heartbroken, bro.     760 00:33:06,150 --> 00:33:07,940       How you finally got in with          the Murder Inc. and all them,    761 00:33:07,986 --> 00:33:10,316             and then even                    Irv and all of them,         762 00:33:10,363 --> 00:33:12,493        and we legit never get            to Supreme, like--I be like,     763 00:33:12,532 --> 00:33:14,912             "Oh, we rich.                  We made it. We're good."       764 00:33:14,951 --> 00:33:16,451        I'm about to come home                  in a couple more,          765 00:33:16,494 --> 00:33:18,124     three more years or whatever,             like, I'm thinking,         766 00:33:18,162 --> 00:33:19,502      "Now, come on, we're good,                  we're liv"--             767 00:33:19,539 --> 00:33:21,289       I'm talking to him on the          phone, Irv's talking to him,     768 00:33:21,332 --> 00:33:23,462            DV's talking--                  everybody's on the phone.      769 00:33:23,501 --> 00:33:25,091               I'm like,                   "Oh, we good. We in there.      770 00:33:25,128 --> 00:33:26,168         We ain't got nothing                    to worry about.           771 00:33:26,212 --> 00:33:27,302               We good."              772 00:33:27,338 --> 00:33:28,508     [Supreme]   I almost was dead.     773 00:33:28,548 --> 00:33:30,128         Although I was with Irv,      774 00:33:30,174 --> 00:33:32,264            I was always a guy                 that did his own thing.       775 00:33:32,301 --> 00:33:34,141        So I have my own project,      776 00:33:34,178 --> 00:33:36,308        I have my own soundtrack,                  my own business.          777 00:33:36,347 --> 00:33:37,767              I mean, like,                  I have my own film company,     778 00:33:37,807 --> 00:33:39,177       I have my own music company.    779 00:33:39,225 --> 00:33:40,685        So they would have been--      780 00:33:40,727 --> 00:33:42,187        everybody would have been                  straight, but...          781 00:33:44,731 --> 00:33:46,821           All of a sudden,                   out of nowhere, bam.         782 00:33:46,858 --> 00:33:49,028     What the fuck happened? What?    783 00:33:49,068 --> 00:33:50,988                  No!                 784 00:33:51,696 --> 00:33:54,236       They rocked me right there.              I'm like, "Oh, my God,       785 00:33:54,282 --> 00:33:56,452         we back to square one."       786 00:34:00,663 --> 00:34:02,503       [Supreme]   What I learned                    later on was,            787 00:34:02,540 --> 00:34:04,250              you can't plan                      to leave the game.         788 00:34:04,292 --> 00:34:05,592          You just gotta leave.        789 00:34:05,626 --> 00:34:07,206         You just gotta get out.       790 00:34:07,253 --> 00:34:08,593        You gotta say, "Know what?     791 00:34:08,629 --> 00:34:09,959               I don't care                     if I don't have enough       792 00:34:10,006 --> 00:34:11,546             and I don't care                if I gotta start over again.    793 00:34:11,591 --> 00:34:13,551          I don't care if I have            to grind from the bottom up."    794 00:34:13,593 --> 00:34:16,353       Wherever you're at in life,              you just gotta get out       795 00:34:16,387 --> 00:34:18,557           'cause if you try--                if you try to take steps,      796 00:34:18,598 --> 00:34:19,968         when you try to plan...       797 00:34:33,112 --> 00:34:37,582          I never understood,              as much as I thought I did,     798 00:34:37,617 --> 00:34:41,827       what it means for someone           to go to prison for a day.      799 00:34:41,871 --> 00:34:43,211               But I do.              800 00:34:43,247 --> 00:34:45,747              somber music           801 00:34:45,792 --> 00:34:50,132        And you cannot--you cannot              explain it to people.        802 00:34:50,171 --> 00:34:54,381      You cannot explain watching           people in a visiting room      803 00:34:54,425 --> 00:34:57,465        trying to hold the hand                of their loved one          804 00:34:57,512 --> 00:34:59,392      and not being able to hold      805 00:34:59,430 --> 00:35:01,890        their five-year-old son                   on their lap.            806 00:35:01,933 --> 00:35:04,603              You can't,                  until you see the kids crying    807 00:35:04,644 --> 00:35:09,444       when they have to leave,            appreciate what that means.     808 00:35:09,482 --> 00:35:10,732        [person]   Jail is tough.       809 00:35:10,775 --> 00:35:13,185         Couldn't have--I mean...      810 00:35:13,236 --> 00:35:14,946             it can be tough.          811 00:35:17,365 --> 00:35:19,275              [sniffles]              812 00:35:19,325 --> 00:35:21,945    [Prince]   The loss that you take        from the things that you do,    813 00:35:21,994 --> 00:35:24,464         you don't think about it               when you're doing it.        814 00:35:24,497 --> 00:35:27,457          But when you in here,                    it bothers you.           815 00:35:30,294 --> 00:35:34,804       I think that any sentence                above ten years,           816 00:35:34,841 --> 00:35:37,801          except in the most             extraordinary of circumstances,  817 00:35:37,844 --> 00:35:39,644             is too much.             818 00:35:39,679 --> 00:35:42,139    And ten years may be too much.    819 00:35:42,181 --> 00:35:46,601         It doesn't take long             for people who are in prison     820 00:35:46,644 --> 00:35:50,154             to appreciate            821 00:35:50,189 --> 00:35:53,819        what they are there for               and what they've done        822 00:35:53,860 --> 00:35:55,990    to their family and themselves.  823 00:35:56,028 --> 00:35:58,988         I mean, how much time                  is too much time?          824 00:36:00,199 --> 00:36:02,449        [Supreme]   When you talk                about regrets, I think       825 00:36:02,493 --> 00:36:05,003        if you don't have regrets,                 then that means           826 00:36:05,037 --> 00:36:07,457       you'll make the same mistake            that you did once before      827 00:36:07,498 --> 00:36:09,498         and you'll do it again.       828 00:36:11,627 --> 00:36:14,087             At one point,            829 00:36:14,130 --> 00:36:16,300        and this is the truth,                     I didn't...             830 00:36:18,217 --> 00:36:20,717       ...like myself back then,                    you know?              831 00:36:20,761 --> 00:36:23,311       Because I know I--what I did    832 00:36:23,347 --> 00:36:26,847       to the community, you know?     833 00:36:26,893 --> 00:36:29,693            We definitely tore              the community down, you know,    834 00:36:29,729 --> 00:36:32,269           and we influenced                 the younger generation        835 00:36:32,315 --> 00:36:35,685         that it was all right                 what we was doing.          836 00:36:35,735 --> 00:36:38,525          You know, to this day,               I would say, basically,       837 00:36:38,571 --> 00:36:42,031           it's still messed up                     because of us.           838 00:36:42,074 --> 00:36:46,294                                    839 00:36:46,329 --> 00:36:47,999          [Gary]   We just knew                    we were hustling,          840 00:36:48,039 --> 00:36:49,999      but we figured in some cases,           people were getting high.      841 00:36:50,041 --> 00:36:51,791       You know, somebody need--      842 00:36:51,834 --> 00:36:53,174           they gonna get it                     from somebody.            843 00:36:53,211 --> 00:36:55,051           That was somewhat                    of our mentality.          844 00:36:55,087 --> 00:36:57,337        I'm not saying--again,                I'm not defending it.        845 00:36:57,381 --> 00:37:00,761        But in a lot of cases,             we had no idea of knowing,      846 00:37:00,801 --> 00:37:02,681               you know,                  the far-ranging implications     847 00:37:02,720 --> 00:37:05,560        and what they would do,            you know, to the community.     848 00:37:07,433 --> 00:37:09,353    [Green]   Did it impact my life?    849 00:37:09,393 --> 00:37:12,063             For that moment,                    it was like a rush.         850 00:37:12,104 --> 00:37:14,614         It was like a person                who was consuming drugs       851 00:37:14,649 --> 00:37:17,359      and feeling high and heavy                   and mighty,             852 00:37:17,401 --> 00:37:20,031       but that was short-term.       853 00:37:22,740 --> 00:37:24,160       [person]   In the long run,      854 00:37:24,200 --> 00:37:27,830        the end result is not good     855 00:37:27,870 --> 00:37:30,670       'cause no one wants to be      856 00:37:30,706 --> 00:37:32,956    in jail losing family members.    857 00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:34,250       You can't go to funerals.      858 00:37:34,293 --> 00:37:36,003    We just can't do none of that.    859 00:37:36,045 --> 00:37:37,415             You miss out                   on your children's life,       860 00:37:37,463 --> 00:37:40,593      and a lot of years in life            that they go without you.      861 00:37:40,633 --> 00:37:42,343          But when you choose                    a certain life,           862 00:37:42,385 --> 00:37:44,385        all that comes with it,       863 00:37:44,428 --> 00:37:47,008           it is what it is           864 00:37:47,056 --> 00:37:49,596       and you gotta accept it.       865 00:37:50,142 --> 00:37:52,272    [Prince]   Youth is a gift, man.             You can't squander it.       866 00:37:52,311 --> 00:37:53,941              You can't wait                      till you get older         867 00:37:53,980 --> 00:37:55,690        and then look back in time                     and say,              868 00:37:55,731 --> 00:37:57,111             "I should've did                      something else."          869 00:37:57,149 --> 00:37:59,029          You better start doing                 something else now.         870 00:37:59,068 --> 00:38:00,778        It's too late to look back                 and say, "Damn,           871 00:38:00,820 --> 00:38:02,410      I wish this" or "I wish that."  872 00:38:02,446 --> 00:38:04,026       You have to look forward now    873 00:38:04,073 --> 00:38:06,033               and you have                      to expand your mind.        874 00:38:06,075 --> 00:38:09,075            You have to change                    the reality of it.         875 00:38:09,120 --> 00:38:13,420                                    876 00:38:13,457 --> 00:38:16,167        [Tommy]   I was sentenced               to three life sentences       877 00:38:16,210 --> 00:38:19,510         without the possibility                      of parole.             878 00:38:19,547 --> 00:38:22,427           I did approximately                     25 years of time          879 00:38:22,466 --> 00:38:24,926      without counting any good time                or anything,            880 00:38:24,969 --> 00:38:29,599          and I was convicted             of super drug kingpin status     881 00:38:29,640 --> 00:38:33,560     running a criminal enterprise                   848-B.                882 00:38:33,602 --> 00:38:36,062             I felt obligated                   to help other people.        883 00:38:36,105 --> 00:38:38,435         When I was incarcerated,                   I learned that           884 00:38:38,482 --> 00:38:40,282     you have a higher percentage              of people in there          885 00:38:40,318 --> 00:38:43,318       that can't read or write               and that just really         886 00:38:43,362 --> 00:38:44,992     doesn't understand procedures    887 00:38:45,031 --> 00:38:47,331          or following rules                  and stuff like that.         888 00:38:47,366 --> 00:38:49,906     And what I did was, I looked            at some of these people       889 00:38:49,952 --> 00:38:51,952         as being my brothers                     and my sons.             890 00:38:51,996 --> 00:38:55,416              And even me                    being in that position,       891 00:38:55,458 --> 00:39:00,048    and it just made me feel like I     was obligated to assist people.  892 00:39:00,087 --> 00:39:02,417        I work as a paralegal now.     893 00:39:02,465 --> 00:39:04,755           I own my own company                    that started out          894 00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:06,140        with a paralegal service.      895 00:39:06,177 --> 00:39:08,347      We do research for individuals  896 00:39:08,387 --> 00:39:10,097             to help them                    find their transcripts,       897 00:39:10,139 --> 00:39:12,429             help them get                     their transcripts,          898 00:39:12,475 --> 00:39:15,055         help them find topics                    and subjects,            899 00:39:15,102 --> 00:39:18,152       and be aware of new laws                 that's coming out          900 00:39:18,189 --> 00:39:21,069           that might help them             or benefit them in their case.  901 00:39:21,108 --> 00:39:24,488              Gerald Miller,                       he contacted me.          902 00:39:24,528 --> 00:39:25,988          He heard about some                    of the success            903 00:39:26,030 --> 00:39:27,320     that we was having on some of    904 00:39:27,365 --> 00:39:29,405        the high profile cases                     and stuff.              905 00:39:29,450 --> 00:39:31,830             And he asked                   if we could help him out.      906 00:39:35,664 --> 00:39:37,714            [Aaron]   Hello?            907 00:39:37,750 --> 00:39:40,630    [Ken]   Hi, this is Ken Sebastian            from USP Allenwood.         908 00:39:40,669 --> 00:39:41,999            How are you today?         909 00:39:42,046 --> 00:39:43,376          -Good, how are you?                     -[Ken]   Good.             910 00:39:43,422 --> 00:39:44,762           Did you have a call                 for one of our inmates?       911 00:39:44,799 --> 00:39:47,009      -[Aaron] I did. Mr. Miller.                 -[Ken]   Okay.             912 00:39:47,051 --> 00:39:48,641         [Tommy]   I introduced                      Gerald Miller            913 00:39:48,677 --> 00:39:50,387           to Aaron Goldsmith.         914 00:39:50,429 --> 00:39:53,179        He's a person with a ear.      915 00:39:53,224 --> 00:39:55,894      A lot of attorneys don't like           to listen to guys like me.     916 00:39:55,935 --> 00:39:58,805       I'll give you an example.      917 00:39:58,854 --> 00:40:00,064      I had about five attorneys                   telling me              918 00:40:00,106 --> 00:40:01,476        I was wasting my time.        919 00:40:01,524 --> 00:40:03,694         I was taking too long               and I shouldn't do it.        920 00:40:03,734 --> 00:40:06,324     And you know what I could say           to those attorneys now?       921 00:40:06,362 --> 00:40:07,452        Look where I'm at now.        922 00:40:10,741 --> 00:40:12,741         [Aaron] Good, Gerald.                    How are you?             923 00:40:12,785 --> 00:40:13,905          [Prince]   I'm good.                       I'm fine, man.           924 00:40:13,953 --> 00:40:14,913              All right,                      just to let you know,        925 00:40:14,954 --> 00:40:16,584         Tommy's here with me.        926 00:40:16,622 --> 00:40:19,752         For me, as the attorney,            to have someone like Tommy,     927 00:40:19,792 --> 00:40:21,922            he's much more                     of an understanding         928 00:40:21,961 --> 00:40:24,421           of, "This is what                the guy's mentality is,"       929 00:40:24,463 --> 00:40:28,973         and marrying that to,            "This is what the rules are."    930 00:40:29,009 --> 00:40:30,469        [Prince]   Truth be told,                   when I look back          931 00:40:30,511 --> 00:40:32,391        at people like Mr. Walker,     932 00:40:32,430 --> 00:40:34,220             you know, Tommy,                    he's been out there,        933 00:40:34,265 --> 00:40:36,595      and then you got other people             and they're still out        934 00:40:36,642 --> 00:40:37,892               successfully                      with their families         935 00:40:37,935 --> 00:40:39,095       in the community doing good,    936 00:40:39,145 --> 00:40:41,105             and they all had                    life without parole.        937 00:40:41,147 --> 00:40:43,817             So it makes us--                  makes me--people like me      938 00:40:43,858 --> 00:40:45,728      feel proud that they doing it    939 00:40:45,776 --> 00:40:46,936            and they doing it                       the right way.           940 00:40:46,986 --> 00:40:48,316            You don't see them                       coming back.            941 00:40:48,362 --> 00:40:50,072           You don't see them--                 you see them recommit.       942 00:40:50,114 --> 00:40:52,124               So it shows                       that we can come out        943 00:40:52,158 --> 00:40:53,948            and live a decent,                 law-abiding way of life.      944 00:40:53,993 --> 00:40:55,703       So I'm just happy about it.     945 00:40:55,744 --> 00:40:58,964          I'm actually ecstatic                that I got you and Tommy      946 00:40:58,998 --> 00:41:01,748               on the case,                  so I really appreciate that.    947 00:41:01,792 --> 00:41:04,132      [reporter]   Powder cocaine,                  a drug of choice          948 00:41:04,170 --> 00:41:06,880           among mostly middle-                and upper-class abusers.      949 00:41:06,922 --> 00:41:10,472         Crack cocaine, a potent            crystal derivative of powder.    950 00:41:10,509 --> 00:41:13,889          A cheaper, faster high              for its mostly poor users.     951 00:41:13,929 --> 00:41:16,389        Chemically, the drugs are                virtually identical,        952 00:41:16,432 --> 00:41:18,062        but not in federal court.      953 00:41:18,100 --> 00:41:20,480      An arrest for 5 grams of crack  954 00:41:20,519 --> 00:41:23,649      brings a mandatory five years               in federal prison.         955 00:41:23,689 --> 00:41:26,569        But you get just the same                 five-year sentence         956 00:41:26,609 --> 00:41:30,149              for 500 grams                       of powder cocaine.         957 00:41:30,196 --> 00:41:31,986          [Aaron]   In America,                 the people have rights.       958 00:41:32,031 --> 00:41:35,161      The people--we pride ourselves           on freedom of speech.        959 00:41:35,201 --> 00:41:37,791            We pride ourselves                     on interaction,           960 00:41:37,828 --> 00:41:39,998            we pride ourselves                on the Democratic process.     961 00:41:40,039 --> 00:41:43,379      We are a beacon among nations               for these things.          962 00:41:43,417 --> 00:41:46,127          There is--that there's                a generation of people       963 00:41:46,170 --> 00:41:47,710          who got swallowed up,        964 00:41:47,755 --> 00:41:52,215          who went in as kids         965 00:41:52,259 --> 00:41:55,549           and got sentenced                   to a life in jail.          966 00:41:55,596 --> 00:41:57,806        And I'm not saying that          some of those people aren't bad  967 00:41:57,848 --> 00:41:59,728       and don't deserve to stay            in jail their whole life.      968 00:41:59,767 --> 00:42:01,347        There are some that do.       969 00:42:01,393 --> 00:42:03,693          But to take that on         970 00:42:03,729 --> 00:42:06,769           with a wide brush          971 00:42:06,815 --> 00:42:10,105       instead of being specific                is just not fair.          972 00:42:10,152 --> 00:42:12,612          I was in the House                   of Representatives          973 00:42:12,655 --> 00:42:16,325     when the War on Drug measure                  was passed              974 00:42:16,367 --> 00:42:18,287          30 years ago or so.         975 00:42:18,327 --> 00:42:22,157         It was at the advent                   of crack cocaine.          976 00:42:22,206 --> 00:42:24,036     It scared the hell out of us.    977 00:42:24,083 --> 00:42:27,673    The notion of a cheap narcotic,            highly addictive,          978 00:42:27,711 --> 00:42:31,971        destructive to mothers                   and their fetus           979 00:42:32,007 --> 00:42:35,547           led us to impose                  a sentencing disparity        980 00:42:35,594 --> 00:42:37,394             between crack                     and powder cocaine          981 00:42:37,429 --> 00:42:38,719        that was unprecedented.       982 00:42:38,764 --> 00:42:40,774            Our notion was                     to come down hard,          983 00:42:40,808 --> 00:42:42,558       make it clear that it was               a federal standard,         984 00:42:42,601 --> 00:42:44,271         impose that standard,        985 00:42:44,311 --> 00:42:47,191         and stop the advance                   of crack cocaine.          986 00:42:47,231 --> 00:42:49,151      We failed from the outset.      987 00:42:50,943 --> 00:42:55,203    [Aaron]   The major foundational              shifts that happened        988 00:42:55,239 --> 00:42:57,529      was, the Supreme Court decided  989 00:42:57,575 --> 00:43:01,865     the judge who's most familiar                with the case            990 00:43:01,912 --> 00:43:04,502      should have the discretion      991 00:43:04,540 --> 00:43:07,080         to say--to, you know,                   give a sentence           992 00:43:07,126 --> 00:43:09,376        that's higher or lower.       993 00:43:09,420 --> 00:43:12,260              It gives us                    a lot more opportunity        994 00:43:12,298 --> 00:43:16,008         as defense attorneys                   to argue factors           995 00:43:16,051 --> 00:43:18,101    about who they are as a person.  996 00:43:18,137 --> 00:43:19,597           So that helps a lot.        997 00:43:19,638 --> 00:43:21,268       And then the First Step Act                   is something            998 00:43:21,307 --> 00:43:24,267       that happened shortly after.    999 00:43:24,310 --> 00:43:26,440      One of the biggest reforms                   in decades              1000 00:43:26,478 --> 00:43:28,268      has just passed the senate.     1001 00:43:28,314 --> 00:43:29,274          In my opinion, too.         1002 00:43:29,315 --> 00:43:31,225    It's called the First Step Act.  1003 00:43:31,275 --> 00:43:33,935             It's a sweeping,               bipartisan bill that overhauls  1004 00:43:33,986 --> 00:43:36,526           parts of the Federal               Criminal Justice system...     1005 00:43:36,572 --> 00:43:38,452       [Nas]   Although Prince was               sentenced to multiple        1006 00:43:38,490 --> 00:43:40,990             life sentences,                    he was never convicted       1007 00:43:41,035 --> 00:43:43,905           of a violent crime,                 which makes him eligible      1008 00:43:43,954 --> 00:43:48,134            for early release                 under the First Step Act.      1009 00:43:48,167 --> 00:43:49,957        The number one criteria                   to look at is            1010 00:43:50,002 --> 00:43:51,842            whether or not                 you're a threat to society.     1011 00:43:51,879 --> 00:43:54,339         With the older guys,            what we try to do in the motion  1012 00:43:54,381 --> 00:43:57,971      is, we use the BLP own data         and statistics to show that,     1013 00:43:58,010 --> 00:44:00,550             for example,                  a person over 50 years old,     1014 00:44:00,596 --> 00:44:04,016    their chances to commit a crime            drop down to 10%.          1015 00:44:04,058 --> 00:44:06,348           And so we might say,                      for example,            1016 00:44:06,393 --> 00:44:09,193              Mr. Miller is                       50 years old now.          1017 00:44:09,229 --> 00:44:11,399                According                      to your own statistics,       1018 00:44:11,440 --> 00:44:13,820            that you're saying                 that he has a 10% chance      1019 00:44:13,859 --> 00:44:15,319         of coming back to jail.       1020 00:44:15,361 --> 00:44:18,321               So clearly,                  he's not a threat to society.    1021 00:44:18,364 --> 00:44:20,824      [Prince]   Under Section 4-4               of the First Step Act,       1022 00:44:20,866 --> 00:44:23,406              I'm requesting                      immediate release.         1023 00:44:23,452 --> 00:44:25,752        If the judge, God willing,                grants my motion,          1024 00:44:25,788 --> 00:44:27,158        I'll be able to come home      1025 00:44:27,206 --> 00:44:28,996              and it may be                     automatic right away.        1026 00:44:29,041 --> 00:44:31,251       So, you know, we're waiting             on a Supreme Court case,      1027 00:44:31,293 --> 00:44:33,673         and once that comes out,                   we're filing.            1028 00:44:33,712 --> 00:44:37,932     I think Gerald Miller stands            a very excellent chance       1029 00:44:37,966 --> 00:44:40,506         of being successful.         1030 00:44:40,552 --> 00:44:43,512        When you look at his story                   as a whole,             1031 00:44:43,555 --> 00:44:47,225       he's the nephew of Supreme.     1032 00:44:47,267 --> 00:44:49,687            And he's carrying                  a lot of Supreme weight       1033 00:44:49,728 --> 00:44:51,058           on his shoulders.          1034 00:44:51,105 --> 00:44:52,225    You understand what I'm saying?  1035 00:44:52,272 --> 00:44:55,072            That he has to                     be able to separate         1036 00:44:55,109 --> 00:44:58,989         that weight from Supreme                      and show              1037 00:44:59,029 --> 00:45:01,869          that he's entitled          1038 00:45:01,907 --> 00:45:03,907           or he should get                     a second chance,           1039 00:45:03,951 --> 00:45:06,581         that he made some of            the mistakes that Supreme made,  1040 00:45:06,620 --> 00:45:09,330         and that he's looking              to move on with his life.      1041 00:45:09,373 --> 00:45:13,753         Fat Cat was just granted           parole out of New York State.    1042 00:45:13,794 --> 00:45:15,754          That's something that                 he probably could use        1043 00:45:15,796 --> 00:45:17,966      to show or to compare to say,    1044 00:45:18,006 --> 00:45:21,296         "Here's an individual              that's similar situated.       1045 00:45:21,343 --> 00:45:22,973     Clearly, if he's not a danger    1046 00:45:23,011 --> 00:45:24,561         or he's not a threat                      to society,             1047 00:45:24,596 --> 00:45:27,136        how could I possibly be               a threat to society?"        1048 00:45:27,182 --> 00:45:28,732     [Prince]   All right, take it--           take care, Mr. Goldsmith.      1049 00:45:28,767 --> 00:45:30,057          Tommy, take care, man.       1050 00:45:30,102 --> 00:45:31,352         I'll be in touch, y'all.               -You too, brother.          1051 00:45:31,395 --> 00:45:32,515          All right, Gerald,                 we'll talk to you soon.       1052 00:45:32,563 --> 00:45:33,693     All right, then, talk to you.    1053 00:45:33,731 --> 00:45:34,901       -[Prince]   Okay, bye-bye.                     -Bye-bye.              1054 00:45:34,940 --> 00:45:37,570             pensive music           1055 00:45:37,609 --> 00:45:42,489                                    1056 00:45:50,289 --> 00:45:53,919         [Sylvia]   I am honored                to join you here tonight      1057 00:45:53,959 --> 00:45:56,589       on this auspicious occasion.    1058 00:45:56,628 --> 00:45:59,128       Tonight, we will swear in      1059 00:45:59,173 --> 00:46:04,183            the 110th mayor                    of our great city.          1060 00:46:04,219 --> 00:46:07,679       [Eric]   There's a subtext                    to my journey.           1061 00:46:07,723 --> 00:46:11,693            I was arrested                  in South Jamaica, Queens,      1062 00:46:11,727 --> 00:46:14,267    when I was coming from school,             where I was charged         1063 00:46:14,313 --> 00:46:18,483       with criminal trespassing          after going into an apartment    1064 00:46:18,525 --> 00:46:22,105           of a go-go dancer                    who owed us money          1065 00:46:22,154 --> 00:46:24,954        of my little small crew             I used to hang out with.       1066 00:46:24,990 --> 00:46:29,370    [Sylvia] A man whose dedication        and vision for this city       1067 00:46:29,411 --> 00:46:32,291     is steadfast and unwavering.     1068 00:46:32,331 --> 00:46:33,621      [Eric]   It says to a person      1069 00:46:33,665 --> 00:46:35,625              that's sitting                     in Rikers right now         1070 00:46:35,667 --> 00:46:37,877         that believe this is                 the end of the road,         1071 00:46:37,920 --> 00:46:39,590          "No, wait a minute,                  Eric was arrested."         1072 00:46:39,630 --> 00:46:42,880    Now every street hustler knows    1073 00:46:42,925 --> 00:46:45,545      that you don't have to stay                where you are.            1074 00:46:45,594 --> 00:46:47,604             Where you are                     is not who you are.         1075 00:46:47,638 --> 00:46:48,928              Mr. Mayor,                     would you please raise        1076 00:46:48,972 --> 00:46:51,982            your right hand                   and repeat after me?         1077 00:46:52,017 --> 00:46:53,437    [Eric]   You can go in the system  1078 00:46:53,477 --> 00:46:54,937       and use those same abilities    1079 00:46:54,978 --> 00:46:57,938          that you made to be                  a street corner CEO         1080 00:46:57,981 --> 00:46:59,861    to be a CEO in any way you are.  1081 00:46:59,900 --> 00:47:03,200             I'm the mayor                 of the most important city      1082 00:47:03,237 --> 00:47:06,277      in the most important country                 on the globe.            1083 00:47:06,323 --> 00:47:07,833            ...of the office.                 -[Sylvia]   Of the mayor        1084 00:47:07,866 --> 00:47:09,406         of the city of New York.      1085 00:47:09,451 --> 00:47:12,701          [Eric]   Of the mayor                 of the city of New York.      1086 00:47:12,746 --> 00:47:14,916           -So help me, God.                    -So help me, God.          1087 00:47:14,957 --> 00:47:16,417           Congratulations.           1088 00:47:16,458 --> 00:47:19,918         [cheers and applause]        1089 00:47:19,962 --> 00:47:22,592                [Eric]                       Every street hustler alive     1090 00:47:22,631 --> 00:47:26,261              should see                  the possibilities right now.     1091 00:47:26,301 --> 00:47:29,181       [distant sirens wailing]       1092 00:47:35,894 --> 00:47:37,524     [Andrew]   There were two ways               of looking at things        1093 00:47:37,563 --> 00:47:40,613       that Martin Luther King had                 and Malcolm had.          1094 00:47:40,649 --> 00:47:43,819          Martin looked at it                as the American dream,        1095 00:47:43,861 --> 00:47:47,031            the possibilities                  of what America can be.       1096 00:47:47,072 --> 00:47:49,032           Malcolm looked at it               as the American nightmare,     1097 00:47:49,074 --> 00:47:53,044           the tragedy of being                   Black in America.          1098 00:47:53,078 --> 00:47:56,458               All of this,                     hip-hop, Supreme Team,       1099 00:47:56,498 --> 00:47:58,288          is the American story.       1100 00:47:58,333 --> 00:48:02,423          Whether it's the dream                of creating a dynasty,       1101 00:48:02,462 --> 00:48:04,512          whether it's the dream               of creating a business,       1102 00:48:04,548 --> 00:48:06,928        whether it's the dream              of taking that drug money      1103 00:48:06,967 --> 00:48:08,337     and doing something positive,    1104 00:48:08,385 --> 00:48:10,095     that's the American nightmare    1105 00:48:10,137 --> 00:48:11,927        and the American dream                  at the same time.          1106 00:48:14,349 --> 00:48:16,309        [Prince]   Me being able                to look back on my life       1107 00:48:16,351 --> 00:48:20,481         and to think about what               changed my views of life      1108 00:48:20,522 --> 00:48:25,072             allow me to find                my own redemption to change.    1109 00:48:25,110 --> 00:48:29,360       I got lost in selling drugs              and committing crimes,       1110 00:48:29,406 --> 00:48:32,696       and I had to come to prison                  to be awakened           1111 00:48:32,743 --> 00:48:34,753              to ask myself,                    "Damn, what happened?"       1112 00:48:36,747 --> 00:48:38,207          [Robert]   I believe                      that everything           1113 00:48:38,248 --> 00:48:40,538             that people from                those communities witnessed     1114 00:48:40,584 --> 00:48:43,554        over their lives impacted            the way they approach life.     1115 00:48:43,587 --> 00:48:47,007            And if Gerald was                  impacted by what he saw       1116 00:48:47,049 --> 00:48:48,259            as a young person,         1117 00:48:48,300 --> 00:48:51,260     I have no reason to doubt it.    1118 00:48:51,803 --> 00:48:53,763       [Prince]   I'm telling you,               a person does not want       1119 00:48:53,805 --> 00:48:56,055       to walk a mile in my shoes,     1120 00:48:56,099 --> 00:49:00,689      and they definitely don't want       to walk 32 years in my shoes.    1121 00:49:00,729 --> 00:49:03,399       People talk about that life              and they rap about it,       1122 00:49:03,440 --> 00:49:05,440          but this side of it...       1123 00:49:09,321 --> 00:49:13,081             pensive music           1124 00:49:13,116 --> 00:49:15,786        [Supreme]   My life story                  is about struggle,         1125 00:49:15,827 --> 00:49:19,367          suffering, resilience,                  and perseverance.          1126 00:49:19,414 --> 00:49:23,094         What people should take               from it is, the shortcut      1127 00:49:23,126 --> 00:49:26,836          is really the long way                  and the wrong way.         1128 00:49:26,880 --> 00:49:28,420        I think people should take              the long way, anyway.        1129 00:49:28,465 --> 00:49:31,125           There's more to see,                     more to learn.           1130 00:49:31,176 --> 00:49:33,466     [LL]   When I think about Preme         and everything that happened,    1131 00:49:33,512 --> 00:49:36,262            like, Preme is a--                  is a really smart guy,       1132 00:49:36,306 --> 00:49:40,386         and he's a--he always             struck me as a sincere guy.     1133 00:49:40,435 --> 00:49:42,805         I'm not saying that,                  you know, he wasn't         1134 00:49:42,854 --> 00:49:45,114          on a different side              of the line or any of that.     1135 00:49:45,148 --> 00:49:47,068        But one thing I can say                  about that guy,           1136 00:49:47,109 --> 00:49:48,489        he always looked at me                     in my eyes,             1137 00:49:48,527 --> 00:49:51,067       and I always felt a sense              of realness from him         1138 00:49:51,113 --> 00:49:53,453          and truth from him.         1139 00:49:53,490 --> 00:49:54,660       All I could tell you is that    1140 00:49:54,700 --> 00:49:56,830                those days                       were very inspiring.        1141 00:49:56,868 --> 00:49:58,658            It showed me a lot                 of what I wanted to be.       1142 00:49:58,704 --> 00:50:00,504      It didn't show me everything.    1143 00:50:00,539 --> 00:50:02,499        You know, I understand                 John D. Rockefeller         1144 00:50:02,541 --> 00:50:04,631           and I understand                   Andrew Carnegie and--        1145 00:50:04,668 --> 00:50:06,748          but there's a place                for all of that, right?       1146 00:50:06,795 --> 00:50:08,085    There's a place for Bill Gates,  1147 00:50:08,130 --> 00:50:09,670            there's a place                    for Warren Buffett,         1148 00:50:09,715 --> 00:50:12,965          and there's a place                    for these guys.           1149 00:50:13,010 --> 00:50:16,470     'Cause they brought something              to the table too.          1150 00:50:16,513 --> 00:50:18,523             When you talk                 about the Preme Team, man,      1151 00:50:18,557 --> 00:50:20,517         you're talking about             some real motherfuckers, man.    1152 00:50:20,559 --> 00:50:22,519       [person]   Guys like Preme               made it where like, "Yo,      1153 00:50:22,561 --> 00:50:24,151         that's those Queens cats                    right there.            1154 00:50:24,187 --> 00:50:25,687          They in the building."       1155 00:50:28,734 --> 00:50:30,404            [alarm buzzes]            1156 00:50:32,738 --> 00:50:34,738     [Prince]   I know why I'm here,    1157 00:50:34,781 --> 00:50:36,701          I know how I got here,                I know what caused me        1158 00:50:36,742 --> 00:50:38,872       to think the way that I did,    1159 00:50:38,910 --> 00:50:40,580          and I no longer think                  with a criminal mind        1160 00:50:40,620 --> 00:50:42,830       acquired character anymore.     1161 00:50:42,873 --> 00:50:45,083               soft music            1162 00:50:45,125 --> 00:50:48,705          If I'm given a chance                      to go home,             1163 00:50:48,754 --> 00:50:52,054         I will not be the person             who blows that opportunity     1164 00:50:52,090 --> 00:50:54,720            to be a productive                     individual, man.          1165 00:50:56,928 --> 00:50:58,598       You'll see me in a different            light 'cause you'll see       1166 00:50:58,638 --> 00:51:01,348       the things I would be doing              to help my community,        1167 00:51:01,391 --> 00:51:03,231           to help my society,                    to help my family,         1168 00:51:03,268 --> 00:51:05,018       and it'll all be legitimate.    1169 00:51:05,062 --> 00:51:06,692        What would they say then?      1170 00:51:06,730 --> 00:51:09,900          Oh, he still a member                  of the Supreme Team?        1171 00:51:09,941 --> 00:51:11,531            I know my freedom                     from incarceration         1172 00:51:11,568 --> 00:51:13,068        is not guaranteed, right?      1173 00:51:13,111 --> 00:51:15,531        But nonetheless, one day,              I hope that I'll be able      1174 00:51:15,572 --> 00:51:17,322          to show the community                   that I come from,          1175 00:51:17,365 --> 00:51:18,405          that my transformation                     is genuine,             1176 00:51:18,450 --> 00:51:21,160         that it's the real deal.      1177 00:51:21,203 --> 00:51:22,833       If my judge and God willing             give me the opportunity       1178 00:51:22,871 --> 00:51:24,411          to get a second chance                       in life,              1179 00:51:24,456 --> 00:51:26,166            I'm not gonna put                    my head in the sand.        1180 00:51:26,208 --> 00:51:28,128       I'm not fearful of anything.    1181 00:51:28,168 --> 00:51:29,918       The community wants me back,    1182 00:51:29,961 --> 00:51:32,711              I'm definitely                    coming back to Queens.       1183 00:51:32,756 --> 00:51:34,586                Your phone                      'bout to cut off, man.       1184 00:51:34,633 --> 00:51:37,093          [phone line beeps]          1185 00:51:37,135 --> 00:51:38,545             [Nas]    Uh              1186 00:51:38,595 --> 00:51:39,755             Yo, you believe                      when they say            1187 00:51:39,805 --> 00:51:41,425              We ain't shit,                      we can't grow?           1188 00:51:41,473 --> 00:51:43,433        All we are is dope dealers            and gangstas and hos?        1189 00:51:43,475 --> 00:51:44,765             And you believe                       when they be            1190 00:51:44,810 --> 00:51:46,270             Telling you lie                     all on the media          1191 00:51:46,311 --> 00:51:47,441           They make the world                      look crazy             1192 00:51:47,479 --> 00:51:48,979           To keep you inside        1193 00:51:49,022 --> 00:51:50,482           Why you listen when                the teachers at school       1194 00:51:50,524 --> 00:51:52,574         Know you a young single              parent out struggling        1195 00:51:52,609 --> 00:51:54,779          They think you a fool,            give your kids bad grades      1196 00:51:54,820 --> 00:51:56,450               And put them                     in dumber classes          1197 00:51:56,488 --> 00:51:58,618          Killing shorty future,           I wonder how do we last it?     1198 00:51:58,657 --> 00:52:01,447       Underground in they casket,              ancestors turning          1199 00:52:01,493 --> 00:52:03,583       I'm learning something every         day, there is no Lazarus      1200 00:52:03,620 --> 00:52:05,580              Words like God                    is Greek or Latin          1201 00:52:05,622 --> 00:52:07,212         So if you study Egypt       1202 00:52:07,249 --> 00:52:08,959           You'll see the truth               written by the masters       1203 00:52:09,000 --> 00:52:10,880          My niggas is chilling,              getting high, relaxing       1204 00:52:10,919 --> 00:52:12,629         Envisioning ownership       1205 00:52:12,671 --> 00:52:14,211            Yo, it can happen,                   what do we own?           1206 00:52:14,256 --> 00:52:15,796             Not enough land,                    not enough homes          1207 00:52:15,841 --> 00:52:18,141             Not enough banks               to give my brother a loan      1208 00:52:18,176 --> 00:52:19,966             What do we own?                  The skin on our backs        1209 00:52:20,011 --> 00:52:21,811            We rent and we ask                   for reparations           1210 00:52:21,847 --> 00:52:23,637       Then they hit us with tax     1211 00:52:23,682 --> 00:52:25,982         And insurance if we live           to be old, what about now?     1212 00:52:26,017 --> 00:52:28,437        So stop being controlled,                we Black zombies          1213 00:52:28,478 --> 00:52:30,268         Walking, talking dead       1214 00:52:30,313 --> 00:52:32,403             Though we think                       we're living            1215 00:52:32,440 --> 00:52:33,980             Black zombies           1216 00:52:34,025 --> 00:52:37,275            We just copy-cat,                  following the system        1217 00:52:37,320 --> 00:52:38,660             Black zombies           1218 00:52:38,697 --> 00:52:40,527                Wake up              1219 00:52:40,574 --> 00:52:43,794         Black zombies in a spell            for more than 400 years       1220 00:52:43,827 --> 00:52:45,367           Ghetto niggas won't                   have it no more           1221 00:52:45,412 --> 00:52:47,292          Can I get a witness?       1222 00:52:47,330 --> 00:52:49,330       Why listen to somebody else            tell you how to do it        1223 00:52:49,374 --> 00:52:50,884              When you could                     do it yourself?           1224 00:52:50,917 --> 00:52:52,787            It's all in you