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Jan 1, 2011 · Young American Gangstas: Directed by Brad Lubin. With Dejah Gomez, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Dayana Jamine, Steven Jones. A troubled hit man must kill an undercover cop in order to find the whereabouts of his mother's killer.
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- Drama
- Brad Lubin
- 2011-01-01
Young American Gangstas (2009) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
- Frank Matthews
- Frank Lucas
- Leroy ‘Nicky’ Barnes
- Larry Hoover
- Jeff Fort
- Big Meech
- Guy Thomas Fisher
- Stanley ‘Tookie’ Williams
- Ellsworth ‘Bumpy’ Johnson
- Samuel Christian
Sometimes referred to as ‘Black Caesar’ or ‘Pee Wee’, Frank Matthewsis one of the most famous Black gangsters in America. He was involved in the large-scale heroin and cocaine drug trade from 1965 until his disappearance in 1973. Spotting an extravagant lifestyle in his prime, he is estimated to have had $20 million in savings at the time of his di...
Frank Lucas was one of the main crime bosses in Harlem, New York in the late 1960s, also dealing in the heroin trafficking business. He started interacting with petty crimes at a young age, setting an establishment on fire at one time. This event necessitated his escape from his home in La Grange, North Carolina to New York City, in fear of impriso...
Founder of The Council, a Black organized crime syndicate, Nicky Barneshas been nicknamed ‘The Untouchable’ for his sneaky tactics in evading arrests and defeating charges on numerous occasions. His operation was involved in an international drug trafficking ring, and he had partnerships with the Italian-American Mafia. Majorly based and active in ...
Larry Hoover, born in 1950 on the South Side of Chicago, gained notoriety as the founder and leader of the Gangster Disciples, a major street gang in the city. The gang emerged from the merging of two different Chicago-based gangs: the Black Disciples and the Supreme Gangsters. Under his leadership, the gang expanded its influence and engaged in va...
Jeff Fort, a name synonymous with the tumultuous underbelly of Chicago , emerged as a notorious figure in the realm of organized crime during the latter half of the 20th century. Born in 1947, Fort founded the Black P. Stones gang in the early 1960s, establishing a formidable presence on the streets of Chicago’s South Side. His early life in povert...
Demetrius Flenory, widely known as “Big Meech,” etched his name into the annals of American crime history as the co-founder of the Black Mafia Family(BMF), a notorious drug trafficking organization that rose to prominence in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Born in 1968, Meech and his brother Terry Flenory built BMF into a sprawling criminal empire,...
Fisher was born on July 21, 1947, in The Bronx, New York. He was part of The Council, an organized crime syndicate headed by Nicky Barnes. The operation handled most of the heroin trafficking in Harlem, New York City from 1972 to 1983. The trade brought in millions of dollars, and Fisher even purchased the Apollo Theater in 1977, becoming the first...
Stanley ‘Tookie’ Williamsis perhaps one of the most infamous gangsters in America, associated with intense violence, spree killing, and terrorizing tactics. Together with Raymond Washington, he co-founded the notorious Crips gang in Los Angeles, the first major Black street gang in America. Born and raised in South Central, Williams grew up in a cr...
Born in 1905, in Charleston, South Carolina, he was one of the main crime bosses in Harlem, New York. Bumpy is the nickname he earned from a bump on the back of his head. From a tender age, he is said to have had bitterness and hatred against whites, especially after his brother was accused of killing a white man. Lynching in the South was not unco...
Samuel Christian, also known as Suleiman Bey, was born in Philadelphia on March 20, 1939. He is known as the founder of the notorious Philadelphia Black Mafia, a crime syndicate that was involved in drug trafficking, armed robbery, illegal gambling, racketeering, and several murders. It is estimated that Christian formed the group in 1968, and by t...
A troubled hit man must kill an undercover cop in order to find the whereabouts of his mother's killer.
Frank Lucas (September 9, 1930 – May 30, 2019) was an American drug lord who operated in Harlem, New York City, during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was known for cutting out middlemen in the drug trade and buying heroin directly from his source in the Golden Triangle in Southeast Asia.
Critics and studio execs clutched their pearls, but young viewers loved it, and the American film industry spent the next decade telling stories steeped in moral ambiguity and blunt realism ...
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