Video: Frank Lucas Visits Hot 97

November 8th, 2007

This entry was posted on Thursday, November 8th, 2007 at 1:02 pm and is filed under Videos.

48 Responses to “Video: Frank Lucas Visits Hot 97”

Skee Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 1:09 pm
edanmm he legend right now
Skee Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 1:11 pm
dude walk through oceans to make a buck real greezy
e Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 1:12 pm
Never done this before. Here it goes 1st snitches hahahah, what the……..
MISCHA Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 1:13 pm
THATS A GANGSTA RIGT THUR. FUCK ALL THESE WACK ASS RAPPERS.
The Real Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
what the fuck? what he did was gully and all, but ya’ll lil stupid niggas is biggin up 4 wha? He sold DEATH to his OWN people… fuck that nigga
Anon Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 1:21 pm
Gotta agree with The Real. And according to Bumpy’s wife, dude’s a liar anyway.
Skee Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 1:24 pm
Diddy’s daddy was on lucas’s level? goddanm… so now lets exclude diddy from forbes cuz he been rich way before the tour lmao
Brooklyn's Finest Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 1:24 pm
fuck this nigga he aint no gangsta he’s a snitch just like jimmy said him and nicky barnes they was supposed to be doing all this so-called gangsta shit on the streets and as soon as they get knocked they snitch on they own people fuck them
HipHopHead Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
Yo Brooklyn’s Finest you are a ignorant bastard he didn’t tell on his own people and other drug dealers. He told on the crooked cops that was extorting him you meatwad. It even said it in the the movie that he snitched on the cops. So i wouldn’t call it snitching, i would call it PAYBACK.

Real Talk
trinisouljah Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 1:33 pm
i think dis dat phone call

http://nymag.com/guides/money/2007/39948/
Drizzle Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
This dude went to Vietnam BY HIMSELF to go get drugs that where transported through death coffins….thats not gangsta??….lol….Yall lames dont even have enough balls to walk through metal detectors at the airport with a bag of bud….lmao….Yeah back then times was different but the extent to which he did what he did was crazy…..and yes it was drugs that was killing the youth but taking a substance is a CHOICE not a requirement……Nobody uses what he is bringing over Frank Lucas is a nobody…..And he aint tell on not one drug dealer that was out in them streets he put all them wack ass cops behind bars that was taking his money…how is that snitching??….
Deep North Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 1:35 pm
Im going to bring this real talk to you people. Only ignorants ass niggas think snitching like this is wrong. All these niggas caught up in something and if someone snitches on you more than likely you caught up in something also. Alot of brother kill their own but they see it as them getting theirs as they like to say but they dont see the negative effect it has on their own people. So for all you so called thugs and so called hood niggas you’ll niggas are trash. You do what you do because you are lazy and like making that easy money. School is hard to ya’ll because you’re lazy and raising yourself out of your situation takes too much work that people aren’t willing to put in. Real talk, a high GPA and a finance major can make a brother rich but most brothers aint willing to strive for that. So when you hear brotha’s saying its tough for them and the system is against them ignore those brothas because they arent go getters and find some new friends. Im out this, find some real brothas who aint chasing what rappers be saying in their rhymes and chase that whiteman money because thats where wealth lies and not riches.
Drizzle Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 1:42 pm
#10…I hear what you saying but you know how many people I know with excellent college GPA’s had business degress for about 5 Years now and still cant find any work??…I do agree with you that dudes is dumb lazy nowadays but just because you have an education dont mean you are guaranteed wealth and money, which is the main reason why most people lean towards hustling or rapping or playing sports because in those type of environments you see too many people that take the right path that still dont have shit….And this message is coming from someone that graduated from college and is currently sitting in his office on Lexington Avenue in NYC while he writes this….lol..Know both sides of the situation before you comment on how another person goes about they paper chase, because all you show is what you dont know by trying to proove what you think you know…
EXPOSED HUH? Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 1:43 pm
LEGENDARY FOR THE NEGATIVE…BUT AT LEAST DID IT. RATHER THAN THESE CATS LIVING LIES THTOUGH RHYMES…
sore scrotum with bad bloody blisters Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
F@#$ all you lame corny dueds. LMAO @ that crippled rat. LMAO @ Denzel playing a snitch.
Skee Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 2:13 pm
AYO, BY THE WAY….. WHY DUDE IN A WHEELCHAIR?

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Greg Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 2:15 pm
I don’t care what none of y’all say. If I was facing decades in prison and the cats that I rolled with was messing me around like they were doing Nikki Barnes (knocking off his girl when he went to prison), or Frank Lucas (His camp trying to set him up) I would do the same thing. Why in the world are we so loyal to a dumb criminal code like no snithching. Criminals are the most selfish ppl every, and if I been selfish the whole time performing my criminal acts. Why not be selfish then to get me less time.
B Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
#8….You can’t believe everything you see in a movie.
HipHopHead Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 2:23 pm
Yo B i guess you are ignorant too because Frank Lucas said it himself on the Hot 97 interview with Miss Jones.
HipHopHead Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
And think about assholes if he snitched on his people and other drug dealers he would of been in the Witness Protection Program and he would not be able to come back to Harlem like he do.
pappagc Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
Dont forget their were guys in the mafia who snitched on him anyway…….Maybe it was jealousy…….No one is saying the mafia isnt gangsta
H is Back Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 2:47 pm
America have one rule Get rich or Die; how you get it dont matter ;get it and live. thats the truth Gangster right there if he dont sale it; italian mafia would do it anyway or governement themself. Money is the Power in the democracy.
magic jones says Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
@# 7 who really listens 2 jim jones??? he ran when cam got his ass whooped SMH
M.O.E Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
#10 KNOWS WAT IT IS NIGGAZ NEED DO BETTER N STOP TRYIN TO BE GANGSTAS CUS EVERYBODY AINT THAT WAT FRANK LUCAS DID WAS REAL NO MATTER WAT SOME PEOPLE MAY SAY OR THINKG THIS GUY HAD MONEY AND TRUST ME ALL YALL TALKIN BOUT OO HE A SNITCH WHEN THEY TALKIN ABOUT TAKING AWAY ALL YOUR MONEY AND YOUR NEVA GANA SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY AGAIN IM ALMOST SURE EVERYONE ON HERE GANA SAY SOMETHING WATS FUNNY THO IS YALL TALKIN BOUT HE A SNITCH NIGGA WAS GETTIN 70 YEARS SHIT GOT PUSHED BACK TO 15 AND HE STILL HAD MONEY WEN HE GOT OUT HE GOOD NOW LIVING COMFORTABLE WHILE YALL ARE DOING WAT WANTING TO ME GANSTA ITS NOT SNITCING ITS BEING SMART CUS AT THE END OF THE DAY NIGGA FUCKED OVER ALL THEM COPS WHO WAS FUCKIN HIM OVER HAD COPPS KILLIN THEMSELF N SHIT LOL
Im selling oranges papi...SOLD OUT AGAIN! Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 3:05 pm
I have no idea why i thought he would be hiding away quietly somewhere in middle america.. still getting props and money from off his name and the movie… but maybe in witness protection like Nicky Barnes, Who also ’snitched’ and was in witness protection.
Clipz. Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 3:15 pm
Doesnt even fuckin work

Step up realtalk
B Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 3:45 pm
16…Do you believe everything you see and hear? Just cause he said it….it’s automatically true?

You are acting like a film writer and an individual can’t adjust the story to give a certain appeal. The first thing I said when I read the script at the end was “That’s Hollywood at work”. They left out a lot of stuff. They did not address how Lucas cried at the testimony of a woman who cried as she told the story of here son od’ing on the blue magic product during his trial. This would take away from the gangster and defiant image they wanted to display.

The movie in its self is a fabrication of Frank Lucas’ personality. In reality, he does not come off as a dapper, well spoken, and poised individual. He lacks (lacked) what many refer to as “swagger”. He could not read or count etc.

I could care less if he snitched or not, but it is hard to take a man’s word when the detective/prosecutor that takes him down and numerous reports indicate that his information lead to not only the take down of corrupt cops, but the people he did business with (including family members):

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It wasn’t until Lucas’ second trial, when, according to Roberts, a weeping mother testified about finding her son dead after he had overdosed on Lucas’ ‘Blue Magic.’ Afterward, Lucas asked to see Roberts.

‘He had his head in his hands and his eyes were teary,” recounts Roberts, “and he said, ‘I never thought of it that way.’ ” From that moment, Lucas became an invaluable informant for the police, and he and Roberts worked to bring down more than 100 drug dealers and corrupt cops.

But what the movie doesn’t show is how close Roberts and Lucas grew over the years. When Lucas was released after 12 years in prison, it was Richie Roberts who met him. Today, Roberts is the godfather to Lucas’ youngest son. The two friends meet regularly and watched the filming of “American Gangster” together. Their true life friendship is an unexpected denouement to this gangster story, but it’s in keeping with the moral complexity of Frank Lucas.
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GuapKid Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 3:52 pm
lol @ number 19…i was thinking the same thing jones should be the last one talking about what an american gangster is…disloyal talentless nigga lol but i do believe frank lucas snitched on other people besides the cops…i dont know why people spend time bigging up this dude and what he’s done…look at where it got him now
PG Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 4:01 pm
video doesn’t work for me.
koi Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
is there absolute concrete evidence that he only snitched on strictly cops? i know the movie says that but when i saw that in the movie i didnt 100% believe it. anyone have some serious eveidence out there to prove that. loved the movie by the way…… and jimmy is a clown. he couldnt hold franks jock strap
KG Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 4:34 pm
This nigga told on his own brother. My cuzin is in Leavenworth with him.
B Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 4:44 pm
^ I mean dude slapped his brother’s around, shot his cousin, and even put out a hit on another brother (didn’t follow through) for messing up a package…..What makes people think he wouldn’t snitch on his own family, let alone his business associates? Is it that hard to fathom?
salute me twice Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 4:47 pm
Fuck Frank Lucas he did catch major weight and had savvy buisness sense but in the end he folded. Come to think of it maybe and I use the term loosely,every kingpin that ran harlem snitched. Frank,Alpo,Nicky Barnes,Preacher. Any thoughts.
RealHustla Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 4:57 pm
Diddy’s pops was pushing weight? LMAO
nader Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
fuck harlem. harlem aint shit. tahts why everyone who pushed in harlem came from different citys. niggas take over those harlem niggas blocks. harlem is mad weak. what the fuck is harlem anyways, aint no such thing, its Manhattan, haha.
Mi Mi © Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 5:50 pm
This is off topic…But who would’ve ever thought that Fat Joe was a gangster, gully ass hitman before he got into the rap game?…

“7. PANACHE REPORT 11/02
This rapper grew up idolizing Italian gangsters. He loved watching mob movies and reading biographies on Al Capone and Lucky Luciano. He also loved the ‘Scarface,” film. This life attracted him from an early age. He decided, when he grew up, some kind of way, he was going to be a gangster and he wanted to work with the Italian, Russian and Armenian mobs. Apparently, his dream came true, although he didn’t latch on with the Italians, Russians or Armenians still persist from a year ago, that this rapper started out as a freelance killer for black syndicates and drug gangs. Whenever there was any type of dispute, he was dispatched to kill. He was paid a large fee for his service. Although this life enthralled him, he enjoyed hip hop even more. He had a natural talent, met the right people and got a record deal. He no longer kills for a living. Another member of a famous rap crew is also suspected in two murders but due to insufficient evidence, the authorities can’t touch him. Some of these rapper do ‘live their lyrics.’ Hint: The former “freelance” rapper is very popular. Fat Joe”
RealTalkCA Says:
November 8th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
FUCK THIS SNITCH ASS BITCH, SELLIN HEROIN OUT OF DEAD SOLDIERS’ COFFINS……FUCK THAT SHIT, IM NOT DOWN WITH THAT
Beeyah! Says:
November 9th, 2007 at 2:08 am
Diddy is a born hustler.
shine95 Says:
November 9th, 2007 at 11:50 am
nader u r an idiot. manhattan ha ha? manhattan is the land of the hustle u dumb fuck. that’s why harlem do got all these well known hustlers. they around all the fortune 500 companies. u fuckin retard. where the fuck u been?if you are a little kid I’ll excuse you. if your’e an adult at least 20, u get the fuckin retard award.
shine95 Says:
November 9th, 2007 at 11:57 am
I think with Frank Lucas situation, I don’t like to call him a snitch but more states evidence.There’s a big difference between states evidence and tellin on your fellow hustlers. It’s like in paid in full when AZ setup Alpo with the work but before that he tipped off the cops. They even did it in the mob back in the days between Luciano and Genovese. Genovese went to jail because Luciano set him up with the cops.Is Lucky Luciano a snitch? I never heard anyone call him a snitch.
Kaseem Says:
November 9th, 2007 at 8:08 pm
/\ What r u talkin about, the Alpo AZ situation u talkin about was in the movie, not in real life. Alpo got arrested in DC, there was no set up he was a wanted man.

And a snitch is a snitch, doesnt matter how you rat, so if you have any intelligence you dont need confirmation.
Oh F@#!in' Pleeze!!! Says:
November 10th, 2007 at 1:23 pm
40. shine95 wrote on November 9th, 2007 at 11:57 am

I think with Frank Lucas situation, I don’t like to call him a snitch but more states evidence.There’s a big difference between states evidence and tellin on your fellow hustlers. It’s like in paid in full when AZ setup Alpo with the work but before that he tipped off the cops. They even did it in the mob back in the days between Luciano and Genovese. Genovese went to jail because Luciano set him up with the cops.Is Lucky Luciano a snitch? I never heard anyone call him a snitch.
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A snitch by any other name is STILL A SNITCH!!!! Weather you say “hey snitch” or “hey Frank Lucas” they are one in the same!!!! LMBAO @ people making excuses for the same thing.
shine95 Says:
November 10th, 2007 at 6:29 pm
your right Kaseem in real life Alpo did get arrested in DC(The Alpo Story)if you had any intelligence, I clearly stated that “it’s like in paid in full when AZ setup Alpo”I used the example from the movie to purpose that people like Lucky Luciano had done things like this to a Vito Genovese. My point wasn’t for the movie. it was for the fact that I never heard anyone called Luciano a snitch for doing that to Vito Genovese( they was both the dons for the Luciano/Genovese crime family.maybe that’s something yall don’t know too much about but that’s a street dude I’m talkin about here that I never heard was accused of snitching,just very cunning in dealing with his enemies. There’s a big difference with overglorifying a street code and dealing with your circumstance and the purpose of not ratting is loyalty to your friends and protecting yourself and not using a bigger force( the police) if you are a fellow hustler.for Frank Lucas, he used the police for the police, not the police for his fellow hustlers or friends.just wanted to know what yall thought of that. Jay-Z calls him a snitch. but I still aint’ heard nobody call Charles Lucky Luciano a snitch and he’s the gangster of all gangsters who formed this “commision” organize crime.
shine95 Says:
November 10th, 2007 at 6:36 pm
I’m cut from the same cloth of the Kennedys’, Frank Sinatra havin dinner with the Genovese

Jay-Z off “Pray”
DA HATA 4EVA Says:
November 10th, 2007 at 11:55 pm
FRANK LUCAS IZ A FUCKIN SNITCH!PLAIN&SIMPLE DONT PLAY IF YOU CANT HANDLE LOSIN deez niggaz admire ratz unfuckan believable.. 4eva teaneck4life bitchez!
shine95 Says:
November 11th, 2007 at 11:33 am
I guess he could a killed off the cops.
shine95 Says:
November 11th, 2007 at 6:56 pm
Damn Frank Lucas did snitch on some Italian Gangsters(Allhiphop.com interview)that ain’t his homies but his fellow players in the drug game.

Rip Kanye’s mom. that’s fucked up.
WakeupCall Says:
November 21st, 2007 at 9:25 am
What I cant understand is that all of you brothaz who have a problem with snitching aint considering that in the gangsta life everyone is out for themselves. If you arent then are you really gangsta? If you’re faced with 70 years vs 15 years and all you need to do is identify some criminals, family or otherwise, which would you choose? You would actually be stupid enough to keep your mouth shut, serve 70 years, probably die in prison rather than tell on folks who don’t care about you, living large on the outside, laughing at you cause you got caught? That is the dumbest choice any intelligent human being could ever make. Now I know why we (Blacks) fill up the jails. Not because someone forced us to be locked up. We actually CHOSE to be there. We got a long way to go people. We need to wake up because 20 years from now aint nobody gonna care that you kept your mouth shut. Nobody. And there you sit. Locked up – for nothing.

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