Black Mafia Family – Page 18 – The Pen Hustle With Brandy Cavalli

Larry Hoover Jr Wants Rapper Rick Ross To Never Use The Hoover Name Again

Rappers spit a lot of falsehoods in their rhymes for entertainment that cause controversy. Such was the case when Miami rapper Rick Ross likened himself to Big Meech and Larry Hoover on his Blowing Money Fast music single. While the culture regarded the reference as legendary, members of the Hoover family regarded it as completely disrespectful.

American crime figures such as Big Meech and Larry Hoover are often times glamorized by the Hip Hop community for their drug dealing histories but to the family of Larry Hoover the reference negatively impacted their mission to overcome the stigma attached to their name.

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The Hoover camp caught up with the self proclaimed Teflon Don during a trip to Chicago and explained why the name drop was an unwanted one.

Ross maintained that his mention of Hoover was homage to Hoover whom he viewed a political prisoner. Hoover’s camp believe the name referenced alongside drugs and violence and continued to glorify the lifestyle that the former gang leader now denounces.

According to RubyHornet, Jim Allen states:

“Hoover is very remorseful for the things that he’s done as well things done through the street organization. A lot of that goes back to him and we’re trying to change that around and push peace instead of negativity. Larry Hoover Jr. and Jim Allen are pushing peace. That’s the message Larry Hoover is pushing. When his name is mentioned in songs connected to crime, it tarnishes what we’re doing out in the street. There are people all over the country that hear Rick Ross’ music and when he mentions Hoover’s name he makes it seem that this is the life they’re living in the present, which they’re not.”

Allen, just like Larry Hoover Jr. as well as Gator Bradley, were all taken aback by Ross’ reference. Most importantly, they felt that Ross brought up Hoover’s name out of context, linking with a lifestyle he no longer lives nor supports.

Larry Hoover Jr. shared Allen’s sentiments:

“[the reference] is a big deal because he didn’t contact anybody before he did it. It was the fact that he was associating his name in a bad light. He came to town and we reached out to him to right the situation… As long as everyone is a man of their word, everything is fine. He got the understanding that it’s not good to use [Hoover’s] name in the context that he used it. That’s as far away from where we are as ever.”

Hoover has been incarcerated since 1973. He is currently held in Florence, Co under maximum security.

“Hollywood vs The Mob: Fact vs Fiction”

I have a confession to make. I love a good gangster movie. Like, really love. While most girls prefer a romance or comedy or even a romantic comedy–I prefer a crime flick. If the crime is organized, even better. That being said, one day while strolling through Wal-Mart I stumbled across one of the best buys in the $5 DVD bin that I could ever imagine (besides the Cashmere Mafia DVD collection series (which has absolutely nothing to do with the real mafia) that I scored for $1 at Target but we’ll talk about that later).

At the top of the discounted pile of movies and cds was “Hollywood vs The Mob: Fact vs Fiction”. I tend to collect crime movies of any kind, especially if they’re on sale. From “The Godfather” to ‘Goodfellas” to “Shottas”, I own them all. This flick was $5 and I couldn’t resist, for 5 bucks it was worth the gamble to see if I’d like it –couldn’t hurt right? Well, needless to say –I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT! This DVD showcases Hollywood’s portrayal of the mob vs the real mob and “separates truth from myth”. Continue reading ““Hollywood vs The Mob: Fact vs Fiction””

Madame Stephanie St Clair: 40 Thieves Street Gang

stephanie-300x300 — Stephanie “Madame” St Clair

Stephanie St Clair aka Queenie aka Madame St Clair was a French immigrant who moved to New York City in 1912. She was born in 1886, originally in Martinique, an island in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean.

St Clair was a tough and fearless lady of the streets and even by modern day standards considered a force to be reckoned with.

In 1922 she invested $10k of her own money into a numbers bank in Harlem. Her numbers game was so profitable that the Jewish and Italian gangs wanted in on her hustle. She refused and battled not only other gangs but the local authorities. When the cops came knocking she took on the NYPD, testifying about kickbacks that she had paid to them in order to let her operate her illegal rackets. Her testimony resulted in the firing of more than a dozen New York police officers.

FACTS ABOUT STEPHANIE ST CLAIR

The first black Godmother

Affiliated with the infamous New York extortion gang, the 40 Thieves

Recruiter and mentor of Harlem’s first black Godfather, Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson

Ran a lucrative numbers operation which, unlike many of her male counterparts, never came under the control of the Italian mafia

Died in 1969 in Harlem –still very rich from the profits of her illegal numbers rackets

Stay tuned for my exclusive story on Madame St Clair. I am absolutely fascinated by this woman and the power she held. She was a true gangster and the time period of history in which she operated makes her a street legend.

It’s difficult to imagine women like her existed 100 years ago when ladies most certainly did not dominate in a man’s world –especially within the underworld.

Stephanie St Clair was a well protected and well respected BOSS. She single-handedly changed the game and she did it all with numbers.

When I think of Madame St Clair’s bold, striking femininity the Marilyn Monroe quote comes to mind…..

“I don’t mind living in a man’s world, as long as I can be a woman in it”