Al Profit Podcast

Cavario Hunter took me to see Raymond "Benzino" Scott of The Source Magazine and Love and Hip Hop Atlanta. We talked about his dad's Gangster career and Boston History

In the early 1990's Big Caz of the Rollin Sixties Crips was running a highly profitable dope operation out of the Huntington Apartments in now gentrified downtown Los Angeles. One day, he fought a dope customer... who ended up going down for the long sleep.

J Joka is an old friend of Al Profit. He is from San Bernadino and Detroit. From 2000 to 2008 he was Federal prison inmate. Today he runs a non-profit organization Prison stories Fresh Out Locked up

In this video, we're going to explore the alleged genesis of J Prince Mobb Ties. Was Rap A Lot founded from Dope Money? We'll explore the history, the music, and the controversy surrounding one of the most influential labels in Rap history- well, before the latest incident with J Prince Jr and the Migos....

Jeff Fort was the 1st of the famous teenage Gang Lords to arise from Chicago, Illinois. His story is one of THE most interesting gangster stories of the 20th century

The Pandemic crime wave has had led to a massive increase in the homicide rate all across America... there were two new victims in Detroit last week, after Orlando Whitfield.. a man who would have certainly been behind bars before the pandemic committed his monstrous crime. This truly is "crime in the d" and detroit crime news.

How Morris Levy and the Jewish and Italian Organized Crime Mafia controlled black music for their own profit. In the late 70's Bobby Joe Horne aka "The Night Hawk" fell victim to the Genovese family due to shady maneuvers by D.C. OG Gangster Linwood Gray. The Mafia was, and perhaps still is, one of the most important players in the American pop music business. From Rock n roll to rap,...

J Joka of "It's a Hard Life" interviewed his cousin Big James of Death Row Records about some of his experiences in prison

The year is 1959, the place is GreenHaven maximum security prison in upstate New York. This is where an unlikely friendship amongst 3 young gangsters: one from Brooklyn, one from the Bronx, and one from Harlem. This unholy trinity would have more effect on the day to day living of "the streets" of the Rotten Apple, than probably anyone during the 60's and 70's. Their names were Joe...

Labar "Bro Man" Spann and several of his fellow 4 Corner Hustlers are facing a potential death penalty in their RICO indictment. Its a long, twisted, and dark story that involves El Chapo, Kato Rangel, the Flores Twins, corrupt cops...who knows what the truth is?

Rayful Edmond, Washington D.C. kingpin turned informant has been released.

What happened in Houston with TakeOff, the Migos, J Prince Jr & Mobb Ties? Special people deserve special protection.

Barry Mills, Ronnie Yandell, Coby Phillips The year is 1999, and Aryan Brotherhood leader Barry “the Baron” Mills holds an unfulfilled murder contract from imprisoned Gambino Mafia Boss John Gotti. Its 3 years old, dating from Gotti's assault by a black inmate at Marion prison back in 96, and an AB soldier from Northern California named Ronnie Yandell was finally in position to fulfill Gotti’s...

Ryan Leone is a cult-celebrated novelist, film producer, and television writer. He wrote his first novel, Wasting Talent, while serving a five year sentence in federal prison for his involvement with an international heroin ring.

Don Diva Founder Cavario visited the infamous Ickes Projects in Chicago, just before they were torn down just after 2000. How were he and his Mink Coat and Diamond chain able to move safely through one of America's most dangerous housing complex's? Because he was there under the umbrella of Larry "Chairman of the Board" Hoover and the Gangster Disciples ran the place. I documented...

Did Big Meech almost catch homicide case to protect his friend?

Jam Master Jay Murked over BMF Kilos

J.C. is a former Satan Disciple AND Latin King from Chicago. His good friend Rudy "Kato" Rangel married his other childhood friend Valerie... she later went on to marry one of the Flores Brothers who were El Chapo's biggest dope distributors in America. J.C. currently operates "Wrong to Strong" training celebrities, politicians, police, and inmates.

Tony Lewis, Sr worked with Rayful Edmond to flood Washington, D.C. with Crack in the 1980's. Thanks to the work of his son Tony Lewis, jr his father was just released "early" after 32 years...Rayful, the biggest informant in D.C. history us STILL in prison. Maybe KARMA is real.

How would you like to get out of the County jail and get shot 64 times? Well, that’s just what happened to KTS DRE. His real name was Londre Sylvester and he was 31 years old. “KTS” stands for “Kill To Survive." The phrase was tattooed on KTS Dre's neck with a target symbol. How ironic. Sylvester had just been released from custody and was fitted for electronic monitoring as a condition of...

U.S. Floyd brought the GD's to the Wild 100's area of South Chicago and was once a close associate of Larry Hoover in the Gangster Disciples

In 1984, the Olympics came to Los Angeles. When the BBC came to interview the Santana Blocc from Compton it was the first time the LA gang culture was seen outside of California

A Detroit narco officer: ''Despite all we do, it's going to be impossible to stop gangs from recruiting these kids. It is a matter of economics. You're 12 years old, living in a Detroit housing project, your parents are out of work, and some guy in a fancy car comes by and tells you he can help you make $300 a day. You're going to listen.'' United States Attorney Leonar...

Cortez Berry was put on a leash by the GD's, then sent to a prison where the warden was indicted for corruption...and then he got out and did WHAT?

Ruff Ryders Part 2 Origins of The Original Ruff Ryders