Thursday, November 15, 2007

#1 The Lies Surface

A FEW WORDS FROM BUMPYS WIFE


When I heard that the Harlem dope dealer, Frank Lucas, wrote a magazine article a few years back claiming that he was Bumpy’s right hand man, and that Bumpy died in his arms I was upset. He lied.

Now they've done a movie starring Denzel Washington called “American Gangster” which tells the life of Frank Lucas and will perpetrate that lie. I’m now steaming.

And when I watched the BET episode of American Gangster featuring Frank Lucas I was furious the people with me wanted to turn off the television. Saying that he stayed with me and Bumpy for six months. Did anyone notice that he said we lived on the corner of 121st Street, and then he pointed to a brownstone and said, "Right there. My boss lived right there?" Well, Bumpy and I lived on 120th Street. 2 West 120th Street to be exact. And we lived in an apartment building (apartment 3I), not a brownstone. Now do you see how Frank lies?

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Whats The Truth

I watched the American Gangster movie and it was great. However I know it has been greatly dramatized as movies based on real events are. What i can't figure out as a guy who lived in New York my whole life is why I never heard of Frank Lucas before the movie came out. According to the movie he was the greatest gangster that ever lived. Everyone has heard of Nicky Barnes, Guy Fisher, AZ, Rich Porter and Alpo the original gangsters of Harlem but no Frank. Nicky Barnes and family members of Bumpy Johnson both deny the events of Franks life. Anybody with credible info on Frank can contact me at rallow718@aim.com