Leroy "Nicky" Barnes 

That frank Mathew’s videos needs to be made 🐐

Once again my friend you knocked it out of the park!! You really should make a mob TV show with all your knowledge it would rival The sopranos and boardwalk empire

I'm a nothing and Nicky Barnes probably wouldn't even remember me, but I remember an aloof and disciplined leader. Very intelligent, quiet, and in complete command. His network broke boundaries with huge success. He wasn't a bully.

Bro!!! U knocked that outta the park!! Diggin’ the Curtis Mayfield vibe!!!

Nice job telling Nicky’s story. I’ve heard it many times before but somehow you managed to include facts I’ve never heard before.

This was in my youth-era. My family was associated with one of Nicky's associates named Leroy that owned my Uncle and Cousin's garage on Audbon next to the Bridge Apartments @ the George Washington Bridge, where I spent most of my summers 1975-1983. I love your work Bruh! Brings back crazy memories. #Salute

This is one of the best channels that do biographies of gangsters that I have ever come across! The narrating is Superb And all the information that you come across On all of these videos are very accurate and intelligently laid out. This channel should have several million subscriptions in my opinion!!!

Dude! I thought I'd heard all there was to hear on Nick b. But... as usual you've out done yourself and the entire game!!!

Shamecca aka Beverly Ash was murdered 12/13/82 Monarch Bar in Washington Heights her brother Stephen was killed six months later....

Good stuff man. I knew the Nicky Barnes story but you had details I had never heard of before. You did your homework for sure.

Awesome job with the narration!

Like always you killed it❤the way you put it together i pictrue it all happening when you was telling the story. .

Word Up! I'm delighted that you're continuing to develop as a true organized crime historian! Excellent job on the research, narration, and photos on an OG like Leroy "Nicky" Barnes! He was a legend in NYC as one of the most influential crime bosses during the heyday of gangsterism in the 1970s. Nicky Barnes was a thug who created an organization of murderous, capable, and intelligent Black men along the same structure as Cosa Nostra. I would love to see a QUALITY biopic about this legendary New York gangster! His memoir by Tom Folsom was great, and I highly recommend it to any student on the subject of organized crime. Big props my brother! You've been doing a fantastic job. I would love to see a video on the Jones Brothers and Ted Roe of Chicago as well in the future. There are too many people who believe that gangsterism is only limited to men of European descent.

I remember when Nicky Barnes name was so respected in the streets. And then when he turned states evidence it was so unbelievable for a hot minute. But folks who knew those who he gave up explained it clearly to us.

Boss that's real on how you stated facts about OG BUMPY JOHNSON that bs movie and show they put out was bs. The Chin didn't run OG or anything he had going on in Harlem. The queen and OG BUMPY JOHNSON ran Harlem and stepped on anyone that was tryna get in the way. Salute homie keep doing your thang. I been subscribed I didn't have my notifications on all so I wasn't seeing the new videos when you were dropping them but I'm on it now and I'm binge watching them now

This was my 1st time checking out your channel. Detailed and Very Entertaining!!!! Thanks for this.

Great research as always. Larry Rolla did a good video of his involvement with the Barnes outfit. You might find it interesting.

Thumbs up brotha. Bravo. You nailed it. Mr. Barnes is my favorite and I feel you did him justice with this video.

Great storytelling and phenomenal research!!!

Thank you!!!! Thank you for doing these videos in your normal voice!!!

Hey what a great video and perfect narration! Much Respect and Rock On from South Jersey!

I really enjoyed this and great narration and thanks for the information and Education.

Great Video Best Nicky Barnes video I have seen

Citroën that's the car 🚗 Nicky drove, that's even beyond a Benz or Bentley. Yeah Nicky had to be special. Driving 120 mph through New York City streets high off angel 😇 dust 🎶 ✨️

The way you narrate is always captivating bro waiting on the Frank Matthews video

Well done, enjoyed it.

Really enjoyed this. 👍

Glad I Found This Channel...

This was a great break down on the rise, and fall of Nicky" Barnes, but you need to do one on (William Terrell Gold Finger). I didn't know what the guy look like til this video.

I am a new subscriber and love this channel!

For those who don't know, Carlito's Way: Rise To Power was really about Nicky Barnes & Joey Gallo.

This is the dude they should’ve made a movie about!

This a great video, it brings back a lot of memories being born and raised in Harlem myself. You should consider doing one about freddie myres "New York Freddie" (a family friend). That would be interesting

Nyce commentary, Sir!❤

I love gangsta stories. Thanks❤

New subscriber. Love the channel bro!

Hay Boss, seeing as you been covering later eras recently, is there any chance you can do a video on Sam Giancana's take over of the Black run rackets in Chicago. There are so many interesting and obscure characters to cover on that topic, men like the Jones Brothers, Teddy Roe, Albert 'Baby' Bell, IceBerg Slim ect. Thanks.

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Impressive research. Good job.

Great Information, Brother Monroe Dey El Bey 7 MORRISH EMPIRE CHEROKEE.

Great story 😁👍👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👌👌

I had a friend back in JERSEY FATHER GREW UP WITH NIKKI IN HARLEM RIP

Great job

Snitching is not tolerated in the streets which is right however Guy Fisher n the council violetade the rules by sleeping with a fellow members woman and to top it off they started cutting him out so Nicky had a right to turn on them because they are the ones who turned on him first so this was war!

When a man gets gets locked up for that length of time, the lady is not locked up with you. Crazy to even think that.

Got busted because Jimmy Carter saw the new York times magazine with him on the cover and said get him

I read in Mr Untouchable that Guy paid a Juror to get him off the first time he was on trial. Nicky got sent away and he went home free.

fun Facts at 29:50 / there's no 159 Broadway in the BRONX, I'm sure he ment Harlem.

Great story Fam 👌🏿💯

Could you do a video on Rayful Edmonds?

Thank you sir. Great video

Born & raised in DaBronx...not far from east Harlem. Im 67 yrs old so i lived thru the back end of thier reign of the city's heroin era. Barnes & Bumpy were legends. Ok maybe not in a good way. I made a lot of bad decisions in my younger years and Nicky & Bumpy were in a business that unfortunately i was involved in as a user, so thier names were well known on dastreets. Thank the lord i straightened out, hearing these stories bring back some of those war stories of the 70s. Well done , as all of your work is. Keep em coming. This is a great channel for early gangster history. Glad i found it. Subscribed and i think a " shots rang out " mug might be a nice Christmas present for myself ⚡️✌️respect

Great Video 👌

Great Video

Every code has its limits. If you expect someone to keep their mouth shut in prison then you had best make sure that they're taken care of and their outside expectations respected as much as possible. Barnes showed them what happens when they don't keep faith and a few simple words get spoken in the right ears.

Good story tellin

Thanks!

Woah, I never knew he used too...

20:04 never seen that photo of Frank Matthews…nice research..

Bumpy Johnson is the OG SUPERFLY

Salute 💯

Bro you killing that voice you should really make a mob movie and use your voice fire 🔥

Great video but, Frank Matthews was the biggest drug dealer out of NY and the east coast and midwest

Good Work #keepinspiringuswriters

I'M LATE BO$$ BUT I'M HERE 👊🏼

YES!!!!!

Damn we waited this long just for Nicky Barnes 😒

I need to hear this. I was born in 1961. My mother almost married one of the sons of the man who brought the numbers racket to the north. His name was White AL, and my mom was engaged to his son, Raymond Gray.

This was fire 🔥 your narrating is that Ted Coppell.... PLEASE DO A SEGMENT ON ALBERTO "ALPO" MARTINEZ

Will Smith was developing a biopic about Nicky with Will playing the title role…with the infamous “slap” and the tendency for things to fall into development hell…who knows if it will ever see the light of day. Ps…so glad you actually used music from the 70’s…Duke Ellington would have been a bit out of place🤣🤣🤣

That backup soundtrack goes hard

My dude #1 Boss u gotta get 2 my man Policy King Tuff Teddy Roe of Chicago who had a bloody battle with the Italian Mafia & my man was not uping shit ...Boss u not going 2 go wrong on that story...4 a Black man 2 fight the outfit aka the Italian Mafia WTF this is a true story that need 2 b told enuff said.

Watching every video

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Bit of a different vid but awesome watch as always boss

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Yes Sir! Break that thumb... Or else.

I highly recommend “Pleasant Ave Connection by David Durkos. It’s long out of print and pretty expensive. Since your family is one of the best in the city; I have a chewed up, but readable copy I’ll gladly donate. Also, it was a shame that Nicky Barnes ratted out infamous Jewish gangster/French connection wholesaler Herbie Sperling as a “token of goodwill” to his new handler G men. Could you imagine Herbie being alive to see all these rat podcasts?😂

She was killed in the Monarch on 158th & Broadway in Washington Heights / Harlem. Not the Bronx. Shameka

Classic narration! 🎬💯

A "LEGEND" can also be "NOTORIOUS" I guess. 🤷🏿‍♂️

Crazy , when Nicky Barnes gets more views than the entire Murder inc., series

Narrator sound like Rza from the Wu Tang series on Hulu 😂😂😂😂😂

Him getting out on witness protection is still foggy. Nobody talks about that really. Just the video of him talking to Frank Lucas

We need one on Red Top (Maxine Walter )

Matty is doing the whole thing right now. Damn

Bro, i need u to alot more ppl, i appreciate how u do it, but i wanna see the Chicago outfit from the begin, like from Collisimo to tony accardo, i need dat

Gotcha

Keep safe, papa.

Can you do a video focusing on Nicky's two women and they role they played? It's wild how they do not know why ole girl was killed.

Correction the bars name is the Monarch Bar and is on a 168th st & Broadway on the downtown side...my old neighborhood 😉

I just joined the crew

Break dat thumb 👍 gals, gents & bumz 😂

Fritz from Harlem

I hated how they made Nicky look in American Gangster. Growing up in NYC I feel like everybody knew about Nicky Barnes but not very many knew of Frank Lucas

Thanks AFBM❤

Salute to Nicky Barnes and Frank Mathews real Black 🖤 Mafia 💪🏾🌍🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦

Ray Ray Browning and Doc Holiday - BGF

Omg I had no Clue he was released in 2012. Waooow

Crime don't pay.