Feds bust suspected Ecstasy drug network centered around Bay Area rap label
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Twenty-five individuals, many of them rappers associated with one of the Bay Area's largest entertainment labels known as "Thizz Entertainment," have been arrested as part of a major nationwide drug trafficking ring focused on Ecstasy, according to a federal prosecutor.
Agents seized about 45,000 Ecstasy pills, 4 pounds of crack cocaine, a half pound of heroin and $200,000 in suspected drug profits, and forfeited about 230 acres of property valued at about $1 million. The suspects, from Vallejo, Stockton, Oakland, Fairfield, Los Angeles, New York and Oklahoma City, were arrested Thursday, U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner said.
The investigation, led by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, uncovered a network of drug distributors centered in Vallejo's Crest neighborhood, across Highway 37 from the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom theme park.
Thizz Entertainment was started in 1996 by Andre Hicks, a Vallejo rapper who went by Mac Dre. The word "thizz" derived from the feeling one feels while on MDMA, or ecstasy. On November 1, 2004, Mac Dre was shot and killed after a performance in Kansas City, Mo., which started a brief Vallejo-Kansas City rap war.
More than 60 artists have released albums on the label since Mac Dre's death, some were arrested in the federal drug probe.
Arrested on suspicion of multiple drug counts in the two federal complaints and in custody were: Major Norton, performs under the name "Dubee", Lawrence Nelson, Narco McFarland Sr., Eric Robinson, Eileen Knight, Ung Duong, Phat Nguyen, Marcus Davis, Michael Smiley, Anthony Young and Anthony Payton.
Charged and not yet in custody were: Michael Lott, performs under the name "Miami the Most," Gaylord Franklin, performs under the name "Geezy," Clifford Bullock, Latroy Cunningham, Dante Barbarin, Beshiba Cook, Bruce Thurmon, performs under the name "Little Bruce," Damian Peterson, Mikel Brown and Andre Cawthorne.
Charged and released from custody were Nicholas Ramirez and Tiffany Brown.
― man down (D-40), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 20:59 (eleven years ago) link
Little Bruce :/
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 21:10 (eleven years ago) link
Phat Nguyen
That's pretty pimpin as far as Al Sh1pleys go.
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Tuesday, 24 April 2012 21:12 (eleven years ago) link
from last summer, but it takes a while for redneck trap to get to the masses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADC_6XFvIxk
― ♆ (gr8080), Thursday, 26 April 2012 20:03 (eleven years ago) link
http://evilebenezer.bandcamp.com/
"Half Bird Half Man" features this great Alchemist snap. The rapper is ok, but this beat is really good.
― heiswagger (rennavate), Thursday, 26 April 2012 20:21 (eleven years ago) link
there's some inherent drama in the jawga boys video cuz you keep wondering "is the fat guy in the super cracker t-shirt gonna rap? then he does!
― l0u1s j0rdan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 26 April 2012 22:31 (eleven years ago) link
otm
― ♆ (gr8080), Friday, 27 April 2012 00:21 (eleven years ago) link
― l0u1s j0rdan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, April 26, 2012 4:31 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
OTM x 10000
He's also the best rapper of the three!
Also... this song is kind of awesome hahahahhaha
― heiswagger (rennavate), Friday, 27 April 2012 00:44 (eleven years ago) link
riff raff will prob collab w/ them by the end of the year
― ♆ (gr8080), Friday, 27 April 2012 01:11 (eleven years ago) link
i absent-mindedly improvised a rap about the dinner i was cooking the other night and when i looked out onto the back porch riff raff was standing there setting up a microphone
― ✧✧✧✧✧✧@are.forever (some dude), Friday, 27 April 2012 01:16 (eleven years ago) link
lol
― ♆ (gr8080), Friday, 27 April 2012 01:28 (eleven years ago) link
hahahaha
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Friday, 27 April 2012 02:41 (eleven years ago) link
https://twitter.com/#!/KWONY_CASH/status/195727772671410176
XD
― man down (D-40), Friday, 27 April 2012 06:34 (eleven years ago) link
hey : http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/16898/killa_kyleon_mouse_on_tha_track_welcome_to_the_fish_fry.html
― sisilafami, Friday, 27 April 2012 10:53 (eleven years ago) link
birds birds birds i'm a pet shop boy
― pandemic, Friday, 27 April 2012 11:51 (eleven years ago) link
oh yeah welcome to the fish fry is dope btw
― man down (D-40), Friday, 27 April 2012 16:54 (eleven years ago) link
super cracker's verse is dope
― J0rdan, Diddy (tpp), Friday, 27 April 2012 21:26 (eleven years ago) link
I like the guy before him's use of the word "acrophobics"
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Friday, 27 April 2012 22:02 (eleven years ago) link
'oil spill' from welcome to the fish fry is sounding so good on the speakers right now
― J0rdan, Diddy (tpp), Saturday, 28 April 2012 13:50 (eleven years ago) link
http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m386wd5c4C1qi0iqoo1_500.gif
― man down (D-40), Sunday, 29 April 2012 09:14 (eleven years ago) link
found myself rapping 'i need a hitta' while cleaning the house this morning. it must be a smash!
― J0rdan, Diddy (tpp), Sunday, 29 April 2012 12:41 (eleven years ago) link
i'm famous take a pictureain't a b!tch realershoot you if i wanted tocos i'm a lady hitta
still perfecting the swagged out katie got bandz dance routine tho
― J0rdan, Diddy (tpp), Sunday, 29 April 2012 12:46 (eleven years ago) link
propose a goon bloc vote to get katie in the ilm end of year poll
― J0rdan, Diddy (tpp), Sunday, 29 April 2012 12:51 (eleven years ago) link
as a rule i keep D.C. rap at arm's length, but Boobe's "Don't Text Me" is a joint
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcSUbkE87WA
― some dude, Monday, 30 April 2012 02:22 (eleven years ago) link
that's great
― chilli, Monday, 30 April 2012 06:41 (eleven years ago) link
http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3a5arqCr11qc8rjoo1_500.jpgALERT
― man down (D-40), Monday, 30 April 2012 06:43 (eleven years ago) link
haha I stumbled across this track by Bottleneck ("Super Cracker" in the Jawga boys video above) and it's dope
― pizza pizza and cult jam (crüt), Monday, 30 April 2012 07:04 (eleven years ago) link
oops wrong link!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE-SwdaEZ0k
Niiiice, potential to be best song ever recorded, xp to Quik.
Also cool track by boobe. Just needs a Wale guest spot to really throw it over the top.
― Bulge Pimp (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, 30 April 2012 07:05 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWTT74Jyftg
really like this
― man down (D-40), Monday, 30 April 2012 07:09 (eleven years ago) link
I like her better than Katie Got Bandz. Some cool bars on that.
― Bulge Pimp (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, 30 April 2012 07:16 (eleven years ago) link
what mike will beat is that?
― man down (D-40), Monday, 30 April 2012 07:23 (eleven years ago) link
― Bulge Pimp (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, April 30, 2012 3:05 AM (3 hours ago) Bookmark
stop trolling
― some dude, Monday, 30 April 2012 10:39 (eleven years ago) link
mystikal and el debarge in the studio with chief keef and kanye west
― karl kony (J0rdan S.), Monday, 30 April 2012 14:03 (eleven years ago) link
new danny brown is kind of amazing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-92qAjbGDo
― liberté, égalité, beyoncé (lex pretend), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 10:19 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, like that production for him
― frogbs in the trap (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 15:38 (eleven years ago) link
that is great
― "in this super-sexy postracial age" (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 15:39 (eleven years ago) link
ha, i recognized that building from this wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brutalist_architecture
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 19:23 (eleven years ago) link
i was kind of suspicious of this song before i heard it like grime and danny brown were two good flavors that would probably taste like ass together, but yeah, it's dope
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 19:25 (eleven years ago) link
SummerStage NYC hip hop lineup; all shows are free except for the Gambino/Danny Brown/Schoolboy Q night.Loads of stuff for old corny ass heads like myself; m@tt, the pipes the pipes are calling
Thursday, June 7 at 7:00pm in Betsy Head Park, BrooklynBuckshot, Smif n Wessun and Sean Price of Boot Camp Clik
Friday, June 8 – Master Class at 7:00pm, Performance at 8:00pm in Von King Park, The BronxDecadancetheatre / Whitney Hunter (medium)
Sunday, June 10 at 7:00pm in Von King Park, The BronxIdle Warship Full Screening of the film “Brooklyn Boheme”
Thursday, June 14 at 7:00pm in Von King Park, The BronxEPMD / DJ Scratch
Sunday, June 17 at 6:00pm in Central Park, ManhattanThe Blue Note Jazz Festival featuringGroove Theory with Amel Larrieux and Bryce WilsonSouliveRiq and Rah with Strings with Black Thought and RahzelDJ ?uestlove of The RootsProduced by Jill Newman Productions
Tuesday, June 19 at 7:00pm in Red Hook Park, BrooklynDas RacistPresented in Association with MeanRed Productions
Wednesday, June 20 at 7:00pm in Red Hook Park, BrooklynLyricist Lounge 20 Year Anniversary featuringBrand NubianGame Rebellion
PAID SHOW – SOLD OUTMonday, June 25 at 7:00pm in Central Park, ManhattanChildish Gambino with Danny Brown and Schoolboy Q
Tuesday, July 10 at 7:00pm in Crotona Park, The BronxChubb RockKurtis BlowDJ Bent RocPresented in Association with Globe Star Media and WBLS
Wednesday, July 11 at 7:00pm in Central Park, ManhattanLAMC: The Latin Alternative Music Conference featuringMala RodríguezProfetasXimena Sariñana
Wednesday, July 11 at 7:00pm in Crotona Park, The BronxNice and SmoothEd O.G.The Awesome 2
Wednesday, July 18 at 7:00pm in Queensbridge Park, QueensBig Daddy KaneMarley MarlPresented in Association with Globe Star Media and WBLS
Tuesday, July 24 at 7:00pm in Springfield Park, QueensFull ForceJohnny Kemp of Force MD’sJeff ReddMeli’sa MorganPresented in Association with Globe Star Media and WBLS
Tuesday, July 31 at 7:00pm in Tappen Park, Staten IslandKeith MurrayThe Beatnuts
Wednesday, August 1 at 7:00pm in Tappen Park, Staten IslandRob Base
Saturday, August 4 at 3:00pm in Central Park, ManhattanAmadou and MariamTheophilus LondonJust a BandPresented in Association with The Museum for African Art
Tuesday, August 7 at 7:00pm in Jackie Robinson Park, ManhattanThe Robert Glasper Experiment with special guestsPresented in Association with Globe Star Media and WBLS
Sunday, August 12 at 7:00pm in Marcus Garvey Park, ManhattanYerba BuenaDJ Bobbito Garcia a.k.a. Kool Bob LoveFull Screening of the Film “Doin’ It in the Park: Pick Up Basketball, NYC”Presented in Association with ImageNation Cinema Foundation
Wednesday, August 22 at 7:00pm in East River Park, ManhattanLyricist Lounge 20 Year Anniversary featuringDJ Premier vs. Pete Rock
― "in this super-sexy postracial age" (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:39 (eleven years ago) link
Glasper show is gonna be dope. Premier v Pete Rock! Beatnuts and Keith Murray! Boot Camp Klik! Rahzel and Black Thought backed by strings. Kane and Marley Marl. Brand Nubian. good times.
― "in this super-sexy postracial age" (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:41 (eleven years ago) link
wow yeah great shows dude! all the old school hip hop is great and i just learned about robert glasper recently
― l0u1s j0rdan (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 21:01 (eleven years ago) link
He's awesome.
― "in this super-sexy postracial age" (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 21:02 (eleven years ago) link
man, the new 2chaaaiiinz single is so dope until drake totally kills its momentum
― hologram ned raggett (The Reverend), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 21:28 (eleven years ago) link
link?
― frogbs in the trap (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 21:59 (eleven years ago) link
heh, this song sorta reminds me of "i'm on one" too......
― frogbs in the trap (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 22:16 (eleven years ago) link
http://soundcloud.com/anthoonnyyp/i-dont-like-remix-feat-kanye
fucked the beat up. so lame
― J0rdan, Diddy (tpp), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 08:09 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, poor. Late on this but thx to Deej for turning me on to Chief Keef.Also thought your review of it in P4k was excellent J0rdan.
― pandemic, Wednesday, 2 May 2012 12:07 (eleven years ago) link
And that Danny Brown is terrific.
― pandemic, Wednesday, 2 May 2012 12:30 (eleven years ago) link
thanks pandemic
― frogbs in the trap (J0rdan S.), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 13:51 (eleven years ago) link