https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KIYLonMPus
This song is so good.
They were a gang in the Bronx, apparently, but a socially conscious one. The lead singer brokered a truce among all the gangs in the Bronx in the 70s. I don't understand this history very well. His name was Benjamin Melendez and he passed away very recently.
I'm sure other people on ILX know more about the Ghetto Brothers than I do. I created the thread in the hopes that they will share anecdotes and insights.
― Treeship, Friday, 14 July 2017 04:07 (two months ago) Permalink
There are entire documentaries about these guys
― Οὖτις, Friday, 14 July 2017 04:18 (two months ago) Permalink
and now they have their own ILM thread
― Treeship, Friday, 14 July 2017 04:19 (two months ago) Permalink
See also 80 Blocks From Tiffanys etc
― Οὖτις, Friday, 14 July 2017 04:53 (two months ago) Permalink