“With his buddies AZ and Rich Porter, Alpo rose to become one of New York’s top drug kingpins in the 1980s. This documentary traces the life and career of the young man dubbed the unofficial “Mayor of Harlem.” Business smarts and hard work led to street fame and enormous fortune for the friends, but when flashy Porter neglected to pay money he owed to the more unassuming Alpo, the rift in their partnership led to betrayal, murder and prison.Eagerly anticipated story about the most popular guy in the most trend-setting part of the world…Harlem. As a young boy growing up in Harlem, Alpo and his friends took advantage of a power vacuum in the drug game after the head kingpins from the ’70s were either killed or incarcerated. Through business savvy (offering the lowest drug prices in town), hard work (on the streets at 5:30am), and charismatic public relations (their civic generosity included bi-annual bbq’s and 4th of July celebrations that everyone was invited to) Alpo became the unofficial “Mayor of Harlem”. Watch as ambition turns to greed, which leads to murder.”
Clapping for the Wrong Reasons [director’s cut]
Meek Mill responds to Kendrick Lamar’s “Control (HOF)” verse, and says that Kendrick wasn’t being disrespectful on the track, he was just being competitive.
Although Eminem dropped a new record moments ago, the focus hasn’t completely shifted off Kendrick Lamar just yet. Meek Mill, who also dropped a new record dedicated to Lil Snupe yesterday, spoke in a radio interview with Power 99 about the K. Dot verse on “Control (HOF).”
“He’s not comin’ at him in a disrespectful way, he’s comin’ at him in a competitive way,” said Meek of Kendrick calling out certain rappers on “Control.” He went on to draw a sports comparison, “It’s like if me and my homie playin’ basketball—I’ma tell you: I’ma dunk on you, I’ma spin off you, I’ma give you 30 points a night like Lebron [James]. I’m pretty sure [NBA players] hang around each other in the club and all that, but [still trash talk competitively].”
The MMG rapper went on to proclaim that he runs the streets, and Kendrick (and Black Hippy) can run the backpacks. “I’ma tell y’all: y’all what y’all run; I run the streets,” the Philly native stated. “I’m in a lane by myself. I’m the only [one] that’s lyrically spittin’ some street music and gettin’ money. Kendrick [Lamar and Black Hippy], I’ma tell ’em in a rap: y’all can run that backpack, I’ma run these streets.”
“We gonna have fun with it; get money. Hip Hop needed that,” he added.
Peep Meek’s full conversation with MinaSayWhat above (via HHDX).
