Black Caesar: The rise and disappearance of Frank Matthews

[urbanproftw]

i think your a bit late with that one you fat old cop u wont get him now he probably has watched this and is laughing his fucking ass off a at you hahaha ;)

[074CHI]

where do u get this from i search top to bottom and cant find it nowhere on the net

[dme257]

@streetcertifiedfilm

or anyone else...what's the name of that song in the background with the sick piano hook...what band/artist is it?

[carlanthony62]

Finally someone got away with fucking over the government like they have been fucking over us Black folks for years. Kudos to you Frank! You're the only one that did it- and got away wit it. All you big timers need to take heed.

[BOXCHEVYBOY350]

I know right he just like D.B. Cooper get the money and vanished into thin air and left us all to ponder........ now if you are gonna do it that the best way!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BigDapPacino]

Real shit....smart dude...never got caught...the Black D.B. Cooper.....probably went somewhere down south and then out of the country quietly after the heat died down with a fake visa card...probably Mexico or hawaii...maybe one of the Carribean islands.

[MrWARBUCKS24]

I wanna know wtf really happened to this nigga I heard he left with 15 million then I heard the mob killed him after he got bailed out whatever the fuck happened and whoever made it happen is fuckin good

[Peta659]

the book or film never came out!~)}>

[gaou02]

he was a druglord not a drug dealer lol!!!!!!!!!!!

[trevdiggz]

This doc is never coming out. It would be great if they could get it in the TriBeCa film festival. But it's been year I don't think it's coming out. I think somebody spoke to somebody and that's that.

[MrSlik25]

That nigga is a old man if he's alive right now...he would be in his sixties...he could have dropped dead years ago or be livein good to this day...who knows i guess.

[mrcirclecity1]

WHERE CAN I COP DAT..?

[teebeezy2008]

hate to tell yall but that dude is dead he been dead dem niggas from philly got him yall know the Mafia

[donnylorenzo]

ha disappeared? in that game? motherfucker is probably dead.

[freein2339]

@donnylorenzo Word on the street is that he's in Africa kiving like a king

[iamsukafree]

This guy was smart!he got away with millions & enjoyed life after the drug game in another country.

[MrCarlmorrow]

not to glorify what these guys did, but in my opinion the drug dealers of the 80s are nothing like the 70s dealers,nicky barnes, frank lucas, frank matthews,newyork freddie myers, these guys had brains like computers,and made more money than the dealers of the1980s ever dreamed of, they just over stayed there welcome at got caught,but like they say anything that is accomplished the wrong way you lose it eventually or end up going through a lot of pain.

[chasticetv]

where can i buy this dvd?

[SeamanSt4Life]

THE GREATEST

[shifragri]

He was probably murdered or turn state evidence, drug kingpins rarely get away and start a new life. Unless he is witness protection, I can't see someone like that being able to keep quiet or stay "invisible". But I will watch the dvd to see if I there is evidence to the contrary.

[DreBarret]

@shifragri

Dude if u turn states or go into witness protection YOU MUST TESTIFY AT SOMETIME!!!! If he got murdered then his body would have turned up sometime by now. Demetrius Holloway he disappeared but he turned up and got killed. This dude got ghost!!!

[Peta659]

I am glad he got away!

[INGLEWOODambassador]

@Peta659 I'm glad he got away too. These filthy government scum should spend our tax dollars findin people like Oasam Bin Laden

[BamaBoy205SR]

LOL! can not fuck wit dem country boys they ran New York

[smoothcollected]

@BamaBoy205SR ha ha yeaaaaah

[soulbrotherlegendary]

YES!!! Don't return Brotha!! Keep it Movin! I love it!!

[bluetheory2]

If anyone wants to read a book about Frank Matthews read Easy Money by author Donald Goddard. I purchased it off of Amazon a few years ago. It is pretty in-depth.

[MrWARBUCKS24]

this the real american gangster the real Mr. Untouchable shit don't know nobody know why he act fuck snitchin this nigga disappeared

[hotmalisis]

In an interview frank lucas said he knows that this guy went to africa and since the late 80's nigerians have taken over 50% of the worlds heroin and cocaine so i'm guessing that he went to nigeria and started the drug trade there.

[mookeychase0907]

Yo did you hear that, these cats cut dope wit a canoe paddle unheard of....

[corrage61]

great he did the right thing stop when your at the top

[XtcRaver420]

He knew something was going down very soon, he made it out, not many do

[the1jet]

Now the MEXICANS control the drug game. NOT these fake ass RAPPERS...

[corrage61]

rappers what are you talking about rap dont even exist at that time you fucking son of a ....

[XtcRaver420]

All the Mexicans control is the dirt schwag that is poured onto the streets for next to nothing

[wildbob1516]

this guy us my fucking hero..... tha motherfucker is dead by now or far far away

[jlgruener]

"Black Caesar?" That's like saying, "Black Einstein." Neither works.

[tmeezee]

he's the only one that i can think of that got away

[wtcmagictrick]

Brooklyn Boss Don

[chistability]

and to emsing w/e your name is you so typical mofos hate it when the black man does it big positive or negative talkin bout gambinos killed him no fukkin proof that's what you WANT to believe if they killed him i think they would have made him easy to find to scare others off cause he went around them he said fukk the italians and went elsewhere now ask yourself why would they kill him and make his body disappear? dumb ass his murder would have been a statement and police would not have cared

[chistability]

coming from a chicago cat like me frank matthews was from brooklyn by way of north carolina it is well documented the original 20th century black american gangster but go back further to 1860"s to policy sam young out of chicago by way of alabama all due respect the numbers game was birthed in chicago in 1860"s not harlem and before bumpy johnson was even born respect to all and your cities but facts are facts!!

[komericon]

jahhahahahaahhaahhaahhahahahah­a!!!!!!!!

[MrGL4321]

One love to Frank Matthews, the originator of the Harlem international corporate drug dealers.

[pornomitch]

The originator of the whole Supafly/Pusherman flair. Made millions of dollars with heroin and got away... talk about a role model...

[2jared3]

HE DA BEST DAT EVER DONE IT,BOTTOM LINE

[investorman]

he extensive underwent plastic surgery, he is in either south america or africa.

[Blackjesus3]

ohhhhhhhh its him dat got dati heard about that

[RLX67]

the mob got him

[CheCheFromDaA]

he went to africa. he got two suitcases....filled em both wit money and left!

[RLX67]

thats what i was thinking about first...but the mob was slick with their work...also u just can't rule that out...but i hope he did bounce an went to africa...cuz thats how u do it...get ur money an roll out

[dominicanfigure169]

I wonder who would be harder to find Osama bin laden or Frank mathews

[dominicanfigure169]

DAMN

[mitchelltorrie]

Ok, how much were these guys worth at their end..??? Nicky, Lucas, Matthews, myers??

I read that Lucas had 34 Million in Cayman island accunts...and millions more in property and cash in the states....any of these other guys higher than that?? I read a lot on how lucas is a fraud but 34 mil in the mid 70's is big time

[CheCheFromDaA]

think matthews had around da same as Big Meech had now-a-days...so thats like 300 mill. and this is back in the 70's. Freddie Myers talks about it in the F.E.D.S. magazine.

[MPtheDonn]

smartest drug dealer ever

he ain't stick around he got lost like your suppose to when u got that much money and think bout it how long would they even seriously look for your ass he probably didn't come back rite away but I'll bet some money that he came back to Harlem at one point

[trevdiggz]

He was from BROOKLYN! not harlem

[BigTone113]

According to The Wire, he was originally from Baltimore. They talk about it in the east/west convo by the blind man. Interesting.

[rootelias]

15 mill in the 70's is like 40-50 now, probably more... and the 'street talk' was that that's how much he had, prob also had another 15-20 in different overseas accounts if he had closet full. if he was bigger or as big as lucas and them and had global reach, dude was caking it and these nowhere to be found... ever. he's def still alive, but yall not seeing em

[MrMirKuja]

15mil then would be worth a lot more than just 40-50mil. It would be upwards of 200mil.

[enferno00]

yea stack it then get in the wind

[786quest]

thats the way to do it man ....stack that loot and get the hell outta dodge before the snitches fuck ya over

[iamthereforyou2]

Where can I find this documentary of Frank Matthews?

[princelazzy65]

search: King Pin Frank Matthews

[mickman31187]

Jcsigma, the problem is that that if there are any Black men who made it legally to that piont they were self hating boot lickers.I come from the Clinton Hill section of bed-Stuy Brooklyn and growing up there were no Black men with jobs much less rising to the stature of Frank Mathews.

[jmoney362]

were can i get the whole doucumentary free

[jcsigma]

I've seen so many of these legendary hustlers that you would think that black folks benefitted as a community from the from the illegal drug trade. If these cats made a million then a government official made 10. I revere their hustling spirit, but I wish we could appreciate their input and move on to those who hustled equally hard, but did it in the legal realm amassing multi-million dollar companies and didn't go to jail or get murdered.

[JustAWeekAgo]

And those people are?

[Blackjesus3]

DRUG DEALERS HE SAID IT AT THE START

[beatkidjay]

I hope this is the truth like Cocaine Cowboys 2. Unfortunately, Street Stars' "Ray" on Rayful Edmond took like 2 years to come out and it didn't live up. The Alpo joint was way better. Hopefully, this will be just as good or better, than the Street Certified's initial "Frank Lucas" joint.

[dantej32]

Lucas said matthews is in africa living like a king

[mrbigdaddy12]

where you get this information from???????????????

[dantej32]

Frank Lucas said it in an interview with the NY Times.

[mrbigdaddy12]

do you know the website i can check that out.

[dantej32]

i wish, this site does not allow me to write it in. The best way is to google frank matthews and then find RETURN OF SUPERFLY. gO THERE and at the botttom of the page you will see it

[mrbigdaddy12]

Thanks I found It!

[BigDapPacino]

Good for him,..with 15 million..he could be in the Virgin Islands or Canada....living it up.

[keltonkng]

NIGGA GOT OUT OF DODGE!

[trevdiggz]

what was franks charges if murder was not the case, the staute of limitions should be up right, someone?

[tluv83]

from the last overt act. but if hes still spending the money from a bank to this day then that is an overt act

[dewayne408]

whats the name of this documentary?

[streetcertifiedfilm]

Black Caesar: The Rise & Disappearance of Frank Matthews, a Gangster Legend

DVD will be out August 2008!

[mrbigdaddy12]

August is almost over, when is this Movie coming out.

[therighteousdeal]

@dewayne408  It this documentary out yet?

[tariqshabazz]

who sings that song at the end of this?

[streetcertifiedfilm]

Nina Simone

[tariqshabazz]

Thank you.

[imparadise]

Frank Matthews grand jury was authorized under Rule 6g, which can only sit for 18 months, Franks grand jury sat for 35 months, yet was a Rule 6g grand jury. The issue was raised on collateral by a young jailhouse lawyer, but because of the politics, this issue the court system turned a blind eye to, so as not to allow an invalid indictment derail plans to imprison another black man, at all cost, is generally this corrupt systems way. Hail to Frank Matthews, one of the original gangsters.

[TubeGuest5178]

wow imparadise! dats too deep!

[tariqshabazz]

Funny how the law kept this story out of the public eye, I guess this Black man embarassed them since he's nowhere to be found.

[wapminnin]

many documentaries of drug lord and other larger than life criminals stem from two magazines, FEDS magazines and Don Diva magazine then spawned to other media forms and other dvd, magazines jump on the attraction of so called street legends.I buy and read them but tell people the lessons learn.

[ANCIENTMYS]

I find it interestingly coincidental that as we ride deeper into the New World Order with it's agenda to criminalize Black males.

[ANCIENTMYS]

We are suddenly bombarded with the many movies and documentaries about exceedingly powerful and rich Black gangsters. What will be the outcome of these stories as they spread around the world. Will they help to make Black people public enemy number one; the official face of crime in America. Hmmmmmm. When we're shot up in the street for no reason at all by police,what will the world say then ?

[TubeGuest5178]

ancientmys good point. They do what they want to do. They demonize the middle east, they demonize the blacks, they have a history of bloodshed and yet they close a blind eye to their own lust for blood.

[ANCIENTMYS]

Well their all criminals anyway; they deserve it. Think about it Negroes. Will these stories be counter balanced by stories of trail blazing and legitimate Black multi-millionaires in Business such as Reginald F. Lewis or Madame CJ Walker. Look how quickly Negroes run to embrace gangsters as if they are the only kind of role models they've ever been given. Wake up Negroes cause this is a master plot to entice you to the wrong path.

[UntamedEntertainment]

We do admire legit successful black ppl, but lets face it, who's gonna watch a dvd about Reggie Lewis or Madame Walker?... Just not entertaining enough. Every race idolizes bigtime gangsters.

[jordanav]

just like crackers embrace nazi culture and idozile Hitler, crackers agenda are based on lies stealing,lies,and murderders came over here killed out the natives.

[ANCIENTMYS]

The glorification of Jesse James and Al Capone worked the same way during their time and after ,on poor and or ethnic disenfranchised Whites. They call Bill Gates a nerd but that nerd is the wealthiest man in the World. He doesn't have to hide his money or constantly look over his shoulders and he can sleep good at night.Oh yeah and before some of you start to talk about the poor education system in the hood and little opportunities available to Black youth.

[ANCIENTMYS]

Let's remember all the successful Black college grads from the U.S. ghettos, the Caribbean and Alkebulan (Africa ). The establishment likes to give the poor a Robin Hood but FUCK THAT !!! NEVER TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE KING AND HIS COURT ! No outlaw has ever flourished without the " suit and tie,corporate,cornball nerdy" government's approval or blind eye. Remember that.

[beatkidjay]

I thought this DVD was dropping in April 2008. Does anyone know the actual release date?

[Brittneysymone]

man dey is not gon eva find frank hahaha

[ahmadtajani]

Frank Mathew's was the man. He was a Black man who punked out the italian mafia.

[trevdiggz]

This dvd on FRANK "PEE WEE" MATTHEWS IS GOING 2 BE GREAT. WHEN I WAS RESTING I BEFRIEND THIS OLD TIMER AND WE BEGAN 2 BUILD ABOUT THE GAME AND HE WAS SCHOOLING ME TO SOME THINGS AND THE NAME FRANK MATTHEWS CAME UP AND HE ADVISED THAT I SHOULD READ A BOOK NAME EASY MONEY BY DONALD GODDARD THAT REALLY SPEAKS ON THE HISTORY AND OPERATIONS OF FRANK. SO IM KIND OF GLAD THAT HIS STORY IS COMING TO LIGHT BECAUSE HE PLAYED THE GAME THE WAY IT WAS MEANT 2 B PLAYED. FRANK WAS ONE IF NOT THE BEST 2 DO IT!

[Flossmoor]

The only philipino gangster was Ferdinand marcos, Take pride in him also emsing2001 you studio.

[streetcertifiedfilm]

Very knowledgable Flossmoor. I'm impressed how much you know about the criminal world...

[beatkidjay]

Street Certified Films, what happened to the DVD "The True Story to American Gangster", that was supposed to be released on 2/19/08?

It was like a sequel to the Frank Lucas DVD you released last year. The one that dealt with "Sergeant Smack" Ike Atkinson. It never was released. That was a side of the game, I was interested in watching. It's not the run of mill, I got a package and blew up type DVD.

[tluv83]

ike atkinson was the biggest drug dealer in america until pablo escobar point blank

[laborgrunt]

Pablo was in the import export business. It wasn't like he had ppl dealing for him on the streets of the US.

[Flossmoor]

Yes their is racism in crime. You must not of heard of number running. The organization and business that many blacks started from that business that the government made illegal, and then made it legal, into what you know today as the lottery. So shut the hell up. But one thing I can say about most of you whites or whatever you are. No one can steal, kill, rob, extort,like you can. You are right, the biggest gangsters aren't black, and I'm very proud of that fact.

[Flossmoor]

Emsing, another thing, their have been blacks who dealt in more than dealing drugs. It just shows the length of your stupidity. Also it seems that extortion alone have not only brought wealth to many asian, mexican, and even white gangs, but drugs have brought the most wealth to all those gangs. Wealth that extortion and human smuggling would not bring. So fool, the biggest black drug dealer is not compariable to the biggest white dope dealer.

[Flossmoor]

emsing2001, the biggest drug dealers are not black, it's clear you do not know what the hell you are talking about. Your first mistake is generalizing about blacks not knowing about nothing else but drug dealing. Are you talking about black gangsters, or blacks in general? secondly, one of the biggest drug dealers of all time in america was a white guy named barry seal. Who helped fly drugs in mina airport in arkansas.

[emsing2001]

He's nothing special.. Thats why there are no such thing as a legendary BLACK gangster because they dont know any other businesses like extortion,iligal casinos,human smuggling like the ASIAN gangs! Thats all they know dealing drugs and they are proud of it untill they got killed! Surely he owd money from them GAMBINOS! Thats always the case

[ahmadtajani]

Bitch you need to read about the Policy Kings. Theodore "Teddy" Roe, Mushmouth Johnson, The Squire Brothers. They were real Black Gangsters and Racketeers who fought toe to toe against the mafia, cops and politicians at the same time.

[Flossmoor]

emsing2001 shut up,I know you are one to believe that no one opposed the mafia, and assume everyone was scared of them. Sorry, but they were opposed and not everyone was or is affraid of them. However I do not glorify people such as frank matthews, because he did nothing but help destroy the black community not only in new york but also philidelphia supplying that cancer organization called the philly black mafia, who were nothing but black SS troops terrorizing their own people and community.

[streetcertifiedfilm]

YOU ARE ALL RIGHT IN A SENSE(EXCEPT FOR emsing2001) BUT THERE IS MORE TO MATTHEWS STORY. AND YOU CAN ALL FIND OUT IN MAY 2008. WE INTERVIEWD JUDGES, DEA AGENTS, PROSECUTORS AND GANGSTERS FOR A INCREDIBLE STORY.

[beatkidjay]

StreetCert. keep doing your thing. I read an interview with Anthony Gonzalez online and he he's a smart brotha. I saw dude in the Karlton Hines DVD by Street Stars. He was Karlton's lieutenant and friend. It's good that rel ex-hustlers like him, Kevin Chiles and others can make money talking about the rise and fall of that lifestyle. Cats getting murdered or doing 40 yrs to life w/o parole. If you was really getting it, you might have to do some of that in Florence ADX (23 hr lockdown).

[emsing2001]

you dumb ass! Blacks always glorify and pretend they know anything bout business! Thats all they know dealing drugs they dont know any other businesses! he's nothing special, Ofcourse he oposses the MAFIA thats why he got killed! He's nothing but a low life looser!

[beatkidjay]

How do you know sir? Are you a wiseguy privy to such information or are you just speculating?

The Gambinos let him live, while he was out earning them in the heroin business. Yet, when he blew trail and was no longer a threat, they found where he was and murdered him. Is that your story sir?

He sold death, so he wasn't a great guy. At least the black man was getting rich off the misery and giving something back to the communities they pillaged. The Mafia gave Blacks nothing but death.

[emsing2001]

well ofcourse it was always the case.. you knw thise black gangbangers they always try to act tough, they are italian mafia wanabe's they always borrow money and yap around the street that they are tough guy or gangsters! Untill they got wacked and got dis apeard, he is stupid how could he escape!? the dumb ones always got killed

[beatkidjay]

You're an idiot. It kills me how some whites especially Italians are so immersed with hip-hop culture, while still being racist. Eddie Murphy and Spike Lee really hit the bullseye with that shit. Where are you from Howard Beach or Bensonhurst?

Yeah, Frank Matthews is stupid. So stupid, he went around the Italians, found a Venezuelan connection and made $800K a day in the early 70's. He was the #1 heroin trafficker on the East Coast, bar none. The DEA has him Top 10 of All-Time list. Dumbass!

[trevdiggz]

Frank is from BROOKLYN via NC so whoever wrote that do your history.BK is where started his operation. THE BEST 2 EVER DO IT

[ramlah07]

Frank Mathews is a real dude from Durham NC not Brooklyn NY and who ever said he is a snitch or is dead or got killed by the gambino is lieing.This man stayed across the street from Carl Gambino so what do that tell you. The only black to do that and he ran the east coast from 1967 to 1973 and the gambino knew that and tey didnt want know problems from him. He had as many soldiers as the gambinos so dont get it twisted he is the real amercian ganster that didn get killed or jailed for life.

[beatkidjay]

Yeah, I have that Freddie Myers DVD and it's off the chain. They're 2 special features in the title menu, that have two funny stories. One about how Frank Lucas tried to run game on Freddie, so he tried to shoot him in an afterhours spot (before he blew up with the Blue Magic). The other talked about him and Frank Matthews hanging together in Las Vegas for the fights and screwing some escorts.

[emsing2001]

FRANK MATHEWS is nothing special he is nothing but a rat! He never hide he went missing because the GAMBINO's got him wacked! he's nothing but a low life theif! He got wacked thats why he diapeared! You retards stop imagining he was a great guy cz he's dead!

[beatkidjay]

They had a noce little chapter on him in Ron Chespiuk's book Gangster of Harlem". It was actually a nosy white cop that lived in hid building, that lobbied for an investigation. I wonder if he was a rich, flashy white guy would he felt the need to "bring him down".

As big as Frank Matthews was, it seems the recent interest in him didn't start until the Freddie Myers article in FEDS. I'm suprised FEDS nor Don Diva haven't done an article on him yet.

[streetcertifiedfilm]

Actually the "nosy white cop" that lived in Frank Matthews' building is the one in the beginning of the trailer sitting with his wife.

We are helping FEDS magazine do the Frank Mathews story now. It will be there next issue.

[beatkidjay]

Alright then! FEDS was starting to fall off. That will definitely get picked up the first day.

[beatkidjay]

I figured that was the cop from the book, but I couldn't remember his name. I know he was also every active in Franks's investigation. However, the way the book made it seem, he started snooping into Frank's business, because of this lavish, flamboyant lifestyle he saw day after day. I just feel this guy wouldn't have went about it the same way, if some flashy Gotti type lived in his building. Just my opinion.

[BEDSTUYDOorDIE]

This is the going to be the Hottest DVD Documentary Ever!!!!!

Frank "PeeWee" Matthews was the Official Black Gangster , This is the one that you dont want to miss! Brooklyn Stand Up!

[popoff9]

This is the 1st. and only real "Frank" in the Drug Game: FRANK MATTHEWS!!!!! And he never snitched like all those other rats! He Was A Real Street Drug Kingpin!

[ntladi]

Also check Freddie Meyers. Did his time (24 years) like a man.

[beatkidjay]

Frank Matthews flew the coup, so who knows if he would have snitched. Dude was facing major football numbers, so I won't get on this he didn't snitch stuff. Had they caught him before he left the country, he might have ratted. We'll never know. I just wonder why more kingpins don't escape to Brazil, Dominican Republic etc. with their millions. I'm not on the run and I wouldn't mind living there for good.

[ntladi]

With you all the way on that one, but nowadays they extradite folks from Brazil(well at least to The Netherlands, where I live)And somewhere it's funny that they can find Saddam in a rathole but they can't find Frank Matthews livin't it up in a mansion (I assume)