1. Mr. Untouchable: The Rise
2. King of New York
3. A Few Bad Men
4. Leroy: The Fall
5. Videotape Phone Conversation
6. Louis, DEA Agent

1. Mr. Untouchable: The Rise

[1970s Harlem/Black Godfather Stardom/Superfly Pardoned/To strike the King/You have to kill him/clean/Mr. Untouchable/Mr. Untouchable]

This is a story/bout a junkie/turned king/heroes and heroines/high inventory/China white economy/striking streets, sleek with teams/queens and big dreams/Al Capone of Harlem/Stardom from trafficking/building five borough empire with gunfire/thorough pedigree/right in thee/face of NYPD/Mr. Untouchable/Nicky/discipline enforced by keys/ordered killings/and green/the one with the biggest guns/get the wars won/get the wrongs turned right/empty out rounds/tight rope walk downs/colt 45s/stakes so high/they sizzling/street justice/with empty clips/enemies/n snitches caught slipping/split up and slit throats/Mr. vicious/folks/Machiavelli knows no loyalty/in a mad society/where violence is main authority/problem solving/where families slip cracks/play craps with math not adding/zero sums/left out addicts/households held together by street antics/and quick wits/working teens/mom and dad nodding off on their American dreams/born without basics/pull off tricks and catch cases/just chickens that make fiends fly/cuz the savage takes/while the polite stay deprived/where children starve/does the drug king do more good than harm?

[1970s Harlem/Black Godfather Stardom/Superfly Pardoned/To strike the King/You have to kill him/clean/Mr. Untouchable/Mr. Untouchable]

God creates humans/they choosing each other/Machiavelian schemes to build teams/turning few in/Italian mob gave Barnes blueprint/after mid-life in prison/soul searching/what did he want in life/more money, women and power/how might he expect to do it/anything it takes to get it/cleaned up addictions/picking up players for missions/a Harlem legend like Bumpy Johnson/so flashy, fitting and nice/1970s superfly/Vietnam and Nixon/powder connections/fiends standing in line/but this ain’t Disneyland in Anaheim/flipping keys over skylines/the face of the company/money producing factory/corporate structuring/the Council CEO/Mr. Untouchable/reflecting mainstream/tailor-made suits to the collar bone/”treat my brother like my own”/motto/and this council of world travelers/exotic beaches, Greece like Apollo with crown/the hood clientele/concrete jungle town/marginal lines raised/rounds fired in background/turkey giveaways/lender/free spender/feeling invincible/town cars, fame/and mixed chemicals/beautiful ladies/cutting up drugs and birthday cakes/stripping naked and bagging weight/10 to 15,000 dollars a day/liquidity/done daily/for street dealers/the council played demographics/right tallying up money rapid/nights/fast life/strictly business/that was the key to everything/measured up American Dream/scales of injustice/and lady heroine/not wonder woman/the face of it all/Mr. Untouchable/this was his rise/but watch out for his fall.

2. King of New York

[The blue print/The rise, the royalty lines/The minutes they climb/But does a King stay divine/When facing hard time?/King of New York life]

Green Haven/State Prison stint/lay outs and built blueprints/mob ties/loose ends drive/fast friends connect and climb/1973 to 1979/structured operation assigned/with seven lieutenants in line/and 12 more distributors/grind/and that’s how the money printer worked/fine oiled machine/making New York’s king spoiled/from the cloth of made men/to Armani suits/the treacherous role model moves/the one you don’t want daughter to choose/and the child/opens their eyes/to the pits of hell/where jobs die/dwellings where factories close then money dries/the King of New York knows hows and whys/making money piles/fly rides/and operation slick/slip slides/upper crust/arrested six times/nothing stuck/Nikki Barnes inside/until like the myth of Icarus flying so high/got too close to the sun in the sky/riding too close to the public eye.

[The blue print/The rise, the royalty lines/The minutes they climb/But does a King stay divine?/When facing hard time?/King of New York life]

Heavy is the head that wears the crown/Town Car Lincolns of Kingpins/lost his Queen to his best friend/his Lieutenant/then switched teams/treachery in the trenches/there’s envy/caught up in narcism/flamboyant playboy/to be be top dog/holding down Fifi/police attack weak links/Where is Wally Fisher/he telling stories of dream schemes/when RICO is case that they gave him/he sold out quick/weak-kneed/begging for mercy/from police/if the King isn’t killed he goes in hiding/exiled from his child and people/look back/worst historical/ milestone/magazine profile/New York Times/got him on TV dial/when drug Kingpin becomes heroes of slums/Heroine sold like chewing gum/sprung out all corners/nodding offbeat/whereas the kingpin’s empire starts crumbling.

3. A Few Bad Men

[Poor little child/Dummy junkie doing time/Turn to wise guy/These are the lives/Of a few bad men, of a few bad men.]

New York City youth/razor sharp/in school/daddy was janitor/middle class manner/had fist like hammer/drunk/he beat Leroy’s momma up/senseless/home is where hatred is/Little man turned misfit/cold flat foot fits/hustler wits/got up quick/empty pocket fold n/flips/hit streets since/soothe like tonics/calling him/12 year young/ with zip guns/he’s drawing/that when he found it/turned dope into profits/came home full pockets/one night he saw his momma lost it/fighting with pops/drop kicked/stood up and launched it/shot his old man/accosted/left home to sell product/ Fat Herbie’s prodigy so fill wallet/Pleasant Ave/cutting work/tasks/package it/then distributions/he soon became an addict/and turned savage/addicts do stupid shit to feed habits.

[Poor little child/Dummy junkie doing time/Turn to wise guy/These are the lives/Of a few bad men, of a few bad men]

Stories of a few bad men/lieutenants and yes men/some say nobody/never miss these men/marked for death/captains handle business/soldiers handle streets non-sense/Joey Gallo/Maddy Madona/detailed blueprints/new demographics/opportunity interests/Harlem born/twice in Luchese crime family/lump sums/Madona drop offs/fitting in car trunks/for stops/Heroine flying kites with no cape/Big Schmitty built like tank/300 pounds of muscle/Guy Fisher/well groomed hustle/pulling strings and it’s curtains/at Apollo a few bad men/tunes play loud when/night falls/bullets, cloud, street stars/and curtain calls/tied to Colombo wars/RICO scrawls/jealousy amongst brothers downfall/in the urban sprawl/drug sweeps/caught with 72 keys/closed doors/profits hit floor/stings/decades behind walls/enemy flings/with women he laced up with things/nothing good comes from ill-gotten deeds/titles and treaties/handled by teams/stuck in silence/code of violence/blood work in this office/making bones over fiends/in the margins/these are the origins/of few bad men.

4. Leroy: The Fall

[Checkmates: Art of human chase/Chess pieces in State/Custody blinded by ambition/He doesn’t see/The highest he gets to dreams/The more he may lose totally/The Fall of the rotten dream]

He fills/time with freak girls/pop pills/ they want thrills/money spills/out of his pockets/lovely locket/Thelma/she likes to spend/his money faster than she can see/it/black belt in shopping/knock-out in lacey dress/thug love/she impressed/loves success/looks past schemes/over-dosing fiends/to swipe visas for new things/she sees shoes she likes/she buys three/choosing every color/walk in closets/and he loved it under covers/get dusted and stunting/marathon freak offs/explosive to a crew like molotovs/self-indulgent muse/numb the senses/love and happiness/drug pretenses/slob with king’s wit/best to be prince/among thieves/king takes the hit/declared public enemy/police find weak/links for penalties/the council sings/don’t ever talk drug business over phones/alone with sounds blocking voice/and so it goes the King is making his rounds with his harem/while the State collects witnesses/to make the fall end sentence.

[Checkmates: Art of human chase/Chess pieces in State/Custody blinded by ambition/He doesn’t see/The highest he gets to dreams/The more he may lose totally/The Fall of the rotten dream]

Distinguished gentleman with key mission/fish scales/n violence never fails/to enforce this business/with no paper trail/terminate or be terminated/no regrets or complications/strictly established/legitimate business/living investments/birthday boy/Club 54/police deployed/undercover force/playing Maitre D/scorned/police hate arrogant type/criminal/empire at peak high/ambition blinds/New York Times/bylines/Mr. Untouchable/with red, white and blue ties/brings DEA spies/dismantling drive/B.S. triasl/tieing together loose files/connected by circumstance n money piles/Barnes ran plans behind lines/keep supplies fine/matters of the heart combined/turnt scorned lovers despised/Thelma and Shemeka/Nicky and Guy/missed hits/near misses/now the whole crew doing time/Kingpin on the fly/turn evidence/key state witness/if injury done to a man/this injury must be severe/without fear of recourse/so forth/street corner ethic shows/ no remorse/stories on stands/royalty to vermine/most common outcome/when party ends/never any real friends.

5. Video Taped Phone Conversation

[Too many gunning for thee/One with best quality/Got another running/Five boroughs under/Guliani’s nose/Video Taped /Phone conversation occurs/Two old American gangsters]

It takes hearts/big man talks/start sparks/two of the 1970s most marked/Nikki Barnes and Frank Lucas/New York City’s/pitiful and most wanted/street legends born/but does this bring glory/Gulliver’s travel story/disgraced giant king/ingratitude of his team/penciling scenes/pointing fingers/wing men/made them rich then meek/prison feed/speaking to his rival he seeks clarity/Nicky ask did he/have hit on his head/if it were true/it was misled/he would have put them bullets through/reasonably confused/Lucas never knew/how Barnes could put himself in front of the news/Mr. Untouchable feuds/with the giant ego of Gulliver/pardoned by Governor/n what you expect from number/two/ lieutenant when he a damn punk, he said/original pretty and grimey/this is the extent/of a conversation between two old friends.

[Too many gunning for thee/One with best quality/Got another running/Five boroughs under/Guliani’s nose/Video Taped /Phone conversation occurs/Two old American gangsters]

Street ethics/don’ snitch to get out mix/but this ethic is missed/when caught up in mix/twists/betwixt and beyond/who’s responsive to wrongs/strong armed and disarmed/swarm of bullets/movement to war/when the streets recruit the stars to tours/campaigns for scores/scrambling on all fours/no guts/no gore/from poor to folklore/phoned conversations of foes/turn coats of note/American Gangster code/golden triangle lords/supplied through cold/Harlem nights/spine through roads and gutters/factories shuttered/middle class cluttered/bottom piles/predatory policies of state/where hoods wild test fate/takes strength and guile/give inch/take miles/where corporate takeovers/take two/action leads to body bags and blood donors/rags to riches back to rags/stash spots get tags/millionaires flash/gun smoke/dash when em kingpins clash.

6. Louis, DEA Agent

[It takes a chief/To run an operation/Run by those /Taking spots and positions/Chief of police, caught/Forced cooperation/Louis Diaz/DEA Agent]

Waiting in wings/planes n materialized dreams/agents down things/wrestling themes/planting bugs/uncovering schemes/Brooklyn raised/1950s/Officer Diaz/aiming for big wheelers and dealers/putting out feelers/strong arm cheaters/Harlem Al Capone/as he was known/1970s era/heroine terror/Vietnam vets/with nods/no jobs/familes to grow/peaceful/good God/mercy me/operation/at home/learning/mafia codes/silence of boss man unwoven/kites and life spans/eternal reflections/of passed off lands/shared dope connections/council men/consortium of deadly brethren/China White triangle projections/with Italians/100 kilos coming inland/daily feeding circles of kingpin/700 cars in garage/when Officer Diaz walked in/badge shown.

[It takes a chief/To run an operation/Run by those/Taking spots and positions/Chief of police, caught/Forced cooperation/Louis Diaz/DEA Agent]

Geranimo being monitored/money man becomes haunted/by ghosts/of dead presidents past/taunting fate/rags to riches to rags/from bull to cattle/lifestyle of castle to cages/no scent of woman at Days Inn/at day’s end/acquitted/buying off witnesses/Mr. Untouchable/with Midas touch/drug business/Officer Diaz/sits with interest/wiretaps/sit back/quarter pounders/pack weight the council at height/freight/40 underlings/working under boss/tailor made suits/$30 million value/news profile/President Carter went wild/divert resources on his trail/trial/Continued Criminal Enterprise/sweeps and crime sprees/council franchise/20 arrested/setting up deals/followed by shields of law/Jakes spread out tall cities/pulsating/heart beats/networks/New York City/1978 summer heat/anonymous juries/no leaks/statements made/Barnes/checkmated by State/fate sealed/life no possibility parole/unless he rolls/in plain sight/Officer Diaz sheds light/two weeks on stand/undercover collector/intelligence/lowly job/putting crews in mess/lost leaks/boss man Nicky speaks/points finger at underlings/sentence commuted/whole communities uprooted/another drug empire ruined/raising odds/lowered costs/just dawn of new era/bubble/Crack Game hustle/Hood Rich Einstein/if there’s a will there’s a way/taste for luxury/with three laws/money/power/respect/when kingpins fall/a new king is born.