Comments on: Interview: Ethan Brown - Queens Reigns Supreme

By: A smokers thoughts

A smokers thoughts — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:47:42 +0000

man i was reading don diva today and read about fat cat… half that bull shit in that book is false as well as BET’s American Gangsta. fat cat was a slam snitch!!!!…..the air needs to be cleared and i dont think this book does it 100%. but thats just me

By: Nah Right » Blog Archive » Ethan Brown Analyzes the Supreme Transcripts

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 17:23:19 +0000

[...] As you may have heard, notorious Queens hustler Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff was sentenced to life in prison yesterday (February 9) for ordering the murders of Troy Singleton and rapper Erick "E Money Bags" Smith. Unfortunatley, I haven’t had the time lately to follow the trial as closely as I would’ve liked to, but I’ve been doing some catching up. Ethan Brown, author of the book Queens Reigns Supreme, has been blogging the trial over at his website, and has the first two posts of a four part series on the trial transcripts up now. Ethan has an intimate understanding of all of the events surrounding the murders, Supreme’s past, and how the whole situation connects to the world of hip-hop, so if you’re looking for some interesting insight on the case, he’s the man to turn to. [...]

By: Onesimus

Onesimus — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 19:27:00 +0000

I am working on a serious project. I have read Queens Reigns Supreme and I would like Ethan Brown to get involved with this project. I am from N.Y. and I know he would like this proposal. My number is 443-783-8974.

By: D. Miles

D. Miles — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 21:42:57 +0000

Yo this book got me interested like a mutha…… I saw most of the antics of several of the crews that are written about growing up in southside and the story about the southside fighting with hollis takes me back to my youth. i have to definitely read this book because i knew them all.

By: mr. unknown

mr. unknown — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:18:47 +0000

i have read alot articles over the years inre: of prince and supreme. mostly based on police reports , court documents, newspaper articles ,and a few associates. however i have never read anything 100% accurate. such as do you know how they got the names prince and supreme. do you have any idea as to how the team actually got the name supreme team? i know the people you may have used to reserch with could only provied you may the past 10 years worth of rumores and street gossip. would you like to really know this and more ? if so e-mail me and maybe we can talk

ps. by the way supreme has never served a 10 year prison term

By: crazy shit. » “…they read.” “i read!” “books, jerry.” “oh…”

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 05:12:18 +0000

[...] s a particularly asinine thing to complain about, and i let it go. today, eskay linked to an interview he did with an author. its a pretty good interview [...]

By: Nah Right » Blog Archive » Feds Seek Death Penalty Against ‘Preme

Thu, 23 Mar 2006 20:22:56 +0000

[...] n Supreme, his influence on hip hop, and his legacy in Southside Queens see my interview with Ethan Brown author of Queens Reigns Supreme [...]

By: eskay

eskay — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 15:28:05 +0000

daryl, I’ll pass your info on to Ethan.

By: daryl francis

daryl francis — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 04:57:23 +0000

To Whom It May Concern,

I am the Co-host of a progressive talk show (The Peter Rosenberg Show 106.7FM, Washington DC) discussing politics, sports, music and pop culture. I just stumbled onto your site doing some research on Ethan Brown. I’ve read his book and would love to get him on the show, especially in light of the recent Busta Rhymes shooting. Would you have any suggestions on how to contact him? I can be reached at the above email address or 646.305.1552. He is coming into DC on 2.9.06 and I would like to get him on the show that morning before his book signing. Let me know if you can help. thanks…

By: PHIL81A

PHIL81A — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 04:23:33 +0000

I am a young black male from Queens who lived in the boro 90% of my life. I have not read the book as yet but it has peaked my interest in a big way, the interview was very good, From hearing about and knowing people who were and are in my opinion “Negative Products of there Environment ” If all these street figures named in Queens Reigns Supreme were given a better chance in a better environment at a beginning age they would have been in my opinion “Positive Products of there Environment” possibly running a fortune 500 company.

By: Nah Right » Blog Archive » Curtis Scoon Interview at SOHH

Nah Right » Blog Archive » Curtis Scoon Interview at SOHH — Sat, 07 Jan 2006 21:13:18 +0000

[...] hould focus on for answers. If you’ve read Queens Reigns Supreme, or my interview with the books author Ethan Brown, this piece is a [...]

By: posta child

posta child — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 07:56:13 +0000

Deep. I hear that NU. I mean I will never ever say there is any justification for going out like that. It is next to impossible to get any money to get anything off the ground through the standard avenues. (Banks, and ect.) Its fu@ked up. You can’t get financial backing to start up things the way they should. If Todd from the suburbs wanted to open a video store and Jamal from the city wanted to start a record company……need I say more?

By: NU Bhattacharjee

NU Bhattacharjee — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 23:09:50 +0000

Great interview, the depth to which the crack game has crossed over to the rap business is not surprising. What other form of capital is available to young black entrepreneurs with little to no credit history, no collateral and in a high risk, low success rate business. It would be interesting to see what types of businesses were funded out of prohibition.

By: Rafi

Rafi — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 01:08:12 +0000

Very nice interview. I’ll be checking out the book.

By: eskay

eskay — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 16:27:31 +0000

Trust me when I tell you, this book is crack (no pun intended)

By: Doxx

Doxx — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 16:24:04 +0000

That’s a real solid, informative interview. I’m about to buy this one along with Adisa Banjoko’s new book.

Nice work.

By: dCs

dCs — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 16:14:17 +0000

for the money, this definitely looks like something i will buy. im dead broke right now but i can afford 10 bucks a book. good interview

By: e-double

e-double — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 14:17:47 +0000

I’ma put this book on my to read list. Hopefully we can get more young people into the habit of reading. Remember, your mind is like a muscle. Don’t work it out and it gets out of shape.

By: Billy Sunday

Billy Sunday — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 06:27:06 +0000

S.K.,
This was a pro-style interview. You’ve piqued my interest in this book. Since I come from Queens I ought that I had seen/experienced this entire story first hand but I realize there are some misconceptions that I need to have cleared.

Nice flow my dude rock, rock on.