I definitely wouldn't call him a hero, but he seems contrite and to have made peace with his past, and is genuinely honest, especially about advice to not follow what he did. Great interview.
After viewing this interview I just have to say Im very much impressed how damn well Denzel Washington actually took his rolecharacter in the movie. He were just like real Frank Lucas!
-Zack Robinson -Did he do any time? -He was on trial, but he disappeared, nobody knows what happened to him. -You don't either? -Yea, I do... That was the best part.
I respect Frank Lucas for saying he regrets being a drug dealer/gangsta. It's sad that a lot us young stupid mothefuckers always talked about we don't have no regrets.
this shed a lotta light on the movie....cuz i read that only about 20 perscent of the movie was accurate....i like his demeanor and i think denzel portray this man well
You can tell he got a heart of gold... God bless him... I would pay money to be able to sit down and talk to him and learn.. And no not learn about anything bad.
nobody said he was a positive influence to society but what he accomplished is truly an amazing feat. You can't deny that when it comes to his marketing and entrepreneurial skills he really was a step ahead of the competition. I do agree with you that putting him on a pedestal is some what laughable, but lets face it, he is the poster boy of free enterprise and the American dream.
I'm going by what he said. In several interviews he said he only put the cops behind bars because they basically stole every cent from him. However, in the movie it showed him giving up the cops too, but he offered giving up the crime figures and gangsters.
A great interview.. The guy should not be glorified by any means.. cos the ammount of evil he spread during his hay day is unforgivable..but it also takes great courage to admit to the wrongs he did and the message is "I REGRTET it"..."KIDS GET OFF THE STREET and GO TO SCHOOL"..thts is respect!
sakin81: Maybe it's because we know that deep down inside people like Frank Lucas are just as human as we are. They're vulnerable to pain, joy, & sadness just as we are. They care for their loved ones just as we do. They just made bad choices in life. But i'm definately feeling your comment. I couldn't have put that better myself.
You did the right thing. You kept your values and your word. In that regard, you have succeeded. I was told I wouldn't make it to highschool because of my poor test scores... and my behavior. My parents were sitting there when a counselor said this. It was all a lie and we knew it.
How this guy, regardless of his contributions is not in prison is beyond me. He served more time for his second arrest for pure posession than he did for his criminal enterprises. I would never give this man the time of day. But hey, in today's society it's cool to glorify felons. Tells ya how much the world is screwed up right now.
Oh you real gangsta huh i'm sure you wouldn't snitch and be a manly tough guy and spend the rest of your life in prison rather than giving up niggas who would rat you out in a split second. I bet all's you listen to is hip hop. 🤡
This guy was a genius. He also wouldn't be anyones bitch and controlled everything around him to make sure he wasn't screwed. This bro beasted the 70's
who said i didnt respect black men who did it the right way? Of course I respect them .. i just said this is why black people look up to him.. he came from nothing point blank and made something.. he built his own organization and empire.. whether i agree with it or not.. i still respect it.. his business
Why isn't the joker the highest card in every different kind of card game?,because when each game possesses different rules,strategy becomes an occurence of fate.
frank and nick used to by cars from me down on the grand conc, about 2 cars a week with bags of cash. they were the most intelligent guys i have ever met. i remember nicky getting the first 6 series ever made imported from germany. he was disguised by driving a crap car in the day but at night he brought out the best, i remember nicky took me for a ride in his rolls.
Bad, Bad Leroy Barnes His friends claimed he was just a wealthy real estate investor. Police contended he was the biggest heroin dealer in New York City, maybe in the country. To blacks in his old Harlem neighborhood, ("Nicky") Barnes, 45, was a legend of defiance and success. What he had he flaunted, and he had a great deal: 300 custom-tailored suits, a string of glamourous women and powerful friends in show business and politics. He drove two Citroën-Maseratis and four Mercedes. FLASHY!!!!
Perhaps i generalized it too much, I apologize. But to a lot of black people this man is a hero. I hear it a lot -- the reason being was because he was one of the first black people in America under the 'new age' to be extremely wealthy and powerful and people look up to this. But thats not to say it applies to everyone such as yourself. Just something I seem to hear alot thats all.
so he loves his family and states that, "he is not that kind of animal" in reference to putting a hit on his bro. What kind of animal are you than? The kind that felt the ends justified the means in destroying tens of thousands of other families through drugs!
That article Bad,Bad Leroy Barnes was posted December 1977 Time's Magzine... where it tells he was very flashy with his shit if you can't tell where ever he went was FLASHY. but Frank Lucas was thought to be someone that worked for someone higher he was the shadow the ghost the man that you didn't think was the man you where after until it was too late he's the man with the beat up old caddy that he used to deal from he had 5 cars but could you name them? he had custom suits but how many?
If anything atleast he lived to tell others that this isnt the life you want to lead. Although it wont stop anything,theres always someone out there willing to take the risk.
i understand why you said that but isn't who you are and what you do two different things he does regret it and has changed from what we see herepeople do terrible things but it's to me a blessing to know your wrongs so that it will allow you to change and becone the person you want or need to be my opinion i agree with you i just wanted to ask a question
EVERYBODY... I don't give a fuck who you are, gotta have mad respect for this man. He was using the US government to get his shit, and was just usin his people to distribute it. Dis dude was a fuckin genious!! FRANK LUCAS!!!!
Well... I went to inner-city public schools in Chicago, but it doesn't mean you can't succeed. You can succeed regardless of the obstacles if you're strong (and wise) enough. Need good male role models though, but all we see now are rappers and athletes. I ended up earning a Ph.D., but there were those in my hood who ended up getting killed or are pushing a broom... or pushing drugs. Most of us did well though.
Anytime a gangstar is old school and shows a softer side taking care of his kids, everyone wants to stick up for him - do you think destroying all those lives was the right thing to do? This is a little different than selling dime bags of pot - this is large scale introduction of one of most addictive substances known to man
That is true. You cannot judge Frank Lucas, but the truth is that lifestyle he lived was dangerous. Plain and simple. If I am hating by saying that Black people are capable of doing more than just drug dealing, whether it's small time or big time, then so be it.
I definitely wouldn't call him a hero, but he seems contrite and to have made peace with his past, and is genuinely honest, especially about advice to not follow what he did. Great interview.
After viewing this interview I just have to say Im very much impressed how damn well Denzel Washington actually took his rolecharacter in the movie. He were just like real Frank Lucas!
listen to him young men out there! dont do what he did.hes been there and done that and was at the very top and even he says it aint worth it.
250 mill up Nigga should been retired
-Zack Robinson
-Did he do any time?
-He was on trial, but he disappeared, nobody knows what happened to him.
-You don't either?
-Yea, I do...
That was the best part.
What he says in the last 2 minutes of this clip is priceless. Everyone should heed his words.
lol, he told ol boy with the cell phone to get the F out.
Great movie BTW.
I respect Lucas so much for not glorifing the life of a gangster, and tell the truth...that there is way more to lose than gain - REal Talk
Well those people choose to take drugs, they choose to use it, they choose to take his drugs. He didn't force anyone to take it.
I guess that makes it alright.. ya spastic
richie said frank did turned in fellow drug dealers and even more so the mob in an interview🙄
It took them 9 minutes and change to ask a decent question and as soon as he gets into it, they end the video!!! Great going hot97
This man is just tellin the truth. No matter how you feel about him, listen to the wisdom.
I loved the ending........!!!!!
I respect Frank Lucas for saying he regrets being a drug dealer/gangsta. It's sad that a lot us young stupid mothefuckers always talked about we don't have no regrets.
He says that....
"I'm not that kind of animal." It's good that you know yourself as one.
oh my!
You think he's an animal?
He said yes I blew it up 😂🤦♂️😂💯💯
this shed a lotta light on the movie....cuz i read that only about 20 perscent of the movie was accurate....i like his demeanor and i think denzel portray this man well
You can tell he got a heart of gold... God bless him... I would pay money to be able to sit down and talk to him and learn.. And no not learn about anything bad.
You are a morally depraved fucking idiot.
he destroyed countless lives idiot.
Melvin Combs.
A bigtime hustler in Harlem during the early 70's. I dunno how big but Lucas seemed to have much respect for him so that must say a lot.
dis guy is a legend
The Man, good to see a man can go from 0 to millions in a heart beat.
I support frank for making all that money.
nobody said he was a positive influence to society but what he accomplished is truly an amazing feat. You can't deny that when it comes to his marketing and entrepreneurial skills he really was a step ahead of the competition. I do agree with you that putting him on a pedestal is some what laughable, but lets face it, he is the poster boy of free enterprise and the American dream.
I'm going by what he said. In several interviews he said he only put the cops behind bars because they basically stole every cent from him. However, in the movie it showed him giving up the cops too, but he offered giving up the crime figures and gangsters.
A great interview.. The guy should not be glorified by any means.. cos the ammount of evil he spread during his hay day is unforgivable..but it also takes great courage to admit to the wrongs he did and the message is "I REGRTET it"..."KIDS GET OFF THE STREET and GO TO SCHOOL"..thts is respect!
frank is a legand !!!!!!!!!!
this man is a fuckin legend, show some godamn respect
Lie that nigga ass was a big ass fucking fraud who lied about stories that wasn't his
Go back to bed ya fuckin tic
good on him for being honest about everything
Mister Frank Lucas, respect
HE KEEPS IT GUTTER STILL
RIP Frank Lucas
sakin81: Maybe it's because we know that deep down inside people like Frank Lucas are just as human as we are. They're vulnerable to pain, joy, & sadness just as we are. They care for their loved ones just as we do. They just made bad choices in life. But i'm definately feeling your comment. I couldn't have put that better myself.
Good interview
Holy Crap. THAT MOVIE WAS SICK, I WOULD EVEN COMPARE IT TO THE CLASSIC "city of god".
true gangster.
the black Larry Flynt
You did the right thing. You kept your values and your word. In that regard, you have succeeded.
I was told I wouldn't make it to highschool because of my poor test scores... and my behavior. My parents were sitting there when a counselor said this. It was all a lie and we knew it.
a real gangster
How this guy, regardless of his contributions is not in prison is beyond me. He served more time for his second arrest for pure posession than he did for his criminal enterprises. I would never give this man the time of day. But hey, in today's society it's cool to glorify felons. Tells ya how much the world is screwed up right now.
They've said Puffy daddy was a snitch too!
Oh you real gangsta huh i'm sure you wouldn't snitch and be a manly tough guy and spend the rest of your life in prison rather than giving up niggas who would rat you out in a split second. I bet all's you listen to is hip hop. 🤡
This man can say he never turned Rat all he wants but we all know better, put a piece of cheese in front of him and watch him take a big bite.
🙏🙏🙏 rip Frank
Not condoning what he did but this dude is str8 up funny. Especially about blowin' up the car...'yes the hell I did'...lol!!
This guy was a genius. He also wouldn't be anyones bitch and controlled everything around him to make sure he wasn't screwed. This bro beasted the 70's
@MrGeneralskruf he sure seems to have a similar personality to the one portrayed by denzel washington
Great movie!
he is a living legend.. good example of hybris.
Lol..@"I'm going to tell you right now..yes the hell I did blow it up".
All of them told but if you were faced with some of that jail time, you'd tell too. Don't lie.
damn thats krazy he said puffy pops was on the same level as him
Good video...That was some Real Shit!
a lot of frank lucas video but none original of richie roberts??
His own brothers said they were already own..😮
who said i didnt respect black men who did it the right way? Of course I respect them .. i just said this is why black people look up to him.. he came from nothing point blank and made something.. he built his own organization and empire.. whether i agree with it or not.. i still respect it.. his business
Why isn't the joker the highest card in every different kind of card game?,because when each game possesses different rules,strategy becomes an occurence of fate.
Frank paid the cost to be the boss. Respect that. Remember one day you will get old, too.
he didn't really "rat out" nobody, he just got fuckin revenge on all those dirty cops. It needed to be done. Good job frank
Pollo pollo pollo, don't forget pollo!!!!!!
hes the man right there, telln it like it is...
kids, go to school! and get off that corner sellin rock
Hey was this the guy who was in Sanford and Son? I loved that show!!!
they should have showed miss jones and dem before he came through the door they were funny! they were whispering and actin scared
People like that eventually get theirs. If not in this life, then in the next.
frank and nick used to by cars from me down on the grand conc, about 2 cars a week with bags of cash. they were the most intelligent guys i have ever met. i remember nicky getting the first 6 series ever made imported from germany. he was disguised by driving a crap car in the day but at night he brought out the best, i remember nicky took me for a ride in his rolls.
Wow
frank lucas was like " lick shots biiaatch" kabooooom
Bad, Bad Leroy Barnes
His friends claimed he was just a wealthy real estate investor. Police contended he was the biggest heroin dealer in New York City, maybe in the country. To blacks in his old Harlem neighborhood, ("Nicky") Barnes, 45, was a legend of defiance and success. What he had he flaunted, and he had a great deal: 300 custom-tailored suits, a string of glamourous women and powerful friends in show business and politics. He drove two Citroën-Maseratis and four Mercedes.
FLASHY!!!!
Perhaps i generalized it too much, I apologize. But to a lot of black people this man is a hero. I hear it a lot -- the reason being was because he was one of the first black people in America under the 'new age' to be extremely wealthy and powerful and people look up to this. But thats not to say it applies to everyone such as yourself. Just something I seem to hear alot thats all.
any person who did crap, will tell you not to do crap.
so he loves his family and states that, "he is not that kind of animal" in reference to putting a hit on his bro. What kind of animal are you than? The kind that felt the ends justified the means in destroying tens of thousands of other families through drugs!
the man paid his dues-in America that's the way it is.
like the Man said..I got what my hands called for
Damn Diddys pops was a gangsta that apple does not match with that tree.
I wonder if PDiddy would be interested in chatting with Frank Lucas about his father.
If the people you were paying off to keep quiet started snitching on you, you'd be pretty pissed and would want to bring them down.
That article Bad,Bad Leroy Barnes was posted December 1977 Time's Magzine... where it tells he was very flashy with his shit if you can't tell where ever he went was FLASHY. but Frank Lucas was thought to be someone that worked for someone higher he was the shadow the ghost the man that you didn't think was the man you where after until it was too late he's the man with the beat up old caddy that he used to deal from he had 5 cars but could you name them? he had custom suits but how many?
Watch "Gangland - American Gangster" Frank admits he cut the quality in an interview...
If anything atleast he lived to tell others that this isnt the life you want to lead. Although it wont stop anything,theres always someone out there willing to take the risk.
The OG
Hollywood makes everyone a hero
Mike Bakhsheshi
Amen Brotha!
No matter which you look at it, this man saled heroine...
@6:15 man. 😂😂😂
i like dis dude frank
Wise Wise Man
"YES I DID BLOW IT IP" lol
1:12 dj envy looking silly as fuck right here.
did you hear that kids (to those u idolize gangsters) ...frank said it's BULLCRAP! listen to him and go to college !
i understand why you said that but isn't who you are and what you do two different things he does regret it and has changed from what we see herepeople do terrible things but it's to me a blessing to know your wrongs so that it will allow you to change and becone the person you want or need to be my opinion i agree with you i just wanted to ask a question
He has NO remorse. What a liar! I saw him say elsewhere that he had NO regrets.
respect :) maybe people better listen to the guy even if he was such a famous gangster he's speaking the trueth leave drugs and continue a normal life
when he said luckily to be alive how about the people he murdered in cold blood in front of everybody when he dies he will be drag down to hell
Saw in other interviews that the guy's remorseful.
Dont forget the at that time he was in his prime you would have let off a full clip even when you look at him bad.
so did he saved many lifes in harlem....
He only put the cops behind bars.
The legend
A rat.
Also I don't recall them calling him a hero, I don't seem to associate the word gangster with hero
EVERYBODY... I don't give a fuck who you are, gotta have mad respect for this man. He was using the US government to get his shit, and was just usin his people to distribute it. Dis dude was a fuckin genious!!
FRANK LUCAS!!!!
Well... I went to inner-city public schools in Chicago, but it doesn't mean you can't succeed. You can succeed regardless of the obstacles if you're strong (and wise) enough. Need good male role models though, but all we see now are rappers and athletes. I ended up earning a Ph.D., but there were those in my hood who ended up getting killed or are pushing a broom... or pushing drugs. Most of us did well though.
Anytime a gangstar is old school and shows a softer side taking care of his kids, everyone wants to stick up for him - do you think destroying all those lives was the right thing to do? This is a little different than selling dime bags of pot - this is large scale introduction of one of most addictive substances known to man
That is true. You cannot judge Frank Lucas, but the truth is that lifestyle he lived was dangerous. Plain and simple. If I am hating by saying that Black people are capable of doing more than just drug dealing, whether it's small time or big time, then so be it.
MA MEN! :D
11 yrs and 1 like...damn lol
yes.