Pursuit of A Prince (DOCUMENTARY) The DEA & J Prince
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- House Committee To Probe Halting Of Rap-A-Lot Investigation
Did political pressure from Washington halt a drug investigation of Rap-A-Lot Records president James Prince?
Source: MTV.com
[ November, 27th, 2000]
The House Committee on Government Reform will try to answer that question at a December 6 hearing in the United States capital. The committee has subpoenaed five Drug Enforcement Administration agents, and three Houston police officers have been subpoenaed to testify at the hearing, according to spokesperson Sean Spicer.
Houston police and the DEA had been investigating the Houston label, home to Scarface and the Geto Boys, since 1988.
Spicer said Monday November 27th 2000 that the committee is concerned about several "coincidences" surrounding the investigation's cancellation. In August 1999, California representative Maxine Waters sent a letter on Prince's behalf to Attorney General Janet Reno alleging that DEA agents engaged in racial profiling, racial slurs and harassment in their investigation.
The lead investigator on the case, Jack Schumacher,
was transferred to a desk job March 14th 2000 two days after a visit by Vice President Al Gore to the Church Without Walls in Houston, according to Spicer. Prince is a member of the parish and has donated more than $1 million to the church, according to a spokesperson for the music executive.
Houston DEA head Ernest L. Howard told the House committee in July that the investigation was open, but internal agency e-mails explicitly state that the case had been closed because of political pressure, Spicer said.
Rap-A-Lot spokesperson Phyllis Pollack said she's outraged by the suggestion of a link between Gore and the record label. "Mr. Prince has never met, written to or donated a dime to Al Gore," Pollack said.
"When you're talking about a major drug investigation being halted because of political pressure, that's an issue that's of interest to all Americans," said Spicer, who insisted that the upcoming hearing has not been motivated by partisan considerations. "We want to
find out what political pressure was applied and by whom.
Indiana Republican Dan Burton chairs the committee, which is made up of 24 Republicans, 20 Democrats and one independent representative.
The investigation has resulted in more than 20 drug-related convictions. Prince has not been charged. In an October statement, Prince accused the DEA of employing "Gestapo-type methods, creating crimes and using criminal tactics."
DEA administrator Donnie Marshall is among the agents subpoenaed, along with Howard and Schumacher. Marshall told the Dallas Morning News in October that he was not pressured to close the investigation, nor did he put pressure on Howard to shut it down.
Calls to the Houston police and DEA were not returned by press time. Spicer said more subpoenas could be issued before the hearing, but he declined to speculate on who else could be called to testify. Waters and Gore will not be called, he said.
The DEA's investigation began
when authorities found 76 kilograms of cocaine in a car from Prince's used car dealership; Scarface criticized the investigation on his album Last of a Dying Breed, released in October 2000
In the song "Look Me in My Eyes", Scarface (born Brad Jordan) mentions Schumacher by name: "I can't get no peace/ 'Cause Schumacher's been chasin' me.... F*** the DEA."
In "The Gangsta S***", the rapper boasts, "I can't be stopped/ Not even by a badge."
Scarface's former group, the Geto Boys, criticized police brutality in their 1993 song "Crooked Officer." MTV refused to play the video, which featured footage of police officers assaulting blacks.
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This man had Janet Reno the USA attorney general drop a case for him the Mob all five families never achieved something like this unbelievable power j prince is that dude
Oh yes pop a lot with the documentaries 😎 know I’m fukkin wit it
Right
🔥🔥🔥 We need more of these fasho
Been here for years. You’ve come a long way, my brotha and I’m here for it! 💪🏾
Northside of Houston, Tx……we in dis bihh!!! 💯🤘🏾💪🏾
Man your so cool too😂
You killed it with this documentary!
Facts I've been waiting on this one tho!
I had no idea he was from Coke apartments. I used to do pest control there.😂
It’s on Coke street in 5th ward.. I think it’s Cleme now
Ok pop-a-lot f’em up w/doc series🙌🏾
Very detailed work Pop
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Much love and respect to the big homie and the family of J.Prince checking in from East Jackson Tennessee, USA!!!
Love the progress Pop-a- Lot❤
I don’t understand how ppl can come on somebody Chanel just to hate if u don’t like it just don’t watch it
Real trill documentary, respect
Like clockwork, breakfast, some good smoke, and an over 50 minutes doc from #Pop-A-Lot !!!
Make more of these this fire
Who would have thought chopped and screwed would be used to get around some copyright strikes and about rap-A-Lot and J Prince someone about to get a "Courtesy Call"
😂😂😂 J Better get outta here
Gone and drop us some Pop A Lot Compalations mane🫡🤙🏾〽️
I messes wit larry hoover...and I messes wit james prince. so ay, wwiiill see how this go. salute to pop-a-lot...
Keep it going 🙌🏽🔥
Heavy
Best work yet. 'real as they come'. Salute.
I love this sir. Thank you
I agree!!! 👍
FREE LARRY HOOVER
#MEMPHIS 10 PML BOS
Ok I see u
Love the Title💞
PURSUIT Of A PRINCE💜
Whats the damn deal Pop... aye, luv this segment and really informative and vital for the history of our music. #popAlot #iSalute
Salute
TRL is raising the bar in the genre and I like the competition because all these channels are great in my opinion
Damn bro felt like you were in Newark 😂😂😂 good video tho!
N yet his son acting tough wen he knows he not that dude 😂
Dam ! Man it at the Hoover part ! Please fix the audio
He got ppl spooked
Vacome 🤷🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️😆😆😆
@17:00 this was on jeezy song
Man every video is run on rerun! Smmh!
I ain’t know face got shot back then
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Ain’t no such things called the bloody nickel apartments, the fifth ward is just simply the bloody nickel … but hyped like a mf for this vid
These comments like he didn't cheat people!
Let’s see the bs he gets wrong and tries to act like he was there 🤦🏾♂️ 😂
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12:47 buk?
Jay x is trying to replace him
Jay could never replace Prince…not down south
J prince and rapper Rick Ross have a lot in common..the real dude is Johnny binder aka big J rember this dude used to go by lil j ..do your research if you know you know
I first heard Johnny Binder's name when J. Prince mentioned him in the intro of Scarface's "Emeritus" album back in 2008. I'm assuming that you're saying that Johnny Binder is a real ass nigga, huh?
By the way, don't disrespect J.Prince like that, comparing him to Rick Ross lol
it’s sum truth to what u are saying. johnny had his run. but J had his own lane as well “after” tht. but yeah johnny binder was first.
but johnny binder also started talking with schumaker off record which is why the two aren’t cool till this day. J even touched on it on the donnie houston show but they took it down i believe. it runs deep tho. it’s interesting.
but yes johnny binder was major player
You talking bout that dude who used to live in his car???....nah bro, you tripping
He working with them people, BELIEVE THAT!
@@PhantomOfThePsy-Opera j prince used to be a used car salesman 🤷🏾♂️
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Can you do a doc on this man from India? His getting 🔪🩸 in jail is nothing like you've ever seen and all the guards just watched out of fear czcams.com/video/YANO4VCut2k/video.htmlsi=j6aYk1F2CcWuWEgu