Celebrity Underrated - The Black Famous And The Mob

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  • čas přidán 24. 04. 2023
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  • @Supremmo
    @Supremmo Před rokem +77

    Vegas had one Casino that catered to Black Folks. It was called the Moulin Rouge.

  • @sherry3301
    @sherry3301 Před rokem +16

    Sam Cooke HAD his OWN record label called Sar records.

  • @cadillacdeville5828
    @cadillacdeville5828 Před rokem +48

    As ALWAYS, our MONEY and TALENT is ONLY welcomed when convenient, but we are STILL considered below them.

    • @kayshawnsimmons5585
      @kayshawnsimmons5585 Před rokem

      To this day they are the Pimps entertainers are hoes who gone work and Die when They say so. Yet People still lineup to get whored out and used as puppets and Informants

    • @stephaniewilson6031
      @stephaniewilson6031 Před rokem +8

      Facts😔

    • @stevenpringle9492
      @stevenpringle9492 Před 11 měsíci +3

      It's always a few of us that really believe in their supremacy.

  • @Luke-kg7vu
    @Luke-kg7vu Před rokem +44

    He should do Sonny Liston. He was connected to the mob and lived a very mysterious life. Such a sad story.

  • @itsmoenishanotmoesha8469
    @itsmoenishanotmoesha8469 Před rokem +47

    😂😂😂 all I could think about Kim and Sammie was, clearly, Sammie had no momma, aunties, or grandma's in his life. You don't just eat no random woman's red sauce.

    • @monilaninetynine3811
      @monilaninetynine3811 Před rokem +11

      He had a mama. A Cuban mama at that, but he probably just didn't listen. 😂

    • @Supremmo
      @Supremmo Před rokem +10

      @@monilaninetynine3811 He was primarily raised by his father on the road

    • @AfroPick82
      @AfroPick82 Před rokem

      Sammie was far pass the negro'jew'pean point. About to choke out a BW & kill yourself over not being able to have a WW

  • @Blackjesus3
    @Blackjesus3 Před rokem +21

    Al Capone actually had integrated clubs in the 20s and 30s

  • @zroy9263
    @zroy9263 Před rokem +32

    Great topic! I'm a middle-aged Haitian American man from Flatbush, Brooklyn, and I've always had a fascination with organized crime, as a result, I'm a Mob historian of over forty years in counting.
    I'm also a serious collector of fine music and therefore a historian of jazz music as well.
    The Mob and jazz music and culture have always been in bed together. They went together like hand in glove. What I don't hear about is how these fly Black jazz musicians influenced the Italian, Jewish, and Irish gangsters in terms of style and swagger! The same way that hip-hop does today.
    I don't have a problem with segregation during this time because history has proven that Black communities were much more prosperous during these times. And I certainly wouldn't want to be around evil and hateful people!
    The biggest problem that I had during this time is how these brilliant Black American musicians were taken advantage of in terms of their monies and publishing! The record industry today owes these families reparations.
    I highly recommend an outstanding book on jazz music and the Mob called Dangerous Rhythms by T.J. English. It's both highly informative and entertaining. A classic in the field.

    • @Devotionorange
      @Devotionorange Před rokem +5

      Great comment

    • @zroy9263
      @zroy9263 Před rokem +3

      @@Devotionorange
      Thanks!

    • @toshiojohnston3732
      @toshiojohnston3732 Před 10 měsíci +1

      And the jews,italians,Irish ran organized crime after only 20,30,years since coming to America while the blacks dressed good some tradeoff?and I suppose shaft got his leather trench coat from africa( check nazi high command).

    • @toshiojohnston3732
      @toshiojohnston3732 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Yes t.j English has written many great books on the mob plus a excellent book on nyc in the 60s savage city.

    • @toshiojohnston3732
      @toshiojohnston3732 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Now if blacks knew the rest of black history and African history not just pop culture maybe they'd be as strong as the white ethnics.

  • @mutechannel13
    @mutechannel13 Před rokem +125

    Harry Belafonte just died today 04-25-2023 R.I.P Harry

  • @DJWOLFLIVE
    @DJWOLFLIVE Před rokem +12

    I was a big fan of Sammy Davis, Jr. Read both of his books, watched many of his movies and tv projects as a young child in the late sixties. He had enormous talent. You definitely should do an entire series on this legendary man.

  • @DNAradionet
    @DNAradionet Před rokem +20

    FYI: In the 1970's Elton John could Not leave Mafia owned MCA Records now owned by UMG!

  • @zheahra
    @zheahra Před rokem +27

    Thank you, CU! It pays to know our history. WOW! That man had a heart attack. He literally meant, "Over my dead body."

  • @Melanie-xw9xg
    @Melanie-xw9xg Před rokem +67

    Rest Easy to all of the Legends. Legends never die. Thank you Harry Belafonte for the memories. My favorite storyteller, CU thank you for a good story about the Mob. I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. Peace and Blessings everyone.

  • @walkerpantera
    @walkerpantera Před rokem +77

    Marilyn Monroe showed up to a club every night Ella Fitzgerald performed to make sure Ella was being treated fairly at the segregated club/hotel.

  • @lisaholland102
    @lisaholland102 Před rokem +51

    That's why your channel is so successful because you tell nothing but the truth .... Thanks Bro blessings to you always ❤️

  • @tayronforbes2371
    @tayronforbes2371 Před rokem +62

    This channel kicks butt big time... Also you should do a story about Irene Cara too

    • @Brianna715
      @Brianna715 Před rokem +13

      Also Do A Story about Paul Winfield And Della Reese

    • @Supremmo
      @Supremmo Před rokem +5

      An Irene Cara one is long overdue.

    • @kayshawnsimmons5585
      @kayshawnsimmons5585 Před rokem +3

      That would be a good one

    • @reginaldtate7619
      @reginaldtate7619 Před 11 měsíci

      YES EXACTLY PLEASE DO The Irene Cara Story too as well okay @tayronforbes2371.

  • @brucesanders4636
    @brucesanders4636 Před rokem +34

    Next Celebrity Underrated story I want to hear is Sam Cook

    • @denzelpinkerton9665
      @denzelpinkerton9665 Před rokem +9

      Def & he should def do... WWE Chris Benoit too.

    • @williereynolds3113
      @williereynolds3113 Před rokem +1

      They did a documentary on him

    • @tawnimarie1402
      @tawnimarie1402 Před rokem +1

      ​@Denzel Pinkerton that's a rabbit hole right there. That Benoit incident was so strange to me

    • @tawnimarie1402
      @tawnimarie1402 Před rokem

      ​@Denzel Pinkerton that's a rabbit hole right there. That Benoit incident was so strange to me

    • @leikelashuff9430
      @leikelashuff9430 Před rokem +1

      @@tawnimarie1402 go look up Blakk Balloons and he has a break down on Chris Benoit's death

  • @kaybee126
    @kaybee126 Před rokem +15

    The lengths sammy went to get a white woman lol

    • @jdorecouture16
      @jdorecouture16 Před rokem +5

      😭 risking his own life!

    • @kaybee126
      @kaybee126 Před rokem +5

      @@jdorecouture16 right. I mean that's crazy af lol

  • @judahalexander6946
    @judahalexander6946 Před rokem +22

    Sammie had that snow bunny fever bad I see!

  • @kelvin19888
    @kelvin19888 Před rokem +56

    Oh yes Right on time for another Celebrity Underrated Video R.I.P. Harry Belafonte

    • @JeremiahSpeaks
      @JeremiahSpeaks Před rokem +6

      Rest in Power Harry 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

    • @Melanie-xw9xg
      @Melanie-xw9xg Před rokem +3

      Yes indeed always on time. 🙏🏾

    • @Melanie-xw9xg
      @Melanie-xw9xg Před rokem +5

      Rest Easy, Harry thank you for the memories sir. 😔🙏🏾💐

  • @zairedravis2747
    @zairedravis2747 Před rokem +7

    They did Dorothy dandridge like that when she stuck her foot in pool water they made pool boy drain the pool and clean it.. 😔💔 how they black's back them days was just horrible 😡

  • @KinToNatTuner
    @KinToNatTuner Před rokem +20

    Michael Jackson was the greatest entertainer in the world and still is.

  • @kneesoxxx7902
    @kneesoxxx7902 Před rokem +26

    I’m sad that the majority of black people on my social media is showing more love to Jerry Springer than Harry Belafonte this week.. RIP Mr. Belafonte

  • @cyrusdaoutcyda2599
    @cyrusdaoutcyda2599 Před rokem +22

    I hope your channel continues to grow.. you need a million subscribers..

  • @happyandblessed9753
    @happyandblessed9753 Před rokem +8

    $100 per song. I’d be making up new songs. I’d still be playing.

  • @dharp8809
    @dharp8809 Před rokem +33

    Bruh this was interesting.. I always heard about the mob and the music industry but not in such detail.. Keep the great work coming bruh...

  • @tyliekinc.
    @tyliekinc. Před rokem +9

    Could you do a video about Pastor CL Franklin, Mary Wells, David Ruffin

  • @librasquad9782
    @librasquad9782 Před rokem +17

    So that part in 5 heartbeats was about Jackie Wilson being hung upside down on the umpteen floor??? Wow and I see why most of these rappers are being killed and got someidiot taking the fall just so their parents and children could be taken care of, but if you look at it they're putting their children at risk because now when they get older they gone have to repay that debt off, ish is sad ASF, sick and sad ASF

  • @miraclesblessings5044
    @miraclesblessings5044 Před rokem +18

    🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
    Black Hearts for A Black King!.... Rest easy Mr. Belafonte...we got it from here. You left us a legacy. We can yell bcuz you talked...we can run bcuz you marched...we can be heard bcuz you listened. Thank you.......

  • @MykeFord950
    @MykeFord950 Před rokem +10

    Dude your research is thorough & impeccable as always!
    I just wished you had touched on Sonny Listons mob ties

  • @EricaYE6
    @EricaYE6 Před rokem +12

    We should've kept our talent and music to ourselves. Even if we were performing it in a juke joint in the woods somewhere, like in "The Color Purple". If they wanna hear us, let them come to where we are and pay us. That's how we would've built wealth to have our own hotels and music companies. We need to stop going to them. They don't treat us right or pay us right. Even to this day. They get ALL the money while we do all the work.

    • @nycedyme4
      @nycedyme4 Před rokem +1

      Finally someone with sense in these comments

    • @toshiojohnston3732
      @toshiojohnston3732 Před 10 měsíci +1

      Because then and now blacks rather be loved and liked by white people instead of having hidden secret power stop being attention whores.

  • @treyvoncreighton5045
    @treyvoncreighton5045 Před rokem +18

    Rest in peace to the legends

  • @LAMBORGHINIACE
    @LAMBORGHINIACE Před rokem +16

    Dam Sammie was going through it

    • @kayshawnsimmons5585
      @kayshawnsimmons5585 Před rokem +1

      from the time he was born. He hated being black and he was a satanist

  • @jamiepruitt4125
    @jamiepruitt4125 Před rokem +19

    hey man love your videos can we get a part 2 of this black famous and the Mafia? thanks.

  • @trashawn.w
    @trashawn.w Před rokem +22

    Great story!!! Perfect for this night off work! Thanks CU!!! 👑👑👑💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

  • @monilaninetynine3811
    @monilaninetynine3811 Před rokem +19

    You always dig deep. It's appreciated. 👍🏽

  • @ashleyharmon404
    @ashleyharmon404 Před rokem +7

    I am very fan of your voice and video because you tell the real truth about famous people who was in the entertainment business and I hope you can getting to one million soon 😊❤

  • @MakaveliThaDon444
    @MakaveliThaDon444 Před rokem +12

    Made dinner for this right on time 😊

  • @stephaniewilson6031
    @stephaniewilson6031 Před rokem +7

    Thank you so much for sharing- I never thought of the mob being so heavily involved in our music. The only person I knew who was connected was Sammy because of old blue eyes.

  • @samuelblinne6040
    @samuelblinne6040 Před rokem +16

    Keep up the good work

  • @purplelove010
    @purplelove010 Před rokem +11

    Loray White was beautiful just as beautiful as Kim. Sammy should have been thanking Loray instead of strangling her. She saved his life. If she hadn't said yes to marrying him, he would be dead.

    • @aimeedus
      @aimeedus Před 10 měsíci

      Sammie didn’t like black women

  • @since956rian
    @since956rian Před rokem +4

    Sammy Davis needs a Netflix series

  • @sansanchez2465
    @sansanchez2465 Před rokem +8

    I really enjoyed this. Very informative. Do more of these brethren. On another note, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Al Capone stories are the funniest on this episode. Their egos were insanely preposterous. Lol.

  • @scorpiobeauty1269
    @scorpiobeauty1269 Před rokem +11

    Sammy's story is interesting so I'll be waiting on that story!

  • @Mr.GreenThumb44
    @Mr.GreenThumb44 Před rokem +2

    Their all connected together..and we not apart of it..glad too. I will keep my soul💯💯💯

  • @kennethrussell1158
    @kennethrussell1158 Před rokem +8

    Elvis Presley idolized Jackie Wilson ( from what I've read)

    • @SuperBeachbum74
      @SuperBeachbum74 Před rokem +1

      Elvis loved Jackie , they had a close friendship . But it was mutual. Jackie told a reporter , I took as much from Elvis as he did from me. Even Sam Cooke knew about their friendship as he and Jackie toured together. Elvis paid Jackie’s medical bills in 1975. Etta James who had met Elvis as an upstart at 19 and really liked him. She was so happy Elvis paid those bills. Jackie on the other hand was asked by a DJ what records he’d play if he was a DJ . Jackie replied, “ Elvis records , all day long “ !

  • @walterjlove
    @walterjlove Před rokem +8

    And don't forget to do the harry belifontae story too

  • @gwenstevens1963
    @gwenstevens1963 Před rokem +6

    Thanks for sharing I knew of Sammy Davis story but not not Fats Waller ❤❤

  • @johncampbell9537
    @johncampbell9537 Před rokem +7

    The industry is shady backstabbing and Wil knock you off ! Don't cross them period .

  • @khloverjai219
    @khloverjai219 Před rokem +9

    One of my favorite channels on CZcams..Thanks for the upload, Chief!🤙🏾✨😌

  • @waynehowellsr4497
    @waynehowellsr4497 Před rokem +6

    That was a hell of a kidnapping he got paid a good drink good and got to go back home 💯💯💯

  • @jmarie1202
    @jmarie1202 Před rokem +11

    Blessings to comment section, and more , keep up the amazing work my brother..❤️👁️❤️👁️❤️👁️❤️🧠💕

  • @beaniegee5129
    @beaniegee5129 Před rokem +7

    RIP Louis Armstrong

  • @beaniegee5129
    @beaniegee5129 Před rokem +11

    Can't wait for more stories

  • @kennethrussell1158
    @kennethrussell1158 Před rokem +3

    The first thing I thought of was "The Five Heartbeats" movie for some reason. Also the movie "The Cotton Club" movie from 1984.

  • @turiyahall7526
    @turiyahall7526 Před rokem +9

    You never disappoint my friend

  • @stoneysoraclechannel7839

    Yesssss I needed something to watch👁

  • @specialk5579
    @specialk5579 Před rokem +11

    CU Again Thank You for ANOTHA one 🔥🙌🏽💯

  • @bertramattles1695
    @bertramattles1695 Před rokem +3

    Lauren Bacall who was Humphrey Bogart´s wife at the time was the one credited with the name Rat Pack. The story goes that Lauren had a guest over to the house and she asked where was Humphrey to which she replied somewhere with his Rat Pack of friends. So they never called themselves that but it was the name that Frank and his crew became known by because they carried on in the same manner, Drinking, Gambling, Smoking Cigars etc.

  • @samuelblinne6040
    @samuelblinne6040 Před rokem +9

    Love your channel

  • @CocoNoir2020
    @CocoNoir2020 Před rokem +5

    Yay I just started following you but I thought you no longer posted because your videos are older. I really enjoy the content. I learn a lot and share your videos

  • @roshaimoore
    @roshaimoore Před rokem +6

    I'm up just looking around and look who came up?? 👋 Thank you and keep blessing us with more.❤️

  • @ebonyfair9487
    @ebonyfair9487 Před rokem +3

    I’m born and raised in Las Vegas. But yes, back in those days if you were black, you had to stay off Jackson Street in a bungalow hotel,,well motel cove hotel on DST. or you would have to stay on Bonanza Street which is where we have the Moulin Rouge.

  • @beaniegee5129
    @beaniegee5129 Před rokem +7

    RIP Harry Belafonte

  • @tifmoore3985
    @tifmoore3985 Před rokem +11

    Yessss always on time love your videos ❤❤

  • @msmewiththat7532
    @msmewiththat7532 Před rokem +1

    Now, this is the best commentary on the entertainment industry I've ever heard; no stammering, slang speech or "you don't know what you're talking about" word phishing until a lightbulb moment kicks in.
    I really appreciate your interview as though a fly on the wall delivery.

  • @rahimshahid1937
    @rahimshahid1937 Před rokem +6

    WOW AWESOME AWESOME VIDEO BROTHER THANK YOU FOR POSTING ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

  • @anthonyyoung1097
    @anthonyyoung1097 Před rokem +10

    Keep up the good work bro I really enjoy listening to your story on great star

  • @qsmooth7805
    @qsmooth7805 Před rokem +7

    Very dope video my brother

  • @beaniegee5129
    @beaniegee5129 Před rokem +12

    RIP Lena Horne and Sammy Davis Jr

  • @jessdee9854
    @jessdee9854 Před rokem +6

    Sammie Davis...Jamie Foxx...

  • @DevanteMcDaniel
    @DevanteMcDaniel Před rokem +23

    Unfortunately, Sammy was alot like so many black men of today! Thinking that white women are superior to black women! SMMFH! That shit is wild! I am all for love, don't get me wrong! But, his insistence on being with a white woman, & then, if true, threatening the life of a black woman, is pathetic, & I can't respect SDJ for that! As always, this was another great story! Keep it coming bruh!!
    #NOTHIGLIKEMYBLACKWOMEN# ✊🏾

    • @Supremmo
      @Supremmo Před rokem +5

      His last wife was Black. Her name was Altovese Gore and she was a dancer.

    • @candisrainey1446
      @candisrainey1446 Před rokem +8

      Belafonte was the same he preferred white women to

    • @musiclover-cn7tb
      @musiclover-cn7tb Před rokem +3

      @@candisrainey1446 Quincy Jones and so on lots of them do and still continue until this day .

    • @CodyCole80
      @CodyCole80 Před rokem

      @@Supremmo He also had a serious relationship with Lola Falana if I remember correctly.

    • @starlightrocks7
      @starlightrocks7 Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@CodyCole80Sammy got with BW after it was too much for him to be with WW.

  • @beaniegee5129
    @beaniegee5129 Před rokem +7

    Excellent story

  • @alp.comedian6314
    @alp.comedian6314 Před 10 měsíci +1

    This is why you should take pride in whatever you do because it might not be appreciated until you’re gone.

  • @anthonychobotdoespopcultur7762

    Love these stories

  • @JamesAHollandMusic
    @JamesAHollandMusic Před rokem +2

    Very, very well researched video. You touched on a lot of stuff that most people still don’t know about……even all these decades onward. Everything you said was 100% on point. There was literally not one black artist from the 40’s up until the mid 80’s who was not under the control of the mob. Even Barry Gordy was in deep with the mob…..they fronted the money for him to start Motown, got his artists on the radio and booked his acts in the best venues. In those days, you could not be in the music business without the mob having their say so. Ironically, the business got worse after the mob was pushed out. Once the corporate Illuminati took over the industry, it became what it is now……talentless, boring and demonic.

  • @gaileetimmons1758
    @gaileetimmons1758 Před rokem +6

    Keep up the good work ❤

  • @starks749
    @starks749 Před rokem +5

    Allen Klein's List Of Accomplishments
    1. Having Sam Cooke Killed
    2. Breaking Up The Beatles
    3. Stealing the rights to the Rolling Stones first 7 albums

  • @brahmabkitty03
    @brahmabkitty03 Před rokem +8

    I always thought it was messed how Organized Crime was ok but anything Blk people do to try and survive including working for them is wrong! Gangsters are famous for being bad but they helped with our downfall as a people with the governments help!

  • @jrmitch3119
    @jrmitch3119 Před rokem +8

    Thanks for the video, I always get excited when I see a new post from you. I KNOW it will be the 💣 😊

  • @arthurrobinson4644
    @arthurrobinson4644 Před rokem +6

    Right up until now but particularly in hip hop when it burst to same s***.

  • @areionshardaeee1944
    @areionshardaeee1944 Před rokem +4

    Can you do the Cadillac Record story

  • @mackvon3055
    @mackvon3055 Před rokem +4

    Please do Sammy story bro🤞🏾💪🏾

  • @msjerseyd-thc
    @msjerseyd-thc Před rokem +19

    Love Sammy Davis Jr. ❤ Frank Sinatra was a Jersey boy !!🎶🌟

  • @tarahill308
    @tarahill308 Před rokem +11

    Wow they remind me of Clide Davis n P. Diddy’s relationship.

  • @jermainemickell9753
    @jermainemickell9753 Před rokem +3

    Really enjoy your content can you do one on De'Angelo Wilson. He was in 8 mile name dj

  • @brendanvondrasek5272
    @brendanvondrasek5272 Před rokem +8

    R.I.P. to Al Capone 1899 + 1947 💀😎🎱💸

  • @walterjlove
    @walterjlove Před rokem +6

    Please c u crews can you please give us the Phillyis Hyman story on accidental demise episode on celebrity underrated

  • @aiti12vip22
    @aiti12vip22 Před rokem +7

    That how it was back then & still until this day. Look at these life insurance policies on these rappers. The label gets 95% and the family gets 5%

  • @beaniegee5129
    @beaniegee5129 Před rokem +13

    Would love to see a story on Don Newkirk

  • @samuelblinne6040
    @samuelblinne6040 Před rokem +5

    Awesome

  • @kamronrhodes5151
    @kamronrhodes5151 Před rokem +2

    RIP to the legends

  • @kenya420
    @kenya420 Před rokem +3

    Thank you💜💜💋💜I miss you.

  • @riteousone2619
    @riteousone2619 Před rokem +2

    As always, Great Video!

  • @beaniegee5129
    @beaniegee5129 Před rokem +12

    A story on rapper Cadillac Don would be very interesting

  • @carlinadams4137
    @carlinadams4137 Před rokem +3

    Do Sam Cooke story and jerry springer

  • @RaceIsOpen
    @RaceIsOpen Před rokem +1

    Very informative and I appreciate this video

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    @paulietheterrible Před rokem +1

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    @dimebagdave77 Před rokem +1

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    @antoniolugo4727 Před rokem +6

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    @anthonyyoung1097 Před rokem +4

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