USA VS HIP HOP EP. 6

There were many defining events as it relates to the intersection of crime, the War on Drugs, and hip hop throughout the 80s.

That being said, there was a singular event that took place in Southside Jamaica, Queens, in February of 1988 that arguably changed the course of policing in this country, the mythology of the drug trade, and symbolically ended the crack era for the exalted hustlers inside New York City.

This event was the execution of a rookie NYPD Cop named Edward Byrne.

The NYPD, led by Chief Bill Bratton, would form the Tactical Narcotics Team, aimed at systematically taking down all drug crews in the city.

In part 2 of our interview with Prince Miller, he discusses the ramifications of Ed Byrne’s murder and Fat Cat Nichols' cooperation with the government leading to the fall of The Supreme Team.

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