On May 10, 1924, one of the worst events in history for American civil liberties happened: 29-year-old J. Edgar Hoover assumed the role of director of the then-Bureau of Investigation. Ambitious, ...

On this day in 2007, Jay-Z released American Gangster, his tenth studio album and one of the most ambitious projects of his career. Inspired by the Ridley Scott film of the same name starring Denzel ...

Prohibition may be over, but our fascination with the era continues with NYC’s themed lawn parties and interactive theater pieces. The William Barnacle Tavern in the East Village, however, housed an ...

Gangster TV shows seem to never get old, but it was at the turn of the 21st century when gangster TV started to elevate in quality, and of course, with great gangster TV shows came great gangster ...

American Gangster accurately depicts the rise and fall of crime boss Frank Lucas, showcasing his brutal nature and empire-building techniques. Lucas's heroin smuggling operation, facilitated by a ...

American Gangster is a movie with obvious gravitas and a familiar argument: Organized crime is outsider capitalism. As archetypal as its title, Ridley Scott’s would-be epic aspires to enshrine Harlem ...

On this date in 2007, Jay-Z released his American Gangster album, which also served as the soundtrack to the movie of the same name with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. It was a conceptual album ...