About the Author
Calvin Bacote is a successful business owner, motivational speaker, talent manager and author of “Neighborhoods Under Siege”. He is a former notorious gangster and drug lord hailing from Brooklyn’s Red Hook Projects. Calvin has since turned his life around and is dedicated to giving back. He is involved with organizations such as, The Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and The Guns Down Life Up tour where he acts as a motivational speaker. Calvin managed international pop icon Akon and r&b singer Ray Lavender under the Konvict label, which he helped build. His documentary Gangsta Chronicles: The Story of a Brooklyn Don / Calvin Klein Bacote is the number one street dvd sold to date, grossing more than two million dollars. Calvin is mentioned in songs by artist such as Akon, Jay-Z and French Montana. He also signed a contract with Universal Studios to film his biopic. Among all of his accomplishments Calvin has added the greatest of all to his resume, being a devoted husband and father.
Calvin "Klein" Bacote Talks About His Former Drug Kingpin
Days & History With Jay Z
During the '80s and '90s, Calvin "Klein" Bacote was one of the most feared stick-up men in New York City. In 1989 he took a case for a teenaged Shawn Carter. The rest is rap history. This is Calvin's story.
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Enter the world of Brooklyn, the underworld of New York City through the boundless, in-depth mind of Calvin "Klein" Bacote. Making himself believe he had nothing to live for, he turned his life into a crime scene, finding something he was willing to die for. The Game.
Klein was addicted to drugs, but not by way of usage. His high was obtained via hustling. He was a major figure, flooding the city with mass quantities, addicting more than half the city with 90% quality pure cocaine. He was reported to have grossed over $25 million dollars annually.
Klein, a mythological figure to most, a villain to some and an icon to others. From the child growing up in the late 60's and 70's to the larger than life character throughout the 80's and 90's, no stone is left unturned. He traverses every end of the spectrum, from the barely teenaged stick-up kid to the man who helped build Konvict Records while serving as a protege to the international star Akon.
Raised in the hellish dwellings of Brooklyn's unforgiving Red-Hook Housing Projects, a neighborhood where legendary mobsters and gangsters have made their bones. One would think was he born to be this way? Klein will show you things your mind is yet to fathom. The already proclaimed best seller "Neighborhoods Under Siege" walks through Brooklyn in places you just couldn't go, during an era where life's value was less than that of a bag of rice. This book wears many hats. Live through the conviction of a mother, gun of an enforcer and soul of a hustler. Your conscience will tell you to stop reading, but your curiosity won't be denied.
In "Neighborhoods Under Siege" Klein treks across his life and the lives of many other Brooklynites with such graphic detail, you'll relive these events as if you actually lived them. Ask this generation's #1 hip-hop artist who depicts Klein's life through his music. The influences in Klein's life made him an influence in the lives of others.
Take part in the journey of one of the last men standing from an unsung, but never the less influential era and see how to escape when the "Neighborhoods Under Siege"
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Gritty and heart felt,
This review is from: Neighborhoods Under Siege: Memoirs Of A Brooklyn Don (Kindle Edition)
This is one time you can judge a book by it's cover. You are guaranteed to get lost in this book.
Half way through you have to remind yourself that this not a work of fiction. The detailed
accounts are so graphic and raw, but they don't glorify the violence illustrated in this book.
Sample one chapter and you will be another "Reader Under Siege". I give the author a lot
of credit for baring his soul. I gave him 4 stars because I didn't want this book to end,
otherwise it's a 5 star read.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
The True Story of a Ruthless Drug Dealer's Redemption and Change,
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Meet Calvin "Klein" Bacote from Red Hook Brooklyn NY and read his auto biography.
Calvin starts off as a young teenage stick-up kid and when he is finally caught and
sent to the infamous NYS Elmira State Prison he considers a change in careers
from armed robbery to crack cocaine dealer. Upon arriving home from prison Calvin
eventually meets Danny Diamonds a major league gangster and cocaine dealer. Danny
teaches Calvin the ABC's of the drug game and they become loyal partners and friends.
They literally make millions of dollars together but at the cost of drama, bloodshed, prison
and death. You will read how Calvin meets and becomes friends with Jay Z before he became
famous. This is also a true story of redemption about how Calvin finally turned his life around
to go legit and live right.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Damn you Klein!,
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Author Divine Ortiz "Divine Ortiz" (Fayetteville, NC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Neighborhoods Under Siege: Memoirs Of A Brooklyn Don (Kindle Edition)
I lost a whole day of my life because I couldn't put the book down! Being from NY it definite
took me back home. I know Klein personally, but after reading his story I realized how much
I truly didn't know about my friend. He has been through so much and has triumphed over so
many trials and tribulations to emerge victorious and ready to give back to the very community
that he held under siege. A must read for anyone looking for a positive motivational story of
how one can be victorious despite..........
Much respect to you my brother and friend. 5 out of 5 STARS!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A front row seat into the world of a Brooklyn icon,
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This book is a very well written gripping account of growing up in one of the most notorious
neighborhoods in the country that will have your attention from beginning to end written by
a person who lived through it and came out of it a wiser and better person loved it and
recommend it especially to young people.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A Real Page Turner!,
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This book is so reminiscent, 80's fly, raw, disturbing, educational, and inspirational. It takes
you back to some of the best times and some of the worst times in my coming of age. I
really enjoyed this book and could not put it down! One of the best books I've read in a
long time. Some of its depictions will be ingrained in my mind for a long time to come.
This story needs to be told on the big screen!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Awesome book,
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Toni Gardner (jamaica ny) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Neighborhoods Under Siege: Memoirs Of A Brooklyn Don (Kindle Edition)
Good read…haven't read a good book like this in a long time and it brought back so many
memories from back then. I definitely recommend this book for my 80s Brooklynnites
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
THIS BOOK IS A MOVIE MUST!!!! COULDN'T STOP READING MY TABLET…,
This review is from: Neighborhoods Under Siege: Memoirs of a Brooklyn Don (Paperback)
THIS BOOK IS A MOVIE MUST!!!! COULDN'T STOP READING MY TABLET…HIS STORY JUST
PULLS YOU RIGHT IN IT...LIKE AS IF YOUR RITE THERE....
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
gripping,
This review is from: Neighborhoods Under Siege: Memoirs Of A Brooklyn Don (Kindle Edition)
This book had me staying up late at night because I couldn't put it down. I am from
Red Hook so I recalled some of the incidents that occurred. I am just waiting for the
movie now.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Very good read ,could not stop reading & a blast from the past,
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Very good read ,could not put down once I started it was a blast from the past …...
Waiting for a follow up movie ....Good job
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Real Book,
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Great book because the stories are true he didn't sugarcoat like he didn't have any problems
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