Calvin bacote biography

Calvin Bacote was.
Calvin Bacote is a successful business owner, motivational speaker, talent manager and author of "Neighborhoods Under Siege".
Calvin Klein Bacote born and raised in Brooklyn NY, Tells his life story along with his close friends The story is based on true life situations dealing with.

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Neighborhoods Under Siege: Memoirs of a Brooklyn Don

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 Project

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Neighborhoods Under Siege: Memoirs of a Brookloyn Don

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.

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Interview: Calvin "Klein" Bacote Talks About His Former Drug Kingpin Days and History With Jay Z

If you know your Brooklyn history, you're probably familiar with Calvin "Klein" Bacote. A stick up kid-turned drug dealer, Bacote spent his earlier years taking an illegal route to success, one that crossed paths with Jay Z in 1989.

In an interview with Complex's Director of Content Strategy Joe La Puma, Bacote describes his history in the streets as well as his past relationship with Hov, which played an integral part in the rapper's opportunity to pursue music as a profession. As Bacote tells it, both he and Jay Z got caught up in an attempted murder charge in '89, one that Bacote took the weight for.

"I had just previously got acquitted for murder. I came home and caught the case with Jay Z," he says. "Jay Z was willing to take the charge in '89. You have to keep in mind, when Jay mentioned me on The Black Album, at that point and time, he never had nobody like myself that he looked up to that much."

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