Gangsters: Snoop Dogg and Michael Imperioli
Amy Linden, Complex, 2004
"What is it about the gangster mythology...that grabs those of us, especially men outside 'the life'? What is about guys like (the late) John Gotti, who had 'the IQ of a mothball' according to (a) veteran NYPD detective... that demands our attention?"
– Michael D Shaw, Toogood Reports
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