These are Seth Ferranti's published articles from magazines such as Don Diva, King, Vice, Elemental, Feds, FHM, Slam, The Ave and The Flywire. More articles by Seth are archived and can be viewed at www.HoopsHype.com, www.PrisonerLife.com, TheUrbanBookSource.com, www.EbonyFly.com, www.ElevationMag.com and www.ViceLand.com. Plus check out the Gorilla Convict Blog written by Seth on this site. Also check out Seth's Behind the Wall column on TheUrbanBookSource.com and his blog on HoopsHype.com.
"The Supreme Team"
This feature from Don Diva was Seth's first feature story. In it, he details the Supreme Team, the most infamous drug crew from the 8O's crack era that emerged out of the streets of Southeast, Queens, New York City. 50 cent namedropped the team and their alleged leaders, Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff and Gerald "Prince" Miller In his songs but Seth and Don Diva brought the world the real story.
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"The Ambassador of Chocolate City"
Seth's feature on DC Street Legend Michael "Frey" Saltens from Don Diva Magazine
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"The Usual Suspect"
Seth's feature on the infamous Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff from Don Diva Magazine
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"Live to Die - The Notorious Hitman Wayne Perry"
An interview with notorious DC hitman, Wayne Perry from Don Diva Magazine
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"A Pizza the Action"
A report on the tradition of the Costa Nostra parties in U.S. Prisons from Nude Magazine
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"Incarcerated Authors"
This feature from Feds by Seth profiles incarcerated authors such as Kwame Teague, Wahida Clark, Joe Black, Eyone Williams and Michael Santos.
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"Hoopshype.com Blog"
Check out Seth's blog on the NBA and prison ballers on hoopshype.com
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"Seth Ferranti"
An article on prison code language from Prison Bleah Magazine
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"MS-13"
Don Diva's and Seth's look at the vicious El Salvadorian gang.
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"A Trail of Bodies"
A look at the brutal drug gangs from DC that Seth and Eyone wrote for Don Diva.
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"Kwame Teague"
From Elemental Magazine, a look at the author of "Dutch" which Teri Woods put out.
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"Queens Kings Care"
This piece is about the Feurtado brothers and their efforts at reform, from Elemental Magazine.
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"Hip Hop Fiction Beefs"
From Urban Book Source. Talks about beefs in the industry. Check out Seth's "Behind the Wall" column at UrbanBookSource.com
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"Out With A Vengeance"
From King, on the street lit O.G. Wahida Clark.
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"Storybook Ending"
A look at urban lit author Relentless Aaron.
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"A Prison Story"
Seth wrote this about convict writers such as Jack Henry Abbott, George Jackson and Iceberg Slim for Nude Magazine. It's a history of convict writers.
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"The Smartest Yard"
This piece about Books Through Bars programs was in King's "real life" section.
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"Sidewalk University"
Seth wrote this for Elemental about Black P Stone blood leader T. Rodgers.
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"Inside Look"
This article from Elemental is about convict author Michael Santos.
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"Blood Soldier Reborn"
Seth profiled blood member Terrell C. Wright and his book Home of the Body Bags in this piece for Elemental.
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"Exit the Green Dragons"
This Seth's look at the Asian Underworld in the late 80's New York borough of Queen for Don Diva.
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"A White Boyz Tale"
In the midst of the 9/11 hysteria, the publication of this article
in Don Diva magazine in the summer of 2001 turned Seth
into 'BOP Enemy #1' and resulted in his transfer to a higher security
prison. His transfer was based solely on the words appearing in
this article. During that transfer, Seth was put through a nightmare
journey courtesy of the BOP that included diesel therapy, SIS investigations,
trips to the hole, and a stay in a drycell. The BOP tried to break
him, but Seth wouldn't stop writing. The retaliation and harassment
from his keepers only made him stronger mentally and forged his
pen hand in steel.
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"Diesel Therapy"
This article, published in Vice magazine, details Seth's
first mini-diesel in the 9/11 aftermath cycle of retribution.
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"Institutionalized"
This article describes the BOP's attempts to derail Seth's educational
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"The Abuser"
This article in Don Diva started the Ron Jordan and prison basketball
tidal wave that led to several publishing opportunities, international
acclaim for Seth and Ron Jordan, as well as talks of prison
basketball documentaries and Ron Jordan movies.
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"Soul in the Hole"
This article was Seth's first appearance in Slam and continued the
Ron Jordan saga.
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"PoloSport"
Seth's second Slam piece, this article cemented his growing reputation
as the official chronicler of prison basketball.
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"World of Prisons"
This article with a humorous take on life on the inside represents
Seth's first foray for FHM.
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"Final Count"
This was Seth's first political piece for The Ave.
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"The Dome"
The Flywire published this about the famed B-more b-ball court where NBA players like Sam Cassel, Juan Dixon and Carmelo Anthony forged their games in the heat of playground battles. The article also features streetballing legend Michael Lloyd.
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"I'm Busted Columns"
Vice magazine published this regular column by Seth which details different aspects of life In the belly of the beast. Check them out.
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"Free Music"
This article in Vice profiles some prison bands, the prison music program and the concerts held for the inmate population.
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