From Queens to Prison: The Rise and Fall of Supreme McGriff

Sponsorship inquiries: criminalbusiness6@gmail.com Irv and Chris Gotti were acquitted. Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff was sentenced to life without parole. What separated the two cases? From Baisley Park Houses in Queens to Murder Inc., follow Supreme’s rise, his move into entertainment, and the evidence behind two murder-for-hire convictions. We separate the allegations involving 50 Cent from the crimes that actually put McGriff away—and examine the victims’ families’ position on execution. Which changed your view most: the Gotti acquittals, the evidence, or the families opposing execution? Tell us which one and why. Subscribe to Criminal Business for more stories behind the headlines. 00:00 Two different endings 00:20 Baisley Park and the Supreme Team 01:16 The first collapse 02:08 Murder Inc. and Crime Partners 03:10 Where 50 Cent enters 03:55 Eric Smith and Troy Singleton 04:52 What the court record shows 06:08 The verdict and the families 06:59 Your view RESEARCH DOJ sentencing account: https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/... DOJ indictment (allegations): https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/... 2014 opinion: https://case-law.vlex.com/vid/mcgriff... Gotti acquittals: https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_New... 50 Cent affidavit reporting: https://thesmokinggun.com/documents/c... Families: https://allhiphop.com/news/supremes-v... FOOTAGE RomonWrites:    • Walking Through Jamaica Avenue, Queens, Ne...   Exploring DMT:    • RAINY NIGHT IN QUEENS, NYC 🇺🇸 | Jackson He...   CC BY 3.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Modern establishing footage; excerpted, reframed, audio omitted, labels added. PHOTO CREDITS Tdorante10 (BY-SA 4.0): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Senior Airman Nia Jacobs / U.S. Air Force (Public domain): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Timothy M. Moore (BY 3.0): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... 2C2K Photography (BY 2.0): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Gwendolyn Lee (BY-SA 2.0): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Alex Const (BY 2.0): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Sohowarrior19 (BY-SA 4.0): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Another Believer (BY-SA 4.0): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Jim.henderson (BY-SA 4.0): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Photos reframed with text/motion. BY-SA adaptations retain their licenses. CC licenses: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Archive: PrinceMillerNYC.com; Don Diva/Gorilla Convict; Showtime/The Lyons Den. Individual archive photographers unidentified. Gotti brothers: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images via XXL. Booking image: Biography.com. Crime Partners artwork: TMDB/WFCN. E-Moneybags artwork: The Dream Team Ent. Inc./Apple Music. MUSIC Four original Suno cues: Newark Nights, The Big Stage, Federal Clock, The Next Round. #SupremeMcGriff #MurderInc #CriminalBusiness