• Black Gangster

  • By: Donald Goines
  • Narrated by: Leon Nixon
  • Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (194 ratings)

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Black Gangster

By: Donald Goines
Narrated by: Leon Nixon
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Publisher's Summary

A large part of Goines' 39 years of life was spent being a successful pimp, a heif, an operator of corn liquor houses, an armed robber, and a small-time dope dealer. He lived the life of the streets, and out of that experience he created Prince, the anti-hero of Black Gangster. It's the story of the shocking underworld of Black organized crime and the fledgling Black "godfather" who goes from teenager ganglord to powerful Detroit mobster. Like the gangsters of the 1920s, he begins with bootlegging and branches out into every known crime.

©1977, 1991 Donald Goines (P)2020 Tantor

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Goines at his best

motion picture shit. Quintessential Donald Goines, damn shame he passed early. The character development of multiple characters is amazing. He makes you feel as if you know each of them. Narrator reads the book calm and cool, doesn't try to do too much. Goines vocabulary and descriptive skills are on point.

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Donald Goines: The Master of Hood Storytellers

I’ve read all of Donald Goines’ books and they are gritty and REAL! This audiobook narration just adds to the thrill. The narrator did an excellent job adding depth and realism to the story. I recommend all of Donald Goines’ books to anyone that can handle the truth about racism, police brutality, corrupt systems of just US and poverty… To those who live in a bubble and are scared to death then I suggest you LEAVE IT ALONE!

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Exceptional. Both written and read

I loved it. Really kudos to the reader. He got in to character for every character. His range is ridiculous. Definitely recommended. I grew up in metro Detroit. My family was involved. Deep book bravo!!!

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Sad Story! This book was good but what a sad story! I just want one person from a Donald Goines book to survive the ending at least once. Tragedy.

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The story was too long to get to the plot.

The book was too slow it was a struggle to finish 😪 pretty boring plot but overall 😴

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Boring and non-stimulating. No surprises or peaks. The narrator was the only thing that kept me going.

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oh what an ending!

I am a major DG fan, this is my 4th book by him. I love the Calm cool and collected demeanor of Prince, but man I was not expecting that ending 💔 Great read!

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Excellent

This was a very good story and storytelling. All I can say is wow good

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it was not well received

it wasn't good. It should be narrated by a different person or people. Too many characters for just one narrator.

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Boring

Not my favorite! I couldn't finish it! Waste of money!! The narrator makes it boring! Might have been better just reading the book myself!