Follows the lives of American gangsters.
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| Barry Michael Cooper | ... | Self 4 episodes, 2006-2008 | |
| Nelson George | ... | Self 4 episodes, 2007-2008 | |
| Ving Rhames | ... | Narrator 3 episodes, 2006-2007 | |
| Cornell Jones | ... | Self 3 episodes, 2007-2008 | |
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Alex Alonso | ... | Self 2 episodes, 2006-2008 |
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Bernard Parks | ... | Self 2 episodes, 2006-2008 |
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Chaz Williams | ... | Self 2 episodes, 2007-2008 |
| Luc Stephen | ... | Self 2 episodes, 2007 | |
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