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Episode Topic: Luc Stephen explains his journey from the streets to film sets
On this episode of Givin Them The Business podcast with your host Chris "Gotti" Lorenzo former VP of Murder Inc, and Latin co-host Don Dinero sits down in the Cuban Connection studio with film producer Luc Stephen. Luc Stephen will take Chris Gotti and Don Dinero through how he grew up, his experiences with being in the streets. Which then lands him in his well known film producer career.
(01:20s) #Luc Stephen child of a #Haitian Senator , #Poppa Doc influence and attempts on his fathers life which led to his mother to move the family away to Boston and later as a teen to New York with mother and decided he did not want to live by the strict rules enforced by his mother to be in her home. So Luc left and found one of his own. On the streets getting into the life he felt was for him at the time.
(06:10s) "Creeping", "Sneak thieving" in that time is how we made the money, leads to meeting Lorenzo "Fat Cat" Nichols known in Queens street life
(8:42s) Tommy Mickens bread was different .... movie talk, known as "Tony Montana" through the '80's basically bought up a lot of different businesses in the Hollis neighborhood
(11:50s) After serving his fed time is when Luc Stephen decided it was a change that needed to be made in his life. The influence of prison time affects everyone differently you either become better criminal or decide to change where you will not go back to jail Living a life modeled by the mob lifestyle meant taking in the rules of the mob the same too. Protecting his family from that portion of his life.
(15:00s) "Fat Cat" American Gangster the TV show on BET
(20:00s) Rappers actually make really good Actors. Rappers are actors in form because when they are rapping they are performing their music to the audience. Just recently Chris Gotti witnessed #Favio Foreign star in role of in episode of Tales with Irv Gotti will soon air on BET. Great rappers draws their fans you can inherit an audience. Quote "The rappers are taking all the good acting jobs" Shout Out to Shaft who gave Luc the series "Sister's Keeper", then lead to him working with film producer/director Adrian "Tru" Toscano
(25:08s) Learning his life lessons from working other businesses like restaurants, sprinters all while trying to work on his film career. Luc Stephen then explains how he decides to focus more on his film career
Where to Find Us
Luc Stephen
Instagram: @lucrstephen
Film Hitstory: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2932250/
Linktree: linktr.ee//LucStephen
Current projects "Witness For The Defense", "Sin", "Born to Box" Documentary
For the independent Artist: #addventuresmusic www.addventuresmusic.com @addventuresmusic1 YouTube: @ADD VENTURES MUSIC Cuban Connection Clothing Brand: cubanconnection.com @cubanconnection
Host Information
Chris Gotti @chrisgotti187
Don Dinero @dinero187 YouTube: @Don Dinero
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