Eric “Von Zip” Martin

King Of Harlem

[@Mrmasonnn]

Thanks! Great content mannn💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 nice run for a black man. They usually don’t last that long!!!

[@Membersonly22]

I appreciate you bro 💪🏽and yes a very impressive run

[@m.a.4500]

@@Membersonly22 Can you reupload/re-edit the video without the music?? Its so loud! 😭 Its difficult to hear the commentary

[@Membersonly22]

@@m.a.4500 are yu listening with head phones or something ? Because this is my first time hearing that and something did a reaction video to this and it was pretty clear

[@m.a.4500]

@@Membersonly22 yeah with pods! Ok ill try without earphones mane

[@Membersonly22]

@@m.a.4500 ok

[@BevlinReeves]

All them dudes is AGENTS....REAL RAP.

[@evillamar372]

🎯

[@jasonbarrett9805]

Yep. Gotta be to operate at that level

[@seanin1990]

One of Harlem's most infamous along with Azie, Alpo, Rich, Fritz and D Ferg. Harlem Hustlers Mount Rushmore

[@Membersonly22]

💯

[@brendasanderson8123]

Mum m Ok just,?

[@Jonathanrowe-yz9wr]

In one era 💯 the original young boys : Cisco noel Gregor black Ronnie Jessie Jerome Stevie bat underwood Ricky Duke all teenage millionaires west Indian chucky jelly roll sickle Barney Adonis yo it ain't even fair *😭 old school Harlem/ Bronx hustler here

[@clh2192]

Nah on your Rushmore list. Nicky Barnes, Fat Tony Salerno, Mookie Jackson, Tommy Luchese, Bumby Johnson, Red Dillard, Casper Holstein, Pee Wee Kirkland, Freddie Myers, Julian Harrison, William Underwood, Frank Costello, Robert Stepney, Spanish Ray, Anthony Angelet, Anthony Corallo...

[@seanin1990]

@@clh2192 I was born in 71 homeboy

[@Weebay_213]

'Someone to look up to' sad grown ass man

[@johnsondoeboy2772]

No video on Unique Mecca Audio or Lou Simms?

[@Membersonly22]

👀

[@johnsondoeboy2772]

@@Membersonly22 Can you make a video on… James Drayton and Roland Pops Bartlett out of Philly

[@Membersonly22]

@@johnsondoeboy2772 yea I’ll look into those

[@johnsondoeboy2772]

@@Membersonly22 Thanks

[@ThomasPerez-l1p]

Garcia George Miller Kevin Johnson Susan

[@Movershaker21]

The picture pf all the 80 hustlers from Harlem, is he in that picture?

[@Membersonly22]

To the right

[@mansamusa9465]

Harlem Don Von Zip longest run in history 70s to the 2010s

[@Membersonly22]

Should of wrote a book 📖

[@mansamusa9465]

@@Membersonly22 Facts

[@cipriandobrea7369]

He was one in a hundred thousand. Maybe 1 in a million.

[@bacatit5935]

🐀

[@Membersonly22]

@@bacatit5935 🤔

[@vertisriles9082]

Mike tyson always hanging out with the gangstas

[@Membersonly22]

Mike was gangsta lol

[@Norma1250]

Mike actually was in one of the early gangs in Brownsville

[@damonstewart70]

@@Membersonly22 I love crip in my opinion zip bought crip to n.y. . Thanks for the info on a true behind the scenes o.g.

[@Membersonly22]

@@damonstewart70 thanks for watching and thanks for the comment

[@BayPawLobeezy_World]

Never too late to get on your grind 💪🏿

[@Membersonly22]

I promise 🤝🏾

[@fella293]

2 run that long, that means alot of police, and officials on the payroll

[@Membersonly22]

I promise

[@mansamusa9465]

A good suggestion would be DoWop who ran Sugar Hill In Harlem. He was the first to sell crack on the East Coast. He used to rent Blocks to Dominicans. The true John Gotti of Harlem of the 1980s, oh yea Preacher & Alpo didn’t play with DoWop. DoWop’s crew was the first to wear “Uptowns aka Airforce Ones” they used to rock them with bulletproof Hats and T shirts

[@Membersonly22]

🔥 I’ll definitely look into it

[@Membersonly22]

Thanks

[@mansamusa9465]

@@Membersonly22 Dowop & John John (Another boss from Sugar Hill who used to ride around in a bulletproof Porsche) had the bloodiest war In Harlem history, Dowop came out on top

[@Membersonly22]

@@mansamusa9465 dam that’s crazy lol

[@cipriandobrea7369]

Dowop and LA. Legend has it Dowop peeled Nicky Barnes for Shmecka.

[@dabai281]

RIP VON ZIP 👑👑👑👑🕊🕊🕊🕊🫡🫡🫡🫡💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿 SHOUT 118TH STREET

[@Membersonly22]

💯💪🏽

[@darrentinonzii340]

Bad ass vid! Hardly anything on this guy out there. Props frm NewZealand✊🏽

[@Membersonly22]

🙏🏾🫡💪🏽

[@ChandoisGainesjr-fn9vr]

😂😂😂 ok so we not gonna mention Mike Tyson taking a pic with another street legend! Tyson. Knew all the grimey dudes in the 80$! Zip played it well! He knew something was up with keefee d! Zip went out in style. Died of natural causes. Not bullets or dying in prison. Great video.

[@Membersonly22]

Thanks

[@13HundredGeneral]

Dope channel 💯 I just subscribed. I read a comment somewhere that Zip took the hit money on Pac from Diddy and gave it to Tyson on GP any truth to that?

[@Membersonly22]

@@13HundredGeneral thanks but that’s not true lol

[@swaggod226]

Bro had a 40 plus run😮

[@Membersonly22]

And got away with it

[@mistamack5038]

Damn near 50yrs in the game

[@Membersonly22]

Crazy right

[@BevlinReeves]

Nah its not crazy, its suspicious. ​@Membersonly22

[@august_3rd]

They're from Compton they wasn't in cali von had the crib out there in Vegas . So could've gave them da gun

[@Membersonly22]

Make sense

[@critislyles6873]

Crazy. The guy in the photo "DeAndre Smith" resembles BiGGIE. Remember Pac lil Cuz (Yoki are whatever his name is) said that the arm that was out the car window shooting Pac & Suge was a big black arm 🤔 I wonder if they were trying to make it seem like it was BIG just in case the s*@t hits the fan . More & more you look at him that mf the more & more he looks like Big

[@Jenlylesmusic]

I just found out Von Zip is Diddy’s godfather, so the connections you’re mentioning make sense!

[@ChandoisGainesjr-fn9vr]

Love your videos! U bring the real & raw! I subscribed when I seen The philly black Muslim mob videos! Keep doing your thing! The music in the background & the story telling feels like your there!

[@Membersonly22]

Thanks for the motivation, comments like this keeps me going 💪🏽 God bless you 🙏🏾

[@huddybix955]

Zip name still ringing right now!

[@Membersonly22]

💪🏾

[@PW-zs2yx]

Keefe D got the gun of Zip in Vegas he said they didn't just travel with guns while going to the fights, so apparently zip had one tucked away that he let them use. I'm sure the South sides had there own guns In Compton.

[@Membersonly22]

Thanks for sharing

[@marlonglanton4372]

T K Kirtland was close to him also

[@Membersonly22]

I think they were once roommates

[@dollazandsense]

I think I was locked up with his son ain’t no that was his son when he was there but after he left a few people end up telling me that was his son lil zip actually he look just like em just bald headed.

[@Membersonly22]

Word

[@spinners1409]

It was true about the money. Eric use that money to open the restaurant.

[@darrellbiggeegalloway5274]

THERES NO PORCH IN HARLEM !!! STOOPS ONLY !!!

[@Membersonly22]

Yu really had to point that out ? 😂😂

[@darrellbiggeegalloway5274]

@@Membersonly22 Yes Bcz NY Is Different & Truth Be Told That Saying Doesn't Sound Right When U Referring To NYC Unless You Talking Abt North Bronx Or Queens !!! No Dis BRO Jus FAXX !!! SALUTE !!!

[@Membersonly22]

@@darrellbiggeegalloway5274 it’s all love bro yu can say anything on this channel. It’s our channel, our community

[@edwardlamar3650]

​@@darrellbiggeegalloway5274there r no porch houses in NYC at all.

[@tamimh]

Hey man I appreciate u for this! Stay safe out there bro

[@Membersonly22]

Thanks you too 🙏🏾

[@JessieSolar]

A garbage bag full of ones is 30 bandz and a garbage bag of 5s is 100 bandz i know because ive experienced it hands on in 2007 and still experience it today the ish is a nusiances to count you have to have patience and time when dealing with large amounts in small bills.

[@Membersonly22]

Thanks for breaking it down for us playa

[@rideout963]

Weigh it. Not an accurate count but near 1

[@IAmAlmightyGod]

Karceno looks like he might be kin to this guy.

[@Membersonly22]

Foreal tho 😂

[@misterkaywhy55]

I thought the same shit 💀💀💯

[@me-pz5yi]

Lol

[@Elias_Truth]

He probably is

[@spinners1409]

He was a true poet and rapper. I knew him when he was 15 years old and he drove all the hustlers cars and we would go to the motel in jersey

[@Membersonly22]

Word

[@whereisthedollar]

Check out , Frank Matthews. Who you say ? Frank Matthews because he beat the system and no Blackman can be labeled as a Kingpin Gangster and escape law enforcement without a trace.

[@Membersonly22]

Very rare at a high level

[@malcolmgardner5604]

Thanks for that he was my cousin and very Loved!!

[@Membersonly22]

You’re welcome 🙏🏾

[@thomashuntley201]

Because gangsters don't drive to Vegas from LA with guns in the car. Use your head.

[@rayvonweaver562]

Knew him well, EVZ... THE QUIET DON!!!

[@Membersonly22]

💪🏽🔥🤝🏾

[@zumaanandrade3961]

Yep he used to move herb to cali he got from the Jamaicans. Them dudes was tight.

[@samj458]

​@@zumaanandrade3961no new yorker is selling weed from NYC to cali . Cali always had the best weed . Zip was getting supplied pcp from the west coast . His suppliers were south side crips, grape Street crips and Mansfield gangster crips

[@Byron-mz7ex]

Im 34 years old and I've heard of all the getting money 💵 old heads in every city and state I never heard of this guy 🧐 That shows how damn good he was at staying low key and off the police and the Feds radar 🫡 🇺🇸🌍

[@Membersonly22]

💯

[@cvgodd1432]

That’s all it is… when these dudes get money and they’re still not getting all the attention it messes with their head! If you don’t like the attention and have no problem staying home while everyone else partying. You’ll last a lot longer!! A cop once told me, “how do you think we feel when some 19 year old drives by us in a 40k car we can’t afford. We are human, we get jealous too!” So true! They’ll go out their way to mess with you out of jealousy! They working hard for their money and this 19 year old making 5 grand before he eats breakfast lol.

[@Byron-mz7ex]

@@cvgodd1432 Yo that's crazy cuz 😅 But heard people not police but people with 9-5s hating on people driving better cars than them from Trappin 🧐😅 The hate be real 😮‍💨

[@SalsHQ]

There's another am sure you never heard of I don't want to mention his name but I'll connect the dots to see if you have a clue... Remember Camron, Jim Jones & Hell Rell? They have a friend that did it big big big, he in prison right now for like 45 years Dominican cat... You know who it is??

[@kernalization]

Give a criminal credit. No thank you

[@Membersonly22]

Right

[@vale-y1i]

5:17 That's Anthony "Wolf" Jones on the left.

[@Membersonly22]

Word

[@maryryan9464]

Was thee cats with wold hardy and his brother in nyc

[@elliot2177]

yep

[@pboissie]

Look at a young Keefy D at 3:41 😂 I was like “daayyuum” the OGs knew how to dress like bosses.

[@kartiersupremewhite330]

EXTREMELY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE.

[@Membersonly22]

Thank you

[@blakmigo-968]

Im subscribed to your channel, great work, maybe you can do a episode about Ishmael Ford-Bey, FEDS labeled him DMV BIG MEECH, I'm from VA by the way, keep coming with that good content, I'll be watching 👍❗

[@Membersonly22]

I appreciate you, and I’ll look into those videos

[@CoolTy23]

Top 10 Most Notable Hustlers outta Harlem 1. Bumpy Johnson 2. Eric Von Zip 3. Nicky Barnes 4. Alpo Martinez 5. Rich Porter 6. Guy Fisher 7. Azie Faison 8. Frank Lucas 9. Fritz 10. Baby Maine

[@LoisCook-i3x]

Rodriguez Betty Rodriguez Charles Davis Donald

[@ssherrierable]

Wow from the east coast to the west coast? That’s so hard to do 😂😂😂

[@Membersonly22]

Ain’t it 😂

[@raviolihands5347]

He ALLEGEDLY was in the white Cadillac wit keefe d dre and orlando anderson

[@Membersonly22]

Wow 😮

[@deemcclelland4222]

Need to make movie about this man

[@Membersonly22]

Facts

[@carlbroady5393]

"Guys up for a summer" LOL

[@deebonanno3165]

Zip was born in the early 60s ain't no way Bumpy was his mentor

[@Membersonly22]

Yu might be right

[@samj458]

1957

[@samj458]

1957 . Bumpy died 68 so yup u right

[@fullerholiday2872]

Williams Edward Hernandez Steven Lewis Deborah

[@saqibyasin7432]

Yo g where you all these von zip pics from that's the first bow down too you...

[@Membersonly22]

🫡

[@lionhearted9212]

Zip Harlem first crip iykyk

[@shawtyeatemup1352]

IDGAF

[@roberthicks6527]

Is this the same "Zip" that took the alleged 1 million dollar check that puffy was trying to give to Keefe D?

[@Membersonly22]

Yup

[@roberthicks6527]

Thank you bro, I asked that to early. You cleared that later in the vid. Love the channel bro! @@Membersonly22

[@Membersonly22]

@@roberthicks6527 no problem

[@Gage1Animosity]

This channel is pure gangster chronicle 🔥 chapter x chapter. Appreciate the hard work and dedication to the darkest and at the same time flyest unspoken parts of the American story. Love & Respect from Boston Mass bumpy roads and broken glass - 🫡 Gage-1

[@Membersonly22]

Thanks 🙏🏾

[@CDBcrazyvideos]

LAPD cop/blood Kevin Gaines shot Pac for Reggie

[@SamuelGriffin-x7b]

Clark Shirley Jackson Betty Lewis Helen

[@RochellTomita]

Allen Betty Thompson Timothy Taylor Elizabeth

[@rogerwooten7392]

Just do the video based on the facts bro, give us the facts and not tell us what you think avout his story and stuff. Truth is he was a master of finesse, he told them it was time to get that money. He kind of urgerd them to do it. Timing was perfect he seen the opportunities that lied a head. Then diddy gives him the money and he kept it because he couldnt have any contact of any sprt with them or he clearly looks guilty. The intent was there and they have him giving out a payment even if the actual shooters never got it. They can prove conspiracy like that im sure. He knew puff also wouldnt do shit as well as knowing keefe D is a dumb ass, he was living in the infamy of having killed pac he still defends it in the interviews when he tries to act remorseful then he starts speaking or acting defensive and its clear he thinks hes the toughest biggest gangster on earth a legend lol. Which hes definitely something, he had a pretty extensive and powerful circle so yeah.

[@Membersonly22]

Yu lost me with that first sentence playa

[@Pacavelli]

Hats off to ALL the Other Channels that YOU got your information from to put this together....... 🤔

[@Membersonly22]

Stop being a monkey

[@JesusFletcher-n1e]

Davis Kevin Martinez Brenda Brown Kimberly

[@michaelpratchett4415]

Had dinner with Zip at “Zip-Code” cool dude👍🏾

[@Membersonly22]

That’s legend

[@michaelpratchett4415]

@@Membersonly22 the place had 2 floors (that know of). Swizz Beatz & Mashonda were there doing a party on the second floor. Kicked it with Stevie J a hot minute & Zip complimented our meal. I’m not sure I would have stepped foot in that restaurant had I known Zip was related to Pacs death

[@Membersonly22]

@@michaelpratchett4415 I feel yu

[@OnionsBonnie-w1m]

Jones Jeffrey Thompson Betty Miller Eric

[@zeke3388]

TK Kirkland speak very highly of Zip...🤔

[@extacyl6926]

Preacher had a fairly long run (13 years)

[@Membersonly22]

Tru

[@YUNGFRESH25bklyn]

The check was meant for a club in Cali that was a front to move weight……

[@rosalindbrooks570]

Wilson Timothy Wilson George White Matthew

[@mannystylz7954]

I know that aint Blumstein's in the thumbnail😮🔥 PS - I went to school with Zip's little sister Elise💯😉

[@Membersonly22]

💪🏽

[@oluyemiakinnibosun5829]

Elise!Ms.Martin as i call her !wonderful woman

[@mannystylz7954]

@@oluyemiakinnibosun5829 - Indeed.. I knew her in catholic school when they lived on St. Nick 💎😉 a real sweetheart, but like Zip, she didn't play no games either💯

[@atomicpimp344]

Up for a summer 💯😂

[@Membersonly22]

Facts

[@jaykriss724]

Great storytelling homie

[@Membersonly22]

Thanks bro

[@MurrayTrapp]

Can somebody name everyone in the pix I see PO, Rich,AZ,zip but who are the other guys

[@Membersonly22]

👀

[@JaniceBradberry-r9f]

Clark Kimberly Davis Eric Miller Brian

[@Ricardo-xy3lj]

Only snitches last that long ....

[@Membersonly22]

Nah

[@RobMildred-t1d]

Robinson Shirley Taylor Jason Davis Jessica

[@kaitlynpassegon1877]

Thomas Carol Brown Betty White Helen

[@FestoonBoston]

Lee Lisa Young Donna Thomas Richard

[@selassiesuntstv7040]

Harlem up east side here 1695 Taft next to that classic store

[@Membersonly22]

💪🏾

[@maryryan9464]

Orlando and zip hoping to listen to forthcoming old Gs if u will respect memberonlly 😅

[@Membersonly22]

I gotchu 💪🏽

[@maryryan9464]

@@Membersonly22 lol thank you so much from Ireland free shopping for memberonlly 🍀

[@HectorBlankenship-h6j]

Wilson Donald Davis Karen Lee Thomas

[@boygorge4166]

He wasn't solid bro come on SMH

[@Membersonly22]

Talk to me

[@BMJ082907]

Bro first off how n the hell is Bumpy Johnson his mentor Bumpy died in 1968 which makes Eric 6 to 7 yrs old at the time stop the 🧢 bro unless he hopped off that young smh😂😂😂

[@Membersonly22]

How dare yu call out that BS 😂 nah but Zip got in the game early

[@Alexander-1989su]

C gutter is the one that pulled the gun out at the awards

[@ElsieDixon-o2e]

Harris Donna Wilson Brenda Martin Maria

[@tattedteflon]

Had to hop on the Italians sack before talmbout the subject of this video smh 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Membersonly22]

Here yu go bro don’t start that today lol

[@ALBERTEINSTEIN777]

HE LOOK LIKE CARCENO 4 LIFE.

[@Membersonly22]

100 percent

[@ALBERTEINSTEIN777]

@@Membersonly22 🤜💥🤛

[@ramonpuello2357]

I knew him. You will be surprised how mafioso 5his guy was. Not a gangsta but a Harlem black most.

[@Membersonly22]

💯

[@jayd4ever]

he knew wolf aswell

[@hudsonforbes6727]

For some reason zip looks jamaican

[@montezmattison2196]

Love your channel bro ✊🏾💪🏾

[@Membersonly22]

I appreciate you 🤝🏾

[@VSmoothTwentyTwo]

Bout time someone did a story on Zip Harlem legend

[@Membersonly22]

💯💪🏾

[@samj458]

Zip was born in 1957 . Bumpy died in 68

[@Membersonly22]

Right

[@WilliamShelby-b2i]

Marina Branch

[@jeromenichols1154]

Carlo Gambino snitched on Frank Matthews

[@Membersonly22]

That was Paul Castellano

[@jeromenichols1154]

Idk, but I'm driving so I'll take ur word for it. I'm almost certain that Big Paul wasn't the boss of all bosses yet and he didn't last that long. Gotti boys took him out. Zip was a legend

[@Membersonly22]

@@jeromenichols1154 BIg Paul was the boss of bosses when Carlo Gambino died

[@jeromenichols1154]

@@Membersonly22 Carlo died in 76, Frank went missing in 73.

[@Membersonly22]

@@jeromenichols1154 Frank lived in the same Neighborhood as Paul, during a party Paul wrote down license plates and gave them to law enforcement

[@Gvhbj]

Say zip had biggie hit

[@5cip1]

Las Vegas and 2pac

[@Blackjesus3]

Finally you're back

[@Membersonly22]

Back like I never left 😂😂😂

[@boxingfan6765]

Mike Tyson tells a story about Zip taking a few hundred thousand dollars in cash from Don King .

[@Himothy_xx]

100k

[@kdaconquerasmooth1863]

I thought it was 600,000

[@ZachrRapMasterTv]

Thanks you too bro keep grinding

[@Membersonly22]

I appreciate you bro 🤝🏾

[@merleburgman1589]

Memories of good'ole money 💰 day's 😮😢

[@Membersonly22]

💪🏽

[@davidcuzzi]

Dead hahaha

[@dennistko1488]

Peace out bro...

[@wedontneedth3fak3onezsimpl77]

That day and year of Tupac death ⚘️🕊 Yoyo the rapper was there at zip club looking crazy with two females look very off not the type Yoyo shouldn't be with

[@Membersonly22]

That’s crazy

[@curtroc8058]

Thank you so much appreciate you too, bro

[@Membersonly22]

🫡