American Gangster 'Freeway' Ricky Ross (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV-14
TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary

American Gangster

'Freeway' Ricky Ross (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV-14

TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary

Illiterate, but an athlete, "Freeway" Ricky Ross went from being a sports king to the crack king in the 70s and 80s when drugs were turning L.A. into the 'Hood' from hell.

Producer

Mark Rowland

Composers

Mark Qura Rankin | Derryck Big Tank Thornton (as Derryck Thornton)

Cinematographer

Josef Nalevansky

Editors

Andretti Dante | Andrew Payne | Greg Rogers

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 5, 2006

Release date

Dec 5, 2006 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

2 nominations

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Alex Alonso Self Self See fewer	My Kingdom Come: An LA Gangster Rap Story (2016)
Chico Brown Self Self See fewer	Angola 1, 2 & 3
Jose R. Montalvan Jr. Self Self See fewer	Obstacles (2000)
Bernard Parks Self Self See fewer	ATL: The Untold Story of Atlanta's Rise in the Rap Game (2014)
'Freeway' Ricky Ross Self - Drug Kingpin (as Freeway Rick Ross) Self - Drug Kingpin (as Freeway Rick Ross) See fewer	Rufus
Aqeela Sherrills Self Self See fewer	Crips and Bloods: Made in America (2008)
Maxine Waters Self Self See fewer	Marc Cohn: The Rainy Season (1993)