Crimes of the Heart w/ Luke James Scam Goddess

What's Poppin' con-gregation? Singer-songwriter and actor Luke James joins the show to continue our discussion of scam rappers. These rappers dedicate their art to bragging and giving instructions to their fans on how to commit a variety of scams and frauds. Stay Schemin’!



This was originally recorded on April 23rd, 2024.



Pre-Order Laci’s book “Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts and Schemes.” https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/laci-mosley/scam-goddess/9780762484652/?lens=running-press


Check out Luke James Season 2 of the hit television series “THEM” on Amazon Prime and Lena Waithe’s hit drama series “THE CHI” on Showtime.


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Research by Kaelyn Brandt.

Sources:
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nielaorr/drake-city-girls-summer-scammers-period
https://pitchfork.com/news/city-girls-jt-released-from-prison-drops-new-song-jt-first-day-out-listen/
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/03/11/magazine/scam-rap.html
https://www.wired.com/story/teejayx6-scam-rap/
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2019/03/07/feds-throw-shade-indicted-detroit-rapper-selfmade-kash/3091388002/
https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/teejayx6-shittyboyz-and-rise-scam-rap/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/kz4qn9/what-is-scam-rap-detroit-teejayx6-selfmade-kash
https://www.vulture.com/2018/11/city-girls-on-scamming-drake-and-jt-going-to-prison.html
https://www.thecut.com/2018/09/city-girls-are-more-like-you-than-you-think.html
https://www.foxla.com/news/edd-rapper-who-bragged-about-unemployment-fraud-sentenced-to-6-years-in-prison
https://www.ksl.com/article/50983549/rapper-youngboy-arrested-near-huntsville-in-large-scale-prescription-fraud-ring