# NY GOONS 11 REWRITE

Yo, we pulling up to Queens, Southside—a block that's been churning out certified street legends since forever. Right now we breaking down the come-up of a bonafide New York street king, Charles Chaz Williams, cats knew him as Slim or Black Hand. You know that dark-skinned brother, it is a moat. What they calling him? He knows, you know him real well, Teddy. He running with, he running with our man, Georgia. Yeah, he locked in with that squad. Yeah, boy, Georgia. Yo dog, what's your government? Dark-skinned cat, black. Real black. It's a real black. Everybody can set it. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, he got one word, one name. One name, he like, one name, that. Dark-skinned, black dude, slim cat. I can't remember his tag, but he too. Everybody knows this dude. Yeah. Black cat, he from Queens, running with Supreme team and them boys. That's his name. I think that's his name. Nah, that's a word. Nah, not Supreme. Nah, that's a word. Black dude, I forgot, Foxy Brown, I forgot one word name. Yeah, one word, yeah. And he passed and his son passed. He died first and son passed away in this spot. I know who you talking about. Wow. He put mad time to break a day. Well, I like the towel. Chief, new chance. Chance. Bates. Bates. Good girl. Chance. Oh, man, chance to make it. Chaz wasn't just some one-decade flash. His name was ringing bells across multiple generations, locking down his spot in the concrete folklore. For them that move through hip hop lanes, you might've heard of Chaz as the brains behind Black Hand Entertainment. This wasn't just some run-of-the-mill outfit—it had a reputation for injecting raw street truth into the music hustle. One of their heavyweight projects was Black Gangster, pulled from the novel by Donald Goins. And yo, let's pay homage to Donald Goins. Rest in power to one of the realest storytellers to ever grip a pen. His contribution doesn't get the recognition it's owed. That Black Gangster project wasn't just showing love to the pavement. It also had a soundtrack that featured none other than Jay Z. Hav even laid down a joint called Black Gangster on it, giving the whole operation some serious credibility. You might know Chaz from that link-up, but he wasn't just moving in the music. His label, Black Hand Entertainment, was making power moves in the early 2000s. They put their ink on artists like Graf, a Queens spitter with bars that could murder tracks, and Prince, another talent that was generating buzz. If you were tapped into the Smack DVDs or Cocaine City DVDs, you'd peep Chaz and his crew showing up heavy during that era. This was prime DVD culture, when street music and narratives were spreading through the underground like a epidemic. But don't twist it. Chaz's name was echoing through the blocks way before the cameras started rolling. He earned his stripes in these gutters, and the music was just another branch of his legacy. Chaz Williams, born on November 5th, 1951 in Harlem, was the middle seed of three siblings. Early in the game, his existence took a major turn when his pops, a World War II veteran, relocated the family to Queens when Chaz was just five years young. They posted up in the infamous 40s projects, a territory that would later play a critical role in molding his perspective and survival tactics. From 1956 to 1963, Chaz maneuvered his developing years in this brutal environment. During his childhood, Chaz would frequently visit family in the deep south, where he caught a direct view of the brutal realities of Jim Crow segregation. By 1963, at the age of 12, Chaz Williams executed his first armed stick-up at a neighborhood drugstore—marking the start of a life molded by the grind and the concrete. Just four years after that, at 16, Chaz would elevate it to another dimension by hitting his first bank, a play that marked his entrance into the criminal major leagues. This would become his trademark hustle and the backbone of his legendary status. To put Chaz's exploits into context, Jesse James, the infamous outlaw of the Wild West, knocked off eight banks with two of those being train jobs. John Dillinger, recognized as the Dapper Dan Gangster of the Great Depression, robbed 24 banks during his run. The iconic duo, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, managed to rob 17 banks. Chaz Williams, however, surpassed them all by pulling off 63 bank robberies, cementing his position in the archives as one of the most prolific bank robbers to ever execute it. In 1968, at just 17 years old, Chaz Williams was sentenced to 18 months in a juvenile detention facility in upstate New York, marking his first serious collision with the system. Following his release, Chaz found himself in Cleveland, Ohio, where he linked with the Black Nationalist of New Libya, a collective advocating for black liberation and self-determination. Immersed in their ideology, he traveled the nation, moving under the radar while soaking up game from black militant groups, which undoubtedly shaped his strategic mentality and revolutionary outlook. By 1969, Chaz's criminal activities escalated further. While attempting to rob a currency exchange near the Montreal Airport, he got nabbed and sent to Deberdo prison in Canada. This setback, however, was just the beginning of a bolder chapter in his journey. Later that year, Chaz returned to New York fully committed to his bank robbing career. He was meticulous in targeting only banks ensured by the US government, guaranteeing that the institutions, not individuals, bore the financial losses—a calculated move that some likened to a modern-day Robin Hood mentality. In 1971, Chaz Williams was sentenced to five years in the Federal Correctional Institute, FCI, of Milan in Michigan. During his bid there, he learned about a Bureau of Prison's pilot program set to launch in a couple of years. A study release initiative aimed at rehabilitating inmates by allowing them to leave the prison during the day to attend college classes. Ever the strategist, Chaz began hatching a daring scheme that would turn this opportunity into one of the most infamous criminal plots in history. By 1973, Chaz was enrolled at the University of Michigan under the program, earning day passes to attend classes. Instead of focusing solely on his studies, Chaz used this newfound freedom to mastermind and execute a series of bank robberies. Over a six-month period, he and his crew hit banks across Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio, and Indiana, all while Chaz returned to prison every evening like a model inmate. This audacious operation eventually gained national attention and became the subject of the American Gangster documentaries, season two, episode eight, where Chaz himself recounted his exploits. In 1974, Chaz Williams was arrested for robbing the Michigan National Bank, bringing his six-month spree of daylight robberies to a halt. As a result, he was sent to the Lewisburg Correctional Center, a high-security federal prison in Pennsylvania. However, Chaz's time in confinement didn't dull his ambition. It only sharpened his resolve. By 1976, Chaz made a bold and calculated move. He escaped from prison. This daring breakout marked the beginning of his next chapter as he assembled and trained a crew of 20 men—a hand-picked team of individuals he molded into what many would call the most elite bank robbers in US history. With precision planning and ruthless efficiency, Chaz and his crew launched an unprecedented multi-state bank robbery spree, targeting dozens of banks across the country. In 1977, after a violent shootout with the FBI, Chaz Williams was captured and sentenced to an astonishing 95 years in prison for his string of bank robberies and escape. His fate seemed sealed, but Chaz wasn't one to accept defeat easily. In 1978, acting as his own attorney, Chaz managed to successfully reduce his sentence to 25 years—a remarkable legal maneuver that would set the stage for his eventual return to society. While serving his time throughout the 1980s, Chaz proved that his talents weren't confined to the streets. He earned degrees in business administration and human service administration, setting the groundwork for a different kind of hustle once he was released. In 1991, after serving 15 years behind bars, Chaz Williams walked through those prison gates as a transformed man. He channeled his legendary street credibility and newfound education into legitimate enterprises, eventually becoming a respected figure in his community. His transition from the most prolific bank robber in American history to a community advocate didn't erase his past—it enhanced his legacy. By the early 2000s, Chaz had solidified his position in the cultural landscape through Black Hand Entertainment, cementing his influence in hip-hop and street culture. Chaz Williams passed away in 2012, but his imprint remains etched into the fabric of New York street lore forever. The legacy of Chaz Williams and NY Goons 11 transcends the criminal enterprise that built his reputation. These weren't just nameless figures operating in the shadows—they were architects of a particular brand of New York mythology that blended street warfare, entrepreneurial ambition, and cultural influence. From the concrete jungles of Queens to the stages where hip-hop breathed life into their stories, Chaz and his crew represented a certain code: loyalty, strategy, and the relentless pursuit of power on their own terms. Whether measured by 63 bank robberies, the artists they developed, or the documentary episodes dedicated to their exploits, NY Goons 11's fingerprints remain on everything that defines New York street culture. They didn't just exist in their era—they defined it. And decades after their rise and fall, their names still ring bells in the streets, proving that some legacies transcend time itself.