In his own words, real-life American gangster Frank Lucas here recalls his life as the former heroin dealer and organised crime boss who ran Harlem during the late 1960s and early 1970s. From being taken under the wing of old-time gangster Bumpy Johnson, through one of the most successful drug smuggling operations in recent history, to being sentenced to 70 years in prison, Original Gangster is a chilling look at the rise and fall of a modern legacy.