Ghetto Brothers

While a large number of hip-hop and rock performers have used the lore of contemporary gang culture as part of their music, the Bronx-based rock band the Ghetto Brothers were an offshoot of an actual New York City street gang, though rather than glorifying the lives of gangbangers in their songs, they sang of personal and political concerns and were more interested in co-existence and community action than in waging war against their rivals. The band the Ghetto Brothers was led by three real-life brothers, lead singer Benjy Melendez, guitarist Robert Melendez, and bassist Vict...