BROOKLYN DON UPDATE: In late July of 2007, Calvin Klein took to the airwaves with DJ Kay Slay to speak on his ex-homeboy Jay-Z. Basically saying Jay-Z was rapping about Klein's life his entire career, you can imagine why a lot of people are talking about this interview. Hear this incredible interview in its entirety using the link below. [LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW HERE] --------------------------------------------- Calvin Klein along with his friends tell his true life story of how they controlled the most murderous neighborhoods in Brooklyn. He is said to be responsible for launching Jay Z's Career and currently manages Akon. Find out about his drug wars, robberies, and murders that got him locked up for 14 years in a federal prison. This DVD features Calvin Klein telling all, as well as Akon, Jimmy Henchman, Pee Wee Kirkland, and a host of other street legends discussing the true life of a Brooklyn Don. FROM THE BACK OF THE DVD: 'CALVIN Klein BACOTE': Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Calvin Klein Bacote tells his life story along with his close friends. This story is based on true life situations dealing with real street life pertaining to drug wars, robbery, death and incarceration. After being released from federal prison after serving 14 years, Calvin Klein is home to tell his story. FROM MTV's MIXTAPE MONDAYS (11/8/2004): In Brooklyn during the '80s and early '90s, one of the main names ringing out in the streets was Calvin "Klein" Bacote's. He's the guy Jay-Z is talking about in "Allure" when he raps, "I never felt more alive/ Than ridin' shotgun in Klein's green five." Klein was recently released from a federal correctional facility after serving 13 years on drug charges, and one of his first steps in turning his life around was fulfilling his goal to enter the music business. He recently worked with DJ Clark Kent to put out the mixtape Streets Is Talking Volume One. Klein has started his own label, Shut Em Down Entertainment, for which he currently has a roster of four MCs — including rappers Natural and St. Laz — and is seeking distribution. "I'm into hip-hop obviously, but I kind of like digging into the R&B and reggae," he said. "I'm open to music, period. I grew up in a family of music." While growing up, Klein not only ran across a young Shawn Carter, he also rubbed shoulders with other icons. "The original 50 Cent from Brooklyn, God bless the dead," Klein said, when asked who gave him his street moniker. "We would just hang out on the streets, and I used to wear a lot of Calvin Klein as far as attire — jeans, shirts, and stuff like that. My [real first] name is Calvin, and being that I wore Klein's a lot, you just attach that on the back of my name. I didn't really like the name, but it stuck at some point. It is what it is." Klein said he hears the reality of his life in much of today's hip-hop, even from MCs who haven't been through what he's been through. "Most of those guys have seen so many things that you can't live out most of these things rappers talk about," he said. "They living it out through the life they saw in their neighborhood. That's just like having your way of your freedom of speech. I don't knock them. If they don't tell our story the way the story supposed to be told, then no one is going to know where we are really coming from."