

The filmmakers don't provide any credible proof of their subject's allegations, which is a core tenet of legitimate documentary filmmaking.

Then the so-called documentary takes a wild turn, with the former convict claiming that he sold crack on behalf of the CIA to help Ronald Reagan fund the Sandinistas in the 1980s. As a lover of hip-hop, I was mesmerized by the tales of the man who claims that rapper Rick Ross stole his name and identity when he was locked up for being one of the hardest hitting drug dealers during the crack epidemic. Take " Freeway: Crack in the System," which is currently streaming on Netflix. Today, as more and more people cut the cord, the far flung reaches of the internet have now become many people’s regular old TV.
