Miami Rap Pioneer Gunned Down on Turnpike
By CARLOS MILLER
NBCMiami.com
Updated 5:03 PM EDT, Sun, Aug 16, 2009
He was known as P-Man Sam. And as Sam Silvasteen. And he was involved in Miami’s rap scene before 2 Live Crew put it on the map.
But the man born as Sam Ferguson will take that name to the grave after he was gunned down in his car Friday on the Florida Turnpike near Griffin Road.
Police have no motive and are searching for a black car with clear tail-light lenses, according to The Miami Herald.
The 47-year-old Miami native was recently involved with a New York-based urban lifestyle magazine called Don Diva. He was listed as president of Don Diva Miami on its website. His job was to market the magazine in South and Central Florida.
Sam Ferguson was featured on the cover of a local hip hop magazine in 2006.
Over the years, he served time in jail for fighting with cops, became involved in several local record labels and was even friends with Miami City Commissioner Art Teele, who committed suicide in the lobby of the Miami Herald building in 2005.
His goal in life was to maximize the potential for Miami’s hip hop scene and he made a cameo in DJ Khaled’s video Born and Raised, which featured several Miami rappers including Luther Campbell, Pitbull, Rick Ross and Trick Daddy.
Tags: miami, p man sam, pit bull, rick ross, Sam Silvasteen
Posted by StreetGangs.Com Staff
on Aug 18 2009. Filed under Entertainment.
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Here’s the interview with The Notorious P Man Sam AKA Sam Silvasteen before his passing: http://305hiphop.com/content/notorious-p-man-sam-aka-sam-silvasteen