The Counterfeiter Chap 5: Cliff Finds His Copier

The night that the counterfeiting scheme began..

Sometimes Cliff tried schemes that were legal. He got recording equipment and built a studio in his Harlem apartment because he wanted to go into music as either a rapper or producer. Several aspiring rappers came through to record there. People told me he had it in mind to try rapping -- he’d write some bars and would jump into rap battles. The studio …