The UB Interview: ‘American Gangster: Trap Queens’ Talk S4
They Share What They Want Viewers to Take Away From Their Story & More.
The highly anticipated first half of “American Gangster: Trap Queens,” Season 4 premiered with five episodes.
With new episodes launching Thursdays on BET+.
The BET+ hit original series which documents the cautionary tales of America‘s most notorious women masterminds who ran drug empires and multimillion-dollar hustles of every stripe.
Narrated by two-time Grammy-nominated rapper, actress, and radio personality Da Brat, each episode chronicles a Queen’s journey as she builds a multi-million-dollar underworld empire, before her fall and ultimate redemption.
Building on the success of “American Gangster: Trap Queens,” are two BET+ Original biopics. “First Lady of BMF: The Tonesa Welch Story” premiered last year to widespread acclaim, earning NAACP Image Award nominations for Outstanding Television Movie and Outstanding Directing (Vivica A. Fox).
This was followed by this year’s powerful release, “Fighting To Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story.” Together, these films expand the franchise’s compelling storytelling.
Felicia “Snoop” Pearson: Snoop dove headfirst into the dangerous streets of ’80s Baltimore, rising to become a feared enforcer and drug empire queen.
Her ruthless journey inspired a breakout acting role on the hit HBO series “The Wire.”
Padge Victoria “Madam” Windslowe: Disowned after coming out as trans, Padge Windslowe hustled from Philly’s underground to the pinnacle of black-market silicone injections.
As “Black Madam,” she chased fortune—until a deadly injection gone wrong brought her face-to-face with justice.
Angela “Shay” Wright: Scarred by her parents’ divorce, she turned her pain into power, teaching in the classroom by day while transporting cocaine by night.
She later plugged into BMF to run a multi-million-dollar coke operation until a betrayal brought it all crashing down.
Sharita Mathis: Driven by her family’s expectations, Sharita masterminded a Medicaid fraud, transforming bogus claims and stolen identities into a multi-million-dollar empire.
But when an audit triggered a federal investigation, her world came crashing down.
Celeste Wells: Shaped by a traumatic childhood in 1950s Miami, Celeste became a superstar thief.
From pickpocketing tourists to running drug-smuggling and jewelry theft rings, her criminal empire grew—until a corrupt cop led to her downfall.
Aries from UB had the absolute pleasure of speaking with the first five ladies featured on this season of “American Gangster: Trap Queens;” Felicia “Snoop” Pearson, Madam, Angela “Shay” Wright, Sharita Mathis, and Celeste Wells.
The ladies share what they want viewers to take away from their story and what they’re up to now.
Sharita speaks on what motivated her positive changes, while Shay shares how she originally got into the game, which included working with BMF.
Madam gets candid on black market silicone injections, and Celeste shares her secret to pickpocketing tourist.
Plus Felicia “Snoop” Pearson tells UB what goals she set for herself, once she started her breakout role on “The Wire” and much more!
The ladies are candid, authentic, and hilarious!
