I actually have videotape with Mickey Munday. Mermelstein turned state's witness against the Medellin Cartel after his arrest and provided information that led to the subsequent raids on Munday's properties on September 20, 1986. We have created a browser extension. AllHipHop: Worst part about filming the show? I just stay ready for the moment and know that it’s going to happen. "When I was doing what I was doing, then I was a ghost - nobody knows me, nobody sees me," he told The Sunday Telegraph. "But now people come to me all the time for stories. AllHipHop: What was it like being white in South Central? IMDb says u were in a show back in 1994 called “Step by Step.”. [16], Munday became the last "Cocaine Cowboy" standing "who is still alive and not behind bars" following Griselda Blanco's murder in September 2012. She’s a beautiful person inside and out. ✪ Mickey Munday on ARTTALK With Susana Baker. I stopped going to school when I was 16. "My impression of the man actually wasn't that he was stupid. Micky Munday: Patience. Just having an understanding that everything is in God’s timing. That included once calling Escobar "stupid" during a discussion about the poor state of some of the cartel's secret airstrips in Colombia. "That wasn't my intention. [17], Munday is currently in prison. I always knew I had bigger plans, always knew there was bigger and better things for me. Munday likes to separate himself from the stories of violence that punctuated the cartel's operations. He states, “ I’m really just a down to earth person at the end of the day. His latest CD, Tall Tales, is a collection of adventurous anecdotes re-told by Munday about his days as a smuggler. Munday introduced Roberts to Rafael "Rafa" Cardona Salazar, a high-ranking member of the Medellin Cartel and Pablo Escobar's American connection. I don’t have no malice towards Akon, he’s a legend and it was an honor working with him. Before that he made a living as an actor, writer, speaker and storyteller. Overall, banks suffered more than $1.7 million in loss as a result of the scheme. "I don't mind helping. I was just rapping. The Telegraph's Jacqui Goddard reports that Munday lived a low-key, frugal lifestyle both during his heyday as a drug trafficker and does so presently: While his cocaine cohorts cruised Miami in Lamborghinis and Ferraris, Munday largely eschewed the flashy lifestyle that his tens of millions of dollars in fees could have bought him, figuring that it was better not to draw attention to himself. You put that together [claps] and you got an artist. Mickey Munday (born June 29, 1945) is an American former drug trafficker and former associate of Colombia's Medellin Cartel during the growth phase in cocaine trafficking, 1975–1986. I got so many visuals coming out. I didn’t have any arguments with nobody, my s##t was really positive. [14], Munday, who has never married, has an adopted daughter, Jessica Brant (born October 23, 1967), and three grandchildren. After the sham auction was held, the conspirators then cleaned the respective car titles by falsely and fraudulently removing the legitimate owners and lienholders from the title. Our nation-wide commitment to reducing gun crime in America. My mom would go to work real early in the morning so from 12 till when she went to sleep at 6 am or 7 am, I’d just write bars. [10], After careful consideration and extensive planning, Munday purchased his first plane, a 680 Aero Commander, and began transporting marijuana from South America to the US, devising methods of avoiding unwanted attention from law enforcement agencies along the way. We write movies. Michael “Mickey” Munday, 72, of North Miami, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr. to 144 months in prison. "I didn't buy it, didn't sell it, didn't use it, didn't steal it," he insists. He ran the company until 1978, closing it after a rapid decline in construction in Florida.[8]. Because at the end of the day, you leave a situation and you’re still Akon. I did martial arts when I was younger, so they had a martial arts show. AllHipHop: What can we expect next music-wise? He now lives what he admits is a "frugal existence" in Miami, getting around on a pedal bicycle with his fashion-defying long, blond hair flowing behind him, his look perhaps more Dog the Bounty Hunter than Miami Vice. Having thought it was only 2–10 pounds of marijuana, Munday was shocked to discover 2,000 pounds of marijuana inside a locked room. As a young father… I had her when I was very young. I still whoop ass till this day. 18-12003 (11th Cir. When Munday was 13 years old, his father put him to work at the family-owned concrete business, M Block. Before that he made a living as an actor, writer, speaker and storyteller. [8], In 1971, Munday took over M Blocks after his father became ill and subsequently retired. They liked my family, the addition of me having Slick [Woods] as my girl was a big plus to them too. "My plane can do like 200mph and theirs about 500mph. Following his conviction at trial, a North Miami resident was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for his participation in an elaborate automobile fraud scheme that netted over $1.8 million. We write shows. [16], In 2016, Munday converted a vacant lot near his North Miami home into a community park that he named "Love-Lock Park". From 1972 through 1978, Munday owned and operated several different businesses simultaneously.