Eugene 'Big U' Henley helped launch Nipsey Hussle's career and was called rap's 'godfather' by Wiz Khalifa. Now federal authorities are accusing him of murder, kidnapping, robbery, extortion and fraud.

US authorities have taken a longtime leader of a Los Angeles street gang who investigators say ran a “mafia-like” criminal enterprise that included murder, human trafficking and extortion while he also worked as an entertainment entrepreneur into custody Wednesday after a brief search,

Eugene Henley Jr. -- known as “Big U” in the entertainment world -- was one of 18 members of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips street gang charged Wednesday in a sprawling federal racketeering complaint,