Bounty Hunter BJ Gives His Opinion on Crip Mac
Summary
TLDRThe speaker reflects on the 70s and 80s gang culture in Los Angeles, particularly in South Compton, contrasting it with the current generation's approach to 'cripping' and 'blooding.' He emphasizes the grittier, more dangerous environment of his youth, where crime was rampant and survival often meant making tough choices. The speaker shares personal experiences, including his decision to substitute anger for drugs and his involvement in gang activities, while also discussing the racial dynamics and housing discrimination that shaped the community. He concludes with a look at the evolution of drug dealing, from secretive operations to open dispensaries, highlighting the profound changes in societal attitudes and legal frameworks.
Takeaways
- đ The speaker reminisces about a time when wearing blue was a strong identifier, suggesting a throwback to the 1980s and a longing for a past era.
- đ The speaker reflects on the changes within the gang culture, noting that the current generation of 'Hoovers' and 'Crips' are not the same as in the past, indicating a shift in identity and values.
- đ« The speaker emphasizes the importance of authenticity within gang culture, criticizing those who adopt the name without truly embodying the lifestyle.
- đ Historically, the speaker points out that the murder rate was higher in the 70s and 80s, suggesting a more violent past compared to the present.
- đą The speaker discusses personal choices, highlighting the decision to substitute anger for drugs during the crack epidemic, as a way to avoid being consumed by it.
- đȘ The speaker credits his father's teachings and determination as key factors in resisting the lure of drugs and maintaining a strong sense of self.
- đš The speaker describes the constant vigilance and tactical mindset needed to survive in the gang culture of the 70s and 80s, emphasizing the need for awareness and caution.
- đ The speaker talks about the impact of housing policies and racial discrimination that kept families confined to certain areas, contributing to the formation of gang territories.
- đ« The speaker recounts the formation of gangs as a response to white gangs terrorizing their communities, leading to the establishment of protective groups.
- đ„ The speaker mentions a movie called 'The Truth,' which contains historical context and personal experiences related to the discussed topics.
- đ° The speaker touches on the economic aspect of gang life, mentioning the money made from illicit activities and the subsequent legal troubles.
Q & A
What is the speaker's opinion on the current generation of gang members compared to the past?
-The speaker believes that the current generation of gang members, specifically the young Hoovers, are not as committed to the gang lifestyle as those from the past. He suggests that many are merely adopting the name without truly understanding or living the 'cripping' or 'blooding' lifestyle.
Why does the speaker feel that the 80s gang culture was different from today's?
-The speaker believes that the 80s gang culture was more intense and dangerous, with a higher murder rate and a stronger sense of identity and commitment to the gang lifestyle. He also mentions that the era was characterized by a gritty environment where one had to be constantly vigilant.
What was the speaker's personal strategy to avoid getting involved with drugs during the crack epidemic?
-The speaker chose to substitute anger for drugs, using his anger as a driving force instead of succumbing to the lure of drugs. He also credits his father's teachings and his determination to not become someone's 'dope thing' as reasons for staying away from drugs.
How does the speaker describe his experience with drugs and his thoughts on long-term drug use?
-The speaker admits to having done drugs for a few years but expresses disbelief at the idea of using drugs like cocaine or crack for decades. He suggests that long-term drug use is not sustainable and could lead to serious health issues.
What was the speaker's approach to staying safe during the dangerous times in Los Angeles?
-The speaker always stayed vigilant, watching his surroundings and perimeters, even when driving. He mentions that he never got high or drunk in public to maintain control and awareness of his environment.
What historical factors contributed to the formation of gangs in Compton according to the speaker?
-The speaker explains that white gangs from other areas used to come to Compton and terrorize the residents, which led to the formation of local gangs for protection. Additionally, he mentions the 'reprimand' where landlords collectively decided not to rent to black people, confining them to certain areas.
How did the speaker's parents' employment situation change during the 1960s and 1970s?
-The speaker's parents and other residents of Compton worked in factories during the war, earning good money, which allowed them to move out of the projects and into nicer homes in areas like Beverly Hills and San Fernando Valley. However, this opportunity was later shut down.
What was the speaker's experience with law enforcement during his time as a drug dealer?
-The speaker mentions that he was raided a few times but managed to avoid getting caught at the scene. He did not get into trouble for drug dealing but faced legal issues for other crimes such as attempted murder.
What was the significance of the 'board' in the drug dealing operations described by the speaker?
-The 'board' was a system used to display the different types and quantities of drugs available for sale. Customers would look at the board and place their orders, which added a level of organization and efficiency to the drug trade.
How does the speaker reflect on the changes in drug culture from his past to the present?
-The speaker is amazed at how open and commercialized drug culture has become, comparing the past secretive and dangerous drug trade to the modern, regulated dispensaries where people can openly consume drugs.
Outlines
đ” Reflections on Gang Culture and Personal Choices
The speaker reminisces about the 1980s gang culture, expressing a sense of nostalgia for the era and the 'cripping' that originated during that time. He laments that a new generation of gang members, referred to as 'KPM,' lacks the authenticity of the past. The speaker emphasizes the importance of personal choices, noting that despite the temptations of drugs and violence, he chose to channel his anger into gang activity rather than succumbing to substance abuse. He also reflects on the higher murder rates and crime during the 70s and 80s, attributing the recklessness to the ease of getting away with crime at that time. The speaker shares his personal experiences, including his resilience in the face of the crack epidemic and his commitment to his father's teachings, which helped him avoid becoming a victim of the drug trade.
đïž Impact of Racial Discrimination and the Drug Trade
This paragraph delves into the racial discrimination faced by the African American community in Los Angeles, particularly during the late 60s and early 70s. The speaker discusses the 'reprimand' where property owners colluded to prevent black families from moving into certain areas, effectively confining them to neighborhoods like Watts. This led to a self-contained community with its own economy and social structures. The speaker also talks about his involvement in drug dealing, highlighting the lucrative nature of the trade but also the legal consequences that followed. He contrasts the old ways of conducting drug deals with the modern, more transparent methods, as exemplified by the operations of a weed shop in South Central, where customers could get a free dab of wax with their purchase. The speaker reflects on the evolution of the drug trade and the societal changes that have taken place.
Mindmap
Keywords
đĄ80s
đĄCrip
đĄGang Culture
đĄMurder Rate
đĄDrive-by
đĄCrack Epidemic
đĄProjects
đĄWar Tactic Ways
đĄCompton
đĄRepr
Highlights
The speaker reminisces about a time when someone who only wore blue was seen as a throwback, hinting at a nostalgic view of the past.
The speaker discusses the idea that growing up in the 80s with a certain lifestyle, referred to as 'cripping', is something that cannot be replicated today.
There's an acknowledgment that the current generation of 'Hoovers' is different from what the speaker remembers, indicating a shift in gang culture.
The speaker emphasizes that while some individuals are genuinely 'cripping', many others are merely adopting the name without the same commitment.
A comparison is made between the murder rates of the 70s and 80s to the present, suggesting that gang culture was more violent in the past.
The speaker reflects on the ease of committing crimes in the past, suggesting that people were less concerned about getting caught.
A personal account of how the speaker used anger as a substitute for drugs during the crack epidemic, rather than succumbing to addiction.
The speaker shares a story about how he and his peers managed to avoid becoming victims of drug addiction despite the surrounding environment.
A discussion about the speaker's choice to engage with anger rather than drugs after losing his parents and becoming a gang member.
The speaker expresses disbelief at the longevity of drug use among some of his peers, questioning how they have managed to survive.
A description of the gritty and dangerous environment of the 70s and 80s in Los Angeles and South Compton.
The speaker talks about his ingrained habits of always being vigilant and watching his surroundings, a remnant of his past experiences.
A historical account of how Compton was once controlled by white gangs, which influenced the formation of local gangs.
The speaker describes the impact of the 'Repr' program on the black community in Los Angeles, which restricted their movement and opportunities.
A personal story about the speaker's experience with law enforcement, including raids and avoiding getting caught.
The speaker reflects on the evolution of drug dealing, comparing the past to the present, and the changes in the way drugs are sold.
A humorous anecdote about the speaker's visit to a weed shop and the stark contrast to his past experiences in drug dealing.
Transcripts
a KPM comes along who literally almost
only wears blue and people look at him
like he's a real throwback but the crazy
part about that
is it's
crazy that he couldn't get the
opportunity to grow up with us in the
80s cuz he stuck in the 80 cripping yeah
right you feel me ain't none of that no
more and he would probably love to hear
you say that you feel what I'm saying he
would like to be that type of cripping
was where it come from bro it had to be
in the 80s he know bro I'm just being
honest with you the Hoover today this
young this young clan of Hoovers ain't
the Hoovers I know really feel me and I
ain't taking nothing from him it's some
now don't get me wrong it's like it's
certain little Crips from different
sets that's really really cripping but a
lot of these young [Â __Â ] Ain't cripping
and blooding man they not doing it bro
they just taking on the name the fat of
it because if they was really doing that
bro this city of being an upro for its
bodies when it came down to the gang
culture we're not losing bodies like
that from the gang culture aspect go
back statistically to the 70s and 80s
and do your homework the murder rate was
way higher you going to say damn he was
right right he absolutely right and how
much of that you think is the fact that
it was just so much easier to get away
with crime at that time because I feel
like the people who were going and doing
Drive buys on their enemies and at noon
on a Tuesday we're just not that worried
about getting caught right listen Adam
hey one we didn't have to go get high to
bust a head open cuz I'm mad and this is
what I want to
do some homies smoke sh some smoke the
angel does they hit a couple times and
go do they thing me I ain't need none of
that [Â __Â ] I was just demonic and and out
my mind with anger because what I did
was I substitute anger in steady of
drugs when the crack epidemic hits you
had two choices either get money or you
GNA let the crack swallow you up I was
too strong M all I had embedded in my
head was my daddy's jeans and my daddy's
teaching I knew for a fact I ain't never
fallen praying these projects to become
somebody's dope thing that ain't never
ever happened so I took my anger and ran
with it when I lost my parents and
transformed to the gang member instead
he said okay you know I'm going to get
on these drugs a lot of my peers I went
to school with did drugs for them 30
years I was active 30 [Â __Â ] years some
of them still on drugs right now in the
day Adam right now in the day bro so
it's like
you know it's choices I've done some
drugs and let me tell you I don't
understand how you could just do Coke
for 40 years or smoke crack for 40 years
like just I did it for a few years and
when I really think about it I'm like if
I did that [Â __Â ] right now I'd have a
[Â __Â ] heart attack like a set career
bro just not built for that on 40 years
that's that's a career yeah that's a
retired job man two times that's wild so
yeah so it just became Buck bug ass wild
so in them 70s ' 880s it was really
really gritty everywhere you went you
know you had to watch yourself you know
I was just telling um talking about this
on my on my show the other day about
how I can get in any one of my
cars and when I
drive and I look at my rear room every
the day I'm looking at traffic you know
I'm Hing con looking my left my right
because I'm still stuck in my ways I'mma
die this way one thing about me I'm
stuck in my War tactic ways where
anywhere I'm at no matter where I go I'm
watching all my perimeters everything
around me I don't get high drunk I ain't
going to be discombobulated all I don't
do that [Â __Â ] bro if I want to do that I
wait till I get home so I can just pass
out I'm cool right if I do something
stupid which I UNH highly to do then I
did it in my own pres in my house not in
the public no damn where I just just
always been me Adam you know what I'm
saying so during that time of er like
say it it just became really really it
was just on point everywhere you went in
Los Angeles South Compton no matter what
and just real quick backing back up to
Compton when you first asked the
question about the gangs and and the
started of the gangs the Compton like I
said Compton was ran by so
many white clicks back then and white
boy gangs really they used to come down
in our our era from
lywood to watch and terrorize us really
[Â __Â ] over our people so that's what
formulated the clicks right and then
when the games came about of course it
start you know pushing everything out as
far as
regenify slowly start turning over
because all the whes start moving out
they start selling out moving to Beverly
Hills but
now during during after the 60s the late
60s right before we went into 1970 68
6768 to 69 they came up with this repr
random act where all the rors got
together in Los Angeles and They seized
this program where at one point our
family was able to come out of the
projects because mind you all our
mothers and fathers they worked at the
Good Year all the factor because it was
wars during during that time so they
worked at all the factories e so they
made good money feel me they was able to
move out go to Beverly Hills San frando
Valley pcoa Van eyes and bu these big
beautiful homes they shut us down bro
it's in my movie The Truth this this all
this history is in my movie the truth
but I'm giving you bits of piece of this
is what happened to watch and this is
why we became our own little section
because they shut our parents down shut
us down man so the real all over LA or
or outside of La get together and say
let's not rent to people who are coming
from look it up after this we check it
out what's it called again a reprimand M
okay and what it happened in between 67
to
70 and they talk about how they squeeze
us all the blacks right there in Watson
kept us s right there in Watson
neutralized us where okay we can't move
now we can't go out cuz our parents
would have been in bever Hills that had
a home by then back then it would have
been nothing to get one of them big old
beautiful homes to 10,000 back in the
70s right shut it down wow so you're
making all this money selling Coke and
[Â __Â ] but then you also ended up catch
all these cases for like attempted
murders and everything right so you did
you not actually get in trouble for the
coke dealing side of things before you
got picked up for these crimes well um
during during my d boy years I never
really got um I never caught cases as
far as getting I got raided a few times
but I got away I wasn't in the
houses one time I got set up for one of
my raids in the projects one time they
was waiting on us I had just took my
whole crew out we went to the movies
went to Universal Studios went to the
movies and [Â __Â ] matter of fact New Jack
City had just came out right and uh this
when I changed my name that must have
been insane for you at the time to see
that [Â __Â ] and just be like oh this is
what y'all are doing over there because
now it's transparent you can figure it
all out online right right right but
that must have been insane right cuz
it's it's funny you say that because in
our neighborhood we were doing something
different
was so amazed to cast in Los Angeles
that the word got out the whole Los
Angeles knew man you go to them projects
and by dope them young fools got the
board out for your ass they like what
what's the board man it's crackhead
Heaven you go in there they got
everything stream from nickel Rock dime
20 30 40 50 gr to 100 to ounce to half
oun like when we go to the stores and
the uh the edible stores and the weed
stores the same way right that's how we
ran shops wow and so the crackheads used
to come in there look at the
board let me get that one you touch you
by uhuh that was the rle you touch you
by ain't all no touchy touchy soon you
put your hand on it Dam you better have
the money for it one time I pulled up on
this homie of mine who who was working
as the manager at a weed shop in La this
probably 10 years ago or in South
Central and they were doing a thing
where you got a free dab of some wax
every every time you bought a gram of
weed or some [Â __Â ] like that so I'm in
the middle of South Central sitting on
the couch and I'm just watching this
[Â __Â ] massive line of people come in
and they're buying weed and just taking
these big ass dab hits in the middle of
the dispensary and I'm just like how the
[Â __Â ] did we end up here this is crazy as
[Â __Â ] to see this cuz these people really
look like junkies right and they're
walking out just you know and I don't
know we've come a long way I guess yeah
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