The College Park Gang (aka the Matranga family) were the first gang in Boyle Heights and they also controlled the Italian enclave from the plaza to Lincoln heights in the year 1888. They were direct descendents of the first Mafia family of New Orleans. Peter Matranga was their leader until the great war of 1906 when the North End Gang led by Joe Ardizzone killed them off by the year 1920. Gangs like Clovers, Dog Town, and Alpine Street that formed in the early 1900s were second to the original Italian black hand gangs. Boyle Heights is deep in gang history but people fail to recognize the Italians were running things first here. Victor Matranga committed the first drive by shooting in Los Angeles in 1906 when he rode a bicycle up main street and shot Joseph Cuccia on his horse and buggy. I have a film script already written about the war between the North End Gang vs the College Park Gang if anyone is interested.
The books are called O'gz from Los LoL. My English teacher in Lincoln high school knew alot she was Italian. She drop knowledge back in 1999. Her name was ms Ross
I'm japanese and white and my sister and then brother when he was alive was white and mexican. They lived in Pacoima when I lived in Hawaii. They were 13 years older than me and I always wish I knew more about the mexican history. Thank you for opening a door into what I missed from my half brother. But he's my full brother cause I treated him like that. I have a lot of respect for Mexicans. Stay classy.
The baggy clothes came from poor families buying bigger clothes so they can last longer and be "hand me downs" for the younger siblings. The khakis came about because that's what was available at the surplus stores. The army navy surplus stores where the cheapest place to buy clothes. The Pendleton or flannel jackets we're pretty much all you needed in Southern California you didn't need a big coat like you did in the Midwest and East and like typical Mexican kids they put their flare on it and made it look good. And again this is all right after World War II.
one of your best interviews yet! That man kicked some knowledge could listen to him talk for hours.. He has a lot more to say bro you should do a part 2 with him
No he’s racist and not all Caucasians that are ALLOWED TO LIVE OR Move back to the neighborhood our/my ancestors built are wealthy??! I’m low income so screw That. And I’m Not afraid to say This is my neighborhood TOO! Getting along and not spreading hate against what you call “whites” (so UNEDUCATED Btw)! Is the appropriate way to see things. Dialogue. Talking. Not judging “White=rich or = “privileged” - I had to work and am still in debt for my college education. I never received a Free Education. Now that’s what I call receiving “privilege”
3:13 Where he starts talking about everyone being friends until they get to middle school. That’s the honest truth. I remember in Lynwood we knew a bunch of homeboys, once we hit middle and hs, yeah we started beefing. Sad reality.
The homie beefed it with a dude that would come over to his house and play n64 back in elementary. Both of their parents would get along as well. Sad world.
Petronilo Rodriguez playin freeze tag goin to lunch munchin out on some actual good school food life ain’t had no problem except waiting to go play outside then u grow up and your neighborhood separates who u used to be with
no he just loves in Boyle heights all his life. but I'll tell you what the vatos from KAM didn't know he was a WF member cause I know for a fact that a couple of hommies from KAM know him since they were young and they asked him if he was from WF and he denied it.
Boyle Heights !!! I grew up in all hoods there except KAM hood . Lived in wyvernwood ! Played at Costello! And Garcia Park! Lived in White Fence hood for 7 years and played at el Hoyo a lot ! Yes the gangs are still there but the people there are amazing families ! Not all Hood politics! ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL HAHA! La Mascota! RIP to 24hrs Nachos !
Yea I heard the 24 hr was gone. Crazy. What about the Pioneer Chicken? I know the check cashing used to be the old Mobil gas station. Member that? U member!! Lol
Tripped out when I found this video I've been knowing this homie since 1st grade that's my neighborhood were this video was filmed east side KAM13 hes definately been in that area his whole life he could talk from first hand knowledge that's why it flows so clear and smooth and you know he seen it with his own eyes thumbs up ED.good shit
My grandfather was born in east Los 1940 . He had a storefront on first street In the 1960s . In 1969 he moved from LA Santa Barbara. These are my roots . Viva la Raza
I have a new album coming out called "ER vs RG". Right now we are shooting visuals for the album to help market and promo. Its a joint album. It should be out January 2019
Yo ronin watch out with this interview from russia There trying to find out what's in the hoods Around the USA we had the same interview Type in Camden new jerz he was asking questions Off camera it didn't work out to good for him come to find out he was a plant From KGB agents and told us he getting intelligence from the hoods around us because China and Russian will be invading These city's when the war starts and we're Is hot spot in the area to kill off. You like a smart man and he side that the Democratic Party was helping them with this shit that way they are thanking guns on the border states ny ,nj,ca,wa, so and so on with gun Control
Memories of growing up in Boyle Heights by the White Fence Gang member. More Boyle Heights videos are coming up soon. Big thank you to Ronin Gray (instagram.com/roninbaptiste/) Check out his youtube channel for music videos (ua-cam.com/users/domoretalkless) My Instagram (instagram.com/thehoodvlogs/)
Well done! This dude and ronin are very cool and honest cats. No frontin of any kind. The kind of ppl you want on your team, indeed. Great job Hood Vlogs
A very well spoken homey, a perfect example of intelligence combined with street smarts, everything he said made so much sense, I enjoyed listening to his words, much respects.
Wyvernwood Gardens alumni here. Dacotah elementary, Hollenbeck and Roosevelt. Grew up going to fines market on soto and olympic 8 times a day to buy the frijoles and tortillas everyday lol! Great memories!
💯Good Interview homeboy is speaking facts in general....Some of the hispanic gangs started out as stoners first as well..and Others like Mc force & the LA tiny boys were break dancers..the TMCs & Boyle Heights13 and a few others were the floor masters...Who remembers the Floor Masters breaking contest at the hollenbac gym?..Who remembers when the movie break'n was filmed at the Miracle build'n in White Fence hood? Im from Aliso East Coast Crip... 80s raised..I went to Hollenbecx ..Brought bac a few memories from my journeys up the hill as a kid.
Yes my older who is 50yrs old now told me the same about the crazy riders which was the gang he use to claim on the west side MacArthur park area west lake where Ms and 18th is at he told me they started of as dancers and where being bullied by them so they started there own and went at it against the mega powers.... good interview keep up the good work
@@selacalifas5390 Nope!! the 3rd generation were Stoners. the first gen were Guerrilla Fighters who fled El Salvador and the second generation were kids who fled El Salvador and when they first got here they were bullied and so they followed the first-generations footsteps. All the crazy stuff you hear about MS like the beheadings and burnings all came from the first two generations.
@@DBCooper363 Dog Town is older White Fence. White Fence started in about 1910. The only distinction that white fence has is that they started off as a Hispanic gang we're as all the other gangs started off as white gangs.
What's up. What your doing is fuckin cool. I'm from Orange County, and that Chicano lifestyle/look was always facsinating to me. I'm white but it grabbed me. I live out in Kentucky now, so you have fans from all over. Keep up the good work.
Great video. I miss my roots, being an Active duty Army soldier, I hate going home and seeing my streets destroyed or being sold to the upper class. I own a home in East Los and the OG is right, area's are changing. I was born in 88, and I've seen alot of my stomping ground being sold or changing. You can't claim a block if you ain't a property owner. These young kids need to enter college and hustle.
Bunch of malarky but Don't let any of this distract you from the fact that Hulk Hogan body slammed Andre the Giant on March 29th 1987 at Pontiac Silverdome during WrestleMania 3 in front of 93,137 people!
I grew up in BH in Aliso Pico and it was ghetto. I remember as a kid to strive and eventually move to the suburbs. We were told to move out because of gang violence. We as law-abiding citizens we're not the problem and should have given a shit and purchased in this community. The problem was all those gang members who terrorized the community and they are the ones who should have moved out. I hope they realize what treasure they have. I regret not buying a home in BH.
More of these please. All for recovery and a better life but shit when I’m at work and can only listen to videos. Makes you wish there was more OG gang and prison stories to hear on UA-cam. It’s interesting
I lived in ELA 13 DKS hood as a kid in the 90s. I Went to Utah Elementary. Eventually us kids started claiming what ever hood we lived in. A lot of my friends became PF, CF, TMC, TB ELA DKS....ETC. I had to fight some of my best friends once because of the middle schoolers I chilled with were from the Dukes side and their people lived of the PF side. Crazy shit.
Great interview. Speaking facts here only. Growing up my dad would tell me the same thing you're saying with all the gang and everything. I loved this. Grew up in Boyle Heights, and it would always be a part of me.
CLEARLY YOU NEVER WERE FROM A HOOD. LOOK LITTLE RIVERRAT. YOU CANT EVEN KICK IT IN GROUPS ANYMORE. 90'S BALD HEAD WAS JUST A MOMENT. IN THE 80'S AND 90'S ALOT OF THEM WERE ON DRUGS REAL TALK. DRESSING LIKE A REAL G DOESNT MAKE YOU A REAL G LMAO
@@benevolent2077 You trying to act tough on UA-cam,yeah you a real g...You don't even know what your talking about probably in your gay ass hood they were all druggies...The only Rat here is you...Your probably from GBGS hood..
U can tell OG speaking facts from shit he has been through and witnessed. ✊🏼 Respect not from LA I’m from Santa Ana OC I’m pushing 40 I can tell his stories are real because I gone through similar situations and U know who is real and who is fake. Keep the good content coming.
@HoodVlogs could you do more videos with this O.G. and others like him? These are the best kind of videos, also videos of homies giving tours of their barrio..😎👍
That's how i too remembered those days. Mid 80s to early 90s. It was on and crackin. Not like these days. There were some mean streets all over LA. Real good interview. Just the facts.
.... oh krazy shit, my fam was from 3rd St. or a.k.a. 'TERCERA'... ppl move away, some grow up & some dont and choose to keep living the Gang life, but thats the way it goes... but no matter what Gangs will ALWAYS be around, its just different Generations.... great video bro;) 👌👍 * i have some awesome Memories growing up in Boyle Heights & wouldnt have it any other way!!! ;)
Your channel has been extremely educational and helped me better understand the streets in your videos, I went from an outsider with only assumptions to a basic level of understanding the forces at play that lead to the way things are and now it makes much more sense
Great interview, great dialogue and overall great history of the area gang lifestyle. The main speaker touched on jobs in the area. Me being Mexican growing up in a predominantly Chicano area of the IE, it’s true what he said about good jobs in the hood were to land a city job, a state job, high level government job for us Latinos. I completely understand that. Great job HoodVlogs!!
I heard the lowriders started in the late '30s. With chopping the tops on cars from the late 20's and early 30's It's was then painted either "candy red", or "George Washington blue" or red primer. But it didn't get big until the late 50's when there were more second and third hand automobiles in abundance. Guys that had to wait to save money for a custom paint job would add a little color to the primer to make a tinted custom primer. He's right about guys riding around with 3-4 bags of cement in the trunk though. That's what a guy would do while he was saving the money to get his springs cut, then the next step after that was getting his car "juiced" with hydraulic pumps n' dumps. "Juiced in the front" or "Juiced all around" On whitewalled "Tennis shoes & Tru-Spokes" I learned all this stuff in 1978 hanging out at Low Creations on Shotwell while watching my Brother getting his '68 Impala "Rapper's Delight" together. Great video.
I'm a white boy. Grew up in queens N.Y we had the same deal. Certain areas and blocks you did not go down. Gangs all around and different clicks. The white boys way before me had to make there own gangs to be protected from the other gangs. Unless you grew up upstate N.Y or on Long island you grew up around gangs in N.Y ,I enjoyed the video. 38 years old and was able to relate to everything. Good job. Dudes noligable especially in the first video. Crazy hair style. Stay safe
Good historic information of the culture. I was born there and really don’t remember too much. The tagging crews and break dancers were the kids who got influenced by the gangs
I was born and raised in Boyle heights lived there till I was 23 luckily my mom kept me busy putting me in sports since I was a kid I’m thankful for that because some of my homies didn’t have someone to do that for them a lot of them joined Gangs or tagging crews in middle school and now some of them ain’t here with us today RIP David aka cutz RIP Jefferson god bless there souls young forever 🙏🏾🙏🏾
I wish ur videos were longer. Luv them thoe. I like how u show not the bad side but the history and how there just regular people and this is how they grew up. Unlike the news and the documentaries shows negative side.
Fascinating history of L.A. ignored by mainstream media. Keep up the good work, HoodVlogs.
The College Park Gang (aka the Matranga family) were the first gang in Boyle Heights and they also controlled the Italian enclave from the plaza to Lincoln heights in the year 1888. They were direct descendents of the first Mafia family of New Orleans. Peter Matranga was their leader until the great war of 1906 when the North End Gang led by Joe Ardizzone killed them off by the year 1920. Gangs like Clovers, Dog Town, and Alpine Street that formed in the early 1900s were second to the original Italian black hand gangs. Boyle Heights is deep in gang history but people fail to recognize the Italians were running things first here. Victor Matranga committed the first drive by shooting in Los Angeles in 1906 when he rode a bicycle up main street and shot Joseph Cuccia on his horse and buggy. I have a film script already written about the war between the North End Gang vs the College Park Gang if anyone is interested.
Is there any books or anything out there that you could direct me towards to read more about this? Thank you
Sorry this is years later
The books are called O'gz from Los LoL. My English teacher in Lincoln high school knew alot she was Italian. She drop knowledge back in 1999. Her name was ms Ross
Wheres the script ?
I want to see a movie of this history. Would love to see a movie about Mickey Cohen
It’s crazy when you see someone who came up in that environment during all that and made it to tell the history and still live there
I was just co-signing everything he was saying, while watching. He spoke the truth in every way about the streets. I respect his understanding.
I'm japanese and white and my sister and then brother when he was alive was white and mexican. They lived in Pacoima when I lived in Hawaii. They were 13 years older than me and I always wish I knew more about the mexican history. Thank you for opening a door into what I missed from my half brother. But he's my full brother cause I treated him like that. I have a lot of respect for Mexicans. Stay classy.
A5
Happa love from a pasadena blasian
Pacoima means running water.Used to b called Pacoima Hills predominantly black,now Hispanic.
chicano history*
The baggy clothes came from poor families buying bigger clothes so they can last longer and be "hand me downs" for the younger siblings. The khakis came about because that's what was available at the surplus stores. The army navy surplus stores where the cheapest place to buy clothes. The Pendleton or flannel jackets we're pretty much all you needed in Southern California you didn't need a big coat like you did in the Midwest and East and like typical Mexican kids they put their flare on it and made it look good. And again this is all right after World War II.
Baggy clothing came from handy me downs!!!
pan8a well said player
That’s crazy
This fool doesn't know what he's talking about
I wore baggy pants because I wanted to be mc hammer
they need to stop tagging the beautiful murals ffs
Weve been wanting that for a long time
Agree with Suzy, problem is someone will catch a small tag out of the way and it just snowballs from there.
Nikola Milenkovic SELENA mural on hooper and 76 beautiful ass shit just for her LONG LIVE SELENA
Well you go down two LA and tell them vatos two stop tagging on walls lol your going to get beat up
That's why they put virgin Mary's so they dont tag but idiots still do it they needs put green light
one of your best interviews yet! That man kicked some knowledge could listen to him talk for hours.. He has a lot more to say bro you should do a part 2 with him
This dudes smart. Professor of Boyle Heights ay
yeah he is .... he is not articulate at all but well spoken doesnt mean smart.
No he’s racist and not all Caucasians that are ALLOWED TO LIVE OR Move back to the neighborhood our/my ancestors built are wealthy??! I’m low income so screw That. And I’m Not afraid to say This is my neighborhood TOO! Getting along and not spreading hate against what you call “whites” (so UNEDUCATED Btw)! Is the appropriate way to see things. Dialogue. Talking. Not judging “White=rich or = “privileged” - I had to work and am still in debt for my college education. I never received a Free Education. Now that’s what I call receiving “privilege”
3:13 Where he starts talking about everyone being friends until they get to middle school. That’s the honest truth. I remember in Lynwood we knew a bunch of homeboys, once we hit middle and hs, yeah we started beefing. Sad reality.
Sir Nilo sad reality you guys get involved and keep the cycle going
The homie beefed it with a dude that would come over to his house and play n64 back in elementary. Both of their parents would get along as well. Sad world.
LYNWOOD LOUISE STREET LOKOTES 310
Petronilo Rodriguez playin freeze tag goin to lunch munchin out on some actual good school food life ain’t had no problem except waiting to go play outside then u grow up and your neighborhood separates who u used to be with
Dam so tru
Solid. Would love to hear more about Chicano vs Mexican culture. How Chicano culture branched off... the differences, similarities, etc.
Probably has a Master’s in Chicano studies
Or Masters in Sociology.
no he just loves in Boyle heights all his life.
but I'll tell you what the vatos from KAM didn't know he was a WF member cause I know for a fact that a couple of hommies from KAM know him since they were young and they asked him if he was from WF and he denied it.
All hoods got a big homie like that. I still remember the homie Rip Big Baby from East Side 18.
Whittier blvd is to Mexicans what Crenshaw is to black folk. Good vid
Yup tru 💯💯
Yup, agreed 😎✌🏽👊🏽
Facts!
I'am Mexican
La Pacific jajaja
This dude should write a book
Fr that’s what I was thinking
Boyle Heights !!! I grew up in all hoods there except KAM hood . Lived in wyvernwood ! Played at Costello! And Garcia Park! Lived in White Fence hood for 7 years and played at el Hoyo a lot ! Yes the gangs are still there but the people there are amazing families ! Not all Hood politics! ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL HAHA! La Mascota! RIP to 24hrs Nachos !
Yea I heard the 24 hr was gone. Crazy. What about the Pioneer Chicken? I know the check cashing used to be the old Mobil gas station. Member that? U member!! Lol
Boyle Heights!!! Home is where the heart is!! Lived in Wyvernwood myself till i was 15,I do remember KAM from when I was in Stevenson Jr High
I cant believe they replaced it with a fucken Panda Express 🤦🏽♀️
24 hours was Tacos Michoacán Qué no ?
I played baseball at Garcia for a minute too . Lost a championship game then the Winning coach recruited me to their traveling team. Changed my life .
Tripped out when I found this video I've been knowing this homie since 1st grade that's my neighborhood were this video was filmed east side KAM13 hes definately been in that area his whole life he could talk from first hand knowledge that's why it flows so clear and smooth and you know he seen it with his own eyes thumbs up ED.good shit
Wabash park
My grandfather was born in east Los
1940 . He had a storefront on first street
In the 1960s . In 1969 he moved from LA
Santa Barbara. These are my roots .
Viva la Raza
Real good interview I’d like to see more like these with the Chicano OG’s
This came out good . Thanks for posting HoodVlogs
Wen u dropping new music?
I have a new album coming out called "ER vs RG". Right now we are shooting visuals for the album to help market and promo. Its a joint album. It should be out January 2019
@@RoninGray nice.... I'll be on the lookout for that. Kool vid
Yo ronin watch out with this interview from russia
There trying to find out what's in the hoods
Around the USA we had the same interview
Type in Camden new jerz he was asking questions Off camera it didn't work out to good for him come to find out he was a plant
From KGB agents and told us he getting intelligence from the hoods around us because China and Russian will be invading
These city's when the war starts and we're
Is hot spot in the area to kill off. You like a smart man and he side that the Democratic Party was helping them with this shit that way they are thanking guns on the border states ny ,nj,ca,wa, so and so on with gun
Control
You should look up dstructivefam from Oxnard, maybe y'all can work on some visuals
Memories of growing up in Boyle Heights by the White Fence Gang member.
More Boyle Heights videos are coming up soon. Big thank you to Ronin Gray (instagram.com/roninbaptiste/)
Check out his youtube channel for music videos (ua-cam.com/users/domoretalkless)
My Instagram (instagram.com/thehoodvlogs/)
Well done! This dude and ronin are very cool and honest cats. No frontin of any kind. The kind of ppl you want on your team, indeed. Great job Hood Vlogs
A very well spoken homey, a perfect example of intelligence combined with street smarts, everything he said made so much sense, I enjoyed listening to his words, much respects.
Good stuff man. Felt like I was watching Street Gangs
Hahaha 👏
Great interview, for a second I thought I was watching the street Gangs channel. A big tumbs up to you Russian.
Super smart man!! Just the way he talks, so much wisdom.
Wyvernwood Gardens alumni here. Dacotah elementary, Hollenbeck and Roosevelt. Grew up going to fines market on soto and olympic 8 times a day to buy the frijoles and tortillas everyday lol! Great memories!
Im from wf. I lived in wyvernwood for a few years. It was rough.. i was 19 20years old
Best interview you've done so far!! 👏
💯Good Interview homeboy is speaking facts in general....Some of the hispanic gangs started out as stoners first as well..and Others like Mc force & the LA tiny boys were break dancers..the TMCs & Boyle Heights13 and a few others were the floor masters...Who remembers the Floor Masters breaking contest at the hollenbac gym?..Who remembers when the movie break'n was filmed at the Miracle build'n in White Fence hood?
Im from Aliso East Coast Crip... 80s raised..I went to Hollenbecx ..Brought bac a few memories from my journeys up the hill as a kid.
Thats how MS started they were rockers/stoners
Yes my older who is 50yrs old now told me the same about the crazy riders which was the gang he use to claim on the west side MacArthur park area west lake where Ms and 18th is at he told me they started of as dancers and where being bullied by them so they started there own and went at it against the mega powers.... good interview keep up the good work
@@selacalifas5390 Nope!! the 3rd generation were Stoners. the first gen were Guerrilla Fighters who fled El Salvador and the second generation were kids who fled El Salvador and when they first got here they were bullied and so they followed the first-generations footsteps. All the crazy stuff you hear about MS like the beheadings and burnings all came from the first two generations.
White Fence is the godfather of all hoods in Boyle Heights, Maravilla in East LA
@@DBCooper363 Dog Town is older White Fence. White Fence started in about 1910. The only distinction that white fence has is that they started off as a Hispanic gang we're as all the other gangs started off as white gangs.
Real good stuff. You should try and do this with other varrios. Good luck with your channel. Stay safe out there
What's up. What your doing is fuckin cool. I'm from Orange County, and that Chicano lifestyle/look was always facsinating to me. I'm white but it grabbed me. I live out in Kentucky now, so you have fans from all over. Keep up the good work.
Great video. I miss my roots, being an Active duty Army soldier, I hate going home and seeing my streets destroyed or being sold to the upper class. I own a home in East Los and the OG is right, area's are changing. I was born in 88, and I've seen alot of my stomping ground being sold or changing. You can't claim a block if you ain't a property owner. These young kids need to enter college and hustle.
The people would have destroyed it worse. The upper class will polish it and the people will trash it nothing new
Bunch of malarky but Don't let any of this distract you from the fact that Hulk Hogan body slammed Andre the Giant on March 29th 1987 at Pontiac Silverdome during WrestleMania 3 in front of 93,137 people!
I grew up in BH in Aliso Pico and it was ghetto. I remember as a kid to strive and eventually move to the suburbs. We were told to move out because of gang violence. We as law-abiding citizens we're not the problem and should have given a shit and purchased in this community. The problem was all those gang members who terrorized the community and they are the ones who should have moved out. I hope they realize what treasure they have. I regret not buying a home in BH.
this was dope right here good history which alot i remeber good shit hoodvlogs.
He’s speaking out 100%
Boyle heights is in the house!
U lived there?
@@payasoeso3646 I still do 🙃
@@AIDANJULIANDIONNIE23 thats koo i never been to LA
@@payasoeso3646 where are you from?
@@AIDANJULIANDIONNIE23 im from central valley
GREAT INTERVIEW..THIS GUY IS AWSOME☝️💯🤙
Great upload again! You be safe out there and your upload and efforts are greatly appreciated.
Thank you bro.
One of the most eductional chicano studies video ive ever seen on you tube thank u right on point excellent video ..
GIVE THIS MAN A PART II INTERVIEW
This needs to be played in schools all across the USA . These guys and you are very informative thanks G!
I grew up at EAST LA on Floral and Eastern in the 90’s and those days was my childhood memories. This guy knows his stuff!
What barrio was around there???
repa rodriguez There’s like 4 barrios around there. Lopez MaraVilla, Lote MaraVilla, El Hoyo Mara, and The Lott Stoners 13.
More of these please. All for recovery and a better life but shit when I’m at work and can only listen to videos. Makes you wish there was more OG gang and prison stories to hear on UA-cam. It’s interesting
This guy had the potential to transform neighborhood kids lives with his stories.
🔥🔥Very articulate on how he talked & carried himself, excellent interview🔥🔥
Hurricane North You mean regular english?... Haha i feel you though
I lived in ELA 13 DKS hood as a kid in the 90s. I Went to Utah Elementary. Eventually us kids started claiming what ever hood we lived in. A lot of my friends became PF, CF, TMC, TB ELA DKS....ETC. I had to fight some of my best friends once because of the middle schoolers I chilled with were from the Dukes side and their people lived of the PF side. Crazy shit.
Soldiers stopped being born in the 90s. Kids now a days will never know the real meaning of gang banging n being a soldier
Great interview. Speaking facts here only. Growing up my dad would tell me the same thing you're saying with all the gang and everything. I loved this. Grew up in Boyle Heights, and it would always be a part of me.
Hey beautiful, you still reside in Boyle Heights?
This OGs speaking it real and giving generational history
I could listen to this man speak all day. He taught me some shit. 4rm SE Indy
Dope Channel! 🙏🏼
Great video Gee. I’m glad your getting the point of view of Hispanic gangs. Do more Hispanic gangs. If possible. Stay safe out there.
80's and 90's when we dressed like real G's and everyone was posted in their hoods representing 🅿🆙🔔😎
Real true homie
Same here
CLEARLY YOU NEVER WERE FROM A HOOD. LOOK LITTLE RIVERRAT. YOU CANT EVEN KICK IT IN GROUPS ANYMORE. 90'S BALD HEAD WAS JUST A MOMENT. IN THE 80'S AND 90'S ALOT OF THEM WERE ON DRUGS REAL TALK. DRESSING LIKE A REAL G DOESNT MAKE YOU A REAL G LMAO
@@benevolent2077 You trying to act tough on UA-cam,yeah you a real g...You don't even know what your talking about probably in your gay ass hood they were all druggies...The only Rat here is you...Your probably from GBGS hood..
Now its all skinny jeans and snitching
U can tell OG speaking facts from shit he has been through and witnessed. ✊🏼 Respect not from LA I’m from Santa Ana OC I’m pushing 40 I can tell his stories are real because I gone through similar situations and U know who is real and who is fake. Keep the good content coming.
Man this is crazy I barely found this channel. I live in Boyle Heights right now. It’s hard being a Teen around here
Juogic N are there still dumb thugs in high school, thought they were disappearing
Ernie P Nope, the thugs are still there
Juogic N its a waiting game,they'll either get shot or go to jail, have patience
Ernie P well I’m friends with like a few of them I wouldn’t want them to get hurt.
This video was empowering Hoodvlogs! We need more like this!! Go back to the basics brotha
I like his flow. Good story teller and context was strong.
@HoodVlogs could you do more videos with this O.G. and others like him? These are the best kind of videos, also videos of homies giving tours of their barrio..😎👍
That's how i too remembered those days. Mid 80s to early 90s. It was on and crackin. Not like these days. There were some mean streets all over LA. Real good interview. Just the facts.
.... oh krazy shit, my fam was from 3rd St. or a.k.a. 'TERCERA'... ppl move away, some grow up & some dont and choose to keep living the Gang life, but thats the way it goes... but no matter what Gangs will ALWAYS be around, its just different Generations.... great video bro;) 👌👍
* i have some awesome Memories growing up in Boyle Heights & wouldnt have it any other way!!! ;)
My family was from 3rd too
Your channel has been extremely educational and helped me better understand the streets in your videos, I went from an outsider with only assumptions to a basic level of understanding the forces at play that lead to the way things are and now it makes much more sense
Videos as of late been awesome work my
Man . Different way of filming in the hood!!
Cruzing the Blvd in the 70’s was the place to be.
Great Blog! Bringing Back History... I Can See The Imagery In His Words!
I really like the content lately, good stuff.
Wow this meant a lot to me homie. Very informative. A lot dot connection about the west coast pachuco culture..
Good interview, I grew up 80’s 90’s East Los. Straight gang banging days...
Very good video. Informative. Enjoyed hearing this guy’s story. Very articulate.
Dude explained himself very well homie lived thru it u can tell
He’s very well spoken. Great Video
Good stuff guys. The rap at the end was mad hard, man can really deliver.🍻
This guy knows his history on gangs
Everyone I knew in elementary turned into enemies more than half didn’t make it
Great interview, great dialogue and overall great history of the area gang lifestyle. The main speaker touched on jobs in the area. Me being Mexican growing up in a predominantly Chicano area of the IE, it’s true what he said about good jobs in the hood were to land a city job, a state job, high level government job for us Latinos. I completely understand that. Great job HoodVlogs!!
Good video HoodVlogs and Ronin Gray, cant wait to visit LA!
OG knows his stuff 👍 good interview
Yes! a very authentic and factual account of the the reality of Boyle heights gang history.
FACTS THIS MAN KNOWS HIS HISTORY HES A REAL G
This man speaks the truth
My dad was in kam when it was a tagging crew I never bieleeved him cus I grew up thinking its allways been a gang that's crazy
I heard the lowriders started in the late '30s.
With chopping the tops on cars from the late 20's and early 30's
It's was then painted either "candy red", or "George Washington blue" or red primer.
But it didn't get big until the late 50's when there were more second and third hand automobiles in abundance.
Guys that had to wait to save money for a custom paint job would add a little color to the primer to make a tinted custom primer.
He's right about guys riding around with 3-4 bags of cement in the trunk though.
That's what a guy would do while he was saving the money to get his springs cut, then the next step after that was getting his car "juiced" with hydraulic pumps n' dumps.
"Juiced in the front" or "Juiced all around"
On whitewalled "Tennis shoes & Tru-Spokes"
I learned all this stuff in 1978 hanging out at Low Creations on Shotwell while watching my Brother getting his '68 Impala "Rapper's Delight" together.
Great video.
KAM use to be a tagging crew right? Cause theres some other tag crews that got the X3 I just can't remember the names
I'm a white boy. Grew up in queens N.Y we had the same deal. Certain areas and blocks you did not go down. Gangs all around and different clicks. The white boys way before me had to make there own gangs to be protected from the other gangs. Unless you grew up upstate N.Y or on Long island you grew up around gangs in N.Y ,I enjoyed the video. 38 years old and was able to relate to everything. Good job. Dudes noligable especially in the first video. Crazy hair style. Stay safe
Thanks for posting this it took me back to a time when I was growing up and I would visit my relatives Lived in Boyle heights.
Whittier Boulevard. We love it!
Now this was a real good interview keep these coming my boy
Very interesting & informative. Thank you. Keep these vlogs coming
Good historic information of the culture. I was born there and really don’t remember too much. The tagging crews and break dancers were the kids who got influenced by the gangs
Good job. Theirs still very smart people in our hoods! RESPECT ✊🏽
I was born and raised in Boyle heights lived there till I was 23 luckily my mom kept me busy putting me in sports since I was a kid I’m thankful for that because some of my homies didn’t have someone to do that for them a lot of them joined Gangs or tagging crews in middle school and now some of them ain’t here with us today RIP David aka cutz RIP Jefferson god bless there souls young forever 🙏🏾🙏🏾
That 🌳 has seen it all. Old AF
I wish ur videos were longer. Luv them thoe. I like how u show not the bad side but the history and how there just regular people and this is how they grew up. Unlike the news and the documentaries shows negative side.
Good interview . DO ONE IN MARAVILLA neighborhood. !
Gallo Lopez you mean Mantekilla
This was a great interview.
Interviews are progressing
You guys should make a video on trying to eat a Manuel special burrito at tepeyac on evergreen,seeing if 2 homies can finish the burrito
Smooth OG he doesn’t even talk like he from east L.A. with the yeah Holmes he talks proper!!
You watch a lot of movies.
Because he's from BOYLE HEIGHTS, not east L.A
@@snoopzvisualz2334 The same shit homie
Tell that to a boyle heights resident lol.. check your maps, google is your friend
@@snoopzvisualz2334 So I guess Boyle Heights ain't part of ELA huh
My Grandmother and her Brothers were Pachucos. Born in the 20’s and were involved in The Zoot Suit Riots...I was born in this life...not sworn in it.
Fontana
Damon Gaven til The Sun Burn Out...
92337 Lattlay-Fottfoy that’s right IE gots deep roots too
johnnyB Good what you know...
Edgar Alvarez good and bad...
Did KAM hood use to be Vickys Town? I saw another doc with Vickys Town Gang then did some research and the area is now KAM hood?
Kam and Mcf took over Vicky’s Town
VickysTown came up North and started a hood in San Jose way back when. Not sure what they go by now.
Good interview this A smart man U would 've never that he was A former gang member very articulate and tells this history very well
Never heard him say what hood he was from
Guess I missed that part
Very interesting vid bro! Can you do a video on why all the tagged crews had to form gangs?
Well spoken and very interesting to watch, much respect