Pee Wee Kirkland on Being Basketball Star While Running Drug Empire
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- Опубліковано 18 чер 2024
- Richard "Pee Wee" Kirkland sat down with DJ Vlad recently and gave him a lengthy look into his street ball and crime-ridden past. Born and raised in Harlem, NY, Pee Wee began playing basketball at 9 and, unbeknownst to himself, became one of the best in his age group. At 14 he broke the point record at his local community center, and to this day no one has matched or beat it.
Later on in the conversation Pee Wee Kirkland discusses his ties to drugs and other crimes that eventually led to him serving time (or what he calls a "federal vacation"). Admitting he got caught in the illusion of it all, Pee Wee made it clear he's never sold drugs, but did partake in robbing a series of jewelry stores. "I never sold drugs. Never. What I did was I was involved with the life of crime not too far after I started basketball," Kirkland voiced to DJ Vlad, adding that it "put me in a position to be able to finance what eventually became a drug empire."
Reality hit him three months after he plead guilty to conspiracy for a crime he didn't commit. "Nothing good is ever gonna happen concerning drugs - for nobody," he states before listing prison, witness protection and a graveyard as the only remaining options. "I think what may have saved my life was me going away."
Watch and listen as Kirkland discusses turning down two basketball deals, having to witness his mother getting indicted and his decision to stay drug-free (including aspirin) above. - Спорт
Respect to Vlad for letting the man talk without interrupting 👊
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Rare af
Excellent interview !
+Colossuss35 Im shocked!!
yepper..
Finally somebody that can out talk Vlad
datboiwes333 naw Vlad just respek him so he let him actually get through wit what he was sayin
And someone who knows what they are talking about
he lowkey dropped the biggest gem
"sometimes it takes someone who can raise your level of consciousness in every aspect of life"
A coach who just teaches a kid to dribble pass and shoot will never build a man willing to elevate himself.
A father teaching a son ect.
Dead ass dropped a gem. That made the interview for me.
Super right
I agree with with that !
Just heard it. I’m like damn. That’s some real shit
You heard that too huh👊🏾👊🏾
I can definitely see Denzel Washington playing Pee Wee in a biopic. Very similar features
He already played frank lucas on American gangster.
I was thinking the same thing
wow first thing i saw
He got game
But u won't cause he won't tell u bout the people he killed to get there wtfu
Legends like this you don't talk, you just listen
donbrasco81 Facts
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Facts.
This is the best interview I have ever seen. Didn't even know who pee wee kirkland was until this video.
There are great interviews if nba legends talking about his game and good he was on the court.
La Original well now u know.......imagine if he told his story in depth this wasn’t a fraction
You cute
La Original @rolldens
and not many in the game don't either; because Pee Wee is akin to many players in the game that were good but not great!
Legend in two games like I'm Pee Wee Kirkland
+ss140 watch as everyone comes to repeat that line over and over
Clipse Grindin
+trollworld grindin is a great song i love outkast
+ss140 lmao
+ss140 You are a follower. Be original and stop letting ignorant rappers control your thoughts.
I met him back in 2004 when I attended Brownsville Academy High School in Brooklyn. We used to have "town hall meetings" at the school and the principal invited him to come to the school to speak to us students for Thanksgiving. I remember he signed my honor roll certificate but it got lost over the years moving place to place.
"only way you get a scholarship you stay 3 years, I left that night" lmao
That was real 😂💯
Onna boss sound like me 🤣🤣🤣🤦🏾♂️ practice nigga imma the best player make them practice 🤷🏾♂️🤣🤣💯
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I definitely understand where the brother is coming from. In my early 20's I received a 4 year sentence. Being that I had my high school diploma, I had to work. Now when I say work, I mean work. And at that time in my life, I prided myself on being a hustler. But when you are getting up at 4:30 in the morning to 9:30 at night. And I did this 7 days a week for $62 a month. I came home in February of 2000 and said never again. For you young brothers and sisters watching this, pay attention to the OG
I salute you I did 10 from 05-15 and I said the same and I look at these to cool to work guys out here same ones in prison gon get up faithfully and go work for those pennies but won’t do it with freedom to be responsible
Dam, Did you do 4 years straight? That’s making less then $3000 for the 4 years !
Every time I go to riverbank park he is there teaching kids how to play ball 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I got to practice with him a couple times which was cool
I still love this guy!!!!!
You can tell dude seen a lot, real street legend, no flash, no high sidin, just game..
This is by far the best video that I've seen from vladtv. If you are a basketball player, this is a person that you should know about. One of the best basketball players to ever do it!!! I'm 47, so he balled before I was old enough to see him live, but I'm from Va, and tHe CIAA is a way of life for us, and my family talked about him back in the days. Plus my NY family used to take me to the Polo grounds/Rucker, and the stories I heard about him there were unreal. Forget the drugs, the basketball part of the story was everything to me! Thanks again
Pee Wee is a Real OG, you can soak up so much knowledge by listening to him. I appreciate this interview Vlad!
This NEEDS to be a movie
Denzel Washington Needs to play as him if they do he would be perfect he kind of looks like him too
+Broken BarbieTV thats my lil bro mentor he coaches my brother and he plays with pee wee son they doing a movie in LA so yeah its going to happen pretty soon
Another wise man from the hood sharing real knowledge and wisdom for anyone who can understand it.
If you're trying to be funny with comments and shit, the jokes on you... You will learn these lessons one day. If you're half as smart as you try to appear with those dumb fukn comments, that day would be today.
Unsure what I mean? Ask the smartest person you know to watch this and explain it to you.
Great interview Vlad. Not that your questions are bad, but hearing the interviewee is definitely better. Thanks for not making that 22 different 3 minute clips.
+ReallyStrongGuy 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
preach
Haha. Thank you.
As a man from the hood, I had to learn a lot of these lessons the hard way, then get "normal" and then prosper.
Wish I learned this in my teens, instead of my 30's.
As people who know better, I feel we should say it to those who don't currently understand. If one person gets a clearer perspective, it makes the world a better place for all of us.
You said everything i was thinking. These people don't realize who this man is. A living legend who wasn't a household name. But the hood holds him up. As a student of the game i love hearing anything about the Rucker and street-ball.
@@ReallyStrongGuy but had you learned it in your teens you'd have disregarded it, such is the avarice of youth. Wisdom comes with age. You can't tell a young man shit. You gotta show them.
vlad takes a W for this interview fr
+Jass Naj thanks
Why would 36 people dislike this interview? This man is laying it out to show people drugs aren't all what it's cracked up to be and to help people from going down that road....fukn haters man
+GuntPulp holy shit. I remember watching the episode of the bionic man that your avatar is from.
for real "legend in the hood like I'm pee-wee Kirkland" push a t
+comindine daily Legend in 2 games like I'm pee wee kirkland. (in other words, ball and drugs, and for pusha it was rap and drugs)
15:16 - "The point guard is actually the extention of the coach on the court." He droppin facts
"The truth either hits you that ain't what your life should be about or the truth hit you, you have no life other than that." Real Spit 💯
facts realest quote i heard in awhile. 100
So, #Whitey over at #UCLA admitted they could erase a nigga's whole life at a #HBCU and let him start all over as a freshman again if he'll agree to #SellOut ......... Way to expose em Pee Wee... #Respect
That dudes a fucking winner period.. Don't matter what would of done in life, where anyone would of placed him & had him done, he would of always came out on top.. Some would call that lucky.. But shit that ain't luck.. That's just a gift.. His gift was winning & even in taking his loses he still won because he could of gotten worse...
he was real vague in his explanation of his criminal life, which makes me respect him more because no one was thrown under the bus
Watch his interview with tax season, he speaks on talking too much n snitching and that he was cut from different cloth.
He told you what he did - without telling you what he did. That's smooth OG for you...
Best interview I can listen to this all day
Oh vlad stepped it up with this one the legendary Richard Pee Wee Kirkland the first young boy getting money in NYC
+MrWARBUCKS24 hey vlad next interview ask peewee how he feels about you getting your ears stomped together courtesy of rick ross and them 305 boys...tell him about how they cleaned your clock real properlike...tell him how you didnt fight back when they used your face as a soccerball,,,tell him how they beat you like a old virginia slave...tell him how you tried to sue ross for 4 mill and only got 300k which is what he makes in 2 shows...sucka...i still laugh uncontrollably everytime i see that pic of you holding your face with that towel...google it people...google "dj vlad gets ears stomped together by rick ross"...click on images...look at the before/after pic...lmaoooooooooooooo
james harden you petty moe fuk it bring out the draco
james harden tuff guy in daaa building
Remember fall of 1968, my freshman year @ NSC, now NSU watching him play one on one against another dude, schooling him and talking "smack" to him! Unusually gifted athlete!
He looks like he can still give you about 15 points real quick
Bruh nooooo🧢
Uncle drew!
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Lol
Uhh No he doesn’t
Saw this in the thumbnail......wtf...must watch..living legend
Watchin this in 2019!!! Still dropping gems
I saw him play through very young eyes. he was the best point guard I have every seen. unstoppable.
Where u seen him play? Rucker?
This man is a brilliant mind he understands all that he went through accepts his role and owns his failures he should be publicly speaking in schools in neighbourhoods where the game influences the youth the world could benefit from his mind
Facts
I respect this dude for accepting responsibility for his actions and learning from his mistakes instead of throwing them on a god and saying it all happened that way because of 'gods plan' and all the other nonsense people say. It's a sad story, but much respect to this man.
Institution
+the iron way Yup
@the iron way Dat Way
Pee Wee Kirkland is so genuine and down to earth! In my opinion he is very cool person
but you did say in your opinion! But an opinion is a personal belief and a Fact is something that happened or exist!
Outstanding interview. it literally makes you see him in a different light.
A Strong & Brilliant interview! #Bravo
+Nicholas “Nico” R.L. thanks
+Ricardo Ricardo Therapy.... That is all
great interview thank u, best interview ever
First time I've watched a Vlad interview where he asked almost no questions, Pee Wee lead the interview pretty well, great life experiences and knowledge being spoke on
Good! Vlad's interviewing skills are ass
I see him on Gun Hill rd in the Baychester section of the Bronx all the time. Salute the legend!
Just saw him on Gun Hill Rd near Burke Ave yesterday.About the 3rd time Ive seen him in the area.I always say whats up and he always acknowledges.Super cool dude.
much respect to Pee Wee for this great interview for repping VA and the works he do with the children!!!
What do you think of the 2 camera system we started using?
+djvlad Its seamless i barely notice until you said something
Love the creativity @vladtv thank you for trying something new to switch it up
you know what we think?? thank God you didn't spilt this in 7 different interviews classic joint
I think two angles is cool or you can take the other camera and get your money back and just use the one cause Vlad you already got the game locked down on UA-cam interviews we know it, everyone knows it, all the other UA-cam people know do my interview.
+djvlad the cuts are a little abrupt, wait for a pause to transition. Great content though!
@djvlad this is the best interview i have ever watched on this platform!
I could listen 2 this OG talk all day
#GreatStory
Peewee his testimony changed my thought process at a young age. It all started with School of Skillz in Harlem. Peewee is a legend and a good man! @NaTrumpz
Wow!! This is a hell of a interview. Keep interviews like this coming Vlad
I'm proud of vlad.. he waited a whole 16:00 mins. before tryna start incriminating my mans lmao smh
sami marinnie 😂😂
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This dude actually talks a lot of sense... definitely gave me food for thought.
Such gems being dropped all thru his interviews. I like how Pee Wee is schooling the young dudes today. Nothing good is going to come from crime. His story is AMAZING 💫
jay z proved crime pays 💯
Love the historical detail man. Makes you feel like you right there with him.
best interview!!! Need more of this Pee Wee Kirkland interview Vlad
Harlem Hospital Giving Beds Out hahaha
Loaded Lux
Lmao
As soon As he said that Lux was the 1st thing that came to mind! Lol
#AFM
yall sme battle rap watching Mufuckas...don't feel bad...I'm one too! lol
Much respect Pee wee your a real1! Thank you for making a difference by using your shortcomings in life to bring the younger generation higher
Good interview. Need a part 2
Thank you Dj Vlad for this and for all your great work
So real and full of wisdom
I've never heard Vlad talk so little in my life
A real one was present that day
excellent interview
much RESPECT..great upload..
Very intelligent dude much respect i can see why he was so sucessful
Still remember him from the Grindin video.
I really love this man bruh ✊🏾💯🎯
FINALLY!!!!!!!! GOOD SHIT VLAD TV THIS IS A REAL ONE!!!!!!! LEGEND!!!!!!!
Could of been in the ABA/NBA.. Was a beast. Great video
mikeballa215 - no money at that time & known to be racist.
Knowledge was just SPIT... Thanks Vlad & Pee Wee Kirkland..
An insightful conversation with a Harlem basketball legend.
Nothin' but respect for this interview. 💯✖💯
Pee wee Kirkland invented the crossover!!!! No joke.
Earl 'the pearl' Monroe created the cross-over *&* when Pee Wee Kirkland was playing for Norfolk State College he played against Monroe who played for Winston Salem N. C., Pee Wee Kirkland lost by 50-points!
Earl"The Pearl' Monroe created the cross-over and Allen Iverson modied it!
Earl, the Monroe Pearl, created the cross-over on Pee Wee, when Norfolk State played Winston Salem and beat Pee Wee by 50-points!
He look great at 70 years old.
Great Interview
MAN! Vlad I don't leave don't leave comments on things I watch but this one! We need some more of this. Thanks
True NYC street legend back when when NYC was the REAL NYC fullest who does alot for his community
old people cn talk. Vlad only asked 2 questions
Lots of experience to draw from
Best interview in a while
Great interview again Vlad. two cameras pretty dope.
A Real Urban Legend and that's no Myth.
Damn good interview Vlad, I wish you could have got Melvin Williams while he was living. The older hustlers have so much wisdom and insight to offer
He should do a interview 50 and talk about when he used to sell crack on 134th
Melvin Williams is from Baltimore, Maryland, and lived in Parkheights, but Melvin got money but not the kind of money Frank Lucas cuffed!
High quality interview. I like how Pee Wee doesn't glamor I've the game. He tells you the real
I have to get his book and Rick Ross (Freeway Ricky) book as well. I'm so thankful that both of them came out to talk about there life stories.
You know what? Maybe Spike Lee was trying to portray Peewee w/Denzel in 'He got game' with the whole prison/I f'ed up my life storyline...
I grew up n peewees time Harlem was definitely the place to be for the hustle an I’m from Boston at the time 😎
You on to something here 💡💡
Wrong!
Legend In 2 Games Like Im Peewee Kirkland
-Pusha T
Drug game and round ball
Had no idea what that line meant tll now :-D
+Nick Lee truthfully me either i aint even kno he sold drugs til this interview but i knew he played ball
my fav interview to date
Just straight up TALKED the whole time - This was epic and great
34:25 Just tearing the truth up! he telling it like it is just putting it out there! knowledge spewing all over the place
all the disrespect in these comments it's just sad....this is a living legend. show some fucking respecf
One of your best interviews.
one of the best interview. i ever seen on vlad
Denzel Should play Pee Wee in his older yrs in a bio pic
Lol right!
+Gregory Carter YES !
hey havent you put enough money in Denzel pocket.put some money in your own pocket.
G C he look like him in the new flick Roman esquire funny you pointed that out
Yep
Lol...Vlad don't want nothing to do with all that extra basketball talk. "Let's rewind" and talk drugs... SMH.
Vlad only interested in the grime and prison and drug stories and possible snitching opportunities and incriminating self.
lol
Great interview.
Talk about a real Brother. Man. I don't think I have ever seen a better interview by an old school Brother from the hood giving it to u straight. Mad respect and props to Pee Wee 😎😎
Conway interview brought me back 2019
best interview on vlad in a while
Great interview
One of tha best interviews you did Vlad glad you chose PeeWee, he kickin knowledge bout tha game thanks for this one #
Pee Wee Kirkland couldn't carry Allen Iverson's tennis across the street!
The soul glow is STRONG!!!
PEE WEE A STRAIGHT OG ! JERRY CURL WITH THE SOUL GLO!
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It's Jheri AND THAT'S HIS NATURAL AFRO!!!
People do have natural curly hair!!!!
He hasn't ever changed his hairstyle!!!
The curls were the 1980s!
Thats not a Curl! If he had a curl it would be loose and curly...not Afro sheen-ish🤣
GOD DAMMM vlad about time a real interview....salute
One of Vlad best interviews ever.
one of the best vladtv interviews yet....
Surprised Vlad didn't ask about Slim Jesus
+Jj Jj lol naw that 5he unedited version where he ask about slum Jesus Young thug and superhead!
+SONOFPEARL315 thanks - a lot more to come
peace; Salute to this interview
Legend in two games like I'm PeeWee Kirkland - Pusha T Got Barssssss!!!!!!!!!! (FireFlameEmojis)
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I had that line in my head the whole time I watched the interview lol
s/o Pusha T! Trill Recognized Trill 💯
Vlad forgot to ask him about running Libya... lol i thought Gaddafi was dead
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