Ex Drug Dealer interview-Greg
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Greg, a former drug dealer in South Central Los Angeles.
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When Greg says, “ Can I cuss?.” 🙏🙏Sometimes these simple statements reveal the quality of the spirit. Prayers and hugs.
Sometimes we look so deeply into things maybe this guy just understands the monetization system on UA-cam. I don’t think that has anything to do with his spirit
Mia I agree with you. It’s the small things. I highly doubt that this man is familiar with the “UA-cam Monetization System”. He’s a man living on Skidrow. He talks the way he talks. To the guy in the comments you do know that videos on this platform that contain this type of subject matter DONT get monetized. That’s why they have patreons and links to donate to keep the channel up and going. Just saying 🤷🏻♀️
Don’t be naive. He wants to make sure he gets paid.
Lilyana Menchaca gosh it’s tough to be treated like a conservative on UA-cam huh?
Lilyana Menchaca I hope you understand that each interview prolongs their suffering because that money sends them further down the spiral. These lifestyles need to be made unbearable. I am a recovered junky from the streets so please don’t come at me with some bs like I don’t know what I’m talking about.
Dude seems so chill and wise at the same time. I felt like we literally just hung out and he took me on a surreal trip through the eighties. Proper interview.
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Some of the "lowest" viewed interviews are the best
This interview will have 100k views before the end of the week. Trust me
@@chrisbranch231 maybe, but I was just speaking more in general , there's a lot of videos that have been up for a long while to have low views but a great stories... Maybe it's timing, like I seen the "Alicia" video a while ago, crazy story that would have a grown man and tears & it didn't have many views but he re-uploaded it recently & now it has over 500k
@@Piffydaily timing is everything
Yes, I agree...more real
It hasn't even been up a week.
This interview has me soooo upset. The “other” him would’ve been a super chill father that you could talk to about anything. The guy at your job that you can always count on. Had his surroundings been different he would have probably lived a real peaceful life. Im sorry that a family missed out on having this dude as a husband, dad, uncle and grandpa 💔💔💔
damn i never really thought abt it like that
Truest thing I've read on the subject. The tragedy isn't just what you did, but what you could have done.
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Powerful 🙌🏾
@Pretty Sure Calm down dude. One conspiracy theory at a time.
52 yrs old? Wow! Was thinking mid 30's? Way off. Good genes.
imagine if there was no heavy drug use
Na lol ya ever heard of the saying "Black don't crack"? Welp here's a prime example
@@javaprogramming9355 This sounds crazy, but I think if he didn't have the drug use...his appetite would've been heftier and he'd probably have a belly and some flab. I notice quite a lot of these drug users, have nice svelt physiques.
black don't crack cuh
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Out of all the interviews I’ve listened to, this one seems the most honest and he is very articulate and I hope he is able to get sober. All the love. And all the prayers. ❤️💕
Here here. Blessings!
This guy is a historian his story tells the history of just about every urban city and some suburban areas too in America in the 80s-90s era. Where there’s life there’s hope 🙏🏼
🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿
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Kind of sad...crack was put in our hoods in 80s by the CIA and left a legacy of a wasted people. It makes me spool angry. The brain damaged kids, the addicts etc
Put it on the streets. And then declared a war on drugs. Trained and provided bin laden with weapons etc..
Extremely sad! And 50-100 years from now the whole truth is going to come out and people are going to be left thinking “how was this allowed to happen?” 😭
Sauce Mahogany I’m hip. I just believe it’s probably even worse than we already know
Sauce Mahogany you are making very bold assumptions about my race/cultural background when you know nothing about me. How would I even know what you “are” seeing as your pfp isn’t even a real photo of you? I enjoy educated dialogue, but this is clearly not that so I will move on now
You realize that people like this actually have to sell it to destroy the “community” right? Anything to say about him?
I love seeing how Mark's knowledge of drug slang has evolved since the beginning. This video is fascinating, he has a lot of great stories. I hope he comes back again
For those who dont know who freeway rick is. The show snowfall is based on him and the rapper rick ross stole his name and persona
Even after all the shit he's been through still got a smile on his face. Keep your head up Greg you've made it this far for a reason
All truth. On everything he stated was how it was.
He didn’t have to add or takeaway
For him to have lived a hard life, he still looks good. ❤️
One of the best interviews on this platform.
.... Rick Ross stories never get old, the straight up honest hustler. Proper street codes are like ancient scriptures now.
Most of these people have been greatly influenced by their childhood trauma. Even the ones you think aren't as rough (single parent for example) have a big impact on the child
Childhood Trauma definitely has a huge influence on how children turn out. It makes me sad that children are going through so much with this pandemic. Many children are trapped inside abusive homes right now. 💔💔💔
This was one of the best interviews!
This might be the best one Ive seen...Ive watched a lot of them!
He’s seems like a nice guy, I pray he gets his life back on track 🙏🏽
@@Anonymous-cg7od why do u judgemental ppl come to these videos?? A lot of these ppl are a product of their environment and victims of circumstance.
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He's a cool dude. I could listen to him all day. I hope they all get out of this life.
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This sounds like “Snowfall”
wow so Freeway Ricky was really a laidback drug kingpin. lol. he mentioned he would do stuff like this on his Vlad Interviews and this dude confirms it for me
yeah I've watched them all, from when he was inside too, I was waiting for him to say how Freeway used muscle to get them to stop but no, he was legit to what I've heard, as you say, a laidback drug kingpin
Nicest drug dealer ever
Same thing here, when he mentioned Rick I was waiting to hear what he would say about him. Dudes a legend for real.
So laidback.. I heard when people stole from him he'd just black ball them instead of having his people kill them
@@TekniCaliSpeakin the funny thing is that ok, we now know he was a legit, laidback dealer who was making Millions a week at the height of his game, but people still respected him which shows you don't have to be a murderous pig to be a respected, successful, drug dealer
I love listening to him!! Bring us an update some day please!
I saw this guy every day for years he lives downtown Long Beach in a tent
This was a good interview
This is better part 2ua-cam.com/video/kiMwMzIhyuM/v-deo.html
He hella good at explaining shit and it’s really easy to understand him idky this guy seems pretty chill
sometimes is hard to judge a drug dealer while cigarettes and alcol are legal,sometimes i think or you ban everything or you make everything legal
Cigarettes don't belong in that argument. Apples and oranges.
@@naelyneurkopfen9741 cigarettes create addiction and damage the body and mind,it's enough for me to put them in the same category
@@naelyneurkopfen9741 they definitely deserve to be in the same category. If they were to ban cigarettes alot of us will be as they are without drug's if not worse
Naelyn Eurkopfen Nahh I have an uncle who’s being treated for cancer because of long term cigarette use. Even when we went to see him in the hospital all he could talk about was getting out so he could smoke a cigarette, which is what put him in there in the first place...it’s a real addiction
But where do we stop. Sugar? Caffeine? Its alot of addictive things we ingest and don't even think about. Some people addicted to sex and eating. Should we ban that too.
Theres a addiction that doesnt stop functionality. Like cigarettes and drugs like meth or crack that not all the times but alot, stop functionality. Which makes it worse
Being a x Detroit drug dealer. Here's what not one dealer wants to admit..
We all were on "Coke"
Even if you never used it...
If you cooked it touched it cut it it was absorbed through your skin...
This the best channel.
its hard to see them say good bye
Mark, you're fantastic!
I hope Greg gets a follow up interview. He was very interesting and seemed very honest and open. I wish him well! 🙏🏻
Best interviewer I've watched in years. Great job Mark Laita.
Very informative interview... this dude is interesting 🤔 (I liked him a lot, mild mannered and respectful) he had a prolific dissertation 😊... I’m always amazed at how some of these people could have been good parents, productive citizens, etc, with proper guidance... 〰️💔〰️ I believe he is tired enough to make a change ✨🙏🏽🆙✨ for Greg... Thanks Mark good work 💯
Great interview, as usual... love your content.
"It makes you think you're really smart, but you're not, you're really pretty stupid"
As a recovering addict, I couldn't have said it better.
Enjoy your story Greg! Be careful out there. God bless you
This Man was failed by so many people.from his Grand mother to the CIA they failed him and helped him ruin his life wasting his potential. I pray he finds his way. It's never to late.
This guy is straight up intelligent. His background with dealing...it is what it is and that was a part of his surroundings. Man, I could have seen him doing something great with his life. Such a genuine person.
Never too late to change your existence❤🌹❤
Amen 🙏🙏🙏.
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right at the end seeing him look up at the ceiling and pause to think before blurting out "i just want a job" made me feel for him more than anything. this man is a product of his environment yet still hasn't lost his humanity completely. I wish I was in a position to employ him and give him a sense of normalcy that it sounds like he's never had. I hope someone in the LA area sees this and gives him a shot doing something that can help turn his life around for real
Really enjoyed this interview. Fascinating to hear his story. Love his honesty.
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This mans carrying around that golden outlook of the 80s still it felt like. Well spoken, calm, I enjoyed this interview. 2 yrs ago. I wonder what he's up to now..Anyone know?
He's still a dope head. Living in a tent in Dtlb
When he said he was turning 52 I choked on my own saliva. Thought he was like 40. Fantastic interview. I absolutely love this channel. Amazing work Mark 🙏🏼
Black don’t crack 🫡
His Grandma was a wise woman. Listen to your elders
A wise grandma woulda beat his ass
@@Angel-fq1sd I'm pretty sure she did early on. But after a certain age, in that environment, if there is no male adult influence, some of us make wrong choices.
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@@Angel-fq1sd he was like 16
As a young person you take your acceptance where ever it comes from.....loneliness is the worst drug.
He looks very good for his age.
I’ve watched this video several times because there’s something about Greg that I really like. He is so genuine and humble. I hope he’s doing well. I’d love to see an update video of him.
You trying to smash
Him
@@haroldwilsie8284 How very simple of you. I was ONLY saying that I liked his energy and I would love to get an update from him. What is wrong with your thought process that you would , specifically , reply to my comment with such a sophomoric statement. Really????? raise your vibe, man!
Grandma was wise. Consequences.
Watched a few of these now and noticed that at the end of these interviews most of the people are thankful to get things off their chests. Just an observation.
Greg reminds me SOOO MUCH OF MY moms old best friend. Wow for real.
Man, my mom and gma, who are still alive today (thank God) could be on this channel. Ma had me at the edge of 15...growing up in Baltimore during the crack epidemic...then included ice in the DC area... Ive heard stories my entire life from my grandma (she was a stripper in balmore but despite her insane life raised me as her 7th child...not grand child. praise God, ) yeah, blows my mind, but no, does not surprise me.
I'm going on 33 now and just am starting to call my mother "Ma" instead of her name like a barely there sister or cousin.
I am so grateful for that.
The chunks of time missed from binges, jail, abusive boyfriends, straight vanishing..I mean, Its always there. The best thing I ever did was be honest with her about my anger, hurt, disappointment and "hey you know I remember all that." Not only did it help me, it helped her. Now we talk everyday. She used to fear talking to me one on one...maybe she still sorta does. Anyway, Most do not get that. As I get older and we talk, she seems to get younger and smaller as she reveals how she really feels.
It shouldn't take this long, but it does.
This man should write a book
Where did Freeway Ricky get his dope from? Check out the Iran Contra scandle my friend.
Iran came later. Noreiaga contra and Escobar is where the coke came from on west coast Florida got some from Cuba but again mostly peru and Columbia. Ricky lived in Cincinnati later top of the hill called English woods.
They had drugs in the ritzie parts of town they just didn't shoot people right?
A real OG.
This guy seems way too grounded to go through all this....
I like most of these people
Thank you Greg for sharing with us.
Amazing interview. What a guy. Bless him. Someone already said it, but he is a historian and street scholar.
Thank you for this. The World needs to hear these Gems Real OG of our generation. That really lived that life. Appreciate you Redman. One of the blocks OGs that welcomed me in and showed me around
This man is a gifted storyteller. This was Fuckkng captivating. He’s right about drug dealing in the 80s this could be a screenplay- all the cliques. Such a good talk. 💜
The man was an addict in mindset from jump, who had an opportunity to deal. Never a good combination.
These are the true storytellers
Crystal meth to get off of crack???? I know they say there’s benefits, but are there really?
yes because it does the same thing to the brain. Raises the dopamine. The fact that it stays longer in the brain, makes them "tweak" longer but they arent chasing the high every 15 mins and its more damaging to the brain.
fordaloveofmusic which one is more damaging to the brain?
@@StevenJenkinsIV meth.
Meth trumps any drug .....it can get people off alcohol, heroin and crack. The consequences will be a criminal record for most. It makes you feel like you can literally change the weather. Stealing is par for the course.
I believe this man will make it! He is genuine.
I remember vividly when I first learned how to cook/whip dope. Man it seems like so long ago. I’m 48 years old now. That hustlin spirit still in me though.
Such a beautiful character. Wish you all the best Greg 🤍
love your vids❤️
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This guy is literally talking about freeway Rick Ross. Not the rapper, the real Rick Ross. Sounds like he was one of the freeway boys, what a small world.
He never said how much money he actually made back then...He just said he made a lotta money.
Tells the story of drug and of our cities so well and honestly. The saddest part to me is the way the other dealers turned their backs on him, once he started using the product. It's the same way in 12-step programs: Once you are no longer clean, you carry the disease and YOU embody the problem for them. Humans can be so cruel to one another. All that he did was replace the drug money for the drug hard. Had some of those men in his life stood up and showed him a different way instead of judging him for being a fiend, maybe his story would have turned out differently. Just maybe.
I like this interview, because he was being real. He was not tagging people...like hey, I know this person or that. I wish this man the best in his life. It was a very good interview.
I like him a lot. Very smart and a great energy. I hope he finds his happiness whatever it may be.
mark is u gonna give us a update on sb ? because out of all the people u interviewed, i enjoyed his stories the most
Yes. Very informative, as well as entertaining interview. I'd like to hear more too.
fr i wanna know more about his life and whats it like being in a gang. stuff like that is interesting to me
Over 50yrs old and the body of a teenager
Great story; dude's a month younger than me but different life - although I'm a lifelong hard-drug addict too. His teeth are in much better shape than mine, though!
It’s sad that he thinks that “Rick” looked out for them and their community. Really they were just looking out for themselves.. not their people, their children or their community! They polluted their community and were the demise of their people. So much so that the suffering is still going on to this day. These boys grow up without fathers so the men they look up to aka rappers, drug dealers glamorize the things that keep them in purgatory. It’s no wonder they can’t catch a break. It’s sad 😢
I agree the cia supplied Rick w crack to pass out to his community as a way to poison/mess them up for generations .
@Harriet Tubman you sound dumb af. Rick was instrumental in destroying the black community and yes, inner city kids DO look up to drug dealers and rappers on some dumb shit. Foh
i enjoyed this a lot and learned a lot from it. sitting in my office doing some accounting right now, 33 years old. can learn and take wisdom from anywhere. good luck to this Man
He wants a job but he just told the world that if you hire him in your store, he's going to give your merchandise away to his homies. You just blackballed yourself.
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Fr ur right
He seems so chill and educated and just a wonderful man
For a guy to be so honest... man much respect greg! Hope your doing well man
Very likable individual. I wish him well.
I'm with this idiot right now swear to god
I have been watching these videos, but I am done. Sometimes Mark ask questions that I feel are questionable, "As a White boy from Chicago, how many mothers in South Central had a crack pipe in their drawer"; this did not have to be included into this interview... Crack was no joke and was allowed within the US by the CIA into the "Urban" neighborhoods (in support of the contra wars) ; then when Blacks got hooked on it, Regan and his crew used this to point the finger at "crackheads" as monsters and created stricter unfair laws directed at crack to imprison Blacks as felons which in turn made it impossible for them to regroup because now they have the "Felony Status. This made it almost impossible for them to receive jobs, housing, etc.. This is not the only statement that rubbed me wrongly. Though I love some of the people interviewed, I am not with some of Mark's questions and statements when it refers to people of color... BYE
Interesting...a voice outside of the narrative...
Hope these beautiful people are compensated for their stories and NOT with a bag of chips and a soda.
Yeah, they're paid for their time. I remember a couple times hearing the interviewer reference 400 and 600 dollars respectively. Not bad for an hour or so.
Wish this guy had a better life 😢 Very interessting story.
He was living in a tent in Dtlb
Horrid Horrid Drugs and Gangs. When all these Beautiful Men could be doing absolute positive things into their communities..... Greg it's very sad, Dang Killing Life Destoying Drugs 🙏 🙏 🙏 I believe Mark by allowing these people a Voice is making changes
If you read freeways and monster Kody book they both mention 81st and Vermont it must’ve been one hell of a dope spot
Unbelievable the whole family on such devastating drugs...
I really enjoyed his story seems like good guy honest I hope things get easier aren't struggle and he gets where he wants to be hopefully maybe he be a happy ending update 😊
Primos are joints mixed with marijuana and cocaine. Basically, he was a young addict. That's sad.
This guy is incredible!
I'm a 80's baby and my parents were on drugs and gave us up so I feel this video! Alot of parents in the 80's were on crack!
I appreciate his honesty
Greg's experience is basically the script for FX's snowfall...
Because snowfall is based on rick ross' life..
I guess there’s really no logical answer. How can you sell drugs, you see what it does to other people, especially your customers. Why would you start using drugs?
The best way I can explain it is karma and exposure.
THIS IT TRUE JOURNALISM.
AND VERY PROFESSIONAL.
I LIKE THIS Page😎😎💯
Thanks for sharing
Great interview
Damn Willy D Fell off
Best interview. Mark! You need to get freeway on, maybe even invite Greg to join you. I cant believe you never heard of freeway
Great interview👍
its never to late to change. May the lord Bless you and keep you
I just keep thinking wasted talent. This guy could have started a business and been really successful. He has a good business sense obviously but did not have a plan for the long term. He also seems to have pretty good charisma and knew how to lead a 'crew'. If he started a lawn/painting/home repair biz at the same time he started slinging dope I think he would have a huge and successful business.
The tv series Snow Fall showed what he is talking about in the 80s concerning the crack epidemic