5.3.3 Origin of Crips as told by Craig Monson

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  • Опубликовано: 22 ноя 2024

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  • @Edmondson_Avenue
    @Edmondson_Avenue 3 года назад +234

    Y'all better embrace Craig Monson and give him his flowers.

    • @33GLOCK
      @33GLOCK 3 года назад +10

      Ummmm why? Tf

    • @Edmondson_Avenue
      @Edmondson_Avenue 3 года назад +6

      @@33GLOCK Because he's a legend in those streets! And the influence, inspiration and godfather of modern LA gangs! If it wasn't for Craig Monson smacking and rejecting Raymond Washington there would be no Bloods & Crips!

    • @thefireplacekennels
      @thefireplacekennels 3 года назад +2

      @@Edmondson_Avenue we congratulating that clown?

    • @Fuq2
      @Fuq2 3 года назад +8

      @@Edmondson_Avenue There should be NO bloods OR crips

    • @travinoallen1541
      @travinoallen1541 3 года назад +1

      Right on

  • @socc6991
    @socc6991 3 года назад +308

    You notice People of Color carried themselves differently back then. because they were first generation home owners and The family structure for the most part was still in tact. They had a different sense of pride. They carried themselves differently. I hope people take heed to that.

    • @KevMacVideos
      @KevMacVideos  3 года назад +35

      Right.

    • @GeeMoney843
      @GeeMoney843 3 года назад +40

      I enjoyed the part where he said absolutely no graffiti on the wall in our neighborhood. Keeping those property values up.

    • @mdcool3487
      @mdcool3487 3 года назад +7

      Real talk.

    • @Powerule23
      @Powerule23 3 года назад +16

      Back then, regardless of our adversity in this country, most of us still maintained some level of dignity, despite. Once our family values broke down, our communities broke down.

    • @MelaninMagdalene
      @MelaninMagdalene 3 года назад +4

      Better music. And then the cointelpro Sabotage

  • @oneof99
    @oneof99 3 года назад +98

    Monster Kody to Monson & many other street legends. Kev I’ve from Houston & 42yrs old. Even I am blown away by how you’ve been able to get these legends to speak about the stories that I’ve waited years to hear. Thank You.

    • @erichoward6258
      @erichoward6258 3 года назад +3

      I’m 42 and from the H !! Where you from bro?

    • @lordlord7519
      @lordlord7519 3 года назад +5

      42 and all you wasted to see was this..no wonder Houston so messed up..

    • @seymourlove4788
      @seymourlove4788 3 года назад +1

      @@erichoward6258 Houston Missouri!

    • @desmondcampbell4901
      @desmondcampbell4901 3 года назад +1

      @UCkojmL79WMnvqbsGuGDUrDA stop being stupid this is culture this shit happened so wtf you choppin up gtfoh

    • @willdahlen4841
      @willdahlen4841 2 года назад

      @@lordlord7519 lol

  • @illijah
    @illijah 3 года назад +47

    The slap that changed the course of history

    • @LigaFantasma
      @LigaFantasma 3 года назад +3

      Honestly I think things would turned about the same. If Raymond Washington had stayed an Avenue he probably would have pushed them in the same direction as Crips - expansion into other neighborhoods, annexing other gangs etc. Starting a supergang was obviously his big goal in life. Also, somebody was going to fill that vacuum of open territory in 69/70. Maybe the Brims would have been the big gang everybody else was against. maybe BPS.

    • @J.C.3423
      @J.C.3423 3 года назад +4

      That part

  • @sthelonersowhat6904
    @sthelonersowhat6904 3 года назад +66

    He knocked the teacher out and went to his next class after 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @complexblackness
    @complexblackness 3 года назад +185

    What Kevmac and his crew is doing is documenting our street history, from the proper perspective. Which is our perspective!
    Far too long we have allowed others to tell our story and profit. Many times these other folks will slant or edit words or video to fit their narrative.
    In general we have a bad habit of not documenting things, we tend tell stories but not always keeping record. This is keeping record.
    KMV is one brick in our building of documentation.

    • @larose6551
      @larose6551 3 года назад +9

      💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

    • @gfunknation9113
      @gfunknation9113 3 года назад +11

      The cornerstone of doing it the right way

    • @knuckleheadstreet4000
      @knuckleheadstreet4000 3 года назад +3

      #ganggang

    • @KeithCloss33
      @KeithCloss33 3 года назад +4

      All facts.

    • @SunGxdRa
      @SunGxdRa 3 года назад

      As someone who has always hated VladTV nor understood why so many black folk interview with him, you are absolutely right.

  • @Steve0verton
    @Steve0verton 3 года назад +26

    Wish my Dad was still here to see the interviews... He use to tell me that Craig was working on a book and that He should put one together... But never got around to it. Glad you got Craigs interview down... It was much needed for the culture.

  • @MrBellicosta
    @MrBellicosta 3 года назад +69

    Much love to the elder Craig he connects a lot of dots and his memory is impeccable! Thanks Kev for being the vessel for this history. Salute from Hasani born and raised in the Overhills real Crenshaw baby right here no extras Windsor Hills kid but the Avenues raised me! You need to know you are the best historian of La street history bro, God bless you! When passion and work outweighs financial or monetary driven gain that can only be Yah bro so I tip my hat!

  • @Califiasoffspring1119
    @Califiasoffspring1119 3 года назад +82

    Slapped the Crips into existence 😂😂😂 loving this history wow this was deep.

  • @DonNeeZeeTV
    @DonNeeZeeTV 3 года назад +155

    I Rewinded The Raymond Washington Segment About 10 Times, Because That’s A True Historic Moment. That Slap Created The Crips….Wooowww! Real Dope Job Fellas🔥

    • @johnpirate9501
      @johnpirate9501 3 года назад +37

      Yeah He smack the shit out of little Raymond and made him worse smh

    • @StreetnastyEntertainment
      @StreetnastyEntertainment 3 года назад +24

      Salute to Raymond Washington and all the Crips that survived to this point, but I'm with u John, I didnt know if u were being sarcastic or not Don cuz that slap did make him worse no doubt and the ripple effect has been a lot of lives lost RIP 🙏, Bs and Cs, unfortunately. 💯💪❤💙🖤✊B1 #4Life

    • @brianwalker1996-t8u
      @brianwalker1996-t8u 3 года назад

      @@johnpirate9501 what time he said this on here

    • @wattstowers-fn5sl
      @wattstowers-fn5sl 3 года назад +22

      Slapped him into “Cripdon’ come”! Then Along came the CRIPS

    • @cameo_wrld9717
      @cameo_wrld9717 3 года назад +29

      That slap heard round the World 🌎 💙

  • @MobLifeTEEZ
    @MobLifeTEEZ 3 года назад +39

    The way he Carries himself and talks is straight up old school ! Last of dying breed !

  • @shakespeare1280
    @shakespeare1280 3 года назад +39

    Kev you are definitely on another level.....You and Smac make a perfect team.....I'm seriously lost for words with the content you've brought over the past years....Salute and CONGRATULATIONS 👏

  • @halfmanhalfamazing2152
    @halfmanhalfamazing2152 3 года назад +36

    Man that is legendary I can see a movie coming out of what Kev is doing. As a matter of fact better yet a tv series with all these stories tied into one another.

    • @Know2Much_
      @Know2Much_ 3 года назад

      I be telling that man to sell that shit to 50 he gone cut Kev a check so fucking big bro.. Starz the only station that can tell it the right way through a multiple season tv series

  • @ronaldjones9429
    @ronaldjones9429 3 года назад +36

    So.... Craig Monson shaped Raymond Washington and called him a little" crip" short for cripple. Raymond then called his knew gang The Crips after Craig Monson insult on how Raymond walked with a limp. Now that is HISTORY

    • @mikeg7389
      @mikeg7389 3 года назад +3

      Didn’t AC said they got crrip from another guy who walked like a cripple?

    • @stonestanza
      @stonestanza 3 года назад +7

      @@mikeg7389 Raymond brother

    • @bigstone1293
      @bigstone1293 3 года назад +8

      @@mikeg7389 Victor Adams. He was an Avenue with one leg longer than the other.

    • @uncclelocc
      @uncclelocc 3 года назад +4

      Voodoo Vic aka Victor Adams inspired the Crip stroll

    • @slagwill5599
      @slagwill5599 2 года назад +1

      @@uncclelocc and then they put taps on the bottom of their crokasacks and bisquites - so they strolled with a clicking sound. You knew they were coming. Lol

  • @jusplaya
    @jusplaya 3 года назад +53

    Kev we gon need about 10 parts of this tripple og story for the culture forreal

    • @raset7318
      @raset7318 3 года назад +1

      Factz it’s so much history

    • @dscgodflow6663
      @dscgodflow6663 3 года назад +4

      Get it right its QUADRUPLE OG

    • @jusplaya
      @jusplaya 3 года назад

      @@dscgodflow6663 💯

    • @krlm2280
      @krlm2280 3 года назад +1

      @@dscgodflow6663 quad og and the foundation of gangs and bodybuilding this legend needs a movie

  • @andreabuzahid
    @andreabuzahid 2 месяца назад +4

    Kev, interview the missing link “Boo” you can find him at the Compton Masjid he’s the Imam there and his name is Imam Yusuf.

  • @shottashabazz6721
    @shottashabazz6721 3 года назад +27

    For everyone that listened to the rugged one Mr Munson speak on breaking 2x4 with a punch is a perfect example of what Sanyika Shakur was talking about the Titans of old era L.A. lifting weights to knock somebody out with one punch. I got my biscuits on and they clean. I don’t have time to be tussling with you. When I hit you I’m going to knock you out. Even though I prefer throwing it from the shoulders I can understand why guns came into play. It was because of the OG giants roaming around back then.

  • @StoneGone
    @StoneGone 3 года назад +200

    This one is going to be legendary!

    • @rastafari4444
      @rastafari4444 3 года назад +6

      Damn! I just said that.👍🏿

    • @Negus225
      @Negus225 3 года назад +3

      Just like all the others 💪🏿💯

    • @arshionwade9209
      @arshionwade9209 3 года назад +2

      Totally!

    • @bigbaba4542
      @bigbaba4542 2 года назад

      it is

    • @quincyjones5209
      @quincyjones5209 Год назад

      U ain't never lie!!!!!! Not accepting a lil homie done created a force dat til today handin out destruction/chaos dat goin 4ever never 6e stopped 💯, great knowledge 2 compute n Kev Mac 1000 times good looks on yu gr8 work yu heard... 4rom Mtl, Canada n Queens NY salute 💪🏾

  • @dragonflyjones5146
    @dragonflyjones5146 Год назад +10

    At the 28:30 mark he described one of the most poignant moments in gang history when he revealed how the most infamous gang(Crips) got their name.

  • @ymat5306
    @ymat5306 3 года назад +17

    Graffitti. Writing on the walls is unacceptable! We don’t do that in our neighborhood! Much respect! Standards. And values.

  • @bobbyg570
    @bobbyg570 3 года назад +51

    Unabashedly, Craig leaned over, reached back, and hit Raymond with an open hand, a slap. 💪🏾 only Mr MONSON could do that. Read the Book! Thank You Kev Mac and Baby S Mac

    • @rafaelc9299
      @rafaelc9299 3 года назад +2

      Did Raymond knock him out for that

    • @KeithCloss33
      @KeithCloss33 3 года назад +20

      @@rafaelc9299 No. He went and created the Crips.

    • @cameo_wrld9717
      @cameo_wrld9717 3 года назад +9

      @@rafaelc9299 He couldn’t if he wanted to

    • @MarkieB89
      @MarkieB89 3 года назад +16

      And crazy thing is people was trying to make Jimmy Lavender seem like he was crazy and almost make it seem like it was taboo to think that Craig slapped Raymond. History is history and if you're into history (in general) like I am, you know it gets annoying when you're trying to understand the picture in its totality of what happened and there's some ppl with biases, so they leave certain information out.
      I do believe a lot of people knew about the slap but they'd never speak on it and a lot of ppl didn't think it happened but I applaud Jimmy for putting the truth out there and sticking by his word, regardless of all the ppl that felt some type of way about it

  • @AlexanderSchecter
    @AlexanderSchecter 3 года назад +24

    Out of all series this has to be in my top 3 favorites ever only 2 parts in and i'm feeling this way , the straight history of the community and all the bodybuilding information man Craig has great knowledge to share. Kev Mac its amazing that you are capturing such exclusive content i hope this goes up to 5.3.9

  • @dmcintosh851
    @dmcintosh851 3 года назад +37

    So much history in this series. That slap is still felt today.

  • @originalbountyhunterfrog1992
    @originalbountyhunterfrog1992 3 года назад +20

    "THESE ARE MY GUNS"!!! I LOVE TO HEAR CRAIG MONSON SPEAKING THOSE INFAMOUS WORDS OF ORIGINAL BOUNTY HUNTER FROG#1, WATTS GOING ON???

  • @wattstowers-fn5sl
    @wattstowers-fn5sl 3 года назад +21

    My guy Eric Williams (Nature Boy) 29:36 Conrad Williams brother. My true homie...Original Eastside Crip. Unsung hero of the culture. This is some really grand work you’re doing Kev. Blessings and a crisp and respectful salute to u and S Mac 💯💪🏿🤞🏿🙏🏿✌🏿

  • @OGGOAT23
    @OGGOAT23 3 года назад +56

    Craig has an impeccable memory

    • @b.o.1951
      @b.o.1951 3 года назад +4

      The elder is still sharp.

    • @j.d.552
      @j.d.552 3 года назад +3

      AC too!!!

    • @Largepro21
      @Largepro21 3 года назад

      💯

    • @romel8648
      @romel8648 3 года назад

      I was thinking the same thing brotha

    • @J.C.3423
      @J.C.3423 3 года назад

      Real Spit tho!!

  • @larose6551
    @larose6551 3 года назад +35

    “He was a kid but he was a bad kid” 😂

  • @londontown3381
    @londontown3381 3 года назад +50

    Look at the size of Craig’s hands!

    • @shottashabazz6721
      @shottashabazz6721 3 года назад +4

      The Old School slang word for hands that big is mitts.

    • @user-ir4dj8sy1c
      @user-ir4dj8sy1c 3 года назад +7

      All the heavy weight lifting. Gives you perspective on just how humongous he was... still has the hands of a giant...

    • @ACURA260
      @ACURA260 3 года назад +1

      Craig had an interview with CT FLETCHER and he dwarfed CT!

  • @welcometophccus
    @welcometophccus 3 года назад +4

    Craig Mac...I am a full time preacher which means nothing for what I am about to say. Many of us have grown up in impoverished neighborhoods, looking at gangs, drugs etc and never really knew history behind anything. Your videos show us a lot about the history of our upkeeping. I thank God for your work. Writing from Texas. May God bless you, your family and the figures that you have clout with to interview.

    • @KevMacVideos
      @KevMacVideos  3 года назад +6

      Thanx. I think Craig Mack was a rapper. 😝 Craig Monson and Kev Mac may have confused you or typo but thanks for the comment and prayers. I appreciate it.

  • @OGProfficial
    @OGProfficial 3 года назад +21

    Monson was young too but that altercation definitely change the history of the world.

  • @bigkou_916
    @bigkou_916 3 года назад +13

    Kev I don't know you gonna out do this one. Other than short of bringing Raymond and Big Tookie back. This is legendary. 💯💯💯💯

  • @Smootles89
    @Smootles89 3 года назад +5

    Wow much respect to this man! Ive always known him because of bodybuilding back when i worked out but to be able to get information from outside of bodybuilding it blows my mind. Amazing

  • @hngtvchannel1
    @hngtvchannel1 3 года назад +25

    When you get these OGz in front of the camera just let them talk. Never know when it’s the last time they’ll be able to tell their side of the story.

  • @doobzthechamp3134
    @doobzthechamp3134 3 года назад +12

    HE DROPPED A MAJOR BOMB AT THE END. I WOULD HAVE NEVER KNOWN THAT SHIT IF IT WASNT FOR KEV MAC VIDEOS. GOOD SHIT. DAMN🔥

  • @Blaackcula
    @Blaackcula 3 года назад +9

    Damn he has a hell of a memory... Respect

  • @baby.e401
    @baby.e401 3 года назад +9

    He just clarified everything we need to know about Ramond Washington that was powerful interview dug deep into the origins of the city so basically Craig responsible for the word Crip this interview once again set the record strait BIG CRAIG did that

  • @GeeMoney843
    @GeeMoney843 3 года назад +45

    Over the.years Kev mac has put on a masterclass on civic anthropology. The work that he has put in is at least thesis level. These interviews should actually be logged in the Smithsonian museum or even taught in university courses. The govt should have given this man a grant for dissecting the origins of the African American gangs in the western United states. Before now all we had was Gangland on the history channel. Compared to Kevin's work Gangland should be called dramatic television at best. This is truly documented history. Great work King.

    • @GlassesMaloneTV
      @GlassesMaloneTV 3 года назад +8

      agreed… and it deserves to be spoke on with this reference! His contribution to & for the culture is next level!

    • @bookiebrown7012e
      @bookiebrown7012e 3 года назад +2

      Couldn't have said this any better blackman much luv from new Orleans Louisiana

  • @raymondtuckerjr1886
    @raymondtuckerjr1886 3 года назад +5

    First time I've come across this channel.....it's interesting and brings back memories. Lived on 83rd and San Pedro in 69', went to Fremont, 75th Elementary, Edison, then Bret Harte when it was a Junior High. Also lived on 83rd btwn Hoover an Fig.... and was THERE when the Crips were born.

  • @damionwiggan9797
    @damionwiggan9797 3 года назад +3

    That was the coldest one yet.... when S Mac says..I wanna rewind a lil bit....it’s bout to get dope af💯‼️

  • @bespokefoxbodies6896
    @bespokefoxbodies6896 9 месяцев назад +4

    ES NH ECC 766st. Im on of the only who can claim multiple streets. Whole family East Coast. Even 118 my older cousins. Its crazy for L.A. my whole family same set. My gmoms was on 77th and compton ave in the 50's my mom and aunts and uncles went to parmeelee elementary. I went there. I grew up hearing stories bout these dudes. All through the twilight zone of Naedeu Ave and Hooper. The set.

  • @donnellwaters6852
    @donnellwaters6852 3 года назад +24

    The Avenues…the big brother of the Crips…Azz whoopins by the big brother, turned the lil brother into a beast

  • @mr.g4612
    @mr.g4612 3 года назад +7

    Great interview, Monson is enjoying himself. Good memory

  • @abdulabdullahi3849
    @abdulabdullahi3849 3 года назад +9

    It's crazy to hear how much early Crips, Raymond and his crew Imitated the Avenues. Even going as far as taking leather jackets.

  • @AmazingAmazing12345
    @AmazingAmazing12345 3 года назад +5

    This is definitely a popcorn 🍿 moment.

  • @darryljohnson859
    @darryljohnson859 3 года назад +3

    Thanks for the interview. Blessings🙏

  • @fredmatthews2214
    @fredmatthews2214 3 года назад +40

    😮 if yall look back at all kev mac's interviews he goes deep into the orgins of different crip sets. All the way up until the inspiration and orgins. Can't get no better then that. And also the bloods set history. Very educational. Thanks kev for all you do. Keep up the great work.✊🏿💙 I appreciate all that you do.

    • @ronmatthews
      @ronmatthews 3 года назад +2

      Its a gang not a tribe

    • @nijayscott5782
      @nijayscott5782 3 года назад +2

      These aren’t tribes nigga cut it out its sets and Gangs

    • @l.a.9126
      @l.a.9126 3 года назад

      @@nijayscott5782 no its a tribe too if you think about it

    • @l.a.9126
      @l.a.9126 3 года назад

      @@ronmatthews its a tribe too ron

    • @ronmatthews
      @ronmatthews 3 года назад +2

      @@l.a.9126 Because you said so right? A bunch of criminals is not a tribe. You are greatly insulting indigenous people.

  • @brianjohnson5771
    @brianjohnson5771 3 года назад +8

    My Dad has an MG and as a matter of fact he had 2 in the early 80s(one Green and one Yellow) and that brought bacc memories.
    I like hearing about life in the late 60s in LA and hearing the Million Dollar question? How was your relationship with Raymond Washington.
    The Dozens will get ya caught up and not everyone can play or take a joke. Now the limp Raymond had caught me off guard and dare I say it? Craig Munson gave the Crips their name.
    How bout that Sports Fans!!!
    Thanks Craig Munson and Baby Smac and Big Kev Mac.
    Fantastic as always!!!
    Peace!!!
    #Salute!!

    • @GeeMoney843
      @GeeMoney843 3 года назад +1

      My uncle had one. A brown 1. RIP uncle Don

  • @chefchuckypayton6986
    @chefchuckypayton6986 3 года назад +23

    Man this shit is good..deserves awards

  • @torreyt948
    @torreyt948 3 года назад +7

    Hey Kev I got a good friend living here in FL with me, he is from Crenshaw district, I was telling him.about KMV, so he started telling me about Munson Cutes Tookie, etc lifted weights at a place call where the guy is now a minister, we talked on the phone with him for a while, but he was reluctant to talk, Mr Munson cosigned exactly what this guy was saying in this interview, I think the place was called Health and Wellness Center? I think...Great interview, soak up the elders while they are here!

  • @ALCanes73
    @ALCanes73 3 года назад +3

    Big Craig interview is pure gold. The best interview Kev Mac has done....and that's saying something

    • @tkkirkland3971
      @tkkirkland3971 3 года назад +1

      Nah monster Kody.

    • @ALCanes73
      @ALCanes73 3 года назад

      @@tkkirkland3971 Who am I to argue with TK Kirkland. "Who Raised Ya"

  • @whutha
    @whutha 3 года назад +23

    LOL!!! The Avenues wasn't really like a gang gang we were neighborhood boys, yeah we snatch jackets...

    • @troubleman3837
      @troubleman3837 3 года назад +13

      Yup, snatching jackets, gang fights with 2 machetes, half of them were in the pen and have bodies, some where killed. They were a damn gang

  • @mr.andersin8901
    @mr.andersin8901 3 года назад +6

    Damn....this man ain't lying! KEV MAC!!! RESPECT!!! Omg. Nobody else bothered trying to get to the real source of the name crips. This is legendary!!! Holy shit!!

  • @delamostyle
    @delamostyle 3 года назад +5

    Dont get no better than this. Waiting for Part 4 to see if he elaborates on Raymond wanting to be an Avenue

  • @felixluna914
    @felixluna914 10 месяцев назад +1

    I met this man in the early 80' at City Gym Los Angeles he was huge.

  • @87streetksta3
    @87streetksta3 3 года назад +13

    Being from the K-gang I knew this history 30 years ago but I'm glad the world now knows the monsons and the influence they had on Crippin'. Another top notch video from the great Kev Mac. K.I.P Big Runt. #IfYouKnowYouKnow.

  • @Vavi_Zoo
    @Vavi_Zoo 3 года назад +5

    This niggas a real OG that still lives right there!!!

  • @ponchienetwork460
    @ponchienetwork460 3 года назад +7

    DAM KEV MAC BEST CRIP HISTORY SO FAR!! WE NEEDED THIS MY BROTHA..CANT WAIT TILL YOU DROP MORE OF HIS STORY

  • @207umwestmorelandcrip3
    @207umwestmorelandcrip3 3 года назад +5

    Great interview Kev Mac very interesting so Craig monson gave him the name and Raymond Washington put in work behind it ok...👍👍👍👍💯💯💯💯

  • @leelandglover2731
    @leelandglover2731 3 года назад +4

    All three interviews are gold+

  • @kurwinducre9585
    @kurwinducre9585 3 года назад +8

    He said......."Muthafucka is 66 and still hollerin out AVENUE"!!!! LMFAO

  • @mopsicworldwide4646
    @mopsicworldwide4646 3 года назад +3

    Best page on youtube rite now. N im from the east coast

  • @knowistrite
    @knowistrite 3 года назад +7

    Think Craig was referring to Zero Period. Some schools still let you go in before school starts to make up or gain extra credit. Lots of teachers do not teach that early and not many students willing to do such. My senior year I was able to get into a zero period for an AP test, because, our AP teacher fell ill and we had a substitute most second semester and we were not properly prepared. Another teacher volunteered, but, we did not get credit, as, it started after the semester started. I graduated High School 2004

    • @Keepskatin
      @Keepskatin 2 года назад +2

      I just slept in my Spanish class and Mrs. Rodriguez passed me with a C1A for good behavior.
      My algebra teacher failed me said you have good behavior, so I am going to give you a choice. You can come to summer school to try to pass or I can give you a passing grade and avoid summer school.

  • @carlblackmagickrauser4142
    @carlblackmagickrauser4142 3 года назад +4

    This was a Great Look! Mr. MONSON. STRONG AS EVER. He inspired me to hit this weights today. 💪🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿🙅🏿‍♂️🆙️🙏🏿🗽#WestUp

  • @shagw4286
    @shagw4286 3 года назад +4

    I like the fact that many of out families were home owners back rhen. As my family did, most of them moved from the south during WWII and worked in aerospace and the auto industries. Many in my generation lost those hones during the PCP and Freebase era.

  • @hadbl12
    @hadbl12 3 года назад +4

    Very interesting.,This is pure gold. Shout out to All who helped make this one possible

  • @eddiewalker9058
    @eddiewalker9058 2 года назад +1

    Best Interview. I could listen to him all day!

  • @lisajackson8643
    @lisajackson8643 3 года назад +6

    I've found a few more interesting interviews Craig Monson did. Anxiously awaiting this one too

  • @KeithCloss33
    @KeithCloss33 3 года назад +5

    This shit was 🔥🔥🔥🔥!! I'm heading to the live discussion now. Perfect timing.

  • @Mytho17
    @Mytho17 3 года назад +7

    They going to need more than three episodes for this cause the man has a lot to say.

  • @gunnaman_54
    @gunnaman_54 3 года назад +4

    I used to see him at Pearls when i was little... dude was huge

  • @Talkurtalk1
    @Talkurtalk1 3 года назад +3

    Can't wait to see the old-school back yard weights ,been wanting to see that for years

    • @KevMacVideos
      @KevMacVideos  3 года назад +5

      They are restoring the weights and weight bench and the yard under construction so Monson didn't want me to film any of that.

    • @dannyhoward4073
      @dannyhoward4073 3 года назад

      My Pop's went to Drew with Big OOOG Craig and to Fremont. Same name is mines. Ask him about the Deacons in Watts and Bonehead the President!!!

  • @mikejackson2880
    @mikejackson2880 3 года назад +3

    He said I went to jail that day.. kev started laughing

  • @JamesJohnson52990
    @JamesJohnson52990 3 года назад +9

    This man was busting thru wood posts with his hands lmaooooo wtf👀👀👀

  • @gRimm6loC
    @gRimm6loC 3 года назад +3

    Gave him an opened hand ghetto slap and started a MOVEMENT. Powerful

  • @reggvlogs6689
    @reggvlogs6689 3 года назад +8

    “You gone fail me Mr. Sleepy Socks” 🤣🤣🤣

  • @matrixseven8528
    @matrixseven8528 3 года назад +36

    The L.A Gang era before Crips & Blood’s was just as Legendary !!!
    Businessmen
    Slauson’s
    Gladiator’s
    Rebel Rousers
    Outlaw 10’s
    Del Vikings
    Farmer’s
    Blood Alley
    Swamp Boy’s
    Avenue’s
    Figueroa Boy’s
    Sportsman Park Boy’s
    Boot Hill
    Devil Hunters
    Spook Hunters
    BopTown
    Huns
    Bartender’s
    Buddha Bandits
    Satans saints
    Roman 20’s
    Ross Snyder Park Boys
    SinTown
    Orientals
    Dartanians
    Dog Town
    Frog Town
    Ramona
    38street
    Florencia 13
    Brick Yards

    • @chaseevans6702
      @chaseevans6702 3 года назад +3

      Do the pygmys and green jackets count?

    • @matrixseven8528
      @matrixseven8528 3 года назад +5

      @@chaseevans6702 The Pygmy’s wasn’t a gang … They was just a large family in Watt’s that didn’t take no shit lol
      And yes you could throw the Green Jackets in there as well*

    • @tishawnpenn6873
      @tishawnpenn6873 3 года назад +5

      Don't forget about the Chain Gang

    • @matrixseven8528
      @matrixseven8528 3 года назад

      @@tishawnpenn6873
      Chain gang was late 69/ early 70’s

    • @Mr.NoPrints
      @Mr.NoPrints 3 года назад +5

      white fence

  • @kwilliams544
    @kwilliams544 3 года назад +3

    Great interview Kev & S Mac

  • @TheDude21519
    @TheDude21519 3 года назад +7

    KMac with all the info and footage, you and SMac could make the real version of COLORS...you creative, let that marinate!
    *YourMidwestSupporter*

  • @kingsupremeloc6545
    @kingsupremeloc6545 3 года назад +5

    Deym!!! This gonna be on fire . . love from the Philippines sir bIg Kev Mac ..

  • @daviddixon2829
    @daviddixon2829 3 года назад +7

    Right On, Kev Mac!! All the way from St. Louis, Misery! Much love and respect for showing the history of gang banging without glorifying the lifestyle!! You and The Hood Postman are doing meaningful work!

    • @donjuanseville3039
      @donjuanseville3039 3 года назад +1

      YEAH ST.LOUIS IS HELL......I KNOW I'M FROM THE SOUTH N NORTH SIDE...... CRIMINALS CONTROL THIS TOWN......NOT POLITICIANS OR THE LAW......... IT'S A DUMP HERE🧟🧟🧟🧟🧟🧟🧟

    • @TheDude21519
      @TheDude21519 3 года назад +1

      @@donjuanseville3039 I'm from the 80's Cook & Prairie era

    • @donjuanseville3039
      @donjuanseville3039 3 года назад +1

      @@TheDude21519 hickory and Compton streets. Southside. Kossuth and grand. Northside....80's n 90's

    • @daviddixon2829
      @daviddixon2829 3 года назад +1

      @@TheDude21519, so you lived by Tessaline and Nelly grandfather!! I grew up in the Cabanne Courts out west! Been gone from there for 5 years and don't miss it!!🤣🤣🤣

    • @TheDude21519
      @TheDude21519 3 года назад

      @@daviddixon2829 I'm glad you don't miss it fam, for many years I tried to pull guys out of there. I had a female that stayed right down the street from the Courts...knew a few Hemphills outta there as well.

  • @makingmajorprofits1017
    @makingmajorprofits1017 3 года назад +16

    Like waiting on the new J’s to drop

  • @jonusmadison438
    @jonusmadison438 3 года назад +22

    Close your eyes when Moon talking, you would think that's OG Cutes

    • @ymat5306
      @ymat5306 3 года назад +3

      I had the same thoughts. I heard OG Cutes too

  • @DanielReyes-zu8em
    @DanielReyes-zu8em 3 года назад +15

    The Crips were started by a back-handed pimp-slap. Big Monson pimp-slapped the Crips into existence. Who knew?...LMAOO...

  • @Liberty32819
    @Liberty32819 3 года назад +1

    God has truly blessed you Craig. I was Born and raised in Los Angeles CA. I remember the names, places, and dates very well. You look fantastic Craig.

  • @franklewistheyababy
    @franklewistheyababy 3 года назад +3

    Kev Mac does it again this is history at its finest

  • @mr.onehittaquitta1578
    @mr.onehittaquitta1578 3 года назад +4

    My favorite mf channel. I watch a kev Mac video every night when I get off💯💯 THIS SHIT LEGENDARY

  • @uptmal9373
    @uptmal9373 3 года назад +4

    Had to double back and say I’m currently watching “Cool Hand Luke” because of this interview…

    • @coryarnold3369
      @coryarnold3369 3 года назад +1

      "what we have here..is a failure to communicate...that's the way he wants it"...😆 Good flick.

    • @uptmal9373
      @uptmal9373 3 года назад

      @@coryarnold3369 I never watched the full movie. The only scene I remember as a kid is the egg eating competition

  • @Ant_Odom
    @Ant_Odom 3 года назад +11

    Netflix needs to quit playing and cut that check to Kev Mac & Baby S(Swole) Mac.

  • @roberttheapostle489
    @roberttheapostle489 3 года назад +4

    I don’t know why I was laughing on the part when he got hit with the car jack. I guess the way he played it out 😂😂😂

  • @Chieflonewolf999
    @Chieflonewolf999 3 года назад +3

    Love hearing these old war stories they really got down.

  • @Masterquismoney
    @Masterquismoney 3 года назад +3

    SHOUT 2 ALL DA REALEST LEGENDS 2 SURVIVE DA GAME, AND SALUTE 2 U 4 ALL YA DOCUMENTATION KEV! ONLY A TRUE REPUTABLE COULD DO IT LIKE THIS CHANNEL YA DIGG!!!💯 #WESTCOAST 🌇✊🏼

  • @zgammozakent7871
    @zgammozakent7871 3 года назад +2

    Damn man, that boy Moon @ 5:05 sounds identical to OG Cutes, it's crazy

  • @mr.andersin8901
    @mr.andersin8901 3 года назад +4

    I hope nobody else tries to put this on their platform! If you didn't do the work...dont try to steal the credit ...period!!! Mac is the best to do this ish!!

    • @larose6551
      @larose6551 3 года назад +2

      They’ll try it but KevMac will have it shut down 👌🏾

    • @mr.andersin8901
      @mr.andersin8901 3 года назад

      @@larose6551 I get sick of that shit.

  • @matthewalex5104
    @matthewalex5104 3 года назад +40

    Its AMAZING how the streets operate. R.I.P. Monster (An assault as a kid (Robbed of his dime at school) programmed a Street General) R.I.P. Raymond (A backhand from Monson created a Worldwide sea of Blue)
    Adversity creates Adversaries unwillingly.

    • @Mr50403
      @Mr50403 3 года назад +1

      That is true

    • @shottashabazz6721
      @shottashabazz6721 3 года назад +3

      This comment is straight facts. I want to add something else to your comment. When I was in elementary school the dark skin girls gave the light skin girls hell. In middle school the dark skin girls reign supreme still giving the light skin girls hell beating them up left and right but when we entered HighSchool the tides changed because the light skin black girls fought so much through elementary and middle school until when we reached HighSchool they were seasoned fighters and they started giving the dark skin girls hell. I witnessed it up close. I wonder did that social dynamic happen at any other schools. The dark skin vs dark skin has always been a negative eyesore in black communities and still is today but the dynamics I’m speaking on is the fighting part.

    • @shottashabazz6721
      @shottashabazz6721 3 года назад +1

      Dark skin vs light skin*

    • @agoogleuser5648
      @agoogleuser5648 3 года назад +3

      @@shottashabazz6721 yes, but now light skin girls are worshipped and reign supreme. They don't have to fight anymore, everyone will fight for them.

    • @uncclelocc
      @uncclelocc 3 года назад +4

      @@agoogleuser5648 Shiid most attractive Blæc females are Fighters regardless of skin tone, due to years of fighting

  • @JoeBrown
    @JoeBrown 3 года назад +3

    Lets go. This should be the one

  • @tptvtoolive8640
    @tptvtoolive8640 3 года назад +1

    Now we waiting on the premiere to drop 🍿🔥

  • @mosquito.hawk1
    @mosquito.hawk1 3 года назад +9

    I saw a lot of fights in Lausd start over Yo Momma Jokes... No Lie! 27:00

  • @isaiah5568
    @isaiah5568 3 года назад +4

    This Kings stories are amazing. Little things like the movie Cool Hand Luke, love that flick. I’m 52, so the Crips just took off. I remember when this light skin brother was walking down Firestone Blvd in Bishops hood and he yelled Cuh Riiiip! My sister said that’s a Crip. I’m 4 at the time 1973. First Crip I met personally was this brother named G dog(Greg) from 1st East Coast Crip from Aliso projects in Boyle Heights. He was like 10 yrs old, I was like 5-6 yrs young. Ran into him again when I was like 21, he was a rider 4 real.

  • @brothersupreme8844
    @brothersupreme8844 3 года назад +19

    This sound like the realest story about how it started and where the name came from

    • @DanielReyes-zu8em
      @DanielReyes-zu8em 3 года назад +4

      Definitely. The real story is always quite simple and not as sexy as the legend that evolves over time.
      This all goes to show that the Crips weren't influenced by the Panthers, nor were they ever political in nature. It was all started by the bruised ego and determination of a young man named Raymond Washington. Just a tough kid that wanted to start the toughest gang.... It's just too bad it devolved into what it did...

    • @TungMobTV13o2
      @TungMobTV13o2 3 года назад +2

      I don't believe he asked Raymond what he was gonna call his gang .. I smell a little extras.. Great to hear his story. Great interview overall

    • @Iaintinit
      @Iaintinit 3 года назад +1

      I believe Raymond Washington must’ve been impersonating Victor Adam walk long before the Crips Started

  • @norf2153
    @norf2153 3 года назад +4

    Damn Red Devils my dad era lol my father was born 1949 but had me in 1990 I have a very old soul

    • @Keepskatin
      @Keepskatin 2 года назад

      Yes yous a baby. My Dad is younger than yours, but I am older than you.