Slauson Village member becomes a Flip at Edison Junior High School in LA (pt.1)

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  • Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
  • Walter Watson, 73. was born in Bryan, Texas just outside of Houston. His family moved to Los Angeles during the late 1950s and as a teenager he enrolled in Edison Junior High School. Around 1959 or 1960 he became a member of the club, Slauson Village.
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Комментарии • 158

  • @streetgangs
    @streetgangs  5 лет назад +2

    Be sure to watch all parts:
    ► Part 1: ruclips.net/video/V9IfZKThZmU/видео.html
    ► Part 2: ruclips.net/video/bl5Z81bVXwo/видео.html
    ► Part 3: ruclips.net/video/Uyk-HctcB5I/видео.html

  • @AmbutuMalone
    @AmbutuMalone 2 года назад +12

    Pahoo is my dad. He passed away last week. Thank you for this memory!

    • @jamesthomas6056
      @jamesthomas6056 2 года назад +1

      R.I.P.

    • @OnDubbz
      @OnDubbz Год назад

      I was very excited to learn from his interview. My condolences to you and the rest of his family and friends…

    • @scullyblu
      @scullyblu 4 месяца назад

      My condolences

  • @pharoah1200
    @pharoah1200 5 лет назад +23

    I'm diggin his dress code. He got the "Railroad" overalls, with the fresh purple thermal, purple Lakers lid, and the purple kicks to boot. Grape Streets should be proud😎

    • @AlexAlonso101
      @AlexAlonso101 5 лет назад +1

      Pharoah 1 lol 😂

    • @71ishmar
      @71ishmar 5 лет назад +3

      Brother’s from Grape are all over the Place,when I was in the Marines Back in like 1989 The Head Cook there was From 🍇 when I saw the Tat on his fore Arm!

    • @Auntielulu53
      @Auntielulu53 4 года назад

      Y

  • @Maxthafirst
    @Maxthafirst 5 лет назад +9

    These guys make it sound so fun and exciting to be around in those days.

    • @JokerL1000
      @JokerL1000 5 лет назад +4

      It went from kids being kids, but the guns ended all that.

    • @Steve0verton
      @Steve0verton Год назад

      In those days yes it was according to my dad who is deceased of natural causes and 1 of my uncles who is the last original day 1 West Side Crip members, also a few of my dad and uncles homeboy from back in the 60s

  • @p2a0p2e0r1
    @p2a0p2e0r1 5 лет назад +28

    Texas and California have deep and historic ties.

    • @AlexAlonso101
      @AlexAlonso101 5 лет назад +7

      James Jones yes, nearly everyone in LA has family in Texas

    • @SouthBayLA1310
      @SouthBayLA1310 5 лет назад +4

      @@AlexAlonso101 Nearly everyone? Nah bro

    • @liltexazboi361
      @liltexazboi361 5 лет назад +1

      Yea

    • @dreadmanlv6700
      @dreadmanlv6700 5 лет назад +4

      Yup and Louisiana my great grandfather was from Texas and my great grandma from shevreport Louisiana.They moved into the Willowbrook area in the mid 40s 1st black family to be there off of 121st and Compton ave.Also If you look at the historic jump blues/West Coast Blues scene the definibg guitarist of the that style were Texas blues men. IE T Bone Walker

    • @liltexazboi361
      @liltexazboi361 5 лет назад +2

      Yea my bigdaddy from bossier city too shreveport la

  • @d.carroll134
    @d.carroll134 5 лет назад +13

    This was really interesting waiting for the rest of the interview

  • @complexblackness
    @complexblackness 5 лет назад +6

    This is a good interview, I like how you allowed him to talk.

    • @AlexAlonso101
      @AlexAlonso101 5 лет назад

      ComplexBlackness thanks for watching

  • @complexblackness
    @complexblackness 2 года назад +3

    Rest in Power Brotha.
    He died last week.

  • @complexblackness
    @complexblackness 5 лет назад +7

    Word is this man had some toughness to him and he wasn't no punk.

    • @streetgangs
      @streetgangs  5 лет назад +8

      Bird told us today that he was a real strong, tough, country brother.

    • @AmbutuMalone
      @AmbutuMalone 3 года назад +1

      Word! He’s still a solid cat. He could talk for days and you’d be all ears.,No sugar coating to look good. All facts and true history.

  • @chadtep7571
    @chadtep7571 5 лет назад +9

    The Afros were the dreadlocks of the 60's. Crazy how things change

    • @kwekuoboasi9352
      @kwekuoboasi9352 2 года назад

      How do you see that? What do you mean? Dreadlocks were never worn during the 60’s ever in America. Jamaica or Africa or maybe even in the UK.

    • @chadtep7571
      @chadtep7571 2 года назад +2

      @tuopvm1 thank you. I didn't feel like explaining it.

    • @kwekuoboasi9352
      @kwekuoboasi9352 2 года назад +1

      @tuopvm1 Thanx for clearing that up. The Build Continues

  • @theseeker61
    @theseeker61 5 лет назад +9

    Good interview; i guess he was referring to Bunchy Carter who was part of the Black Panther Party...

  • @71ishmar
    @71ishmar 5 лет назад +9

    Most of the People in Los Angeles came from Place’s like Houston area or New Orleans like my Grandmother & like my Dad was Born in the Houston Galveston area like Dr Khalid Muhammad they knew some of the same people! Dr Khalid has Family in Tyler,TX & My Uncle Booker Ball R.I.P. is from the same Place also Freeway Ricky Ross,Who my Uncle William lived around the corner from,behind the 110 FWY! Most of these people came to Los Angeles right after WW2! Our Family came to LA in 1952 & Faced all types of Housing Discrimination Like Black People always did! I never knew that Johnnie Cochran went to my Old School,Mount Vernon Jr High & he is Originally from New Orleans until they changed the Name Of the School a few Year’s Back Wow! Small 🌎

  • @vale71svn15
    @vale71svn15 4 года назад +2

    I live in South Central LA and went to Edison JR High. Nothing but good memories! And went to Fremont High. The best times! Stay away if ur not from here.

    • @mudbonezz76
      @mudbonezz76 3 года назад

      All good I went to Edison JR high class of 1975 the best💪

    • @gkarlton1157
      @gkarlton1157 Месяц назад

      Same here I think everyone who was in that era knew mr Adam's and skin tight the campus security guard.

  • @pharoah1200
    @pharoah1200 5 лет назад +3

    Another Eastside legend, and Edison alumni👍

  • @internetcrip6391
    @internetcrip6391 5 лет назад +11

    Bacc when velociraptors roamed the Earth

  • @KingWestTvisW43TGOD
    @KingWestTvisW43TGOD 5 лет назад +6

    An original Texas born man representing an original California set before y’all was born now y’all can stfu! Dope interview can’t wait 😊 for part two and 🥶🥶🥶

    • @KingWestTvisW43TGOD
      @KingWestTvisW43TGOD 5 лет назад +1

      don dada Cuz it’s not about your CITY or STATE or SCHOOL. It’s about your PEOPLE Unity and brotherhood that spreads nation wide. Y’all sound ignorant when it’s over a million Christians and none of y’all been to Jerusalem. Yet y’all 3elieve and practice his teaching, but when we do it. It’s consider following are not original foh I’m Practicing what the 3ig homies Raymond and etc left 3ehind On CriNip ♿️ clicc on my channel and subscribe my guy

    • @KingWestTvisW43TGOD
      @KingWestTvisW43TGOD 5 лет назад

      don dada you an idiot if you believe it’s a difference. People die for causes all over the world and if you don’t bang stfu and sit on da sidelines

    • @mh7067
      @mh7067 5 лет назад

      He lived in Los Angeles fool that's a big difference

  • @devinwinston4474
    @devinwinston4474 5 лет назад +10

    The 60s and the 83s did not come from the slausons on the east side the east coasts came out of that because that is now their territory

    • @p2a0p2e0r1
      @p2a0p2e0r1 5 лет назад +4

      Coasts and Swans and a couple others.

    • @complexblackness
      @complexblackness 5 лет назад +3

      Slausons territory ran into the westside also.

    • @p2a0p2e0r1
      @p2a0p2e0r1 5 лет назад +1

      @@complexblackness ya but he said Compton to Main as east/west boundaries

    • @complexblackness
      @complexblackness 5 лет назад +4

      @@p2a0p2e0r1 I talked to Bird and he said their territory included
      Jesse Owen's park.
      All of ETG hood and some of the 60s.
      They were spread out from East to west.

    • @liltexazboi361
      @liltexazboi361 5 лет назад +2

      Coasts ,swans ,castle crips ,hoover

  • @MaddRonaldcomGlobalMedia
    @MaddRonaldcomGlobalMedia 5 лет назад +9

    He mentioned Blood Alley

    • @blackmanea3112
      @blackmanea3112 5 лет назад

      MaddRonald .com Global Media IS IT TRUE IS THIS MaddRonald FROM THE REALLEST r20nhB

    • @mobiledetailingdepartment6310
      @mobiledetailingdepartment6310 5 лет назад

      MaddRonald .com Global Media yea, know it well. #Folsom

  • @wamx3510
    @wamx3510 5 лет назад +4

    Cool interview ...crazy how they would fight with the Florence homies back in the day....

    • @aboriginalbrotha9947
      @aboriginalbrotha9947 5 лет назад +1

      Florence used to fight the Slausons and other gangs back in the day. Other Chicanos fought black gangs back in the day. All they want to see is how good they fight.

    • @Andre-cl2qt
      @Andre-cl2qt 2 года назад +2

      It was different back then because there were lots of white people in Florence and Hunting Park in 1950s and early 60s. and West L.A.

  • @pharoah1200
    @pharoah1200 5 лет назад +4

    I've heard his name mentioned over the years 😎

  • @brothatothanight1379
    @brothatothanight1379 4 года назад +1

    Them purple boots tough asf 💪

  • @pharoah1200
    @pharoah1200 5 лет назад +3

    Talking about the Savoy skating rink✌

  • @V-Stand
    @V-Stand 5 лет назад +3

    I never heard of Slauson Park but I know Bethune Park is on 61st and Hooper I use to play basketball in the gym up there and I grew up in the area. we all went to Miramonte Elementary then Edison Jr High. use to go swimming at Roosevelt Park indoor pool, went shopping and to the movies in Huntington Park on Pacific.. All Eastside shit...

    • @AlexAlonso101
      @AlexAlonso101 5 лет назад +3

      panctyloc they changed the name. There was Slauson park on the Eastside

  • @blackmanea3112
    @blackmanea3112 5 лет назад +4

    IM RELOOKING AT THIS TAPE NOW THAT QUICK

    • @AlexAlonso101
      @AlexAlonso101 5 лет назад +1

      36yrOld'Blackman e A me too ThAnks for watching

    • @henrysedillo5834
      @henrysedillo5834 5 лет назад

      @@AlexAlonso101 YOU SHOULD DO A VERSION OF THE FIRST 20 BLACK GANGS IN LOS ANGELES
      KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

    • @blackmanea3112
      @blackmanea3112 5 лет назад +1

      Alex A. Alonso SORRY ABOUT THAT BUT YEP I ALWAYS THAUGHT IT WAS Slauson BEING THE BIGGEST BECAUSE IN A WAY IF THEY WAS TO STILL EXSIST THEY LARGE NUMBERS STILL WOULD HAD OVER TOPPED THE Crips, Piru's, Bloods BUT OK I WAS GONNA LOOK UP THE NAME OF MAP BUT YOU NOT GAVE THE NAME BUT I WAS GONNA LOOK UP ALL THEM Club's IN THE 150s & 60s BUT YOU STARTED SAYING YOU DID ONE ABOUT GANGS OR CLUBS IN THE 1950's BUT ANYWAY ABOUT 4'1/2 MONTHS AGO I WAS ON google TRYING TO FIND ALL OF THEM BUT NOTHING POPPED UP BUT YOUR INTERNET PAGES ABOUT Bloods/Piru GANGS AND Crip GANGS DID WHEN I SEARCHED FOR THOSE AND YOU HAD THE NAME OF SETS A MAP WITH THE NAMES OF SETS AND HISTORTY WITHIN THEM ALL SO ANYWAY THATS WHY I WAS ASKING YOU ABOUT ONE FOR THE 1950's GANGS OH AND P.S: YOU STILL DON'T HAVE ONE PRINT UP ABOUT HISPANIC GANGS I LOOKED IT UP TOO MANY TIMES IN DIFFERENT WAYS AND STILL NOTHING WITH THOSE TOO

    • @blackmanea3112
      @blackmanea3112 5 лет назад

      Alex A. Alonso SEE WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT THAT IDIOT... OfficerAlonzo ALWAYS GOTTA KEEP SAYING SOME POLICING MESS ON YOUR VIDEOS I DON'T GET THAT, DO YOU

    • @blackmanea3112
      @blackmanea3112 5 лет назад

      Alex A. Alonso SORRY TO SAY BUT THIS IS THE 4TH Slauson TO SHOW UP 2 ON THIS STATION AND 2 ON OTHER STATION YOU AND KevMac TO GREAT WORK

  • @Maxthafirst
    @Maxthafirst 5 лет назад +3

    I really wanna hear from a Big Slauson now.

  • @cryptowalk1387
    @cryptowalk1387 5 лет назад +8

    Jefferson High is on 41st Street..... not 68th Street..... No disrespect to old school, I know his memory may be a little off after all these years.

    • @phillie2137
      @phillie2137 5 лет назад +1

      and Hooper big facts!!!

    • @AlexAlonso101
      @AlexAlonso101 5 лет назад +7

      macc redd he meant to say Thomas Edison junior high.

    • @walterwatson8194
      @walterwatson8194 5 лет назад +1

      I know where Jeff is I also know where Edison is

    • @streetgangs
      @streetgangs  5 лет назад +1

      Edison Junior High School is on 65th & Hooper

    • @2Pkb25
      @2Pkb25 5 лет назад

      1950'S - 1960'S ERA
      THE ORIGINAL GANG ERA OF LOS ANGELES...STREET FIGHTING

  • @SadboyDaSmoka213
    @SadboyDaSmoka213 5 лет назад +12

    Now we seen blacks, asian and Mexican gang interviews from diferent neighborhoods. How about Samoan gangs out here in LA.

    • @blackmanea3112
      @blackmanea3112 5 лет назад

      cartel de mexico YEP

    • @AlexAlonso101
      @AlexAlonso101 5 лет назад +8

      420CALiSMOKES I am going to get a Samoan just for you.

    • @SadboyDaSmoka213
      @SadboyDaSmoka213 5 лет назад +1

      Alex A. Alonso i am not samoan by any means . Just figured it would be something that people might want . Not knowing there are samoan gangs out here and maybe would like to know how they're lifestyle is. Got love for everyone nomatter what race you are.

    • @blackmanea3112
      @blackmanea3112 5 лет назад

      Alex A. Alonso CarsonWestSidePiru IS samoan

    • @blackmanea3112
      @blackmanea3112 5 лет назад

      Alex A. Alonso CarsonWestSidePiru AND WestSideBomptonPiru FAUNCTIONS TOGETHER

  • @henrysedillo5834
    @henrysedillo5834 5 лет назад +4

    WORD UP
    THE SLAUSON VILLAGE
    STREET GANGS!

  • @charlied2585
    @charlied2585 5 лет назад +1

    What was Edison MS like back in the day?

  • @mrfabulous17
    @mrfabulous17 5 лет назад +1

    Them Texas blacks folks that moved to LA brought that Wild West with them..

  • @crimdolla3248
    @crimdolla3248 5 лет назад +2

    This uncle ruccus

    • @AmbutuMalone
      @AmbutuMalone 3 года назад

      Naw. Uncle ruckus was a sale -out.

  • @mikemike9962
    @mikemike9962 5 лет назад +3

    Alex, you ever met anyone from the Spook Hunters you can interview? I know they’re probably in their 70’s, but I see old dudes from the Slausons, Huns, Gladiators, etc. on interviews all the time.
    My pops was from Watts and used to tell me stories of that gang.

  • @mudbonezz76
    @mudbonezz76 3 года назад

    Homie says he grew up on 77th street central and its in the heart of slauson village I don't think so I grew up on 74 central since 1962 never heard of it???

  • @osamarenegade1093
    @osamarenegade1093 5 лет назад +1

    "YO STREETGANG!!..WHERE IS PART 2 MY BROTHER?...THIS INTERVIEW IS GOOD AS SOULFOOD!!😁HE LOOK LIKE HE USED TO SPRANG- ON A NIGGAZ & ORDERING THEM OFF THE SET"

    • @streetgangs
      @streetgangs  5 лет назад

      thanks for watching.

    • @AlexAlonso101
      @AlexAlonso101 5 лет назад

      EBK ROCKBLOCK BALBOA DIE 6 OPP DISPENSER it’s coming real soon.

  • @donbond1111
    @donbond1111 4 года назад +1

    Interview a black panther member

    • @streetgangs
      @streetgangs  4 года назад

      we already did. ruclips.net/video/Ze2oAR-gS7k/видео.html

  • @theraceanalystphdprovingha4119
    @theraceanalystphdprovingha4119 5 лет назад +1

    Quadruple...

  • @mel90001ify
    @mel90001ify 5 лет назад +2

    I'm born and raised in slauson village on 66th and central&Hooper, one thing OG got wrong is rolling 60 and 8tray gangsta, I think he was thinking 60outlaws,then The 59east coast, sixside hustlers, 76 east coast, but great video.

    • @streetgangs
      @streetgangs  5 лет назад +7

      no, he did not get that part wrong. By 1960 and 1961 there was the Westside Slausons, they took over Sportsman Park, where the 90 Crips are today, Algin Park where the Hoovers started, and other areas where Eight Trays and other sets are. Walter was actually on point.

    • @complexblackness
      @complexblackness 5 лет назад +1

      @@streetgangs 👍

    • @pharoah1200
      @pharoah1200 5 лет назад +2

      StreetTV , it's funny that a lot of these youngsters think that it all started with them😎

    • @complexblackness
      @complexblackness 5 лет назад

      @@pharoah1200 LOL this dude

    • @OnDubbz
      @OnDubbz Год назад

      @@streetgangswow.. I didn’t know they were on the Westside. I thought he was mistaken as well… thanks for that clarity.

  • @blackmanea3112
    @blackmanea3112 5 лет назад

    Slauson/Manchester&Compton/MainStreet

  • @blackmanea3112
    @blackmanea3112 5 лет назад

    FORGET ABOUT A TOP10,TOP5 I GOT MY OWN{LIKE}LIST... all>Chita. all>DNice. all>DonaldSweetbackArchie. all>HomerHarrison. YGRowdy. all>MisterCR. GraceAvePiru. HeadHauncho/BigGeeDee/BGButter. EllisaBurksMcKnight. all>OriginalWestsideCrips. all>Studderbox. all>JudsonBacot. all>AcMosesKingBobalouie. all>Twins. all>LooneyPoo. all>Shysty. all>BigRoach. all>Top10;Crips&BloodsPirus. WalterWatson. BobbyLavender. all>PrettyBoy. all>Frog

  • @rolandramirez127
    @rolandramirez127 5 лет назад +1

    💯

  • @TheEastside661
    @TheEastside661 5 лет назад

    Maybe I misunderstood what he was trying to say but did he say that W/S 83GC & W/S R60NHC are situated within the borders of Compton Ave to the east, Main St to the west, Slauson to the north & Manchester to the south??
    Not trying to laugh at dude but i’m curious to know because that geography of Los Angeles gang terrain would be way off.

    • @complexblackness
      @complexblackness 5 лет назад +1

      No the Slausons territory stretch into what is known today as ETG etc.

    • @streetgangs
      @streetgangs  5 лет назад +4

      in the 1950s the Slausons were primarily on the eastside, but in 1960, 1961, Slausons was holding down Sportsman Park and areas were Hoovers, Eight Trays and other westside sets are today.

    • @TheEastside661
      @TheEastside661 5 лет назад

      streetgangs
      Thanks.

    • @complexblackness
      @complexblackness 5 лет назад +1

      @@streetgangs basically what I said.

    • @streetgangs
      @streetgangs  5 лет назад

      yes

  • @secondamendment100
    @secondamendment100 5 лет назад

    Loyalty is forever by 32 su on RUclips listen

  • @Bloodscripspirusclubs
    @Bloodscripspirusclubs 5 лет назад

    1Mils%

  • @jeremygeorge671
    @jeremygeorge671 5 лет назад

    La guys is nothing but the south

    • @turbofurflexxx655
      @turbofurflexxx655 5 лет назад

      Jeremy George Yeap. Im from the Chi but i hav notice that also ,And the talk can be listen to verl closly from LA niggas at this guy age down to these young cats running the LA streets(EVERYTHING ABOUT THEM IS ROOTED TO THE SOUTH, BUT THATS A GOOD THING) , The older this OOOG gets The more he will look and sound like hes from the south.
      *THE MISSING LINK ON HOW LA NIGGAS STEMS FROM DOWN SOUTH NIGGAS. blood- cuz(South term) . Its Self explanitorial

  • @bandcrew
    @bandcrew 5 лет назад

    Go to Chicago

    • @2Pkb25
      @2Pkb25 5 лет назад +2

      SHOULDN'T CHICAGO BE ABLE TO DO THEY OWN GANG HISTORY ?

  • @blackmanea3112
    @blackmanea3112 5 лет назад

    1Mils%