From a baby to a small child, I use to live on the east side, Hooper, and Nadeau to be exact, from 1973 to 1981. I remember walking to Roosevelt Park, and attending Parmalee Elementary. In 1981 we moved to the west side 67th and Brynhurst Ave. Los Angeles, definitely has a history the things we had to go through growing up, running from your own kind because of having on the wrong color. Many of the people who lived in Los Angeles, were originally from the racist south. California was the Gold rush! Then gang banging was born. It was something to see in those days, late 70's early 80's dudes use to be mobbin, up the block cut off kakis, long tube stipe sox,chuck taylors, afros with cake cutters. There was a lot of talented, athletic young guys gang banging. Wish it never existed, a lot of fatherless kids, and those who had no big brother's got involved in gang banging, and some just did it cause they wanted to be like the ones that were good at it.
k effinger Damn man, I live in 53rd street, fortunately, times have changed. I can walk down Central and 54th (which is disputed by many gangs both mexican and black *KDP,ESPBS,SSP,55THB,BSV,A.F.CB,AGC,ect*) with a red or blue shirt without getting dirty looks or being banged on or the worst case scenario, getting stabbed or shot at. Glad to hear a life story about someone from Hooper.
PLEASE SHARE, COMMENT and LIKE, thanks for checking out our interview. #streetgangs Watch Part 2: ruclips.net/video/SJVJqLAitUw/видео.html Crazy Ed's DVD: bit.ly/1EOIzpK
good video I hope you put up the other half of the video even tho I grown up kind of beefing with swans off and on back in the day but cuzzz interview was on point
Love ya interviews big brah I'm from NJ and i always find it interesting when the person starts talking about how close there enemies are to them you should do like a walk threw the number blocks to show how close these gangs reall are because if you aint from cali like me i be lost
wow a lot of the older bangers n these videos have incredible vocabularies... well a lot of the bangers but I realise it from the older ones usually damn....
***** This guy is not an OG or real "nigga" as you would say, but just another loser black man who pissed away his life & squandered opportunities to actually becoming something & accomplishing something.All other cultures across the earth would see him as a loser.Only in black american subculture is he seen as a "somebody".
Daaamn man, he explained that so well;he & his friends started understanding what it was to be a gang member. ..AT 9 & 10yrs old...childhood taken!! Most People don't understand that man,I know everybody from the ghetto didn't gangbang but,if all your friends live where you live,y all become family, & if somebody hurts yo family, you wanna hurt those that hurt em,hence, the making of a new member from that gang!!! Sad man,but it's reality, and was definitely mine coming up in the Rollin 60's
I honestly did not know much about gangs besides their music, and these videos are just fascinating to me. The effects of environment and pressures to resort to violence are things many don't understand. Its not a race thing, it's a human thing. These dudes literally grew up in a war-zone, and thanks Alonso for bringing to light these perspectives that would have otherwise gone noticed.
I grew up on 76pl and McKinley J.Kapone 79st S.GanG, I just heard about Blood but never saw him, but being surrounded from the kcg's 76ec 73's when they wasn't claiming crip, we stayed mashing and mobbin from Fremont swimming pool, to chillin at McKinley elementry 77-79-80-84 MSBG we did our thang as the S gang!
Hey streetgangs think yall can do a interview with some Hispanics that are in blood gangs? Like taco from Inglewood nhp or others around la or compton, I think it would b interesting
+Freydro Stacks I remember hearing him say that but I never knew he was referring to batman. I wish it who was a way that they could put together a documentary or something to let us know what are the surviving members going from those banging on wax albums
Out here in Phoenix AZ we got a blood set called Insane Vista Blood gang that was originated from Mad Swan Bloods and they’re still active til this day
I've watched a few of the Streetgang Videos..this is the best..For someone who is not from California but visited family as a child..it helped me understand....in my opinion..if you are not from California..you don't understand it.
Not a banger and never have been...but I don't think people realize that there was a time when it wasn't 'cool' to be a Blood, they were outnumbered by a wide margin. I bring this up because of all these out of town rappers (Birdman etc) who pretend to be Bloods but never put in any work or been outnumbered by enemies and still had to represent. This OG is speaking on that time and letting people know how many fewer Bs than Cs there used to be.
I like to hear these stories but dang but the justice system don’t play at all with black folks . He said he was given 26 years at 16 years old. That’s crazy man. He was a kid and didn’t get out till he was a middle age man Crazy
In the late 70"s i was in cya with a couple of swans all them guys were down for murder, when we had riots with the blacks & went to the hole afterwards i remember they all mostly piru s swans bounty hunters i dont think they even called themselves bloods yet but i gotta say yea they werent fuckin around!!
I notice he said moon I wonder if that's the same idiot from dead homies who kept driving the stolen car & told on everybody BTW Alonso what happened to them dudes
@@johnwilliams8768 dats cap it’s black & Mexican west of central & they recruit Mexicans they still have a young generation right now so how tf they gone be extinct in 5 yrs look @ da outlaw20s and 30sbsp they hood 85% mex and they still supa active wit it & swans is 5 times bigger & active than both them so what u talkin bout
Have you ever done interviews with so.e down so III the bloods and crips and What about the east coast because it's slot of ogs everywhere now that have a story but at the end of the day love the work and keep it up
man bacc inda dayy bangin' waz reall in L.A...niggaz got popped evyday in tha 90's...and the homiez waz repazentin' dis crip and blood thang and the homiez was always wearin blu and redd 2 rep their set... but TODAY...maaaaannnnn u got sum crips whear red 'n sum bluds wear blu,bloodz are evin beginin' ta set trip lyk blood stones and pueblo bishops,u get fruit towns and tree tops up in compton,family gang and queen street out in inglewood...dis shitz jus' krazy
Love hearing O.G. stories!! Swans gotta be some real dogs to be surrounded by crips and last 30 years plus.
don hefe I like doing OG stories too. thanks for your support #streetgangs
***** Your welcome brother, i respect what your doing!!
Wh892p🦢🌎🅱️
Crip on crip beef
More then 30 years swans one of the first blood hoods they was there from start when bloods started
From a baby to a small child, I use to live on the east side, Hooper, and Nadeau to be exact, from 1973 to 1981. I remember walking to Roosevelt Park, and attending Parmalee Elementary. In 1981 we moved to the west side 67th and Brynhurst Ave. Los Angeles, definitely has a history the things we had to go through growing up, running from your own kind because of having on the wrong color. Many of the people who lived in Los Angeles, were originally from the racist south. California was the Gold rush! Then gang banging was born. It was something to see in those days, late 70's early 80's dudes use to be mobbin, up the block cut off kakis, long tube stipe sox,chuck taylors, afros with cake cutters. There was a lot of talented, athletic young guys gang banging. Wish it never existed, a lot of fatherless kids, and those who had no big brother's got involved in gang banging, and some just did it cause they wanted to be like the ones that were good at it.
k effinger Damn man, I live in 53rd street, fortunately, times have changed. I can walk down Central and 54th (which is disputed by many gangs both mexican and black *KDP,ESPBS,SSP,55THB,BSV,A.F.CB,AGC,ect*) with a red or blue shirt without getting dirty looks or being banged on or the worst case scenario, getting stabbed or shot at. Glad to hear a life story about someone from Hooper.
Real talk. LA born and raised, from Compton, South Central to Inglewood.
wow you moved to the heart of the 60's. are you open to an interview?
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Watch Part 2: ruclips.net/video/SJVJqLAitUw/видео.html
Crazy Ed's DVD: bit.ly/1EOIzpK
good video I hope you put up the other half of the video even tho I grown up kind of beefing with swans off and on back in the day but cuzzz interview was on point
They ask me to do one like 3 months ago but I was leaving town but if streetgangs still want to I'm with it
Love ya interviews big brah I'm from NJ and i always find it interesting when the person starts talking about how close there enemies are to them you should do like a walk threw the number blocks to show how close these gangs reall are because if you aint from cali like me i be lost
***** could you try and interview the members of the rap group "The Mobsters"? (they rapped with Sinister on his album)
they Mexican Swan bloods.
One of your best interviews in a really long time
Danny Wilkins thanks, we appreciate that. We'll try to keep them coming,
You can hear the struggle when he talks. Much respect
he's a real one
rico .warren Yes indeed, we have known Brother Ed for many years. Check out his DVD in the link. #streetgangs
rico .warren Yes indeed, we have known Brother Ed for many years. Check out his DVD in the link. #streetgangs
***** Your videos have an emotive quality to them . This one is probably the most moving.
l3tt3rbox Thanks for your support and checking out our videos #streetgangs
You're welcome , Alonso.
Finally more content! Thank you. Keep em coming
He looks Amazingly like OG Studderbox.
Them Swans seem like they were some of the most active bangers back in the day.
Still are
Terrell Sean swans on the move
ES-MSB 779 I from Inglewood’s weridos but I fuck with swans
@@ChillyBilly682 if u from weirdos then you probably know og pops... he still alive?
jus dgaf we just never had numbers like the other hoods what surrounded us
wow a lot of the older bangers n these videos have incredible vocabularies... well a lot of the bangers but I realise it from the older ones usually damn....
More OG Interviews.
Jamal Barksdale We agree, More OGs. #streetgangs
***** This guy is not an OG or real "nigga" as you would say, but just another loser black man who pissed away his life & squandered opportunities to actually becoming something & accomplishing something.All other cultures across the earth would see him as a loser.Only in black american subculture is he seen as a "somebody".
He survived the jungle so he is something
Aros De Humo so he either has to be a loser or successful? Bitch stfu. Can he just be a regular person? How about that
Aros De Humo in the hood thats what regular people do robbing and killing thats why i like them
Thanks for uploading keep em coming!
Lenny Lenn we'll try to keep them coming. thanks for watching
You can tell this brotha been thru some wars. His demeanor is deadly serious!!
Daaamn man, he explained that so well;he & his friends started understanding what it was to be a gang member. ..AT 9 & 10yrs old...childhood taken!! Most People don't understand that man,I know everybody from the ghetto didn't gangbang but,if all your friends live where you live,y all become family, & if somebody hurts yo family, you wanna hurt those that hurt em,hence, the making of a new member from that gang!!! Sad man,but it's reality, and was definitely mine coming up in the Rollin 60's
What about the Main Streets & Avalons? they around the Swans too
Heard these dudes was no joke! Much respects.
I could watch these interviews all day. Luv hearing stories from the real ogs
I honestly did not know much about gangs besides their music, and these videos are just fascinating to me. The effects of environment and pressures to resort to violence are things many don't understand.
Its not a race thing, it's a human thing. These dudes literally grew up in a war-zone, and thanks Alonso for bringing to light these perspectives that would have otherwise gone noticed.
Wills you ever un-private the 40/hoover video?
Amazing, beautiful interview.
I grew up on 76pl and McKinley J.Kapone 79st S.GanG, I just heard about Blood but never saw him, but being surrounded from the kcg's 76ec 73's when they wasn't claiming crip, we stayed mashing and mobbin from Fremont swimming pool, to chillin at McKinley elementry 77-79-80-84 MSBG we did our thang as the S gang!
Hey streetgangs think yall can do a interview with some Hispanics that are in blood gangs? Like taco from Inglewood nhp or others around la or compton, I think it would b interesting
Luv these interviews
darrion yust Thanks for your support and checking out our work.
Who remember Batman from Bangin On Wax Vol 2? He was ES MSB i think lol and yea i love these OG interviews these new skool kids are idiots
Gangsta bat wooWoo
bat was a Fool
+AQUAPHREESH193 yea cause in G'z n Locs Remember Awol said he was a slob ass nigga from Eastcoast
+AQUAPHREESH193 slob 187 my bad
+Freydro Stacks I remember hearing him say that but I never knew he was referring to batman. I wish it who was a way that they could put together a documentary or something to let us know what are the surviving members going from those banging on wax albums
Man keep them coming Salute!
This guy killed a police officer..damn!
Cracka killa💥
@@jezuzgomez6190 Bitch killer
Suprised they let him out. Guess the fact he was only 16 saved him
That's on point foreal
Great interview. Hope theirs a part 2 .
Jon Correa yeah, we got another Ed video coming soon. #ganglife #streetgangs
I grew up on Washington and fair oaks in Pasadena..it would be cool to see a Pasadena Denver lane member be interviewed .
He look like stutterbox.
Two different people
Out here in Phoenix AZ we got a blood set called Insane Vista Blood gang that was originated from Mad Swan Bloods and they’re still active til this day
Gangsta Knuckles that’s wassup Brody!
@born ready in between 13th to 16th at and southern
@born ready yup there’s Cali roots in some of the sets out here. Lindo Park Crips came from Kitchen Crip. Park South Crips from NHC as well.
@@strictlydolo6915 from 12th st to 16th street and most them still active till this day
@@strictlydolo6915 and west side city
He looks kinda like that dude studderbox.
Great interview
Willie Morris Thanks for watching.
More more more of this man he's smart as fuck and his stories were the shit I wish he kept telling stories during this
I've watched a few of the Streetgang Videos..this is the best..For someone who is not from California but visited family as a child..it helped me understand....in my opinion..if you are not from California..you don't understand it.
It must take a lot of heart to be a swan.against all odds.
I remember when I was surrounded by the kitchens, 118 east coast, miller gangsta bloods and the village town piru
Is that Dave Chapelle🤣🤣
It’s crazy how many non black peoples think all black folks look alike
Back then was alot harder then these rainbows gangster today
Real OG
FATMANSCOOP88 did he beat that rape charge?
Wow! Brother was deep.....
Can't stop won't stop loc, keep these interviews comin
One of my fav interviews good shit
Not a banger and never have been...but I don't think people realize that there was a time when it wasn't 'cool' to be a Blood, they were outnumbered by a wide margin.
I bring this up because of all these out of town rappers (Birdman etc) who pretend to be Bloods but never put in any work or been outnumbered by enemies and still had to represent. This OG is speaking on that time and letting people know how many fewer Bs than Cs there used to be.
malcolmxbox was not a good time, the 1980s to bang Blood or Crip, Bloods because all Crips were enemies, but Crip too, because Crips kill Crips too.
Agreed
Me either bro.
Good interview
thanks
did he know Sinister?
i'd like to know more about Sin.
Sinister is my relative
I like to hear these stories but dang but the justice system don’t play at all with black folks . He said he was given 26 years at 16 years old. That’s crazy man. He was a kid and didn’t get out till he was a middle age man
Crazy
Do a interview about Late great rapper Sinister and his big brother big Evil.... +StreetTV
how do we contact ?
@@streetgangs well sinister is deceased Big Evil is on death row waiting execution
@@officiallosttapez6567He off deathrow now
In the late 70"s i was in cya with a couple of swans all them guys were down for murder, when we had riots with the blacks & went to the hole afterwards i remember they all mostly piru s swans bounty hunters i dont think they even called themselves bloods yet but i gotta say yea they werent fuckin around!!
😂😂😂them bloods wasn't bs appreciate the comment I got a good laugh
Go on cedar block
Nice footage
Is there going to be a podcast version of this interview?
Working on that for February 2021
It was straight up active bacc then. Now I heard it's just buster shit...
It's still active it just not as active, and the biggest problem today is nkt gangs going at each it's the Mexican gangz going against the black gangs
*****
it not even on that level u exaggerating it
Obviously your not from the southern part of California. Blacks And Hispanics been going at it for years.
Ed .V yes it is im from Compton
***** u from Compton bruh?
Love Crazy Ed's story.
Always liked their name and from what I hear they earned that name.
Much love big homie #FREE BIG TWEET
I was at Folsom with Tweet. Old school Playa nigga. He Up Under that Act, but he a cool nigga
you should make a video with Pacman da gunman from 60s!
Javi Sosa too young.
Disagree
I notice he said moon I wonder if that's the same idiot from dead homies who kept driving the stolen car & told on everybody BTW Alonso what happened to them dudes
T.L. Junior don't know, someone asked the same question above
Different Moon. The one he is talking about us from 80st MSB. he been down 25 years.he might be out
He gave real talk.
I was Chino when I ask an OG crip what gang put in the most work in the 80s he, said the swans
Yep they were very active in the 80s. But from the 70s to 2000s no gang put in more work than the Hoovas...
any chance of uploading his DVD?
his DVD is available here: www.streetgangs.com/store/movies
is Ed still around? does he still sell his DVD? @@streetgangs
is Ed still around? the DVD isn't available anymore.@@streetgangs
@@streetgangs do you still copies for sale?
79 MSB notorious.
My dad was frm there
Any interviews with the brims?
Didnt know Dave Chappelle was a Mad Swan
😂😂😂
dis a TRU Madd Swan Gangsta Blood O.G Who used ta bang in tha 90's
when south central LA waz riotin'
Florence and mad swans still coexist?
Swans run thats hood f13 only active east of central
@@shaunmoney6747 swans will be no more in the next 5 years. That whole neighborhood is mexico now!
@@johnwilliams8768 dats cap it’s black & Mexican west of central & they recruit
Mexicans they still have a young generation right now so how tf they gone be extinct in 5 yrs look @ da outlaw20s and 30sbsp they hood 85% mex and they still supa active wit it & swans is 5 times bigger & active than both them so what u talkin bout
@@shaunmoney6747 I live on 83rd and Avalon by the casa de valentine motel. I know what I'm talking about. Most blacks are moving out of the eastside.
@@johnwilliams8768Troll
Have you ever done interviews with so.e down so III the bloods and crips and What about the east coast because it's slot of ogs everywhere now that have a story but at the end of the day love the work and keep it up
need another interview w him
Alonzo do you think he knew Barry "Big Time" Williams?????
Big time was a little older then us
Yes way older we were little back then . I used to be from east side swans. It was a different generation
O.G Looks like studder Box from Pueblo
man bacc inda dayy bangin' waz reall in L.A...niggaz got popped evyday in tha 90's...and
the homiez waz repazentin' dis crip and blood thang and the homiez was always wearin blu and redd 2 rep their set... but TODAY...maaaaannnnn
u got sum crips whear red 'n sum bluds wear blu,bloodz are evin beginin' ta set trip lyk
blood stones and pueblo bishops,u get fruit towns and tree tops up in compton,family gang and queen street out in inglewood...dis shitz jus' krazy
Who u fink u are? Talking trashy and shit fake ass who, gtfo lool
+deva,man yuza bitch dawg
It's better that way like that not people won't be dying at a fast rate and enjoy they life
You should do Santana Blocc! And also interview Lil OG again from 67
StayEarthly yeah, we'll interview Lil OG again
@@streetgangs you should have asked him about Evil Bat
Thea G homie let them no a swan alone swan strong
Good one
Anyone know candy man from swans?
I thought this was Studderbox on the thumbnail
He a Real OGG
Love you ed ❣❣
Lol I know him I meet him threw my pops big Gumby from 84 st MSB
Alex, you should interview Jimel Barnes
Sean Ramsure If you want to see Jimel Barnes interviews, watch ***** - That guy is burnt out and delusional. #streetgangs
Upload more vids soon
Dam my cousin use to stay next door in them across the street frm the store, i forgot the gurl frm swans name but she always played dj quik lol
Raymond Washington is from Beaumont Texas.
No he wasn't he peoples are from Texas
Raymond was born in LA
WOW! what do you think about all theses wannabes or want to be in bloods nowadays?
84 st swan creak Apts tacoma who know about that?
Should have asked him where the name Swans came from.
Rob Johnson Actually did, we edited that part out of this video. May add it in the next one. #streetgangs
streetgangs why did you edit it out?
***** go do more interviews with Grape st. Watts
That was heavy.
Go to the Rollin 50's crips & see what's up with the whole 58/60
Teach unity bro!
whatz da matter homie?u mad dat ur boy a snitch?didn't think niggas would put him out der huh
Antonio Fox it's spelled Soup 🍜
Yep !!!
This nigga put me to bed
Ready die over rental property. Yea sounds solid.
1kenuwine shut the fuck up
1kenuwine you know damn well it ain't about actual houses lol. It do be over alot of bullshit tho
most of those properties is owned dumb ass
i love these war stories!
RAYMOND WASHINGTON GREW UP ON 76TH NOT 78TH
how tf you going to tell him he grew up and actually seen him I bet you never stepped foot in l.a
LMECAO YOU A CLOWN IM IN LA NOW AND WENT TO FKREEMONT DONT COMMENT ON MY SHIT WEIRDO
common knowledge
That's right raymond address was 854 E 76st. He use yo come around to our house all the time. We lived on 854 E 75th st.
I went to school with the swans at McKinley Ave elementary. Good brothers, but did what they had to do. I went to McKinley, Edison, and Fremont.
His area
Why does LA dudes wear pitch black shades?
Gang attire . We used to called those black shades "locs"
Shermed up
Dope interview ...east side varrio 213 Montebello... Vagoe1
In guessing you know jasper loco then lol
Anabel Muro fuck enchilas don't fake the funk you fools don't handle shit
OG
did you see part 2?
Watch Part 2: ruclips.net/video/SJVJqLAitUw/видео.html
or his DVD Crazy Ed's DVD: bit.ly/1EOIzpK
mad
ogs hit me up to do hits in my hood
deven hansen wat h39d u from