This video explores the complex dynamics of gang culture in Los Angeles, highlighting how individuals navigate dangerous urban environments while maintaining community bonds, with specific attention to how different neighborhoods use coded symbols like hat colors to communicate identity and territorial boundaries, and how personal resilience and community support help individuals succeed despite challenging circumstances.
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Gang Culture in Los Angeles is Terrifying!
Added:from my hood. Take that off. Dead homies trying to get down my hood, my [ __ ] >> Oh, no.
>> All right, bro. A lot of commotion going on. We got helicopters, bro. We got If you look down there, it's a whole crime scene. You know what I'm saying? Suspect outside. It's a bunch of cops. You know what I'm saying? Oh, shoot. He pulling up. Oh, shoot. Duck.
Oh, HE'S BANGING ON ME. OH MY GOSH. HE BANGING ON ME. WHAT SET IS THAT? WHAT SET IS THAT?
>> PEACE, BABY. PEACE, BABY.
>> OH, you was just saying peace. I thought you was banging on me.
>> Oh, you're not from a gang.
>> Oh, we good.
>> What's up, my dog? What's up? What's up, ma?
>> Stay blessed, baby.
>> Ma, >> stay blessed, my boy.
>> Ma, >> my boy.
>> My >> my >> You didn't see what happened, right?
>> Nah, no clue what happened.
>> All right, I'm going to be honest, man.
It was me. Give me all your money.
>> Oh my gosh. What happened?
>> It's drama, dude.
>> It's drama, dude.
>> Downtown. That guy right there knows.
>> Oh, that guy over there. Finally, some brothers, some sisters. What the heck is going on over here? You don't know? How dangerous would you rate downtown LA?
>> Pretty dangerous.
>> 1 through 10?
>> I know you saw everything. What happened? What the heck happened?
>> I just GOT OVER >> OH MY GOSH, MAN. I know you ain't no rat, but what the heck happened?
>> I don't know. I'm just I'm trying to look down.
>> If I stole something over there and robbed the store, you ain't seen not a dang thing, huh?
>> You ain't going to do that.
>> No, I already did it. They're here for me.
>> No, wait.
>> Oh my gosh. Who? Wait, hold on, bro. Let me buy. Let me buy. Sorry, bro. I got to get next to this. Oh my. Excuse me, beautiful. Can I please just get a word, please? Come on. You know what I'm saying?
>> Sorry, I got to get back from work.
>> Hey, you used to go to Huh?
>> Yeah.
>> Oh, snap. I remember you.
>> What's your name?
>> Nicholas.
>> Oh, I remember.
>> See, had I not known her, y'all, I would have bagged her up. You know what I'm saying? But I don't like doing that to people I know. I like to keep the friendship there. You know what I'm saying? Hey yo, my brother. What the heck happened, bro?
>> I got here. I don't know.
>> What's the crime scene like in New York today? Look at all the police.
>> This is not New York.
>> It's looking pretty dangerous, man. What the heck is going on, man?
>> Couldn't tell you.
>> I know. Somebody saw us. Y'all saw.
>> No, I'm going to Target.
>> Hey yo, is this just regular?
>> We just got here.
>> Yo, my man, why you walking all cool right now? It's so much. Look at the commotion, my man. Look at all that commotion. What was that? Would you Did you just bang on me?
Oh snap. Hey, he tripping, huh? I don't mean to bother you. You know what I'm saying? But you looking mad good. You know what I'm saying?
>> I look mad good.
>> Hey yo, my man, she so fly, bro. I get some swag like that, man.
>> That's it. You You don't even need a glass.
>> You running the runway right now. All right.
>> Oh, yeah.
>> I'm a spectator, man. I got to see if I could put you on with some new deals.
All right. Well, wait. You got to wait for the countdown, man. You going to lose your deal. All right. 3 2 1. Let me see your walk. More [music] more swag.
More. No. Start over. Start. You need some swag, man. Give me some bounce in the walk. You know what I'm saying? Show me some swag. All right.
>> No. No. I got my own tie.
>> Oh, you got your own swag. All right.
All right. Oh [music] my gosh. This [ __ ] got the trip. Dang. D. Oh. Hey.
And he pointed his finger THAT WAY. OH.
OH. I'm going to give you a bunch of ball man clothes. I want you to throw them on your IG and I want you to become a superstar and bring us more customers.
All right. Let's go.
100 zero. Like I get 100% you get zero.
>> How about get this heal?
>> I mean I thought you could have added some bounce in the walk. Show me a little a little something better on the walk then we can talk. All right. OG slowing down on my Oh, >> when you see the people walking that way does mean something in his mind are thinking about the thing to do and who you are today for me. Say something. Who you are today for me?
>> Um, >> who you are today for me?
>> We the gang. G A N Gang.
>> The gang with the family.
>> No, no, no. Gang, gang, >> gang. Gang, gang, gang.
>> Yeah. Yeah. 1 2 3. I have to go today and tomorrow. We have to be together because the game cannot be do nothing.
We not be >> I don't even know what you're talking about, ma'am.
>> Who you are today for me. Who you are today for me. You are today for me.
Brown skin and black skin. They have brother together. This that today for tomorrow we will be together forever.
Oh, who you are? [music] Brown skin and brown skin and brown skin. Brown skin and brown skin. Brown skin and you are today for me. Brown skin [music] and brown skin and brown skin. Brown skin and my friend because me and you in the same game. Hey, what you need from you today? Your girlfriend.
>> My girlfriend.
>> What you need from you today?
>> A million dollars.
>> TAKE A DEAL.
>> OH, >> ASK ask your girlfriend.
>> Ask your girlfriend what she needs from me >> and rapid >> and sing her the songs.
>> Sing the song.
>> I love YOUR MUSIC, BROTHER.
>> OH, YOU GOT A FAN, MAN. MAN, GET YOU a deal, brother.
>> Oh, snap. We in LA, man. He's trying to get you a deal, man.
>> Hey, find you at I just need >> He wrote the song right here. You can check You can want to check it out.
>> Yeah, check it out.
>> Going to pick you up. Take you to the studio, bro.
>> Oh, snap.
>> Just let me know where you going to be at.
>> I have my phone over there.
>> Act conf. Be confident. All right. This your time to shine. Be confident.
>> You call me.
>> Oh, yeah.
>> I'll give you my phone. It's my address.
It's >> it. Tell them how much money you want.
Tell them you want a million. I want >> I want more than million. Put your foot down, man.
>> I I want 70 million because I got too many people have to take care.
>> Give him 70 mil.
>> Yeah, >> bro. He can get anything you want.
>> I told you you're the man, right? Yo, my man is this the man right here.
>> I'm going to come pick you up, bro.
>> Yeah. Okay.
>> 7:00. Be ready to get in the studio.
>> Okay.
>> You got a record deal, man.
>> I got a record deal right now.
>> Let me hear your raps, [ __ ] >> My [ __ ] that song was too short, man.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.
>> All right then, pimp.
>> Oh, >> I tried my best.
>> Oh. Oh, DON'T GET HIT BY THE BUS, MY MAN.
>> What's going on, man? I'm not I'm from Arkansas, man. trying to see what the heck happened.
>> Hey yo, my man. What the heck happened?
Where >> you looking fly? You from New York, man.
Your Tim's at, man. You got the nice fit, the fitted hat, you know. Wait, the brim ain't white, right? You ain't supposed to wear Oh. Oh, you good. You good? You good? You good, man? What the heck is happening out here in downtown LA? You don't even know.
>> I ain't going to lie. It was me. I did it.
>> What'd you do?
>> Give me your shoes.
>> Really?
>> Officer. Officer. Officer. You got to let me know, man. What the heck is happening?
>> I don't know yet. I'm trying to find out.
>> Why doesn't nobody know what's Hey, y'all know what's happening? Why are the police out, man?
>> I think someone got hurt up in the gym or something.
>> Oh, somebody got beat up. packed out in the gym.
>> Oh snap.
>> Hold on. What does that say? No cuss words, right? Cuz YouTube don't allow uh cuss words.
>> Oh no, it ain't no cuss words. I'm trying to get a buck to clean my gut.
You ain't got to be a baller to give a [ __ ] dollars.
>> Wait, could you read it for me? I don't know how to read.
>> I'm Dr. Good. Beat that.
>> Wait, wait, wait, wait. Man, that's a little too crazy, man. You're just looking mad good. Like, can I get your digits?
>> No, I have a boyfriend.
>> Don't go next to that dog. Don't do it.
I wouldn't go down there if I was you, bro.
>> What's wrong? The ski mask bandit is down there. YOU >> WHAT?
>> YO. YO. SNAP MY PICTURE. Snap my picture, gang. [music] Snap me up. Snap me up.
>> You and MJ related. Be honest.
>> No.
>> You ain't related to Michael Jordan?
>> No.
>> What's your last name?
>> Austin.
>> Austin. Michael Austin.
>> No.
>> Michael Austin. Jordan.
>> No.
>> What's your name?
>> Jamal. Jamal Austin.
>> Hey, this is a modeling scene. All right. I want you to go drip or drown.
All right. 3 2 1. [music] My sister just ended up on the corner in downtown. Hold on. Hold on. We getting robbed. Protect you. All right.
What's up?
>> What's up?
>> WhatsApp.
>> WhatsApp.
>> That's how you say what's up. Black culture. You know what I'm saying?
WhatsApp. I'm a gang member on the corner. You're on a block that you haven't been on before, right? I'm going to turn the corner and you greet me using WhatsApp. Be careful because you're not supposed to be around here.
All right. All right. 1 2 3 go.
>> Where you from, [ __ ] What you doing right here? Huh? Huh?
>> No.
>> You didn't even know. Wait, you said what's up?
>> What's up?
>> Oh, you cool. What's up, my brother?
What's up, my man? How you doing? You doing good? You doing good?
>> I'm good.
>> Oh, good. Carry on, my man. You good?
You good? You good? Yep. All the time.
Yep. Keep it. Ma.
>> Ninja.
>> No, no, no. Ma, >> hey, how you doing? You look Oh, you looking good. Oh, okay. Okay. She know she bad. She know she bad. Now, I got a question. I see you got the hat on and everything like that, man. I'm not Oh, snap.
>> 95th Street.
>> I'm not from LA. I'm from Arkansas, my man. I see you got the hat on, right?
People are complaining because they can't wear baseball caps out here because of all the gang culture and all the you know what I'm saying? What's the word with that? Like can I wear a hat or like am I good?
>> That is true. Different areas of the hood they do wear certain hats. 40s wear hat on it. 60s wear S hat. Bounty hunters wear a red hat. The hoopers wear H hat. The SF is for 74 international playboy.
>> I'm the guy from Arkansas that don't know what he doing and I got on the wrong color hat. You're from SF. 3 2 1.
[music] >> Hey, where you from?
Oh. Uh, >> what you doing with my helmet on? That's my helmet. Take that [ __ ] off.
>> I'm from I'm from I'm I'm just from uh Arkansas.
>> Right from my hood. I don't even know you.
>> Oh, no. I'm just from uh AR.
>> Dead homies. We got to get out, my [ __ ] >> On the What's the dead homies? Wait, >> man. We got to get >> What's the What's the tolerate?
>> Wait, we got to be around >> on the dead hom.
>> Oh, no. [ __ ] I'm What the heck, >> bro? You got a hat now? Did you sign the contract yet?
>> Not yet.
All right, my man. Carry yourself like you the man. All right. YOU RICH NOW.
YOU GOT money now. All right. Yo, my man. Hey, let me get a slice of pizza, gang.
>> I got you.
>> All right. Cool. You got me. I ain't going to lie. This This plant-based. I don't eat meat or nothing.
>> This isn't plant-based. This is Louis Bodega. Your cameraman. You want one?
Come on. Let's go.
>> Stop. He doesn't get pizza. He needs to starve.
>> Oh, he needs to be hungry.
>> I'm just playing. You want a slice of pizza?
>> Hey, I ain't going to lie. Downtown is actually You got some cool civilians.
You know what I'm saying? You got a free slice of pizza, gang. Your favorite artist done it, too. Oh yeah.
>> Can you play Tiffany?
>> All right.
>> Hey, I told you I'm put you on some new music, right?
>> Yeah, that's it.
>> Now listen, you got the scooter and everything. You get to the light. Red light, yellow light, green light. Won't stop at the light.
>> Red [music] light, yellow light, green light.
>> Oh, snap. Don't get hit, gang. All right, broski. You had one sound effect.
What would it be?
>> That's cuz >> copy and swag too much. You know what I'm saying? I ain't going to lie. It sounded a little bit like Ricky Ros. I don't know if you stole this.
>> I did.
>> Oh, you stole it?
>> Yeah. An original. If you had one sound effect to cook a [ __ ] right now, what would it be?
>> One more time. Oh shoot. He got the blowing.
>> You got to have a belief out here.
>> This is belief in things that are not seen. Get what you think about majority of the time.
>> That's a fact. Whatever you put on your mind is what [music] you going to get.
And whatever you believe is true.
>> I think I'm going to have 100K subscribers before the summer's over.
>> And I'm going to be a certified chef.
>> Keep God first. You know what I'm saying?
>> Keep on doing your thing. Keep doing your thing, man. You going to be a chef.
Keep going. All right. Keep going.
>> Yes. Yes, sir. Oh, snap. We going the same way. Oh, SHOOT. YO YO YO, MY MAN. I GOT TO HEAR THE SONG. The song. The Oh, shoot. Let me Sometime you got to put Hey, hey, hey. Oh, snap. Yo. Hey. Hey.
Yo. What the heck?
OH, SNAP. OH. HEY.
>> OH. OH. OH. OH. GUNNER OR LITTLE BABY?
Gunner or little baby?
Gunner. All right, cool. Yo, my man, give me some motivation. Motivation. I need some motivation.
>> No, I >> You don't got nothing.
>> Listen, bro. Just keep grinding every single day. Give 110%, bro. 1%. 1% better every day.
>> 1% better every day, man. I like to give him some motivation vid. I appreciate that, bro. [music] >> Yo, OG, what you doing outside still, man?
>> Go, man. You got the dough to get a car now, man. You getting money. I could get five 5 million.
>> Maybe I let me know.
>> You let me know?
>> Yeah.
>> Ah, man. You scandalous man [music] [music] gang gang. Yeah.
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