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TABLE OF CONTENTS HIGHLIGHTS FROM ISSUE 7: HONOR UP

A CONVERSATION WITH

BIMMY FROM THE SUPREME TEAM Page 50

KILLA 187 PHOTO SET Page 57

COVER STORY

TURN THIS ISSUE OVER!

REMEMBERING NIPSEY HUSSLE

AN ENTIRE SECTION DEDICATED TO HONORING NIPSEY Page 87

PLUS:

A Conversation with RED PILL

SHOUTOUTS: A Voice From Within

Some Words from MAMA KIM from LOVE & HIP HOP

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rowing up in NY, during the time frame that I grew up in. Especially, going back and forth to prison, as we call Up North. There were certain names of individuals and or crews that rang bells and inspired respect. This respect also extends to those men and women who are known to have be acquainted with these men we speak of.

A respect that was earned and was undebatable. The ones who are respected in the streets, that also carry themselves in prison a certain way, get the most respect. Rightfully so. Because the many shall come but the chosen are few. We are now, at the date of this writing, living in a great time. Because of the amount of opportunities that exist. But principally, morally and when it comes to integrity and character things are low. We are living in a mirage of what it means to be official and we reward dudes who are able to provide, from the hustle and will testify openly or secretly to save him or herself.

Discipline, awareness and self-control are needed more than ever. We have to start building about the realities of our lifestyles and respect each other, while cultivating integrity and stand up characters. Especially with our youth. However; There was a group of gentlemen that I had been hearing about throughout my time in prison. These men are known as the Supreme. From out of Queens NY. These men fit the above description with regards to the amount of respect, fear and admiration they garnered in the game. Some reading this may feel otherwise because we live in a time where cats just don’t like to respect those who came before them. That is until you are with them or in a situation with them and you are faced with an opportunity to represent your feelings. Then things change. Some

of those men (from the games) I will sit down with and have a conversation with them about the realities of their time in the game or this thing of ours. I will also be a student and ask questions, soaking up the best of their knowledge and experiences. All for the benefit of you sitting in that cell to assist you throughout your journey with insight and clarity that will help you navigate your way through. As well as for those of us living in the free cipher, who are living ours in a certain way. For this issue I had the honor of sitting down with Bimmy of the Supreme. A man, a father, a brother, a husband, a hustler from the past, a business man in the present who believes family is everything; and that you stick by your friends. A man who did his time, honored the game and kept his Paper Work is Good.

This is a special edition. Its special because while I was finishing up this issue. Hip Hop, the Black Community, the world lost a special person whom we all know as NIPSEY HUSTLE. This brother I did not have the opportunity to sit with and I was only conscious of his gifts to our culture and the transformation he brought to his community for a short time before he passed. So out of Honor and respect to his spirit, his contribution to our culture, for his showing us what practicing what you preach look like. For being who he was and vocal about his affiliations while utilizing education, swag and self-determination to bring a level of refinement and community empowerment to the” so-called” hood. For his entrepreneurial spirit for his connection to Africa, for him being an advocate of eating right, for him being able to bring about a unity that has not been seen. And for much more. We created a flip side, double issue, to just show some love and respect to a King: Ermias Joseph Asghedom.

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What do you classify yourself as? A rapper. A trapper or a producer?

If i had i to classify myself as anything it would be an artist. Not just a rapper i write for other artist as well harmonize on tracks.

How do you see the rap game in 2019?

I think the game is in a good space because you don’t need the middle man anymore. It’s all about you and your core audience.

Have you done any collaborations?

I’ve done plant of collabs most notable are Uncle Murda. Spade from major figures out of philly. And a host of up and coming artist out of Nyc Have you been up too before?

Unfortunately I’ve been up north twice. My first bid i five yrs back in 99 and i did a 1 1/2 to 3 back in 2012 Anybody locked up you wanna give a shoutout to?

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Right now i just put out #THEKRONIKLESJESSEJAMESII I’m putting out #THEKRONIKLESOFJESSEJAMESII Later on this yr. i have the 2chainz Ep I’m working on with Diddy Bop and I’m working on a project wit King Bo How can people follow you?

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Hi my name is Rojonah Harris,

I am currently incarcerated in Aliceville Corr.Fac. Somehow I have just received a copy of your volume #6 magazine. I am glad I did. It’s awesome to see and hear about other stories of people who have been down/ locked up, and was able to overcome and move forward. I would love to have the opportunity to share my story if ever presented the opportunity.

I have === xxxxx left on my sentence, and will be back home with my children. I was blasted on action in the news in my hometown of Hammond, for a 1.1 million dollars. At that time, I was so uneducated about the law. People turned on me and talked to the Feds. I was taped recorded. I was a lot. However, I have taken around 30 classes, I pay out of pocket for my paralegal program. Also, along with another young lady we came up with a really sound business plan that’s designed to help prisoners advance and progress forward. I refuse to let the system rob me blind and leave me a mess, behind, what I’ve claimed to be my success. I will never give up and will continue to strive hard to motivate and educate others. Hope to hear from you guys.

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Peace Rojonah, We wish you much success in your endeavors. CONTINUE to cultivate a strong work ethic and discipline. Stay humble but remain strong. The value of your experiences is found in your willingness to help others who are willing and able; and quickly recognize who you cannot. Thank you for your support and we welcome you to become a part of the Urban Life News Family.

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A HISTORIC LOOK AT THE

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The Founder of the Nation of Islam gave him the name “Karriem” and made him a minister. Later he was promoted to the position of “Supreme Minister” and his name was changed to Muhammad. “The name ‘Poole’ was never my name,” he would later write, “nor was it my father’s name. It was the name the white slave-master of my grandfather after the so-called freedom of my fathers.”

hirty-four years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad was born on or about Oct. 7, 1897 in Sandersville, Georgia. The exact date of his birth remains unknown because record keeping in rural Georgia for the descendants of slaves was not kept current, according to historians and family members. Nevertheless, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad said his birth took place sometime in the first or second week of October in 1897, and set forth Oct. 7th as the anniversary date of his birth.

Mr. Muhammad quickly became an integral part of the Temple of Islam. For the next three and one-half years, Mr. Muhammad was personally taught by his Teacher non-stop. The Muslim community, in addition to establishing religious centers of worship, began to start businesses under the aegis of economic development that focuses on buying and selling between and among Black companies.

Mr. Muhammad establishes a newspaper, “The Final Call to Islam,” in 1934. This would be the first of many publications he would produce.

Indeed, life in the rural South at the turn of the century was quite hard. Poverty and survival were at war with each other. Elijah Poole, the son of a minister, and whose parents, William (later named Wali) and Marie Poole, had 12 other children, had to quit school after barely finishing the third grade to work in the fields as a sharecropper so his family could eat.

Meanwhile, Mr. Muhammad helped establish schools for the proper education of his children and the community. Indeed, the Muslim parents felt that the educational system of the State of Michigan was wholly inadequate for their children, and they established their own schools. By 1934, the Michigan State Board of Education disagreed with the Muslim’s right to pursue their own educational agenda, and the Muslim Teachers and Temple Secretary were jailed on the false charge of contributing to the delinquency of minors. Mr. Muhammad said he committed himself to jail after learning what had happened.

Just before the roaring twenties came in, Elijah Poole married the former Clara Evans, also of Georgia. They had eight children, Emmanuel, Ethel, Lottie, Nathaniel, Herbert, Elijah, Jr., Wallace and Akbar.

In April 1923, Elijah Poole moved his young family from Macon, Georgia, where he worked for the Southern Railroad Company and the Cherokee Brick Company to Detroit, Mich. Black families, like the Pooles, were leaving the south, at that time, in search of better economic and social circumstances. Detroit was a bustling upwardly mobile city with its burgeoning auto industry.

The stock market crash in 1929 was the gateway to economic misery that sparked the fuel of the “Great Depression” of the 1930s. Moreover, America’s racial situation continued its downward spiral. Lynching, race riots and other forms of terrorism against Blacks continued unabated. But Detroit, with its huge population of 1.5 million people including 250,000 thousand Blacks, was beginning to see changes in its social scene.

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Hence, in 1931, after hearing his first lecture at the Temple of Islam, Elijah Poole was overwhelmed by the message and immediately accepted it. Soon thereafter, Elijah Poole invited and convinced his entire family to accept the religion of Islam.

On July 4, 1930, the long awaited “Savior” of the Black man and woman, Master W. Fard Muhammad, appeared in this city. He announced and preached that God is One, and it is now time for Blacks to return to the religion of their ancestors, Islam. News spread all over the city of Detroit of the preaching of this great man from the East. Elijah Poole’s wife first learned of the Temple of Islam and wanted to attend to see what the commotion was all about, but instead, her husband advised her that he would go and see for himself.

Ultimately, the charges were later dropped, and the officials were freed and Mr. Muhammad received six months’ probation to take the Muslim children out of the Islamic school and put them under white Christian teachers. “This I did not do,” he said. He moved to the city of Chicago in September of that same year.

His Teacher, Master W. Fard Muhammad, was also harassed by the police and was forced out of Detroit and moved to Chicago where he continued to face imprisonment and harassment by the police. In 1934 Master W. Fard Muhammad departed the scene and left the Honorable Elijah Muhammad with the mission of resurrecting the Black man and woman.

By 1935, Mr. Muhammad faced many new challenges. His teacher had instructed him to go to Washington, D.C. to visit the Library of Congress in order to research 104 books on the religion of Islam, among other subjects. Also, after assuming the leadership of the Temple of Islam by the order of the Founder of the Nation of Islam, Mr. Muhammad faced a death plot at the hands of a few disgruntled members. Mr. Muhammad avoided their evil plan and went to Washington, D.C. to study and build a mosque there. He was known under many names, “Mr. Evans,” his wife’s maiden name, “Ghulam Bogans,” “Muhammad Rassoull,” “Elijah Karriem” and “Muhammad of ‘U’ Street.”

Consequently, Mr. Muhammad, while in Washington, D.C. Was arrested on May 8, 1942, for allegedly evading the draft. “When the call was made for all males between 18 and 44, I refused (NOT EVADED) on the grounds that, first, I was a Muslim and would not take part in war and especially not on the side with the infidels,” he wrote in “Message To The Blackman.” “Second, I was 45 years of age and was NOT, according to the law, required to register.”

Many other male members of the Nation of Islam at that time were imprisoned for being conscientious objectors to World War II. After World War II ended, Mr. Muhammad won his release from prison and returned to Chicago. From Chicago, the central point of the Nation of Islam, Mr. Muhammad expanded his membership drive to new heights. Among the many new members enrolled in the ranks of Islam included Brother Malcolm X and his family.

During the 1950s, Mr. Muhammad promoted Min. Malcolm X to the post of National Spokesman, and began to syndicate his weekly newspaper column, “Mr. Muhammad Speaks,” in Black newspapers across the country. Membership was increasing when, in 1955, Minister Louis Farrakhan, then Louis Walcott, an entertainer, enrolled in the Nation of Islam after hearing Mr. Muhammad deliver a speech in Chicago.

Persecution of the Muslims continued. Members and mosques continued to be attacked by whites in Monroe, La., Los Angeles, Calif., and Flint, Mich., among others. Publicity in the white owned and operated media began to circulate anti-Nation of Islam propaganda on a large scale. By the early 1960s, the Readers Digest magazine described Mr. Muhammad as the most powerful Black man in America. In Washington, D.C., Mr. Muhammad delivered his historic Uline Arena address and was afforded presidential treatment, receiving a personal police escort.

Subsequently, television commentator Mike Wallace, in conjunction with Louis Lomax, a Black journalist, aired the documentary, “The Hate That Hate Produced,” on a local New York City station. The documentary misrepresents the message of the Nation of Islam, calling it a hate teaching. James Baldwin, a famous Black author, released the book, “The Fire Next Time,” based largely upon his interview with Mr. Muhammad. At the same time, white political leaders such as Senator Al Gore Sr., began to denounce the Nation of Islam and hold hearings on alleged “un-American” activities. Minister Louis Farrakhan and the ministers of Islam defended the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam against these attacks in mass media in their public speeches, written editorials and other public relations thrusts.

By 1964, Minister Malcolm X decided to separate from the Nation of Islam and formed his own religious and political organization. His very public defection from the Nation of Islam was based on his misinterpretation of the domestic life of the Hon. Elijah Muhammad Nevertheless, the atmosphere of rancor on both sides made ripe the environment for the secret police to meddle in the affairs of the Nation of Islam, according the late attorney, William Kuntsler. Mr. Kuntsler cited a declassified memo obtained through the Freedom of Information Act that revealed that the U.S. Government played a role in the 1965 assassination of Brother Malcolm X.

ministrative offices, shipping on both land, sea and air, and men’s and women’s development and leadership training units. In 1972, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad opened a $2 million mosque and school in Chicago. During this important grand opening of Mosque No. 2, he praised and let it be known who his top helper was in his work.

He asked Min. Farrakhan to come before the religious community and then the following announcement while digressing from his previously stated remarks: “I want you to remember, today, I have one of my greatest preachers here-what are you hiding behind the sycamore tree for brother? (He chuckled)-c’mon around here where they can see you. (A rousing round of applause ensued).

“I want you to pay good attention to his preaching. His preaching is a bearing of witness to me and what God has given to me,” he declared. “This is one of the strongest national preachers that I have in the bounds of North America.

Everywhere you hear him, listen to him. Everywhere you see him, look at him.

Everywhere he advises you to go, go. Everywhere he advises you to stay from, stay from. For we are thankful to Allah for this great helper of mine, Min. Farrakhan.”

(Another rousing round of applause ensued). “He’s not a proud man,” he said.

“He’s a very humble man. If he can carry you across the lake without dropping you in; he don’t say when you get on the other side, ‘You see what I have done?’

He tells you, ‘You see what Allah has done.’ He doesn’t take it upon himself. He’s a mighty fine preacher. We hear him every week, and I say continue to hear our Min. Farrakhan. I thank you.”

In watching Minister Louis Farrakhan and the followers of the Hon. Elijah Muhammad, the legacy of the Nation of Islam continues to make unlimited progress as witnessed in the miracle of the Two Million Man March among other truly amazing accomplishments.

Courtesy of The Nation of Islam

After the assassination of Brother Malcolm X, the New York mosque was fire bombed and the Muslim community was reeling. Mr. Muhammad then dispatched Minister Louis Farrakhan to New York City to take over the mosque there and begin the rebuilding effort. In 1965, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad promoted Minister Louis Farrakhan to the post of National Representative.

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Most Honorable Elijah Muhammad meet in 1966. By the mid-sixties, Mr. Muhammad’s ever-growing Islamic movement extended itself to more than 60 cities and settlements abroad in Ghana, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America among others places, according to the Muhammad Speaks newspaper, the religion’s chief information apparatus.

A host of Islamic and African governments received the Honorable Elijah Muhammad and donated generously to his mission. He visited the Holy City of Mecca where he performed “Umrah” (which is Pilgrimage to Mecca at a time other than the “Hajj season”) during his trip to the Middle East in 1959 and advocated worldwide brotherhood and sisterhood.

Every February 26, he brought together the faithful for Savior’s Day conventions in Chicago to remember his Teacher’s birthday, to re-emphasize his message of moral and spiritual renewal and to announce his plans and agenda for the upcoming year. Economic development combined with moral and spiritual renewal began to show signs of progress with the establishment of farms, livestock and vegetable cultivation, rental housing, private home construction and acquisitions, other real estate purchases, food processing centers, restaurants, clothing factories, banking, business league formations, import and export businesses, aviation, health care, ad-

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2019 is off to a record-breaking start as we celebrate the first graduating class at Greene Correctional Facility! On Thursday January 17th, we watched as 13 men became the first-ever graduates to earn associate degrees from Columbia-Greene Community College through Hudson Link.

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The event was kicked off with addresses by Acting Commissioner Anthony Annucci and Lee Cruceta, Hudson Link’s Academic Coordinator for Greene Correctional Facility. Acting Commissioner Annucci is a frequent audience member at graduations across New York State correctional facilities, and is always eager to display his dedication to education reform inside prisons.

Hudson Link team member Lee Cruceta also gave a moving speech to his students, commending the graduates for their hard work and encouraging those students still working towards their degrees.

During the poignant student speeches, Salutatorian Deepak thanked his parents for being there to see him graduate and hoped to make them proud with his new diploma. Terrance, Valedictorian of the Class of 2019, summarized his college experience in a way that resonated with his classmates as well as the audience members.

“When I enrolled in the Hudson Link college program,” Terrance shared, “I experienced a scholastic evolution beyond my earlier conceptions. Liberal arts subjects allowed my imagination to soar, while conventional curricula kept me grounded with hard facts. Through my studies I became aware of my capabilities along with my limitations.”

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The staff at Greene, DOCCS representatives, CGCC faculty, and everyone at Hudson Link could not be more proud of the Class of 2019. Our program at Greene is one of our newest, and also serves the youngest overall student population of any of our college programs. While this graduation is the first, it certainly will not be the last. Congrats Hudson Link/CGCC Class of 2019!

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MAMA KIM A true Brooklyn New York native born and raised in Marcy Projects with her parents. Kim is the youngest of 5 children. Although she grew up in a stable home, she chose the fast life of the streets as her sanctuary. Looking for love in all the wrong places, Kim became a young mother at the age of 15. Times were very difficult and the experiences helped shape the Kim Wallace of today. Through the tuff growing pains Kim endured she developed a love for hip hop and the nostalgia of the party scene. The power of music and dancing intrigued Kim and she begin experimenting with the world of Djing. Inspired by a local DJ, Kim began to purchase equipment and began relentless practice sessions at home. This lead her to land multiple gigs at local parties and she was on her way starting out as DJ K LOVE today known as DJ MAMA KIM. Kim has co hosted several popular radio shows and created a place for herself within the entertainment industry.

Great Opportunities seem to fall in Kim’s lap as she landed a role on VH1 reality series Love and Hip Hop New York 5, 6 and 7 which featured her daughter Samantha. Kim felt right at home in front of the camera and especially when she could be her charming and witty self of course mixed with some real life drama.

Shout Out From Mama Kim to Stan: Blessing to my friend, my peoples, my brother. Make sure you buy his book: Too Late to Save Herself on Amazon. Stan you are a real stand up dude, thank you for being a real fiend. What’s understood need not be explained. Love is love. Mama Kim Antoinette Richie, with her friends Dawn, Claudia, and Kerry are determined to be in control of their destinies. They are 4 women who not only share a bond which defines their sisterhood, but also seem to have everything going for them. Do they really, or is what one observes more or less a fictitious front. In Too Late To Save Herself, the complexities and reality that most women endures just to be in a relationship is pushed to the limits. What will the end result be?

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ynthetic cannabinoids are human-made mind-altering chemicals that are either sprayed on dried, shredded plant material so they can be smoked or sold as liquids to be vaporized and inhaled in e-cigarettes and other devices. These products are also known as herbal or liquid incense.

These chemicals are called cannabinoids because they are similar to chemicals found in the marijuana plant. Because of this similarity, synthetic cannabinoids are sometimes misleadingly called “synthetic marijuana” (or “fake weed”), and they are often marketed as safe, legal alternatives to that drug. In fact, they are not safe and may affect the brain much more powerfully than marijuana; their actual effects can be unpredictable and, in some cases, more dangerous or even life-threatening.

Synthetic cannabinoids are part of a group of drugs called new psychoactive substances (NPS). NPS are unregulated mind-altering substances that have become newly available on the market and are intended to produce the same effects as illegal drugs.

Some of these substances may have been around for years but have reentered the market in altered chemical forms, or due to renewed popularity.

False Advertising Synthetic cannabinoid products are often labeled “not for human consumption.”

Labels also often claim that they contain “natural” material taken from a variety of plants. However, the only parts of these products that are natural are the dried plant materials. Chemical tests show that the active, mind-altering ingredients are cannabinoid compounds made in laboratories.

Manufacturers sell these products in colorful foil packages and plastic bottles to attract consumers. They market these products under a wide variety of specific brand names. Hundreds of brands now exist, including K2, Spice, Joker, Black Mamba, Kush, and Kronic.

For several years, synthetic cannabinoid mixtures have been easy to buy in drug paraphernalia shops, novelty stores, gas stations, and over the internet. Because the chemicals used in them have no medical benefit and a high potential for abuse, authorities have made it illegal to sell, buy, or possess some of these chemicals. However, manufacturers try to sidestep these laws by changing the chemical formulas in their mixtures.

Easy access and the belief that synthetic cannabinoid products are “natural” and therefore harmless, have likely contributed to their use among young people. Another reason for their continued use is that standard drug tests cannot easily detect many of the chemicals used in these products.

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How do people use synthetic cannabinoids?

The most common way to use synthetic cannabinoids is to smoke the dried plant material. Users also mix the sprayed plant material with marijuana or brew it as tea. Other users buy synthetic cannabinoid products as liquids to vaporize in e-cigarettes.

How do synthetic cannabinoids affect the brain?

Synthetic cannabinoids act on the same brain cell receptors as THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol), the mind-altering ingredient in marijuana.

So far, there have been few scientific studies of the effects of synthetic cannabinoids on the human brain, but researchers do know that some of them bind more strongly than marijuana to the cell receptors affected by THC, and can produce much stronger effects. The resulting health effects can be unpredictable and dangerous.

Because the chemical composition of many synthetic cannabinoid products is unknown and may change from batch to batch, these products are likely to contain substances that cause dramatically different effects than the user might expect.

Synthetic cannabinoid users report some effects similar to those produced by marijuana: • elevated mood • relaxation • altered perception—awareness of surrounding objects and conditions • symptoms of psychosis—delusional or disordered thinking detached from reality Psychotic effects include: • extreme anxiety • confusion • paranoia—extreme and unreasonable distrust of others • hallucinations—sensations and images that seem real though they are not

What are some other health effects of synthetic cannabinoids?

People who have used synthetic cannabinoids and have been taken to emergency rooms have shown severe effects including: • rapid heart rate • vomiting • violent behavior • suicidal thoughts Synthetic cannabinoids can also raise blood pressure and cause reduced blood supply to the heart, as well as kidney damage and seizures. Use of these drugs is associated with a rising number of deaths.

• The effects of synthetic cannabinoids can be unpredictable and severe or even life-threatening.

• The only parts of synthetic cannabinoid products that are “natural” are the dried plant materials. Chemical tests show that their active ingredients are human-made cannabinoid compounds.

Synthetic cannabinoid users report some effects similar to those produced by marijuana: • elevated mood • relaxation • altered perception • symptoms of psychosis

Are synthetic cannabinoids addictive?

Synthetic cannabinoids can also cause serious mental and physical health problems including:

Yes, synthetic cannabinoids can be addictive. Regular users trying to quit may have the following withdrawal symptoms:

• rapid heart rate • vomiting • violent behavior • suicidal thoughts • Synthetic cannabinoids can be addictive.

• headaches • anxiety • depression • irritability Behavioral therapies and medications have not specifically been tested for treatment of addiction to these products. Health care providers should screen patients for possible co-occurring mental health conditions.

Behavioral therapies and medications have not specifically been tested for treatment of addiction to these products.

Points to Remember • Synthetic cannabinoids refer to a growing number of human-made mind-altering chemicals sprayed on dried, shredded plant material or vaporized to produce a high.

• Synthetic cannabinoids are sometimes misleadingly called “synthetic marijuana” (or “fake weed”) because they act on the same brain cell receptors as THC, the mind-altering ingredient in marijuana.

Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse; National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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RED PILL ULN:Okay, how you doing?

ULN: So through your study or at the Moorish science temple …

Redpill: I’m good brother. How are you?

Redpill: No. I didn’t study in the Moorish science temple.

ULN: Everything is well, it took us a moment, but I guess everything happens in due time, right?

ULN: You didn’t study in…

Redpill: That’s right.

ULN: Yeah. So, well, I want to thank you for your time and your patience with all the events that led up to us actually have an opportunity to build. I’ll ask you some questions, so that you can share with our brothers and sisters on lockdown. Give your point on a few things. So who do I have the pleasure of speaking with?

Redpill: You have the pleasure of speaking to Brother red Pill, one half of the twin pillars.

ULN:Right, and you have another name on your Instagram that you go by?

Redpill: Yes. I’m under the name @el_philthmoor, on the gram.

ULN:Yeah?

Redpill: Yeah, el_philthmore is a combination of my government; which Philip Thomas Morlan and the El is an attribute that I picked up as a Moor, that’s a title of nobility.

ULN: Okay. You are practicing more?

Redpill: Am I practicing more? Of course!

ULN: In terms of what your nationality or way of life is. You are considered a Moor?

Redpill: My last name is Morlan, I’m very in tune with my heritage and you know, my intention is to reach to this land along with my African diasporic history. But as a Moor as somebody who is, you know, a teacher of Moorish history. I specialize in teaching the Moorish history from a medieval standpoint, pre inquisition, post inquisition, post Reconquista meaning that reconquering of Europe and the reconquering of the Moors, which leads to chattel slavery. They separated it in school and they separate it because of the simple fact that we are Christians as black people now, we’ve been converted. So the Islamic history of our conquest, the Islamic history of the warfare that we have been going through since the Crusades, that is known as the masonic secret that’s the secret of Hiram Abiff. Who is the quote, unquote African God, that is buried in a shallow grave, suffering from amnesia; He got hit over the head by three ruffians, symbolic of the European Christian denominations of Portugal, Rome and Spain. And basically, you know, the black God, the African God is asleep. So now we are minors, we are minorities and we’re being watched over as wards of the state and they’re exceeding our state. So as a practicing Moor, what I do is, I teach to explain to people, the missing parts of a history. If they don’t have those parts, they are going to identify as Negros, slaves, angry black folks. You know, the angry Negro thing and you gonna self-destruct, you’re going to eat upon yourself because gone are the days where you could be mad and go outside and take it out on somebody of another race. Like you know, and we just got a lot of outrage, you just got a mad negroes and they online fighting each other in other places. Destroying each other, self-destructing because they don’t have, you know, because they’re coming from a place of inferiority complex, they are coming from a place of hurt and pain because they only gave us %2 of the story. They duped us.

Redpill: No, I’m not a Moorish science temple Moor, you know.

ULN: Okay.

Redpill: I studied underneath Tarik Bey, sis Moriah Bey, the clock of destiny, it’s just… yeah, we’re not confined to the religion of Islam or we’re not confined to the end of TA and the way that structure is set up.

ULN: Okay. So you are not a part of the Moorish science temple?

Redpill: No, I’m not.

ULN: Okay. You study…

Redpill: I’m a Moor by birth.

ULN: Okay. So you have a, I’m not going to say a different perspective, but you follow it from the…

Redpill: Yeah. I have a broader perspective to the Moorish science temple of America, they don’t teach what we teach. They don’t teach about the history of Moors prior to the coming of Noble Drew Ali, they don’t get into the history. They are not reaching out to the nation of Islam. You have a whole nation of Islamic black men who don’t know anything about Islam prior to them receiving it.

ULN: So you make the connection from the origin….

Redpill: The connection? Yeah.

ULN: [Inaudible 06:46].

Redpill: That’s right and as you…

ULN: [Inaudible 06:49 to 06:53].

Redpill: Not at all, I draw the line and as a result of that, in order to teach that, in order to stay free thinking, in order to even pick up the kemetic studies, the Israelites Studies, the occult studies and all of these studies, I cannot be subjugated to a group. I can’t belong to anyone’s organization to fall underneath their laws and their rules because they’ll be telling me, I can’t be Red pill. I can’t study or, you know, I can’t speak about this or I can’t teach that. So, you know, what we doing is a little bit broader than those organizations. But I’m affiliated, I’ve got enough respect, you know, to the MSTA for what they’ve done, what they’re doing and what they represent.

ULN: Okay, I can appreciate that perspective. And I just learned that myself. I didn’t even know that, that was interesting. Where are you from brother?

Redpill:I’m from New York City, born in the Bronx in 1975, raised in Brooklyn, Flatbush to be exact and then I came back to New York. I used to live in Atlanta and in Miami. I came back to Harlem of all places and I’ve been rocking with Harlem and the Bronx You feel me?

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ULN: How would you define what it means to be conscious?

Redpill: Well, the definition of conscious, you know, the dictionary term is to be aware, right? Is to be aware. Consciousness, would be an exit on the highway to the path of enlightenment. Right? There’s another exit called woke Right? There’s another exit call enlightened. You know, so consciousness is a faze. It’s not the end all be all. It’s not the final destination. It is being aware. So you’re aware of your history, you’re aware of bad diets, you’re aware of the conspiracies, you’re aware that, you know, that there’s a war going on outside. You’re aware of, you know, all of these things. It only means to be aware nothing else. And you know, it also kind of denotes an action, it’s a verb, you know, like Godding; God is to do, so people say I’m God, but they not doing nothing. You’re not Godding ….

ULN: So consciousness is not only being aware, but is living in the state of awareness….

Redpill: It’s living in a state of awareness facts, it’s living in that state of awareness.

ULN: Yeah.

ULN:So you recently took a trip to LA to honor and pay respects to Nipsey Hussle?

Redpill: Yes,

Redpill: And when you apply the information that you’ve been made aware of that’s being in your gnosis, that’s living, that’s knowledge. So to apply, which you know is to, you know, that’s a process because a lot of people get the consciousness and don’t apply it. It doesn’t work for them. They don’t see the perks of living it and being it because you just have to be it. It’s hard to define as the state of being. People think consciousness has a look, a walk or talk and I’m here to let you know, I’m traveling around the 50 states, that it does it. It has no look, somebody could pull up on you will full facial tats, a full mouth of iced out teeth, you know, a platinum piece, you know, bleached locks, you know what I’m saying? Or 360 waves spinning, you can’t tell anymore in the Aquarian age that we live in now.

ULN:So, can you take us into a little bit of your experience of that trip?

Redpill: That was a magical trip? A life changing trip, an eye opening trip, a paradigm shifts. You know, me and my brother, we were guests of the ‘Hustle family’ of the Asghedom family. His mother, Angel, Mama Angelique, she put us on the guest list as members of Dr.Sebi’s extended family. The video that went viral with sister Eleanor who was interviewing her, you can hear at the end of the video. She basically put our names (red and Blue pill) out there (respect) that was something that, you know, I just wasn’t going to miss that. I made sure that I was down there to see our brother laid to rest, and to see him, you know, properly laid to rest, you feel me? And to get to the bottom of some of the information that’s out there regarding this man’s assassination, like trying to get to the bottom of that.

ULN: Indeed.

ULN: Yes.

Redpill: Yeah, it’s actually… and that in and of itself shows that it’s been mass adopted. There’s a mass adoption that has taken place to consciousness and also consciousness is the fifth pillar of hip hop. And what they did is they called the culture, but it’s really consciousness, it’s really knowledge. It’s what the God bodies, Doctor York, it’s what all of the early influences of hip hop in its earlier God body phase and they call it, the golden age.

Redpill: That was very important to me. I was saying that; during a few interviews I wasn’t going to jump to conclusions about what happened to that man, because you know, one thing that we do as investigators and as scholars and what my master teachers taught me; is to never jump out there and put your foot in your mouth.

Always sit back and collect the evidence, don’t be so fast to be the first one on YouTube. You know, acting like you got all the answers. So I want us to talk to the mother specifically. You know what I mean? Because of the fact that she show high signs of intelligence, you know what I mean? So whenever I can identify somebody who identifies, you know, signs of intelligence. I’m like, well, we need to sit down and talk to them because we can have an intelligent conversation. And you know, I will prefer to dialog with his next of kin rather than the internet and all of the pet detectives that are running around on the Internet. No offense to anybody, but you know, you don’t know that man, that man have probably told his mother something that he whispered in her ears that nobody knows, that she doesn’t want to share with the world….

ULN: You know, it’s funny, I had a few other questions for you, however; you’ve kind of built on the general philosophy of life already. So being that you went into hip hop, what is your take on current state of the hip hop culture?

Redpill: Its evolving and devolving at the same time. There is a dualism taken place.

You know, it’s under appreciated. So like a woman in that is underappreciated, you know, she’s going to start doing strange things. She going to do things to seek attention on the Aisha Curry tip. So hip hop is out here looking kind strange, trying to get attention in the era of the attention economy. Whereas you know, somebody needs to pull it to the side and let her know like ma, everybody’s paying attention to you. You don’t have to do the thirst trapping. You don’t have to do thirsty things, because you basically are powering the planet, you influenced the globe, you have been spoken down to so much, that you don’t realize your power. You’re not in control of your life Hip Hop, there are men and women of another race and another complexion, who have decided to utilize your power for lining their pockets, selling their products, branding stereotypes. And also, you know, weakening your African conscious, knowledgeable foundation because the minute we stop calling ourselves gods and we identify who we thought the devil was and they came and they heard that, they’d been driving it in the opposite direction ever since. So hip hop has a pimp, right? That pimp has not allowed one of us to become a billionaire inside of his hoe stroll in 45 years. So it shows you that there’s something wrong inside of the culture because we haven’t produce one billionaire. People might say J and B together, are billionaires. What if they never met? I’m not talking about them. One billionaire standing on their own, when the culture has made that! If you count the receipts, pass the trillion dollars. Okay. It’s sells everything. It’s a sales vehicle, its jingles. It’s a marketing dream come true.

ULN:Sell everything from cigarettes to cereal…

Redpill: Everything ULN: Facts.

Redpill: Weed, alcohol, cigarettes, how many bags of trees got sold because of the marketing schemes of hip hop? Can’t even count that money. How many registers got filled? how many Benzes got sold? How many Beamers got sold? How many Bentley’s got sold, how many Wraiths and Ghost got sold, just because they were saying it in their rhymes.

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Redpill: How much Gucci got sold, I’m talking about trillions of Dollars. So hip hop is, you know, it’s a beautiful child of black America, not just black America, because Kool Herc help found it and he’s Jamaican, it is a black experience. But she doesn’t know her worth, she’s out here and she got a whole bunch of kids that she doesn’t want to claim, right? And she’s on the hoe stroll and the people who could free her are not going hard enough to get her off the stroll because they’re just benefitting off of her being a weak ass woman, that’s how I see it. But she got the potential to be a goddess. She got the potential to give birth to a 2 Pac. She has the potential to be a Afeni Shakur. She could be, you know, Harriet, she could free us. If she stripped off all that bull shit, pick up the shotgun (metaphor) and you know, and just claimed her rightful place. She got to claim her throne and I think the black woman has a lot to do with that as well and she is going to be the one who’s going to have to shift things along with a black man. But she’s a battery of the whole culture. She empowered the culture.

ULN:Fact.

ULN: Strategically, she may not be able to…

ULN: And although he’s a part of us as a culture. He has a family who raised him, and they’re the keepers of his spirits, do you know what I’m saying?

Redpill: That’s right. And one of the things about these gangsters that are running around in police uniforms that people often do not factor in, these people, not only will they treaten your life, but they will back it up by taking it and last time I checked, our people collectively have not come up with a solution to protect those amongst us, who may have some secrets or who may have their life being threatened, who may have something that they want to reveal to the world, but who the hell is going to protect you when the same people that you got to call, you know, when your life is in danger, are the same people who can come in and end your life, like this is not child’s play. This is not a game that we’re playing.

ULN: So let me ask you brother, how was meeting his mother?

ULN: Well, it was like I said, because we are watching YouTube videos and we can only get a glimpse and within that glimpse, within her delivery or talk to the world, even in that small amount of time. In comparison to what it takes to get to know someone I was amazed and I was so blown away and have so much respect and honor at how she utilized her moment to connect with the world. To utilize her son passing as a platform to reach your people in terms of consciousness. I thing that was the dopest thing that I ever seen as a conscious man in my life.

Redpill: That’s right.

ULN: Because we talk about living in times, where we have athletes and stars will make millions of dollars. They won’t get on TV. It’s say one word in favor of their people.

Redpill: That’s right.

ULN: You had an opportunity to talk to a whole stadium and say ASHE. Redpill: Not just the stadium brother but to the world. The video that went viral, the one where she was talking to the sister, Eleanor, that wasn’t even supposed to be on the Internet. We fought hard, the sister Eleanor filmed it, and sent it to people that she knew, she sent it to me and my brother and my mother, and we fought hard to get that video on the Internet, because of the fact that we knew if this video made me feel healed and made me feel better about everything and made me feel, you know….just imagine what it will do for the people.

Like the level of respect that I have for Nipsey- quadrupled after watching his mother speak. Because not only was he great, but the womb-man; I see where his greatness comes from…

ULN: Yeah.

Redpill: There is no more theory. I don’t have to be theorize. It’s not a conspiracy. I know that he’s God, you know what I mean?

ULN: That’s right.

Redpill: So he’s now a prototype. He’s a solidified, certifies prototype, right? He’s a starter kit on how to get your shit together and had to make this thing pop and how to bring the God down because God will rise because we all had a date. But how do you bring a God or Goddess to this planet. Those two parents are a great example.

You put two energies together and you’re going to create something powerful.

She was born the day after me and my brother making her a Scorpio; me and my brothers Scorpios, so I already know her energy. So when I met her, it was the day that met her. That was magical, everything which was magical out there, that whole week, that whole say like two and a half weeks, I promise you, every single day was an adventure. It was a magical adventure. LA in it of itself, surrounded by those mountains, sitting in a canyon, the way that it is, it used to be an ocean, right?

ULN: Yeah.

Redpill: Las Vegas used to be an ocean. So that’s the bottom of the ocean. Those mountains that you see surrounding Los Angeles and Las Vegas, those are the same kind of mountains that you see coming out of the ocean that the encompass islands and whatnot. You know what I mean? I went to do a lecture in Las Vegas in February, and they told us, I didn’t know that. I was like, really? They are like yeah, it’s the bottom of the ocean, but it’s a magical place. When I met her, me and my brother met her, we spoke for three and a half hours, then we were doing a pop up the next day, a healing pop up. Because prior to that, we did a pop up for crypto currency and tech businesses and what not in Inglewood and we put that together like two days. And there was standing room only. We were with the shifters, the paradigm shifters. But, you know, we were in the building and then we had a healing pop up and we invited her and we didn’t know if she was going to come or not because you know, she’s still grieving and everything. But one thing that I do know, she is very susceptible and very open to people coming together to administer healing energy.

Right because she, you know, we’re all healing right now. So she came to the pop up, it was in a loft in downtown LA, my sister, the Queen, she calls herself the Queen of Greens, Lauren Vanderpool, she’s a private chef, a celebrity chef and cooks for Michelle Obama, Common. She used to cook for Doctor Sebi. You know, we were doing it with her in conjunction with her and mama Angelique pulled up with like four other sisters and they shut it down. And as she spoke for three hours there.

You know, we recorded it and she asked us not to put it out on YouTube because it was a personal stuff, because she was sharing with us and you know, it was just a wonderful experience. We’re planning on a summer date with Mama pill, Mama Angelique and some other people, you feel me? Because that message got to get out.

And the reason why I was so drawn to her, perhaps it is because she reminds me of my mother to the T. The minute I saw her, let alone heard her. I was like, that’s my mom’s energy right there. You know, and when they spoke, they click, they meshed.

You know what I mean? It was like long lost sisters and, you know, this is going to be a beautiful summer. You know what I’m saying? Some beautiful things are going to come out of this introduction, you know,

already got the young lady out here, who taught her father how to become a coder behind the walls and now he’s out here teaching mad people and tapping into those millions of dollars in grants available for our brothers and sisters to tap into the technological sector. So I would say to use the time that you have to get your head together, all of that Jack Mack and all that on processed foods and stuff like that, you’ve got a rally to get healthy electric foods behind the walls. So those packages that people send you could be filled with living food, and electric food, because you have to have your mind right in order to get your body right. Health is the number one wealth. There’s nothing that supersedes that. Get your mind right through reading. I read when I was locked up, I read the Metu Neter the I read Malcolm x biography. All of these things thought of me on my path. Don’t take that time that the state has given you and wasted it. Take that time to become god and become a goddess behind closed doors. You have the best thing available and that’s time on your side. Don’t look at it as a hindrance. Look at it as an incubator, quote, unquote cocoon phase to become the god and goddess that you are and leave that shit behind, whatever it was that puts you in there and tap into the 100 plus income strains that are now currently available for you to tap into legally. When you get home.

ULN: Anybody you know that’s specifically that’s locked up right now?

Redpill: There are a few people. My brother, Super Dave, I’ve got a few people that just came home to, salute to them.

ULN: Where can we find you at?

Redpill: On the gram, El_philthmoor, you could put a red pill, blue pill in the Google search engine. You could put know the ledge, in the search engine or Google or YouTube, but you can sign up to this movement that we have called fax 2020.org.

So, you know, we building an organization, not a .com ULN: All right. Peace brother.

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ULN: So, all right, we are leading towards our last question and we gonna have to sit down again brother, because I will definitely need some more of your time, but we trying to get some energy to those brothers and sisters on lockdown.

Redpill: That’s right.

ULN: What would you say directly to them, if you knew that you had all these jails in the state of New York listening to you?

Redpill: First of all, I would say that the brothers and sisters behind the wall, that you have free time, you have time to learn, you have time to transform. You have time to download (study) the Plethora of information that’s out there in this is the age of information by any means, by this technology boom taking place. You could learn coding; you could learn App development. It’s already been done. We

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A CONVERSATION WITH

SHAWNA KING What is your name and where are you from originally?

My Name is Wana and I’m from Brooklyn NY Where my city is like a state of its own known all over the world. Ha! How much time did you do and for what?

I did a total of 5 years in Federal Prison for Credit Card Fraud. I did my time for my original sentence then I went back for a violation. I was able to max out during my violation time and came home a free woman.

What was the hardest aspect of prison life for you?

The hardest part of prison was leaving my family. Them 300 minutes monthly did nothing for me. I missed out on so much.

How did you make it? (how did you do your time?)

Walking into prison I didn’t know what to expect. I heard so many stories of how it will be, but it was totally different. I did my time and I never let my temporary circumstances take over me. I mentally prepared myself by saying, “Wana you have no control of your situation so make the best of it”. That I did. I learned so much about myself. The things I never had the time to focus on in the free world. I did my time. I didn’t let it do me.

How does it feel to be free?

It feels AMAZINGGGGGG. It’s nothing like having freedom in your life. I took so much for granted until it was all taken away from me. Example: like walking into your shower without “shower shoes” on or waking up when you want out of your own bed. Just countless of things I took for granted.

Who is your favorite Hip Hop artist?

Besides the best of all times Jay Z my BFF Aisha Hall is my favorite artist. She been through the prison struggle like myself and spilt real life shit. These artist nowadays talk about the same things sounding all gibberish. I love artist that make music that we can all relate to.

What are some of the projects you are currently working on?

I have a hair company called Shopclassyhair. Our hair is 100% virgin human hair. Also, I’m in the process of releasing my book called Swiped. Here is the synopsis: In the dark, underground world of credit card swiping, there was one queen that reigned supreme. Shay Hinds. At a very young age, she was exposed to the finer things in life. Her father, a well-known Brooklyn hustler, always provided everything she not only needed, but wanted.

With an allowance like an adults’ salary, at the age of 9, Shay was living the life! Until one day, disaster struck. Her father was about to go to prison . . . forever!

The devastated young Shay refused to lose her hero. Using the skills she learned from the hustlers around her, she devised a master plan that inevitably saved her father’s life. She was ecstatic when he came home, but prison changed him. No longer wanted to divulge in the illegal activities that afforded him the luxuries of spoiling her. Shay, now addicted to the highprice lifestyle, needed a way to get the things she wanted. So when the opportunity presented itself to discover the secret world of credit card fraud, Shay was all in. Money was limitless and Shay began swiping millions of dollars regularly. Quickly rising to the top, she impacted the game like a tsunami! Until the waves came crashing down. Did Shay survive the unraveling of her scheme, or was she swept away?

What advice would you give to young women today?

You become the company you keep. So be aware of who you surround yourself with.

Give a shout out to someone locked up (write your message direct here and we’ll send them a copy.)

Hey Bro Icy.. I miss you and I can’t wait for you to touch down. I know you holding it down in there making the best out of your temporary circumstances.

Focus on preparing for your new life. Think of it as a rebirth when you are release. See you soon. Xoxoxoxo How can people follow you?

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BIMMY A CONVERSATION WITH

OF THE SUPREME TEAM

ULN: Well, I’ve already been to the Kingdom and I wanna tell you again, I appreciate you inviting me over and allowed me to be around your family and have an opportunity to chop it up with you.

Bimmy:Yeah, any time bro, anytime man, anytime.

Bimmy: Of Queens, of Queens. I was born on the south side and I moved from the south side to the north side then by the time I got 15, 14, I moved back to the south side.

ULN: Definitely. I know you don’t say that lightly many shall but the chosen are few.

ULN: Okay.

Bimmy: That’s right. That’s right. That’s right.

Bimmy: You know what I mean?

ULN: So, although I know who you are but for the sake of what we’re doing today, I’m gonna spit out a couple of quick questions to you, although we’ve already did the interview which will appear on You Tube. I wanted to reconnect with you, just so we can get something from you specifically for our brothers and sister who are imprisoned. With the hopes that anyone of our people on lockdown can take advantage of your insight and benefit from this. So, I’m gonna shoot some questions at you real quick. All right brother?

ULN: Yes sir. So to get right in to it, how did you get in to what we call the game?

Bimmy: Okay. I’m gonna give back their wisdom because I learned from them first.

ULN: Okay, copy.

ULN: That’s right. So, who are you and where are you from?

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ULN: North side and south side of what town?

Bimmy: Well, my name is Bimmy Antney and I say a black man who come up in the ghetto from both sides, the south side and the north side. You know what I mean?

That’s who I am.

Bimmy: Well, I guess I been in the game for a long time. You know what I’m saying? My family, introduced me to the game. You know what I’m saying? So, I’ve always been in the game. I just didn’t participate in the game until I was like 15, 16.

You know what I mean? And that’s when I participated in the hand in hand combat.

You know looking out for the boys and things like that. Earning my stripes, learning the rules from watching the older brothers.

ULN: Yes. ULN: [call dropped] Okay, call has been merged. I got you Bimmy?

Bimmy:

You’ve got me bro.

ULN: All right. So people were talking about your origin into the game.

Bimmy: My entry into the game. Like my entry. You know it started out me going to the store for like the old OG’s, like the older guys. You know, I’m going to the store for them. To get whatever and earn a little bread. Going from that. My appetite got wet seeing the money, seeing the cars, seeing the women, I wanted a part of that life.

I want that. That’s what I want. You know what I’m saying?

ULN: Yeah.

Bimmy: So that’s when I got introduced to It, watching an old man by the name John Pop Freeman. You know what I’m saying? He brought me my first winter coat. You know what I’m saying?

ULN: Yeah, go on.

Bimmy: From watching that gangster do what he does. I wanted a part of that, I wanted in. I want to roll. You know what I’m saying? So, even for me as a child, I always knew what I wanted.

ULN: Yeah, I can dig it because those are the first thing that you saw.

Bimmy:

Exactly.

ULN: Okay, so moving to a little bit after that. Who were the founding fathers of

the Supreme Team? Because there’s a lot of speculation out. Dudes be sitting inside these jails having these jailhouse debates. A lot of times, we don’t even know the true story about it or how it happened or what took place which is okay too. But for the sake of clarity, who were the founding members?

Bimmy: The founding member was basically Supreme. Supreme put it together but God B was like the overseer, he was the … the reason. He was the reason. You know what I mean?

ULN: Yeah.

Bimmy: Supreme overall put it together, he made it possible. You feel me?

ULN: Yeah.

Bimmy: He did that. You know what I mean? I wouldn’t take that away from him.

He did that. He really induced me to the street game.

ULN: Okay because that was my next question when you became a part of the supreme team. Were you just part of it or you grew up in it or?

Bimmy: You can say I grew up in it [crosstalk].

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ULN: You know why I said it? Because it sounds like a stupid question, but there wasn’t a lot of people that was living in the area at the time who couldn’t say they was in the Supreme Team.

Bimmy: I know but let me tell you something bro, aint no such thing as a stupid question. A stupid question, my mom told me stupid question is a question not asked.

ULN: I appreciate that. But for the sake of clarity you know a lot of times, people live in the same area that something’s going on in and they don’t really be a part of it.

Bimmy: Because you know why? There’s a lot of danger that comes with it, and some people aren’t willing to take that risk. You know what I’m saying? No matter where you grew up at, you might have two brothers in a crib and one brother might be wild as hell and the other brother ain’t wild as him because he’s not willing to take that risk that the other brother’s taking. You know what I’m saying?

ULN: indeed so.

Bimmy: And that’s how that is. You know?

ULN: It’s a risk factor.

Bimmy: Yeah, that’s right. It’s the risk factor. You know if you gonna take that risk, take it. You know what I mean?

ULN: True there will always be risk takers.

ULN: Yeah.

Bimmy: You know what I’m saying?

ULN: That’s your shield that protects you from the harsh elements of the streets.

Bimmy: Shield of HONOR- man. That’s something that you know, that you guys got to have. You know what I mean?

ULN: Who’s your favorite Hip Hop artist?

Bimmy:You mean right now?

ULN: Past or present?

Bimmy: I mean my favorite hip hop artist is `damn. Oh man! That’s a tough one because I’m trying to … shit man.

ULN: [Laughs]. Give me your top five.

Bimmy:

I ain’t got a top five.

ULN: [Laughs].

Bimmy: That’s why me personally, you know, you can tell a risk taker, you can tell an idiot, you can tell an asshole, you can—all that coincides.

Bimmy:

ULN: Yeah.

ULN: No?

Bimmy: All that coincides and I guess Preme was a good head-strong guy that he knows who to pick-- Like he’s been around, he’s been around the block. We’ll he had wisdom. He knew how to pick from what he had.

Bimmy: No, you know me… No, no, look Tyson, I respect all these niggas that are doing music, right. If you could put that pen to that pad, that’s a gift man. That’s a gift and I’m not going to judge that. I’m just-- me personally, Yo it’s hard because I listen to a lot of these dudes. you know all niggas are great to me. All niggas are great.

ULN: Yeah.

Bimmy: He knew, he knew. You know what I mean? Most times when you grow up with a guy, right, someone who you grew up with. You already know what his capabilities are. You already know what he can do, what he cannot do. You know what I’m saying? And if I can play basketball, you know that. Preme was like a point guard in a game he knew who to give the ball to.

I ain’t got a top five.

ULN: Yes sir, yes sir. And so Waka Flocka that’s your nephew.

Bimmy: That’s my nephew, yeah. My blood nephew. That’s my oldest sister’s son.

ULN: Okay, all right. I’m just trying to get a little family lineage of-- and Deb, that is your big sister?

ULN: What’s the longest bid you did?

Bimmy: That’s my older sister, yeah.

Bimmy: 3 ½ years and that was it ... believe that. Now I’m a believer. I don’t know how you dudes keep going back. You know what I’m saying? I already knew. I’m not no dumb, I’m … know better man.

ULN: Okay, cool. All right, all right. So, ya’ll in to the music industry as a family or you guys just pursued your own talents and it just so happens that you’re a family?

ULN: Yeah.

Bimmy: You know what I mean?

Bimmy: We just all went on our own talent. However, I was playing the game first.

ULN:Okay.

ULN: Yeah.

Bimmy: My sister and Waka, they’d be in the studio with me. You know what I mean?

Bimmy: You know what I mean? But all my damage is done like at a young age.

ULN: Okay.

ULN: yup.

Bimmy: And she really picked it up. She really starts liking it. You know what I’m saying?

Bimmy: What did you say?

ULN: I was going to say, you were outside.

Bimmy: Yeah, my main damages were done, when I was a younger age. People don’t understand. They looked at me like yeah, this dude been around. Damn, I was a young nigg@. When it went down, there was this thing called ‘youthful affender.

That’s a trap law, bullshit. because if you violate probation its instantly up north.

ULN: Yes, sir.

Bimmy: You know what I mean?

ULN: Yeah. So, how important it is paperwork?

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Bimmy: It’s very important. That’s the Dunn and Brad of the streets. You know what I’m saying? Especially if you’re playing the game. If you’re playing a game that’s your shield. You’re know what I’m saying? Police got a shield. You’ve got to have a shield (honor) if you’re playing that game.

ULN: Yeah.

Bimmy: She starts liking it, she kept at it. She came at me one day and said nobody messing with Gucci man, imma mess with him. In short I told her, yea mess with him.

ULN: Yeah, that’s right. So, how did you get into the industry?

Bimmy: Man like years ago! I felt-- Like I’ve always liked music. Like, you know what I’m saying? I’ve always knew music. Always liked music. Like back in the days, when I’m going to pick a girl up in my car, I put on the right record and I key in at the right moment saying some real fly shit to match the tone of the music. When she gets in the car it’s on already. She looked at me like this mf is ill.

ULN: [Laughs].

Bimmy: Make her feel a way. You know what I’m saying?

ULN: Absolutely. You done put the music on to set the stage and then you say the right words to take it to the next stage.

Bimmy: Common on, so it may be that my love for music, stem from that time period. Playing in my car. Buying sick sound systems here and there and plenty of them.

I was always into the clarity of music. You know what I’m saying? You know what I mean? So when run DMC was coming out.

You know what I mean, they had come out with sucker Mc’s and all that. Me and jay became close friends and then I started going to the studio with him. You know, we used to go to this studio named; Chung King in the city, in Manhattan … if you’re an artist, and you’ve been to Chunk King. You’ve got a hit record. I was on the floor (scene) while they were making Raising Hell and all that shit, on the floor. You know what I mean? All they do was drink Old English…so now I’m drinking Old English I didn’t really drink, because I sold drugs at that time. You gotta stay sharp.

ULN: You got into their vibe.

Bimmy: That’s right. So, you know one thing lead to another. You know I’m with them and eventually they said you need to come on the road with us. Now I started going on the road. Also nikkas started going to jail. So I became the main guy in the streets, so now I can’t leave in and out like that. You feel me?

it felt to want to be around certain influential people from the town. And to be able to have you with us in the free cipher with a clean name and a positive standing. I think it was worthy of hearing what you had to say.

Bimmy: Yeah bro. You know what Tyson? I think all a man has is his word. You know what I’m saying? And I try to keep it clean, I try to be truthful. You know what I’m saying? I try to be truthful and loyal. You know what I mean? But you can’t be loyal to everybody and that ULN: And that’s what? Please say that again you’ve got to be loyal to whom?

Bimmy: I said you can’t be loyal to everybody. You know what I’m saying? You have to be loyal to like a select few. To keep your sanity, to keep you right. You know what I mean?

ULN: Indeed.

Bimmy: Because you got to be disappointed …so you can understand, you got to be disappointed. Understand what I mean? You got to be betrayed to know what loyalty is. You know what I mean?

ULN: Indeed. All right brother listen, once again, I appreciate your time. And you know we’re going to talk again after this because I’m going to keep you posted and I appreciate it. Any last posts or remarks to the people?

Bimmy: Stay woke and God bless.

ULN: But it still-- Say that again.

Bimmy: I say I’m the man-- I became the main guy in the streets now.

ULN: Because the rest of the team got locked up.

Bimmy: Everybody got locked up. Except Jus, me and Jus was home. So, we were responsible for everything. So me being on the road ... Jus would make sure all is good … in the area you know the crib, everything he had! I’m on the road, going on tour. You know what I’m saying?

ULN: Okay. So, in closing man. You already know that we’re taken over these prisons in the most positive fashion possible. One at a time. One cube, one cell at a time.

And so when the brothers inside the prison get the magazine, they will have an opportunity to read your words and hear your wisdom. We will definitely make sure Preme get a copy. So before we close, you wanna give the brother Preme a shout out.

Bimmy: Yo I love him like no other, you know what I mean man. He’s always been by my side, know what I mean? Sometimes minds get cloudy with different people telling them different things. You know what I’m saying?

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ULN: Yes. Bimmy: We haven’t talked really, but you know. That’s how it goes. You know what I mean? That’s my man.

ULN: Mind saying that part again?

Bimmy: I said Preme is my man, I respect him, he’s solid. Prince that’s my brother. I miss him a lot. You know what I mean? I miss him a lot. I learnt a lot from him. We took care of our families together. You know what I mean?

ULN: Yes. Bimmy: I learnt family shit from him… You know what I’m saying? He taught me that. No matter what they say about him. I think you gotta know a person to know a person.

ULN: Any misconceptions that people may have about you?

Bimmy: I don’t know.

ULN: Good question.

Bimmy: Yeah, good question. And if you know something I can build on it.

ULN: I haven’t heard anything that goes against your character The reason why I even wanted to sit down with you was because you represent New York. You represent New York coming from a time when, we all know what New York was and how

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THE GAMBLE SPOT

A true story taken from the underworld of NEW YORK’S inner city.

Within these illegal wall’s with player’s, pimp’s, gangster’s, and hoe’s, most of all anything goes.

This place can make you or break you, as the author graphically displays throughout the book. This story reveals how these criminal minded individuals invent frauds and scams that cater to the cities deficit.

The author, Kevin “Bemo” Aller takes you on a journey with Black and Blue, two of the best con men in the city. On this journey the writer reveals scams involving credit cards, check scams, ticket scalping, ECT: Two of the slickest beat artist travel the world doing what they do best!

At the end of the day, they always come to the Gambling Spot ....

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How Does Exotic Car Financing Work?

Some people assume that everyone who buys an exotic car does so with briefcases full of cash. That is not really the case. We actually do a lot of financing on them. I have always financed the cars that I have purchased and will continue to do so in the future. Some people say that if you can’t afford to pay cash for it you shouldn’t buy it.

That doesn’t necessarily have to be the case though. With extended terms and creative financing, we can get the payment for an exotic car to a very, very reasonable level.

Let’s examine a few scenarios – Consider a $100,000 car. After doc fees, title fees, and 7% sales tax you would be out the door at $107,700.65 minus whatever you put down. For the sake of this, let’s consider $10,000 down.

There are a variety of ways to go about it. The first option is simple interest bank financing. Most banks will loan money for 72 months on an exotic and they tend to be pretty generous with their book values. This means that you do not have to put much money down in most cases. 5-20% down is usually what they look for. For a car that is less than 4 years old you can probably get 4% financing with good credit. That would make your payment $1,528.54.

The second option is open ended leasing. There are companies such as Putnam Leasing or Premier Financial that set up leases on these types of cars. Now this is not like the lease on your BMW that you get to turn in after 39 months. They set them up as 60 month leases and the residual (35-50%) is due as the 60th payment. These are easier to get approved and they have a greater ability to make more

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difficult deals work. They do carry slightly higher interest which is usually 7-8%. On these leases, the tax is not charged up front but is charged on each payment. In this scenario with $10k out of pocket, your monthly payment would be around $1,406 + tax.

Sometimes these deals will have pre-payment penalties so it is worth consulting a dealer before pursuing them. Despite the few drawbacks, though, it can be an excellent way to own an exotic.

Another option that has gained some popularity over the past few years is long term financing with Woodside Credit. This company offers 84, 100, 120, and 144-month financing. Obviously that makes the payment very low. When you are making such a small payment each month you have to make sure that you are buying a car that will hold its value well rather than depreciating rapidly. Woodside is strict in their requirements that you put at least 25% down, have a 700 credit score, and be able to prove your income. For the sake of this example, if you financed the same amount as the other 2 scenarios your monthly payment would be approximately $1,057 for 144 months at 8%.

For assistance with Woodside Credit Long Term Exotic Car loans contact Antonio Saba.

There are a lot of ways to finance the cars and payments like these can make it very affordable. Shoot me an email if you have any further questions about financing a car or figuring out what you can afford.

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How the Sentencing Guidelines Work How the Sentencing Guidelines Work The sentencing guidelines take into account both the seriThe sentencing guidelines take into account both the seriousness of the offense and the offender’s criminal history. ousness of the offense and the offender’s criminal history.

Offense Seriousness Offense Seriousness The sentencing guidelines provide 43 levels of offense The sentencing guidelines 43 levels of offense seriousness - the more seriousprovide the crime, the higher the seriousness offense level. - the more serious the crime, the higher the offense level.

Base Offense Level Base Offense Level Each type of crime is assigned a base offense level, which type of point crime for is assigned a base level, of which is Each the starting determining theoffense seriousness a is the starting determining seriousness of a particular offense.point Moreforserious types ofthe crime have highoffense.

More types of crime have higherparticular base offense levels {for serious example, a trespass has a base er baselevel offense example, has a trespass a base offense of 4,levels while{for kidnapping a basehas offense offense level of 4, while kidnapping has a base offense level of 32). level of 32).

Specific Offense Characteristics Specific Offense Characteristics In addition to base offense levels, each offense type typicaladdition offense levels, each offense type typically In carries withto it base a number of specific offense characteristics. ly carries with it that a number of specific characteristics.

These are factors vary from offenseoffense to offense, but that These are factors that vary offense to level offense, but that can increase or decrease thefrom base offense and, ultican increase or decrease the base offense level and, ultimately, the sentence an offender receives.

Some examples: mately, the sentence an offender receives. Some examples: • One of the specific base offense characteristics for fraud • Onehas of athe specific base offense fraud (which base offense level of 7 characteristics if the statutoryfor maxi(which has a base offense level ofthe 7 offense if the statutory maximum is 20 years or more) increases level based 20 years more) increases theoffense. offense If level based onmum the is amount of or loss involved in the a fraud on the aamount lossthere involved in the offense.

If a fraud involved $6,000 of loss, is to be a 2-level increase to involved a $6,000 loss, there isthe tolevel be aup 2-level the base offense level, bringing to 9. increase If a fraudto the base offense level, bringing thebe level up to 9.

If a fraud involved a$50,000 loss, there is to a 6-level increase, involved loss, there is to be a 6-level increase, bringing thea$50,000 total to 13. bringing the specific total to 13.

•One of the offense characteristics for robbery •Onehas of athe specific offense for use robbery {which base offense level ofcharacteristics 20) involves the of base offense level of 20) involves use of a {which firearm.has If aa firearm was brandished during the the robbery, a firearm. firearmincrease, was brandished thetorobbery, there is to beIf aa 5-level bringingduring the level 25; if there is was to be a 5-level increase, bringing levelis to a firearm discharged during the robbery,the there to 25; be if a firearm was discharged the there is to be a 7-level increase, bringing during the level torobbery, 27. a 7-level increase, bringing the level to 27.

Adjustments Adjustments Adjustments are factors that can apply to any offense. Like Adjustments factors that can apply to anyoroffense.

Like specific offenseare characteristics, they increase decrease specific offense they increase or decrease the offense level. characteristics, Categories of adjustments include: victhe offenseadjustments, level. Categories of adjustments include: victim-related the offender’s role in the oftim-related adjustments, the offender’s role in the offense, and obstruction of justice.

Examples of adjustments fense, and obstruction of justice. Examples of adjustments are as follows: are as follows: • If the offender was a minimal participant in the offense, • offense If the offender was a minimal in the offense, the level is decreased by 4 participant levels. the offense level is decreased by 4 levels.

• If the offender knew that the victim was unusually vulnerable due to age or physical or mental condition, the offense level is increased by 2 levels.

• If the offender obstructed justice, the offense level is increased by 2 levels.

Multiple Count Adjustments When there are multiple counts of conviction, the sentencing guidelines provide instructions on how to achieve a “combined offense level.” These rules provide incremental punishment for significant additional criminal conduct. The most serious offense is used as a starting point. The other counts determine whether and how much to increase the offense level.

Acceptance of Responsibility Adjustments The final step in determining an offender’s offense level involves the offender’s acceptance of responsibility. The judge may decrease the offense level by two levels if, in the judge’s opinion, the offender accepted responsibility for his offense.

In deciding whether to grant this reduction, judges can consider such factors as:

parting, the judge must state in writing the reason for the departure.

In January 2005, the U.S. Supreme Court decided United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220 (2005). The Booker decision addressed the question left unresolved by the Court’s decision in Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296 {2004): whether the Sixth Amendment right to jury trial applies to the federal sentencing guidelines. In its substantive Booker opinion, the Court held that the Sixth Amendment applies to the sentencing guidelines. In its remedial Booker opinion, the Court severed and excised two statutory provisions, 18 U .S.C. § 3553 (b) (1), which made the federal guidelines mandatory, and 18 U.S.C. § 3742(e), an appeals provision.

Under the approach set forth by the Court, “district courts, while not bound to apply the Guidelines, must consult those Guidelines and take them into account when sentencing,” subject to review by the courts of appeal for “unreasonableness.” The subsequent Supreme Court decision in Rita v. United States, 551 U.S. 338 {2007), held that courts of appeal may apply a presumption of reasonableness when reviewing a sentence imposed within the guideline sentencing range.

• whether the offender truthfully admitted his or her role in the crime, • whether the offender made restitution before there was a guilty verdict, and • whether the offender pled guilty.

Offenders who qualify for the 2-level reduction and whose offense levels are greater than 15, may, upon motion of the government, be granted an additional 1-level reduction if, in a timely manner, they declare their intention to plead guilty.

Criminal History The guidelines assign each offender to one of six criminal history categories based upon the extent of an offender’s past misconduct. Criminal History Category I is the least serious category and includes many first-time offenders. Criminal History Category VI is the most serious category and includes offenders with serious criminal records.

Determining the Guideline Range

For additional information about the United States Sentencing Commission, contact:

The final offense level is determined by taking the base offense level and then adding or subtracting from it any specific offense characteristics and adjustments that apply. The point at which the final offense level and the criminal history category intersect on the Commission’s sentencing table determines the defendant’s sentencing guideline range.

Sentences Outside of the Guideline Range

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After the guideline range is determined, if an atypical aggravating or mitigating circumstance exists, the court may “depart” from the guideline range. That is, the judge may sentence the offender above or below the range. When de-

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rowing up as a 26-year-old man from New York, you realize that, following Nipsey Hussle’s passing, he wasn’t just a regional act. Born Ermias Joseph Asghedom (meaning “God Will Rise”, which some consider a prophesized name from his mother, Michelle) on August 15th, 1985, Nipsey truly encapsulated the spirit of his Zodiac sign. Leo’s are often summarized as King’s or Queens, with their shape being an Infinity Symbol, their strength is awareness, but their weakness is a lack of control.

Growing up with his grandmother since the age of 14, Nipsey was known across his neighborhood as a full-time hustler who wouldn’t even let high school deter him on his cash route. After being initiated into a branch of the Crip organization known as the Rolling 60’s at an early age, Nipsey decided to take a trip to Africa and join another group. It was there on a three month stay in Eritrea that Nipsey felt inspired to become a community activist with an entrepreneurial mindset.

Over the course of his career, Nipsey Hussle has aligned himself with some of the biggest names in the game for almost every project he released. ”Bullets Ain’t Got No Name Volume 1” was featured under Jonny Shipe’s Cinematic Music Group umbrella, being one of the first New York labels/outlets to bring in a prominent West Coast act on the rise. With features alongside Smoke, DZA, and his home team artists, Nipsey would show everyone on Volume 1 why he wasn’t someone to be fucked with. Following it up with Volume 2 and Volume 3, featuring some of the best songs out at the time and still, such as “One Take Freestyle”, “Change Tomorrow”, “Hood Star”, “Kush & Haze”, “Rich Roll” and even the Drake feature “Killer”, Nipsey felt it was some to change the message’s delivery up some.

Enter the new mixtape series – The Marathon – right around 2010. As I entered my Freshman year of College, Nipsey’s new project was at the forefront of what it meant to be on your own “marathon” and not let up on the grind. All Money In was the team that Nipsey assembled, showing that he had a vision in mind to get his goals out. Many still slept on Nipsey that weren’t hip to the new Cali era of music; names such as Dom Kennedy, Casey Veggies, Overdoz, Polyester the Saint, and even Indiana-transplant Freddie Gibbs were all at the height of this time period, too. Following up The Marathon with The Marathon Continues, Nipsey knew he was on to something. I can remember him boasting that once he got to over 58k followers, new music would keep flooding, and as his followers grew, so did the music. With each release, Nip’s content and production grew even stronger and more profound.

Nipsey’s “All Money In” label represents intelligently investing one’s wealth into something rather than spending or having. That’s a motto I kept me with since I first heard Nip’s explanation. As an activist in his community, Nipsey pushed for entrepreneurship, unity, and self-sustainability. Such a mind state would bring us 2013’s Crenshaw mixtape. Boasting for years that Victory Lap would be the conclusion to all the Marathon releases, Nipsey swerved the fans some with a legendary release; the games first $100 mixtape. Direct-to-consumer, something that hadn’t been done since months prior when Jay Z would release his Magna Carter album directly to Samsung phones, first. I attended Nipsey’s first and only Vinnie’s pop-up shop in Brooklyn, New York. The experience was like none other and the building was packed wall-to-wall with fans who had mixtapes, merch, and any other items you could think of ready for Nipsey to sign. All love in one building for my first encounter with Hussle.

We all assumed Victory Lap would be the next release, given how big Crenshaw did independently, even having Jay Z himself purchase multiple copies to support the movement. What followed was Mailbox Money, a project that took Nipsey’s 93same Crenshaw approach, but ratcheted it up a few levels; the game’s first $1000

mixtape. Yes, you read right, $1000. Coupled with a meet and great and all access, Nipsey sold over $60k in units, which is still amazing to do independently and at $1000 a pop in a time when people barely want to spend $1.99 on a friends single let alone their favorite rapper. Nipsey would link with Rick Ross on multiple occasions over the year, speculating he would be the first from the West to be signed to Maybach Music Group, Ross’ own label, but alas no deal was struck but a strong friendship was forged.

With his life on the up and up alongside his beautiful new actress girlfriend, Lauren London, famous from her role in the historic movie ATL starring T.I. and Big Boi, Nipsey was damn near on top of the world as his star shined. Turning his neighborhood of former trap infamy to the actual place where his family would really receive “mailbox money” (long term revenue that comes right to the mailbox without lifting a finger). Owning a clothing store, fish shack, and more stores in the complex right outside of Slauson & Crenshaw (now renamed Nipsey Hussle Square), Nipsey was a prime example across the states that you didn’t have to let your previous gang life deter your goals or scare people away; change is possible and change is inevitable.

Finally coming into his own with the Grammy-nominated 2018 release, Victory Lap, we all rejoiced when it was announced months prior that Nipsey would be partnering with Atlantic Records to get this vision out to the world. We all knew Nipsey for his independence, as his prior deal alongside Epic Records in 2010 didn’t amount to much, so hearing Atlantic Records would be handling this partnership with All Money In raised curiosity, but with a strong roster such as Cardi B, Bruno Mars, Gucci Mane, Meek Mill, Kodak Black, A Boogie With The Hoodie and more; it was only fitting this album be treated alongside of the biggest names in the game at the time.

Filling Victory Lap with some of the best features possible out of his arsenal – Kendrick Lamar, Puff Daddy, YG, Dom Kennedy, Marsha Ambrosius, The-Dream, and more – it’s a no brainer why and how this hour and five-minute album could make for a Grammy nod.

Almost a year to the album’s release, Nipsey’s life was cut short tragically outside of his same Marathon Clothing store in the same complex he owned by a jealous affiliate.

Knowing that nobody Nipsey employed in his Marathon store could carry a fire-arm due to their felonies, the shooter, Eric Holder, also a crip rapper from the area, knew the right time to strike following an altercation with Nipsey just minutes prior. The details of their disagreement may remain a mystery, as one man isn’t here to tell his side of the story, while the other is on the verge of pleading insanity to save his own life. Nipsey is survived by his two children, son Kross with girlfriend Lauren London and daughter Emani, from a previous relationship with whom he brought to the Grammy’s this past year. His older brother and business partner, Black Sam, was on the scene to catch Nipsey’s final moments as he saw his brother breathing, believing he would make it to see another day out of a miracle. Also survived by another brother and a sister, his mother, father, and grandmother.

His loss was felt not only in the community of Los Angeles, but across the entire world felt. When you can have gangs such as the Bloods, Crips, Eses, even the LAPD and Nation all rallying behind you in wake of your death, you know you’ve done something bigger than just drop albums and rap about your truths. Nipsey lived his truth and he exuded just how great his achievements were with every week that went by and a new news article appeared with something great he had done.

Nipsey was a beacon of hope for those in the world, young brothers and sisters that resembled him in complexion that didn’t think they could make it out of their own misery to become something greater than predicted. As humans, we need to stick together instead of hating and fighting one another over petty nonsense. God bless Nipsey Hussle and the greatness he brought to this game. It’ll never be another that can replace him or his contributions to this world.

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[Intro: Roddy Ricch] (Hit-Boy) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, I was ridin’ ’round in the V-12 with the racks in the middle I was ridin’ ‘round in the V-12 with the racks in the middle Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Ay [Chorus: Roddy Ricch] I was riding ’round in the V-12 with the racks in the middle Had to pray to almighty God they let my dog out the kennel When you get it straight up out the mud, you can’t imagine this shit I been pullin’ up in the drop tops with the baddest bitches Young nigga been focused on my check (Mhmmhm) Got a new coupe wrapped around my neck (Mhmmhm) Tryna put the water on my Patek (Mhmmhm) I got killers to the left of me (Mhmmhm) [Verse 1: Nipsey Hussle] We was lurking on ‘em, ain’t show no mercy on ‘em We was goin’ back to back, we put a curfew on ‘em It was dark clouds on us, but that was perfect for us We know you always crash and burn, but it was working for us Limo tint the V-12, double check the details Gotta cross my T’s and dot my I’s or I can’t sleep well Millions off of retail Once again, I prevail Knew that shit was over from the day I dropped my presale Hold up, let the beat build See me in the streets still I been fightin’ battles up a steep hill They gave my road dog twelve, it was a sweet deal And I been ridin’ solo tryna rebuild Look [Chorus: Roddy Ricch] I was riding ‘round in the V-12 with the racks in the middle Had to pray to almighty God they let my dog out the kennel When you get it straight up out the mud, you can’t imagine this shit I been pullin’ up in the drop tops with the baddest bitches Young nigga been focused on my check (Mhmmhm) Got a new coupe wrapped around my neck (Mhmmhm) Tryna put the water on my Patek (Mhmmhm) I got killers to the left of me (Mhmmhm) [Verse 2: Nipsey Hussle] Look, under no condition would you ever catch me slippin’ Motorcaded shooters plus the Maybach chauffeur driven If they catch me wit’ it, gon’ sen Judge ain’t sympathizin’, court don’t show forgiveness Engine in the Lambo drownin’ out the music Silk Dior with the flowers, five gold Cubans Champagne while I shop, hope I splurge foolish Closin’ Escrow twice this month, both commercial units Damn, I wish my nigga Fatts was here How you die thirty somethin’ after banging all them years?

Grammy-nominated, in the sauna sheddin’ tears All this money, power, fame and I can’t make you reappear But I don’t wipe ‘em though We just embrace the only life we know If it was me, I would tell you, “Nigga, live your life and grow” I’d tell you, “Finish what we started, reach them heights, you know?

And gas the V-12 to the pipe and smoke” [Chorus: Roddy Ricch] I was ridin’ ‘round in the V-12 with the racks in the middle Had to pray to almighty God they let my dog out the kennel When you get it straight up out the mud, you can’t imagine this shit I been pullin’ up in the drop tops with the baddest bitches Young nigga been focused on my check (Mhmmhm) Got a new coupe wrapped around my neck (Mhmmhm) Tryna put the water on my Patek (Mhmmhm) I got killers to the left of me (Mhmmhm) [Verse 3: Nipsey Hussle] Another million dollar bail, that’s just some regular shit See my granny on a jet, some shit I’ll never forget Next day we flew to Vegas, with my Puma connects We break bread, we ain’t new to success Bleed music, invest, enterprise, take lucrative steps Cold game, but I knew it was Chess As a youth in the set Learn the game, you a student at best But it’s a couple things you can expect Look, just like money know money, nigga, shooters respect Other shooters we was both, don’t want my crew on your neck I’m on the freeway in a drop, it got me losing my breath I do the dash with the blues on the deck

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THE MARATHON

[Intro] Fly, fly, fly...

Fly, fly, fly...

Fly, fly, fly...

Fly, fly, fly...

[Hook] The best position in my life, my future’s looking bright Them Gucci’s on my face but I’m not blinded by the light I’m out here in grind mode I’m out here in grind mode The best position in my life, my future’s looking bright Them Gucci’s on my face but I’m not blinded by the light I’m out here in grind mode I’m out here in grind mode [Verse 1] Ain’t have no pot to piss in Now I’m on yachts with bitches My flow is not the sickest?

You niggas common-sense-less We at the round table pa-pa-pa politicking Like F-A-B we R.I.P. our competition No opposition, just a flock of bitches The roof crack, trunk open they saw my vision Them bright lights had her eyes itching But she not tripping cuz she just wanna take flight witcha [Bridge] Clear up off my runway I’m bout to catch flight Clouds on my freeway I’ma coast my kite Fly fly fly So tell em that I came for the game, and I took it Fly fly fly There’s weather in these skies, it never shook me Fly fly fly The captain of my plane, so I gotta dip it Fly fly fly You see my eyes tell me if you see my vision on my Fly fly fly My nigga doing life, my brother’s in the grave Fly fly fly I feel like it’s my duty my nigga to spread my wings Fly fly fly And all I do is fly, and fly away One day I hope you all, gon’ fly away nigga [Hook] The best position in my life, my future’s looking bright Them Gucci’s on my face but I’m not blinded by the light I’m out here in grind mode I’m out here in grind mode The best position in my life, my future’s looking bright Them Gucci’s on my face but I’m not blinded by the light I’m out here in grind mode I’m out here in grind mode Perrier sipping, Benz drop dipping Real fly cripping nigga All money business nigga Cross country tripping nigga First class sitting nigga When I touch down it’s like a 5 grand interest nigga You know what I’m into nigga Money and expensive bitches Fuck em on expensive linen Then put on expensive denim Five stacks in each pocket What you niggas know about it?

I stay on that shit that make your bitch act a ho around me [Bridge] Clear up off my runway I’m bout to catch flight Clouds on my freeway I’ma coast my kite Fly fly fly So tell em that I came for the game, and I took it Fly fly fly There’s weather in these skies, it never shook me Fly fly fly The captain of my plane, so I gotta dip it Fly fly fly You see my eyes tell me if you see my vision on my Fly fly fly My nigga doing life, my brother’s in the grave Fly fly fly I feel like it’s my duty my nigga to spread my wings Fly fly fly And all I do is fly, and fly away One day I hope you all, gon’ fly away nigga

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Victory lap [Intro: Stacy Barthe] Woah, oh-woah, woah, ohh Like the beginning of “Mean Streets” (ohh) Like the beginning of “Mean Streets” Like the beginning of “Mean Streets” [Verse 1: Nipsey Hussle] I’m prolific, so gifted I’m the type that’s gon’ go get it, no kiddin’ Breaking down a Swisher in front of yo buildin’ Sitting on the steps feeling no feelings Last night, it was a cold killin’ You gotta keep the devil in his hole, nigga But you know how it go, nigga I’m front line every time it’s on, nigga Hunnit proof flow, run and shoot pro 458 drop, playin’ “Bulletproof Soul” Every few shows I just buy some new gold Circle got smaller, everybody can’t go Downtown diamond district, jewelers like “Yo Hussle holler at me, I got Cubans on the low” Flew to Cancun, smokin’ Cubans on the boat And docked at Tulum just to smoke, look Listening to music at the Mayan Ruins True devotion on the bluest ocean, cruisin’ My cultural influence even rival Lucien I’m integrated vertically, y’all niggas blew it They tell me, “Hussle dumb it down, you might confuse ‘em” This ain’t that weirdo rap you motherfuckers used to Like the beginning of “Mean Streets” I’m an urban legend, South Central in a certain section Can’t express how I curbed detectives Guess it’s... evidence of a divine presence Blessings, help me out at times I seem reckless F it Got a L, but got an E for effort, stretch it Dropped him off in the Mojave desert, and left him Ain’t no answer to these trick questions Money makin’ Nip Straighten out my jewelry on my bitch dresser Well known, flick up and jail pose Matchin’ champagne bottles from Ricos til’ T show Whatever, nigga, we playin’ chess, not checkers, nigga Thirty-eight special for you clever niggas See bro, if you ain’t live and die by the street codes Been through all these motions, up and down like a see-saw I can never view you as my equal Fuck I want to hear your CD for?

[Chorus: Stacy Barthe] (Woah) Like the beginning of “Mean Streets” Like the beginning of “Mean Streets” (Woah) Like the beginning of “Mean Streets” Like the beginning of “Mean Streets” (Woah) Like the beginning of “Mean Streets” Like the beginning of “Mean Streets” (We gotta make it) Like the beginning of “Mean Streets” [Verse 2: Nipsey Hussle] Yeah, look I’m finna take it there, this time around I’ma make it clear Spoke some things into the universe and they appeared I say it’s worth it, I won’t say it’s fair Find your purpose or you wastin’ air, fuck it though, ya’ll niggas scared Eyes opened, I can see it clear They don’t make ‘em bar none, they don’t make ‘em real They don’t make it where I’m from, they don’t take it here They don’t see in due time, I be makin’ mil’s Bossed up in this game, I been makin’ deals Get your lawyer on the phone, we can make it real I got checks and balance, I flex dramatic Other fifty on my neck, just my reckless habit Ain’t no pussy on my rep, disrespect the savage I make one phone call and the rest get handled This just another front step with candles Lil message from the set, “We accept your challenge” [Outro: Stacy Barthe] Woah, oh-woah, woah, ohh Woah, woah We gotta make it Yeah we gotta We gotta make Oh, we gotta make it Ohh, ooh We gotta make it, ohh Victory Lap

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