Eric Adams

I grew up... I know you from around there. Yeah, those guys were larger than life, man.

I grew up... I know you from around there. Yeah, those guys were larger than life, man.

I grew up... I know you from around there. Yeah, those guys were larger than life, man.

Crack just, cocaine and crack just came on line back then. You know, Kilo, Tinka, those whole team. These guys used to drive around with Roll Royces in NYCHA. And they just had a real lock on the drug scene in the city. Then rap started to come around. So they're telling the stories. Right, right, right, right.

Crack just, cocaine and crack just came on line back then. You know, Kilo, Tinka, those whole team. These guys used to drive around with Roll Royces in NYCHA. And they just had a real lock on the drug scene in the city. Then rap started to come around. So they're telling the stories. Right, right, right, right.

Crack just, cocaine and crack just came on line back then. You know, Kilo, Tinka, those whole team. These guys used to drive around with Roll Royces in NYCHA. And they just had a real lock on the drug scene in the city. Then rap started to come around. So they're telling the stories. Right, right, right, right.

The level of violence was not the same as you saw during the 80s, going through the 80s and the 90s. Back then, you know, those guys were about making their money. They would have a beef. And then the inner... Gang, once that started happening. Yeah, right. 80s is when you really saw the violence, because it was just so much money. It was a lot of money on the street.

The level of violence was not the same as you saw during the 80s, going through the 80s and the 90s. Back then, you know, those guys were about making their money. They would have a beef. And then the inner... Gang, once that started happening. Yeah, right. 80s is when you really saw the violence, because it was just so much money. It was a lot of money on the street.

The level of violence was not the same as you saw during the 80s, going through the 80s and the 90s. Back then, you know, those guys were about making their money. They would have a beef. And then the inner... Gang, once that started happening. Yeah, right. 80s is when you really saw the violence, because it was just so much money. It was a lot of money on the street.

People wanted to take over areas, take over streets. But back during, you know, when you look around, 75, coming to the 80s, you know, crack started to really start to make his way. And really, crack...

People wanted to take over areas, take over streets. But back during, you know, when you look around, 75, coming to the 80s, you know, crack started to really start to make his way. And really, crack...

People wanted to take over areas, take over streets. But back during, you know, when you look around, 75, coming to the 80s, you know, crack started to really start to make his way. And really, crack...

really escalated to violence you know when you start dealing with crack cocaine because of profitability or profit um uh for whatever reason you know even heroin wasn't you know it didn't bring that level of violence going into the 60s the cost per kilo also you can get a lot of money like 20 grand for a key yeah oh god so it's just so profitable you can transport easily

really escalated to violence you know when you start dealing with crack cocaine because of profitability or profit um uh for whatever reason you know even heroin wasn't you know it didn't bring that level of violence going into the 60s the cost per kilo also you can get a lot of money like 20 grand for a key yeah oh god so it's just so profitable you can transport easily

really escalated to violence you know when you start dealing with crack cocaine because of profitability or profit um uh for whatever reason you know even heroin wasn't you know it didn't bring that level of violence going into the 60s the cost per kilo also you can get a lot of money like 20 grand for a key yeah oh god so it's just so profitable you can transport easily

And then you had those who were participating in law enforcement that was part of making that money also. There was some illegal stuff that was going on.

And then you had those who were participating in law enforcement that was part of making that money also. There was some illegal stuff that was going on.

And then you had those who were participating in law enforcement that was part of making that money also. There was some illegal stuff that was going on.

Yeah, 77 Mark Boys.

Yeah, 77 Mark Boys.