John Smith

Big mistake. That night I had to go stay at the prostitute motel, 20 a month, where it's nothing but prostitutes, nothing but drug dealers, nothing but other people that are in the game, nothing but people that are hustling, that are grinding actually at the time. And you're what? You're 15. I'm about 14 at this time. I'm about 14 at this time. About 14 because now I'm not going to school no more.

School is over with. I'm hustling all day. No one even can tell me what to do. So I go stay at that hotel for that night. And I was like, no, I don't want to do this. I asked one of my friends. He only lived there with his mom. I was like, hey, will your mom let me stay over here at your house for a while? And he asked her. She's like, yeah, but he has to give me 200 bucks a month.

School is over with. I'm hustling all day. No one even can tell me what to do. So I go stay at that hotel for that night. And I was like, no, I don't want to do this. I asked one of my friends. He only lived there with his mom. I was like, hey, will your mom let me stay over here at your house for a while? And he asked her. She's like, yeah, but he has to give me 200 bucks a month.

School is over with. I'm hustling all day. No one even can tell me what to do. So I go stay at that hotel for that night. And I was like, no, I don't want to do this. I asked one of my friends. He only lived there with his mom. I was like, hey, will your mom let me stay over here at your house for a while? And he asked her. She's like, yeah, but he has to give me 200 bucks a month.

And I was like, 200 a month. OK, that's fine. I'll make that in a couple of days, whatever, maybe even one day. So I want to stay there. Everything went downhill. I'm hustling all night. Stop caring about people. I'm getting into altercations with dealers and the users. I'm getting into altercations all the time. I start drinking beer and whatever the E&J, the lightweight stuff, or what I call it.

And I was like, 200 a month. OK, that's fine. I'll make that in a couple of days, whatever, maybe even one day. So I want to stay there. Everything went downhill. I'm hustling all night. Stop caring about people. I'm getting into altercations with dealers and the users. I'm getting into altercations all the time. I start drinking beer and whatever the E&J, the lightweight stuff, or what I call it.

And I was like, 200 a month. OK, that's fine. I'll make that in a couple of days, whatever, maybe even one day. So I want to stay there. Everything went downhill. I'm hustling all night. Stop caring about people. I'm getting into altercations with dealers and the users. I'm getting into altercations all the time. I start drinking beer and whatever the E&J, the lightweight stuff, or what I call it.

But it's still bad for a 14-year-old kid. But I'm so stressed out that I... I just didn't know what to do, man. I'm stressed out. So I'm hustling every day. I got a gun on me every single day as a kid. But mind you, everybody in that community does. So you looking at people who are dangerous and you have to be dangerous as them or getting taken out the game.

But it's still bad for a 14-year-old kid. But I'm so stressed out that I... I just didn't know what to do, man. I'm stressed out. So I'm hustling every day. I got a gun on me every single day as a kid. But mind you, everybody in that community does. So you looking at people who are dangerous and you have to be dangerous as them or getting taken out the game.

But it's still bad for a 14-year-old kid. But I'm so stressed out that I... I just didn't know what to do, man. I'm stressed out. So I'm hustling every day. I got a gun on me every single day as a kid. But mind you, everybody in that community does. So you looking at people who are dangerous and you have to be dangerous as them or getting taken out the game.

So what I ended up doing, I'm standing over there with him. We still hustling. I had to hide my money with my little brother. I'm like, well, look, I need you to keep this money safe. I can't bring it over here. I can't keep no more than about a thousand bucks on me at a time because I'm sleeping at somebody else's house and I don't have my own space.

So what I ended up doing, I'm standing over there with him. We still hustling. I had to hide my money with my little brother. I'm like, well, look, I need you to keep this money safe. I can't bring it over here. I can't keep no more than about a thousand bucks on me at a time because I'm sleeping at somebody else's house and I don't have my own space.

So what I ended up doing, I'm standing over there with him. We still hustling. I had to hide my money with my little brother. I'm like, well, look, I need you to keep this money safe. I can't bring it over here. I can't keep no more than about a thousand bucks on me at a time because I'm sleeping at somebody else's house and I don't have my own space.

So he's keeping the money for me and he's like hiding it over what he had a secret hiding place that I probably couldn't even get to. But in case of emergency, he knew how to get to it. So that was going cool. I bought a car, stopped going to school, but I would show up at school maybe to meet a girl or something like that every now and then. But I'm really, really learning the game now.

So he's keeping the money for me and he's like hiding it over what he had a secret hiding place that I probably couldn't even get to. But in case of emergency, he knew how to get to it. So that was going cool. I bought a car, stopped going to school, but I would show up at school maybe to meet a girl or something like that every now and then. But I'm really, really learning the game now.

So he's keeping the money for me and he's like hiding it over what he had a secret hiding place that I probably couldn't even get to. But in case of emergency, he knew how to get to it. So that was going cool. I bought a car, stopped going to school, but I would show up at school maybe to meet a girl or something like that every now and then. But I'm really, really learning the game now.

How are you 14 years old and you bought a car? Well, back then, you got to think. You didn't need license. You didn't need insurance. It's just finding somebody that had a car like – Like, um, thousand dollar car. You look in a classified flea market paper. I'll never forget you go get this classified flea market paper. And then you get an 18 year old to just go sign the papers.

How are you 14 years old and you bought a car? Well, back then, you got to think. You didn't need license. You didn't need insurance. It's just finding somebody that had a car like – Like, um, thousand dollar car. You look in a classified flea market paper. I'll never forget you go get this classified flea market paper. And then you get an 18 year old to just go sign the papers.

How are you 14 years old and you bought a car? Well, back then, you got to think. You didn't need license. You didn't need insurance. It's just finding somebody that had a car like – Like, um, thousand dollar car. You look in a classified flea market paper. I'll never forget you go get this classified flea market paper. And then you get an 18 year old to just go sign the papers.

I mean, I never, I didn't have an ID, right? I didn't. My brother had his first car at 12. I waited. It took me to a 14 to get my first car. He had one at 12 and he had to sit on phone books and pillows. He even got pulled over by campus security in the seventh grade driving a car. And she took the keys and said, well, have your parents come get the keys from me tomorrow.