John Smith
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go work or go get something else going buy me a house what houses were like 70k then in oakland you get a good house for 60 or 70k at that time so i was thinking on those terms i met a girl she wasn't the one for me and she showed me that because all she wanted was money right i mean she knew i had money she knew that things were going good for me so all she did was kept her hand out and she kept asking for money so i had to get away from her man get away from her and
go work or go get something else going buy me a house what houses were like 70k then in oakland you get a good house for 60 or 70k at that time so i was thinking on those terms i met a girl she wasn't the one for me and she showed me that because all she wanted was money right i mean she knew i had money she knew that things were going good for me so all she did was kept her hand out and she kept asking for money so i had to get away from her man get away from her and
go work or go get something else going buy me a house what houses were like 70k then in oakland you get a good house for 60 or 70k at that time so i was thinking on those terms i met a girl she wasn't the one for me and she showed me that because all she wanted was money right i mean she knew i had money she knew that things were going good for me so all she did was kept her hand out and she kept asking for money so i had to get away from her man get away from her and
Meeting other women now, but not getting too serious with them. And then I finally met one that I ended up having a baby with. But that scared the hell out of me. You know, going into fatherhood. Now, like I said, 18, 19 years old. My daughter's 26 now. And I'm thinking, like, what am I going to do? I need to make more money because I'm about to have a baby.
Meeting other women now, but not getting too serious with them. And then I finally met one that I ended up having a baby with. But that scared the hell out of me. You know, going into fatherhood. Now, like I said, 18, 19 years old. My daughter's 26 now. And I'm thinking, like, what am I going to do? I need to make more money because I'm about to have a baby.
Meeting other women now, but not getting too serious with them. And then I finally met one that I ended up having a baby with. But that scared the hell out of me. You know, going into fatherhood. Now, like I said, 18, 19 years old. My daughter's 26 now. And I'm thinking, like, what am I going to do? I need to make more money because I'm about to have a baby.
So my cousin, older guy, he's the one that helped put me in the game. Gave me a bunch of resources where I didn't have to trip. He said, look. You're doing it all wrong, man. You're trying to sell wholesale. What we need to do is sell retail to the public with the shit that we used to before. And they're like, nah, I don't really want to go back to that, man.
So my cousin, older guy, he's the one that helped put me in the game. Gave me a bunch of resources where I didn't have to trip. He said, look. You're doing it all wrong, man. You're trying to sell wholesale. What we need to do is sell retail to the public with the shit that we used to before. And they're like, nah, I don't really want to go back to that, man.
So my cousin, older guy, he's the one that helped put me in the game. Gave me a bunch of resources where I didn't have to trip. He said, look. You're doing it all wrong, man. You're trying to sell wholesale. What we need to do is sell retail to the public with the shit that we used to before. And they're like, nah, I don't really want to go back to that, man.
This weed is easier and there's less time if something goes wrong. He said, you mean to tell me you're in this game trying to get rich and you're thinking about what's going to go wrong? You'll never be successful. Are you in or not? So I was like, I'm in. So what we did is in our neighborhood, we ended up setting up an operation. We brought everybody from the neighborhood together.
This weed is easier and there's less time if something goes wrong. He said, you mean to tell me you're in this game trying to get rich and you're thinking about what's going to go wrong? You'll never be successful. Are you in or not? So I was like, I'm in. So what we did is in our neighborhood, we ended up setting up an operation. We brought everybody from the neighborhood together.
This weed is easier and there's less time if something goes wrong. He said, you mean to tell me you're in this game trying to get rich and you're thinking about what's going to go wrong? You'll never be successful. Are you in or not? So I was like, I'm in. So what we did is in our neighborhood, we ended up setting up an operation. We brought everybody from the neighborhood together.
Mind you, this is not my operation. He brought me into this operation. So when people think I'm going to start selling drugs, I'm going to become a kingpin, you're probably not. Only 1% of people get up to high level in drug dealing. Same thing with fraud and scamming. Most people are not successful in scamming because they're doing it for survival.
Mind you, this is not my operation. He brought me into this operation. So when people think I'm going to start selling drugs, I'm going to become a kingpin, you're probably not. Only 1% of people get up to high level in drug dealing. Same thing with fraud and scamming. Most people are not successful in scamming because they're doing it for survival.
Mind you, this is not my operation. He brought me into this operation. So when people think I'm going to start selling drugs, I'm going to become a kingpin, you're probably not. Only 1% of people get up to high level in drug dealing. Same thing with fraud and scamming. Most people are not successful in scamming because they're doing it for survival.
Or as soon as they make some money, they go buy something, start over from square one, and they have to start doing it all over again. So it's only a few people that will make it to high levels. Even becoming a millionaire from hustling or selling drugs, so rare that the people who are saying they did it, probably didn't do it. Most rappers never did it.
Or as soon as they make some money, they go buy something, start over from square one, and they have to start doing it all over again. So it's only a few people that will make it to high levels. Even becoming a millionaire from hustling or selling drugs, so rare that the people who are saying they did it, probably didn't do it. Most rappers never did it.
Or as soon as they make some money, they go buy something, start over from square one, and they have to start doing it all over again. So it's only a few people that will make it to high levels. Even becoming a millionaire from hustling or selling drugs, so rare that the people who are saying they did it, probably didn't do it. Most rappers never did it.
Most people just won't do it, which is not even something to even brag about anyway, because it's so hard to do. So we put this plan together that we would have watchouts on each corner, one person collect the money, one person hands over the drugs. We were gonna set up a complete organized operation, unlike the city has ever seen.
Most people just won't do it, which is not even something to even brag about anyway, because it's so hard to do. So we put this plan together that we would have watchouts on each corner, one person collect the money, one person hands over the drugs. We were gonna set up a complete organized operation, unlike the city has ever seen.