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LA Rapper and former gang member Young OG Lil Cuete and I had a very raw conversation about his upbringing in the gang infested streets of west Los Angeles and how he escaped the violence. Cuete is truly a remarkable dude and I if you liked my interview with former inmates and reformed legends, you’re gonna love this one. Welcome to camp! 🏕️

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TIME STAMPS: 

00:00 Intro
00:57 Hard to be a funny gang banger?
2:11 Where he grew up + childhood + getting into fights
5:42 First time seeing a gun + getting involved in gang life
10:06 Starting rapping + getting jumped in at 16
15:16 Lil Cuete beat them up + jumped by 3
18:41 First tattoo + insane back piece
21:31 Becoming a father young + What was he searching for?
29:38 Witnessing his friend dying + Feeling true love
33:40 Finding and supporting a community + Lil Cuete life time commitment
35:19 How are LA gangs different? NYers are RUDE
39:25 Difference between gangs and sets
42:53 Life of a gangbanger, dally in substances + wanting real mushrooms
48:02 Involvement with drogas, Lil Cuete = crime stopper + women packing
50:58 Feeling on edge in NY + moving out + $250k at 16
53:49 1st thing he bought + pressure on delivering + process of creating
58:05 Toxic relationship + feeling constrained
1:01:40 Beating a case + Police search
1:04:39 Tattoos to compensate emotional pain
1:08:53 What do tattoos represent? Tat on his D
1:14:45 Helping people leaving prison + Are Chicanos different?
1:16:53 Joining the oil rig + impact of brother passing away
1:23:29 Dreaming of his brother + finding brotherhood on oil rig
1:27:36 Touring now + searching for something
1:30:36 WILD story on tour
1:33:06 Peter Cuete + Cuete’s brother changed everything
1:42:40 Not believing in Space + Aliens are the watching + The Firmament
1:51:07 Being into spirits
1:54:12 Closest experiences with death