A former drug dealer from 1980s South Elmhurst reflects on bullying customers with his partner Wayne Boo Boo Lozano, and shares an OG's warning: the people you torment today might gain power in prison tomorrow. The lesson is simple: treat everyone with respect because power shifts.
So I want to share something with you that I learned way back in like '86, '87, uh, and it was words from a dope fiend or crackhead, uh, back when I used to be in the streets selling dope. And, uh, it was such a profound statement that I definitely govern my behavior, uh, by it today. And so I used to hustle on the street called South Elmhurst, and it was me and my homeboy Corey Lozano, AKA Wayne Boo Boo, um, rest in peace, God bless his soul. He was actually one of the first, uh, people I started hustling with, uh, when I first got to Brookfield. So, um, one time me and him is standing around, and back then we were young wild bulls, and so it wasn't uncommon for us as young teens, for the dope fiends who would buy dope from us, like, if they were out of pocket for any reason, You know, we smash on them, beat them up, embarrass them, kick them, slap them, chase them down the street, right? And we would laugh about it, and it would just be like, you know, the laugh of the day. And usually the Dolphins back then, they were, they were very skinny and scrawny, you know, and they would toe up. They would old school toe up from the floor up. But then one day, an OG Dolphin that we respected, um, you know, there's always the unc and the auntie of the crowd, so he was like an unc. And, uh, he told us a story that we didn't know because we were young. He said a lot of times y'all that be out here hustling, y'all dominate out here, but when you get beside those walls, it's a whole nother story. So these same folks that we were taking advantage of, when they go to the pen, they swell up, they get healthy, and they connected, right, with rank and everything inside. And he was like, I've seen so many cats, you know, get, you know, raped, head split, punked, right, uh, PC'd up. Because on the inside, that's where they have the leverage. It's like that's they world, just like out here is our world, and there it's they world. And so here's the statement that he said that was so profound that I think about to this day. And he said, you know, it ain't no fun When the rabbit got the gun. He said it ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun. And when you keep that in perspective, it just makes you mindful how you treat other people, especially those who appear to be at a disadvantage at one point, because you never know when you're going to see them again. So I would encourage you today, if you've ever found yourself looking down on someone, mistreating someone because they are in a lesser position in life. And that could be as simple as the unfortunate person who asks you for some change and you look down on them and you don't show no love. You never know when you're going to see somebody again, and you never know when you're going to need somebody to look out for you. And your experience might not be with the person that you was mistreating. You just might find yourself in a position where somebody has dominion over you, leverage on you, over you, And then they dog you out, and then you understand what it feels like. And trust me, I've experienced that. And so I'll tell you, it ain't no fun when a rabbit got the gun. So just lead with love, take care of people when you can. Do not take advantage of people because they're not where you at. When it comes to those tables, one thing's for sure and two things for certain, them tables will turn. Peace.
I was literally kicked off a Southwest flight before for being disrespectful.
