1970 SPECIAL REPORT: "PHILADELPHIA GANGS"

PHILADELPHIA, June 10 -In West Philadelphia the atmosphere on the streets is almost palpably tense. Gang wars are a way of life-and death. So far this year, 13 Philadelphia youngsters, sev eral in their early teens, have been killed in gang violence. Some were innocent bystand ers. There were 39 deaths last year, 43 the The Talk year before, a total of 248 in of West the last 10 years. Philadelphia as often as not, the antagonists were no more than children. It is as if they were playing cowboys, but somehow, in some malign transmogrifica tion, the guns have become
The Talk of West Philadelphia
The average age of both victim and killer is a little over 16.
A Sixth Sense
One hundred and seven gangs have been identified, scores more probably exist and the minimum estimate of 5,000 is quite likely short by about the same number. There are white gangs and some Puerto Ricans, but for the most part the gang phe nomenon in Philadelphia is black.
Benny Swans, who is 23 years old, a former gang member and now a commu nity worker on the Philadel phia streets, has developed something of a sixth sense about which street gangs will start shooting at each other and which ones won't.
“The Osage Avenue gang is cool,” says Mr. Swans, “and so is Cedar Avenue. But the Mongol Nation and the Woodland bunch-they could blow any time.”
There are confrontations almost daily between the two groups, each with its own po tential for violence and al most random death. One day last week was typical.

[@Don_Blanco215]

Philly is one of the original gang cities

[@briancordero7674]

The Philly Police terrorized the black community but turned a blind to the South Philly Mafia.

[@JB-hl1qx]

Thats what happens when you make political contributions and kickbacks to the right people. Chess ... not checkers

[@lynnieadams3070]

🎯

[@animalcub5292]

@@JB-hl1qx that’s what’ happens when the police commissioner is a racist and happens to be Italian

[@thinblacknoodles]

That part FACTS

[@toddsmith346]

@@JB-hl1qx let’s not forget complexion for connection 😂 im not jealous just stating facts

[@9chilidog]

“ more programs” I’m an 80’s kid, and we got all those programs they talk about…Guess what, it didn’t work.

[@lowdown4444]

They stole that money

[@reggiekaz4147]

So what's the reason for not working out in spite of the existence of those programs? Some kind of spiritual curse?

[@1990758]

Seems like they always say that more programs but like you said it never works

[@damienwyche2105]

What programs, I saw none of them.

[@9chilidog]

@@damienwyche2105 are you from the states? Food programs, Rec centers, urban league, subsidized or free camps, job programs, mentoring programs… y’all need to stop acting like it’s Selma, Alabama 1962. It wasn’t a “programs” issue, it was driving the fathers out of the home issue.

[@ezekielmajor5511]

I grew up in the 70s 80s 90s. Gangs were still highly active then. Hilltop vs Wynnefield, JBM, The Craig Haines crew, Moon Gang, the bottom, underworld, The Hollow, Somerville, Cedar Ave, Hoopes Street, The Black Gambinos, etc. Whoever said Philly wasn't known for gangs knows nothing at all.

[@hamiddaain7877]

Also The Valley and The Village gangs from North Philly!!!

[@howardrussell3919]

Lived in West Philly late 60's, early 70's. The Moon, the Barbary Coast, 58th and Osage Ave. Ran into some gangsters from Germantown; Summerville, The Clang, Haines Street, Brickyard . Knew a brother from 13th and South in South Philly name Shoot Em Up. Another Brother was Diver Dan from 39th and Aspen. Cool Earl and Chewy from 46th street tagged the whole city. It was insane...!!

[@kidkully]

@@hamiddaain7877 the tender-lions and the stars ⭐️ were other north philly gangs too

[@hamiddaain7877]

@@kidkully what area down north?

[@kidkully]

@@hamiddaain7877 not really sure bro, but the tender-lions were more popular than the stars. An older teacher told me about the stars ✨ I wanna say tender-lions were around oxford street but I’m not too sure….ask any old-head from north philly about tender-lions like I said they were pretty popular 👍

[@hereisayana8207]

Philly had a lot of beautiful black people in the 80s

[@reggiekaz4147]

This is no longer the case?

[@DBryan-vu6ec]

Philly in the early 70s is a one a kind sight ❤️

[@anthonycaserta89]

East oak lane is a beautiful area real nice now only the mixed neighborhoods are slums

[@1990758]

Exactly I remember those days I grew up in North and South Philly

[@thinblacknoodles]

Born in 73 west Philadelphia but claims Southwest and South mostly

[@khingofswordz43]

Back then Philly....we was our own "Cooley High". Every neighborhood had a "Cochise" that brotha that had inspirations of making in the NBA or least a college scholarship for playing ball. Every neighborhood had a "Preach"....that brotha that wasn't hood enough to gang war but you liked him because he wasn't in a gang or ran the streets. Every hood had a "Pooter"....you know that young Bol that hung around the older guys in the neighborhood....but won't allow him to be part of "Puttin' In Work" gang activities. Then we every neighborhood had a "Brenda".that pretty fly girl you saw & had to get with but unlike you there's other guys wanted her too.....then last every neighborhood had a "Stone.& Robbie"... Those guys you stood clear from them because.they was trouble from the start. Real gang bangin, reefer smoking, pint of "Johnny Walker Red", Knife packing mean dudes.....The funny thing about these young men of yesterday that ran with the gang & the streets are now seniors today that lived thru that period now tell stories about what they been through during the 50's, 60's, & 70's....... 🔥🧊🔥🧊🔥🧊🔥🧊

[@brianwilkinson676]

Sooo true brah

[@khingofswordz43]

@@brianwilkinson676 Thanks for dropping by my comment....

[@cinquebleuu9408]

The one who lived around long enough to tell it......... had to grow up.

[@khingofswordz43]

@@cinquebleuu9408 True indeed.....

[@atifhameen196]

Nice analogy!

[@MisterB2eternity]

Wow this was crazy. Philly has always been rough for a long time. I'm from West Philly. Grew up there from 70s through the 90s. I remember the wars between Wynnefield, Hilltop, Parkside, Hoopes Street, H&R (Hazel and Rodman), Vine Street, The Bottom, Cedar Ave, and so on. During that time the crack epidemic was hitting and JBM was running shit until the early 90s when Aaron Jones and other JBM members either got locked up or killed.

[@leslie0459]

Peace I lived on 57th Hazel during those days I remember the gangs and seeing gang activities.

[@MisterB2eternity]

@@leslie0459 Peace my brother are you the original graffiti artist, Cornbread?

[@leslie0459]

@MisterB2eternity no my nick name Is Beany

[@Riogi]

This was so interesting yet sad to know that youths chose to join gangs when they saw no other way to move forward with their lives. I wonder what became of Danny and the others. Thank you, Hez. I send many blessings to you and loved ones.

[@gilesbentley7113]

That was a long time ago I live at 34th Haverford Avenue

[@mariusmatei2946]

Well, you have to look at the big economic picture of cities like New York, or Philadelphia in the 1960s; the major economic changes (that lead to economic stagnation) of the 1960s (in New York/Philadelphia) had had a major social impact: in the 1970s, and 1980s, New York was marked by crisis, and decline (with a full recovery only in the 1990s); likewise, throughout the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, Philadelphia was marked by (a deep) crisis, and decline (however, unlike the recovery in New York, the recovery that started in Philadelphia after the year 2000, was only partial/limited in scope).

[@househeadtwo5509]

ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS I WENT VARE JR HIGH 24TH & TASKER 9TH GRADE IN 1975 SOUTH PHILLY. THE GANGS I KNEW WHERE , 7TH ST TASKER PROJECTS SIGEL ST AND MAYBE CARPS. THIS SCHOOL WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM I HAD JUST MOVED FROM THE BEAUTIFUL ISLAND OF GUAM STRAIGHT TO THE HOOD IN SOUTH PHILLY A CULTURE SHOCK.. GUAM WAS THE NICKNAME THEY GAVE ME I FOUGHT ALMOST EVERYDAY BECAUSE I WOULD NOT GIVE UP MY LUNCH MONEY, AND BECAUSE OF THE CLOSE I HAD ON . I LOOKED JUST LIKE JJ EVANS ON GOODTIMES WHEN I WENT HOME AND LOOKED, IN THE MIRROR,I SAID OMG I'M IN TROUBLE.. BECAUSE GUAM WAS YRS BEHIND ON THERE CLOSE. WHEN I LEFT GUAM I THOUGHT I WAS UP ON MY GEAR, WHILE THE GUYS AT VARE WHERE WEARING KANGOS, LEATHER COATS, GAB PANTS AND BALLY SHOES OR JACK PURCELLS, SNEAKERS, THATS WHEN I LEARNED THE MEANING OF GETTING MOVED ON AND DO NOT SNITCH WHEN YOU GET IN A FIGHT LOL, ITS FUNNY NOW BUT IT WASN'T FUNNY BACK THEN. AFTER SO MANY FIGHTS I FINALLY GOT MY RESPECT.. IN THAT ONE YR, I COULD HAVE WROTE A BOOK THANK GOD I MADE IT OUT ALIVE... PHILLY IS NO JOKE , THE CRAZY PART IS I WAS BORN AND RAISED FOR 5 YR IN THE RICHIE ALLEN PROJECTS.

[@greggsiano5920]

My man

[@reggiekaz4147]

What is the GUAM? Richie Allen projects still around or gentrified ?

[@niss2142]

And the commissioner/mayor had the most feared gang, The Police... Rizzo: was nothing but a gangster

[@Originalman360]

A racist gangster

[@1GirlieGirl]

This is fascinating, I'm so glad I found it. I work in Parkside, and I drive through Mantua and "The Bottom" every day. It's going to get gentrified like the rest of the city. These young men literally wouldn't believe what that area looks like now, 50 years later. Also this is the first time I heard 52nd St called "The Top." Fascinating.

[@Number1DriversSeat]

That’s sad.

[@dammitdannie215]

Anything below 46th is considered “the bottom”

[@PhlyWise]

Lol yea we say up the way when we talking about 52nd still. Up top usually Cobbs creek or hilltop. In convo and such

[@BigM-wz2mi]

Parkside used to beefed with Wynfeild a lot back in the day,Mantua was underworld,36th Street,Hub, Aspen Street and 436 Market Street, and 52nd Street was always considered the top

[@raymondgreen185]

This was true in Gray's ferry 34st towards the river and 31st below on Wharton Street and Reed. Tasked Homes towards the south.

[@donnienorco.9341]

Love your videos big fan. Keep up the great work.

[@MrBoswel1]

That was my joint innner city boundaries

[@newera5238]

I just remembered growing up as a kid in the '80s, and my mom not allowing me to meet many of my family members for some reason. I didn't find out until age 35 that we had A LOT of family that was in the JBM.

[@reggiekaz4147]

Hey yooooo. That's crazy. I always wondered what happened to the JBM and BM family members

[@shaunNkaidensDAD]

We not gon act like dat 1st song ain't 🔥

[@reggiekaz4147]

Ahahhha I was thinkin the same thing.this jawn is fire

[@terrencesmith1333]

The Black Bottom had the toughest gangs, up the way the coast, the Yard , the smaller gangs seem to be the rougher ones

[@Dmx215WP]

39th street down the Bottom was wild back then and still is.

[@nkosistrainbullies5806]

@@Dmx215WP tell me about. My peoples still there I left 23 years ago barely go back.

[@jamarmills7928]

My pop was running with the Empire Gang 34th and Wallace st Black bottom was tough

[@raymondgreen185]

I think Carpenter Street was the most violent.

[@rahsaancongo6927]

I'M FROM NORTH PHILLY AND IT DEFINITELY AIN'T THE SAME🔥🔥🔥

[@lowdown4444]

Lying css where the money go🤦

[@victordejung5675]

Why is the Kensington area a heroin 💉🥄 💧 💊 💊 den? WHO had the power to designate that area as the smack center of the east coast🤔💭❓

[@reggiekaz4147]

Ur last name is congo? U congolese descent?

[@lowdown4444]

@@reggiekaz4147 Sthu

[@rahsaancongo6927]

@@reggiekaz4147 naw main man... My last name just Congo

[@kmotley517]

This man was the perfect interviewee. You got nothing but truth from him. He told you "the streets"

[@atriskyouthtv]

U ALWAYS COME THRUUUUU ...AND BIG TUNEEEEEEE

[@thephoenix2176]

We were in the era of the Moon gang/JBM...Whether there was one, two parents, extended family or guardian in the home - we had love togetherness - NO such thing is a broken home foh! Meraki Brother!

[@reggiekaz4147]

U a beautiful sister.

[@jeremiahwoods1845]

You need a young man like me Madame

[@jeremiahwoods1845]

West philly finest

[@dlt215]

My dad was in the moon gang (overbrook)

[@ruffboss1]

Lol smh, What comes out when the sun goes down? The Moon, seems like yesterday, you had the Barbary Coast, the Empire, the original Philly Black Mafia, and a few others in West Philly. Travel to the wrong hood get moved on, their best and your best and you come out on top you get moved on, you had to keep it even which would earn you respect and keep them off ya ass lol, it was a lot of work smh. R.I.P "BIRD" and "HOOK"

[@famousdagodjohnson6624]

North Philly Badlands...

[@thespritzwithpopfritz68]

Actually the 25th district badlands . It was a term coined by cops . Rookies would get assigned to 25th district at front & Westmoreland and asked not to get assigned west of 6th street in North Philly . The Captain & Lieutenants would say sure , we’ll assign you to the West Kensington badlands between 2nd street & 6th . That will keep you safe . Lol

[@215Christ]

1970 and on to the mid '70s philly was averaging 400+ homicides a year on-record...

[@jackals1982]

Me being born in the early 60's i remember philly was the gang capital of the US

[@cinquebleuu9408]

Chicago!

[@JP-by6pe]

Classic!! Love this!

[@kevind.jamison6032]

I remember one time when Rizzo was the Police Commissioner and some of his goons came to our neighborhood (Osage Avenue) harassing us until we got tired of it. The "8" (5-8 Osage ) gave them all they could handle. They never came back.

[@greggsiano5920]

I knew dick and Curtis good ppl dick hadda a mechanic shop

[@kincamell2]

Heavy Ps Much Gratitude Ps Peace to Freestyle Fellowship and Daddy O from Stetsasonic

[@williamriley5118]

Frank Rizzo was the Police Commissioner back then. His nickname was “Wyatt Earp.”

[@mujahidabdur-rahman2724]

36st born and raised BOTTOM BRED💯💯💪🏾💪🏾

[@jizzy3025]

There aren’t any gangs in Philly. Just guys repping a block killing each other for drug money and respect.

[@billyjacc]

.. & the money is miniscule compared to what dudes was getting in the Mid 80's-late 90's.

[@toddsmith346]

@Smoke Dawg yes but Chicago still identify with the name but I get you it’s significance no longer holds weight

[@oredi2159]

This was the 70s there were alot of gangs in Philly then

[@isaiahbutler1938]

There were a lot of gangs in the 70's. There are definitely gangs in philly right now. They are beefing heavy too.

[@jizzy3025]

@@isaiahbutler1938 name 1 from this generation….

[@CynthiaAleaseSmithEdD]

20th & Carpenter Street, 13th Street, 15th & Clymer Street. South Philly.

[@johnbran7091]

Was the music that was played in the beginning a song that was made with the board cast or added in because that was straight flames 🔥 🔥🔥🔥

[@kool-ki7739]

It was added in. It's from the Freestyle Fellowship feat. Daddy-O (of Stetsasonic) called "Inner City Boundaries" from 1993

[@PhlyWise]

They shot that video on 36th and haverford. Now there’s grace lutheran there I only was able to mark it because I saw mantua hall when the camera panned

[@PhlyWise]

Da Bottom! I grew up on stories about Empire I’m from 35th street! #356

[@greatcontroversywarrior2865]

The Era that we live in now is pushy as shit 60s-90s was the realist eras ever

[@cameronashton9325]

The Freestyle Fellowship... Loving it.

[@Savadorason1]

-First it started with the Irish, then the Italians, then later came blacks, Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, Chinese, then some mixed groups. When more companies opened up they mainly hired whites. Eventually whites moved out around the early-mid 60s, but the minorities were mostly stuck from then til now. & That's how it happened stretching for over 150yrs, from New York over to Cali. The End.

[@kidkully]

Mexicans had gangs in L.A. since the 1920s

[@Savadorason1]

@@kidkully -New York City had gangs since the 1840s. White thugs, criminals, hookers, addicts, etc. & Then it gradually spread to the rest of the US. different ethnicities/races. By the time Mexico got them NYC had already been swamped with various gangs for about 80+ years, some members of certain crews even becoming affiliated with police & politics while still dealing with urban crime.

[@thepunisher9991]

@@Savadorason1 Like that movie based in the 1800's called "Gangs Of New York."

[@Savadorason1]

@@thepunisher9991 -That's it.

[@trayrozier6042]

Yes I was from The Coast so I remember all that

[@vidform]

The best thing about Philly was Gamble and Huff... Period.

[@cinquebleuu9408]

Georgie Woods and uptown theater

[@blazayblazay8888]

“Bo bee Lee bo bo di bo bo bo”

[@erichall8866]

Philly hasn't changed since, has it?

[@BigM-wz2mi]

Do us a story on the black bottoms.

[@Grenadier311]

Only so much one can accomplish up against a certain demographic.

[@anthonyfernandes588]

Some scans compared ta now it actually looks nicer

[@trayrozier6042]

Check this whatever your dislike for police that's your business however I was committing crimes being out late night police use to give me hard reality lessons like when I was in street after 2 and they pick me up take me to graysferry drop my ass off had to fight to get out of there but let me be perfectly clear 90% of problems I had were from peeps that look like me when I was gang waring moon ran down on us my members ran out on me I got stabbed and beat up then when I got out of gang started hustling powder they tried rob me kidnapped me so when you start talking bout law enforcement ok that's your issue my own peeps were my enemy snitched on etc

[@Cottonrazorblades]

I grew up on 54th and kingsessing. I wasn’t even born until 74 but I remember people talking about the moon gang , woodland ave , mongo nation ect

[@JoeyAfrika]

3:13 what's the name of that song?

[@Originalman360]

I’m from a much much younger era but I’m still 60th Market up to 60th & Girard Moong Gang

[@southsideshanks3851]

“Over a girl”

[@shanaqueenbee]

1979 Strawberry Manison

[@scotiagrizz7927]

He said all muders have been solved...now ask yourself how man black that did not do anything wrong went to jail back then

[@bobski7032]

Beating someone within minutes of their death in order to get a confession is not solving a murder 🖕🏻rizzo

[@fathermayhem6185]

It's easy to see the difference between the older gangs and the snakes of today-

[@1990758]

Exactly

[@bxdale83]

I said in another video that Philly was the gang capital, more so than Chicago, LA, NYC, and Detroit but someone didn't believe me. There's articles about the gang violence in Philly in the 60's and 70's

[@gabaryaahlayasharahla9447]

Theres Articles About Gang Violence In L.A And Chicago From The 1900's Bruh... Especially L.A's Mexican Varrios In The 1920s..You Just Sound Like You Favor Philly In Some Sort Of Way..Maybe It's The Cheese Steaks & Etc...Idk..But The True Gang Capitals Of America Is Los Angeles And Chicago..And Chicago Put Newyork Gangs On And Showed Them How To Become Structured Before Capone Even Came Down There...Now Philly Had The Most Ruthless Italian Mobs Though...Way More Ruthless Then Any Other Italian Mafia Family... Philly Was The Spot Where The Mob Really Showed How Brutal They Can Get... But Philly Is Not The Gang Capital Of America Bro...Philly's Home Grown Gangs Never Even Left The City..Chicago And Los Angeles Is The Gang Capitals.. Who's Gangs Have Influenced The Entire Culture From America Even To Other Countries...Name One Philly Street Gang That Has Done What Chicago And L.A Gangs Have In Terms Of Influence & Numbers

[@bxdale83]

@@gabaryaahlayasharahla9447 Bruh, I clearly said the 1960's and 1970's. I'm not speaking on Capone and the Mob. I'm talking about street gangs. Like I said there's articles in the archives online about the gang violence across various cities from the 1970's and Philly had the most gang violence, more than Chicago, NY, and LA (IN THE 70's!) And who from Chicago put on NY gangs and which gang before Capone went to Chicago?

[@gabaryaahlayasharahla9447]

@@bxdale83 Smfh..Bruh I Know You We're Talking About The 60s And 70s 💯💯💯🤣🤣🤣🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🔥🔥❗❗ I Mentioned The 20s And 1900s That Pre Dates The 1960s and 1970s With Not Just The Mafia..BUT STREET GANGS ASWELL.. Lmaooo..And You Know That's Exactly What I Was Doing Too..But You Wanna Try To Use Lil Tactics To Try And Delay What I'm Saying So You Can Continue On Running Your Mouth Explaining Your Invalid Point That Was Proven Wrong...Theres SURENO SETS in Los Angeles That Are Over A Hundred Years Old... STREET GANGS!!!.. LMFAOOOO... IN LOS ANGLES BRO!!!.. 💯💯🤣🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🔥🔥🔥❗❗ Even The Vice Lords From Chicago Predate The 60s And 70s!!!! Lol Just Stop Now..Your Reaching Way Too High Fam!! Your Not Tall Enough!!! Philly The Gang Capital??!! NO BRO!! Like I Said...YOUR NOT TALL ENOUGH...SO QUIT REACHING..YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT...CHICAGO AND LOS ANGELES ARE THE GANG CAPITALS OF AMERICA...NOT NEWYORK AND IF NEWYORK WAS??!!..THEY WOULD BE IN THIRD PLACE!!..AND NEW YORK HAD HEEEEEELLLAAAA HOME GROWN GANGS BACK IN THE 60s and 70s AND EVEN BEFORE THAT!!! PHILLY TODAY HAS LOS ANGELES GANGS AND CHICAGO GANGS...YOU DON'T HAVE NO PHILLY GANGS OUT THERE THO!!! NAH THEY STAY ON THERE BLOCKS AND ONLY GO TO WAR IN PHILLY AND CITIES THAT ARE CLOSE BY!!!..THATS IT!!!... STOP IT!!!...💯💯🤣🤣🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🔥🔥❗❗

[@gabaryaahlayasharahla9447]

@@bxdale83 Sam Young Who's A Black Mobster Who Started The Lottery And Various Italian Figures From Chicago Did That!!!..And brought they markets to Newyork and influenced Newyork!!!..the Chicago outfit was already formed and moving before Capone even went there!!!..Capone wasn't even a big figure until he came to Chicago and got laced up with even more game!!..Capone WAS HIRED BY CHICAGO MOBSTERS AND THEY BROUGHT HIM TO CHICAGO!!! THE HELL YOU MEAN BRO??!!! Are you seriously this lost??!! You better go do your home work!!! Go look and see who was really the heavy hitters...even moreso then the 5 families..even the Philly mob had the 5 families Lowkey scared..they was comparable to the Mexican cartel in brutality...but they wasn't the heaviest hitters...the outfit was!!..now as far as Philly having more violence??!!..with street gangs at that time??!!..that could be true!!..but that doesn't make them the damn gang cap Bruh!!..that just means it's heavy beef over there...Philly a ruthless city..but damn sure ain't the gang capital...your weird bro

[@bxdale83]

@@gabaryaahlayasharahla9447 Can you read? I said Philly "WAS" the gang capital in the 1970's! I'm not making shit up this is what I read in the archives ya dig?? This video is not about Sam Young or Capone or the Italian Mob its about street gangs in Philadelphia in the decade of the SEVENTIES! I'm not understanding why you going on a tangent about other shit that's irrelevant to a comment I made over a year ago. If you wanted to drop some extra info that's fine cause I like to research shit but you don't have to drop insults my nigga

[@jeremiahwoods1845]

Frank Rizzo choked to death on either a chicken bone or a pork chop🤣

[@E80-t6e]

He actually had a heart attack in the restroom of a restaurant.

[@Prone-Ski_BX]

No disrespect but Philly is one of the ugliest cities I've ever seen on the East Coast. That row house thing, hell no never, not for me. And I'm from the Bronx.

[@brianfitzpatrick9949]

The Bronx is aesthetically beautiful

[@jahawhitaker1016]

I'm from pa and i hate the row house thing and I been in nj for about 12 yrs just never liked it

[@briancordero7674]

Philly is a city of neighborhoods from Chestnut Hill to South St from Chinatown to the Great White Northeast.However remember the South Bronx was Hell on Earth in the 80s with vacant lots and burned out buildings everywhere.

[@Prone-Ski_BX]

@@briancordero7674 Hold on I told you I've been to Philly and when I went those bacon lots there too.

[@briancordero7674]

@@Prone-Ski_BX I'm just bringing everything in perspective in view of the video here,My Brother.

[@Matt-ns8nb]

Life is tough, be tough, make a life plan and let nothing interfere with it, ditch your friends, be ruthless.. youll succeed and all your dreams will come true. This stems from weaknesses. This isnt a judgment, just fact. Weak homes, weak morals, weak attitudes.

[@QABRsean]

Homie in the thumbnail look like kurrupt

[@BigBeltBoy1k]

What's the name of the first song played

[@joshuamiller916]

The 215- and 267 Shout out philly peeps😊

[@TheCerebralDude]

I don’t think I would take advice on how to avoid getting caught committing crimes from INCARCERATED criminals

[@RicArmstrong]

Yeah, they should ask politicians. 😅

[@Montweezy]

So true!😂

[@noblesiner]

Damn my mom was 13 in 1970

[@juliusrandle2733]

Will smith wasnt lying

[@thinblacknoodles]

Will Smith is a "sweet" boy from west Philadelphia that never was in the hood life I wish stop bringing him up when Philadelphia is the story

[@pecanbrown2006]

@@thinblacknoodles EXACTLY

[@pecanbrown2006]

Will Smith didn't live our truth

[@greggsiano5920]

@@pecanbrown2006 and what’s your truth

[@BKaneNp8]

I grew up hearing stories from the old heads in my neighborhood. Zulu Nation

[@rahajibaba]

39th st West Philly

[@DONNYPESO]

Move down to the Philadelphia area 2 years ago as a black man I must say it is surprisingly racist

[@1990758]

I grew up in North Philly mid-60s what part of Philadelphia did you move to

[@thinblacknoodles]

Its been always racist Google thr history of our city ,it ain't pretty

[@lisalasoya7979]

Burglize, did you know about PC?

[@gslimm40]

Brotherly luv

[@bangster1444]

The Valley Gang The Zulu Nation And The 58 Zip

[@russianprincess3673]

This group in time destroyed this once great Amerikan city Yuliya Beautiful Rich White Snow Bunny ✝️🇷🇺

[@jegame012]

i thought that was dennis rodman

[@lynnieadams3070]

😂

[@1990758]

Lol

[@russianprincess3673]

Amerika must give this oppressed group reparations n return them to their ancient African Motherland so they can be free as our President PUTIN who is a, man of peace & a gift to humanity from God in heaven has suggested Yuliya Much Blessings

[@oc5893]

Federal aide more cops more prison & never enough help where it need be the people who need it the most dame shame!

[@wearefitnow]

Always has been. There’s a lot of racism rooted in Philly

[@tomarnold3016]

Shout out freestyle fellowship

[@bridgelifeshiar]

Its all blocks going to war now. Smh

[@lynnieadams3070]

I know what you mean.

[@NatsdfashaNice]

Harris George Hall Brian Lee Ronald

[@ronmoore6812]

RiP Thomas Smith AkA Indian Tommy- Big Tommy 40th and Market Black Bottom. RiP Lil Tommy as well his Son.

[@markzucker3949]

White guy at the end has the voice of a black man

[@statechamp3465]

At first i couldn't here it but now I'm cracking up 😂😂

[@atifhameen196]

He sounds like a white southerner.

[@DD-qr7ft]

Eatin boogers 240 😂 ❤️

[@bozo3k752]

Its Crazy the problem still going on

[@leevarmc2601]

He favor David ruffin

[@pecanbrown2006]

Yup, his twin

[@Stizzymac88]

All I heard was I NEED MONEY

[@ErickJohnson-rz5lg]

What's that song playing wasn't that song in the strapped movie back in the '90s

[@anthonypetterson505]

Digital planet inner boundaries

[@HezakyaNewz]

Yep....lol...I was very influenced by that flick growing up

[@mightywisdom88]

Freestyle Fellowship, Digable Planets was East Coast, they were West Coast

[@sw1412]

Annnnd Philly has closed the rec facilities again

[@SolomonsChalwa]

Once we have....

[@kingsports1113]

Junior mafia

[@InkedCarpenter1776]

I mean no disrespect by saying this. How do you post things and not read and check it? Proof reading isn't difficult and the result of not doing so shows a lack of respect not only for the reader, but the writer as well. PHILADELPHIA, June I0 -In West Philadelphia the atmosphere on the streets is almost palpably tense. Gang wars are a way of life-and death. So far this year, 13 Philadelphia youngsters, sev eral in their early teens, have been killed in gang violence Some were innocent bystand ers. There were 39 deaths last year, 43 the The Talk year before, a total of z48 in of West the last 10 years. Philadelphia as often as not, the antagonists were no more than children. It is as if they were playing cowboys, but somehow, in some malign transmogrifica tion, the guns have become The Talk of West Philadelphia

[@meyergaelle8108]

Where's Charles bronson death wish 😂🤔👍

[@billyjacc]

he was too puzzy to come there. He was smart not to.

[@waltertaylor1456]

This was our parents u calling them youths yeah 50 something yrs ago lol

[@lisalasoya7979]

Love Philly.

[@ewirewire7250]

One of the most natorious gang in the 60s in Philly was called the Green street counts it was an Italian gang

[@jeremiahwoods1845]

Uneducated numbskulls

[@GullyTVSports]

@@jeremiahwoods1845 😂😂😂😂

[@jeremiahwoods1845]

@@GullyTVSports I watch Gully TV all the time keep it poppin I watch the rap shows though

[@malcolmwhite6637]

An interesting video in 1970 I did not live in Philly just yet . I didn't get to Philly until 1973 from Brooklyn and I was fortunate enough not to get caught up in the gang life growing up in West Philly ..''University City'' and ....''Cobbs Creek''....my BIGGEST fear was dealing with the POLICE during the Rizzo era!! The gang situation at that time was starting to die down but there were areas where you still had to watch your back! I grew up hearing the stories about ...the ...''Moon gang'''.....'''hoopes St''.....'''Lex St'''....'''Cedar Ave'''......the notorious '''Woodland Ave'''.......the '''Four Corners'''....the ..'''Mongo Nation'''.....the ..'''El Manors''........the....'''Zip''......the '''Creek'''........the ...""Apple Jacks''''....(I heard they did crazy things with razor blades).!! So seeing Frank Rizzo and the beginning of this video kinda had me TRIGGERED because of my own bad experience with the police at that time at only 13 for no good reason and that the gang situation was being cooled down by a group called the ''House of Emoja'' ran by Queen mother Chaka Fhala...the campaign was called ''No more gang war in '''74 from what I remember. She didn't didn't get enough of the credit she deserved for stopping the violence!! But this was all BEFORE THE CRACK ERA....and sadly things have gotten WAY WORSE since then....just look at what we have NOW IN 2022!!

[@fawnnahh7438]

History repeats itself. Crime was going down before the pandemic and now it’s back to where it was 40 years ago.

[@reggiekaz4147]

What happened to mother chaka ?

[@wandawells5596]

It’s still the same, ima 70’s baby and 80’s teen. We just stuck in a loop 🤦🏽‍♀️ Philly come on!

[@reggiekaz4147]

Are you from north Philly? Always was attracted to that city I don't know why

[@jeremiahwoods1845]

West philly up in chea sistah

[@Spill_ent]

Facts

[@anthonycaserta89]

It's not the same at all the only cycle we have is electing corrupt democrat officials for 8 years out of 12.. In the 80s Kensington was nice now half the northeast is a shit hole but so is most of the city

[@wandawells5596]

@@anthonycaserta89 k

[@sirach2069]

Biggest gang in Philly is the police.

[@Montweezy]

Thats every city!

[@darklordofyocommunitah4781]

The biggest gang in Philly is the Bonnet Crew.

[@johnolson5538]

The police are responsible for the murder rate?

[@sirach2069]

@@johnolson5538 you ever see the one and only episode of the First 48 in Philly?

[@johnolson5538]

@@sirach2069 who cares, and no I haven’t. Philly is garbage and I’m not watching a tv show about the place.

[@Montweezy]

These old school videos are amazing! I was growing up in the 80's so by the time I was 15 in 89 I was into the shit but these videos remind of the old days....

[@reggiekaz4147]

So bac then u heard about alpo and them?

[@tylebglover7481]

I Thought That was Dennis Rodman man..☝️😩

[@blackgorillaarmy9204]

For real. Same thing here!

[@MasterQuan808]

Fist track is fire 🔥

[@757CitiesReppa]

Perfect intro for Philly!!!

[@markuswilliams5075]

What’s the name of that song

[@757CitiesReppa]

“Inner City Boundaries” by Freestyle Fellowship!!!

[@robertsaunders1288]

In the 60s in North Philadelphia there was Lawrence of Poplar 12th and Poplar the Morocco Diamond Street 2nd and Vine Oxford Street The Tenderloins.

[@davidgregory5564]

I grew up on 22nd and master in the early 70s and I seen all kinds of gang wars,vaux Jr high was at the corner of my house and Blomberg projects was around the corner,there was The Demarcos,24 and Thompson,28th and Oxford,24th and Ratiner,17 and seybert,the Valley,all gangs around the neighborhood, started dying down in the mid to late 70s, oh let's not forget about the Philadelphia police department..

[@xtabolx2425]

CLASSIC MATERIAL!!!!! KZbin is on some f*ckery....👎🏿