Crack User in the 80’s epic interview

[@shawnpahl]

This is the most well spoken, put together crackhead I’ve ever seen in my life. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@DaFamilyReunion]

C.i.a. for sure...not because he's well spoken I jus got the vibes plus he mysteriously died shortly after this . allegedly

[@shawnpahl]

@@DaFamilyReunion CIA vibes? I didn’t know that was a thing. Lol

[@Johnny-zq1fo]

@@shawnpahl if you know about crack in the 80s you’d understand

[@Personal8ths]

addiction doesn't discriminate.

[@JoshuaFante]

That you know of, you've talked to plenty of drug addicts and didn't even realize it, they don't wear a huge neon sign, not all addicts live homeless and dirty etc. Smh

[@VanceRyyder]

look at KZbin algorithm randomly sending me this gem in 2024.. anyone else?

[@lukey1210]

Me

[@Bellan8845]

Yepp me to

[@ItsPinky1]

I blame diddy 😂

[@nilswerner6726]

Hahahahahahaaah

[@daedaetinez6406]

🙋🏻‍♂️

[@steveurmah]

The way he is able to articulate everything is astounding. He has complete clarity on how everything works, but he's still powerless.

[@dr.flinch6745]

It’s very relatable for ex amphetamine users, especially ones that can manage themselves as well as he did. A self aware drive user can actually be very productive and can sometimes even be more productive than previously using said substance. Many many people take adderal today, many many people take essentially restructured crack legally and for people on state insurance it’s free. And when they start to get “adverse effects” they get benzos thrown at them, it’s a vicious cycle that you can find yourself in the streets and indeed in your very own doctors office.

[@bobcooter]

You're thinking of crank, crack is made from cocaine, not an amphetamine. Also don't understand this Adderall is the same as meth nonsense, it's closer to regular speed.

[@burnburn645]

@@dr.flinch6745 bruh im calculatingly controlling my "racial md" right meow. give me the sertralin and methylphenidate. cus i ask you to. ty.

[@vaughnjackson6297]

Pleasure was his treasure.If pleasure is all you have then you'll fall to these things👿

[@BeingUndone]

First tenant of AA

[@NorthCascades]

The sheer voice acting potential in this man

[@contradictionsniper8276]

@@NorthCascades crack voice

[@Ghost-ri4xn]

He’s not acting. I knew him

[@FoxiDeeVahPatra]

Why would you think he's acting?

[@teruashikusuo560]

@@FoxiDeeVahPatraI think they are saying he has a nice voice, perfect for voice acting.

[@FoxiDeeVahPatra]

@@teruashikusuo560 Gotcha.

[@Em-pv5ey]

Homie was rocking NASA gear before it was cool. Damn he was cool.

[@bigface1005]

That cuz he was on the moon high as shit 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@KASAXN]

@@bigface1005😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Okaydokie001]

I was thinkin the same 😂

[@Tallahassee-ty7zh]

@@bigface1005😂😂😂

[@billrowan1957]

Nasa clothes is nothing new!

[@JustNFair-100x]

Brother was educated and classy af.

[@brettpilkington9539]

Not that educated, he was a crackhead!!

[@ZaJaClt]

well the whole rap/rnb scene sounded way more articulated in the 80s/90s, i worked with a guy few years youngers than me but he was from compton, proper pronunciation and etc. education system and the whole cultcha really went downhill

[@JonnyDee-uh1eo]

Unlike You with the "af" Get some CLASS!

[@GhostWriter-wt8pb]

​@@JonnyDee-uh1eoyou are classist and not even in the upper class.😂

[@JonnyDee-uh1eo]

@@GhostWriter-wt8pb Low iq moron says what? Saying "af" is as low class as it gets. Your silly offended feelings are cute. 🤣

[@kendraheard8240]

MAN.....he ain't never lied being a recovered cocaine addict for six years that stuff literally runs your like...BUT I CAN SAY I ALWAYS WENT TO WORK EVEN IF I WAS UP GETTING HIGH ALL NIGHT AND PAID MY BILLS..TO GOD BE THE GLORY IVE BEEN SOBER SINCE 9/11/2021!!! I WILL NEVER GO BACK GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND ANYONE SUFFERING FROM ADDICTION DNT GIVE UP STAY IN PRAYER GOD WILL DELIVER YOU!!!

[@Damenotdasin]

Dealing with addiction rn its so hard to stop omg

[@757Princess]

I’m so fascinated by functioning addicts. I would love to hear your story

[@glamourinc]

Yasssss so happy for you. God bless you

[@The-elite-one]

@@Damenotdasin🙏🏾

[@2486strike]

AMEN 🙏🏾

[@2kt2000]

The ENDING was abrupt, harsh and I definitely wasn't ready for it. I liked his honesty...in 12 minutes I liked him.

[@CMEDETROIT]

Crack heads don’t die so the end is a lie

[@blanchedevereaux6413]

Right! How did he die? What happened? Don’t get us all wrapped up emotionally with someone and just welp he died us!

[@HeyYaHo-co3dn]

He was a cia undercover, so yes, he's good at his job of making you like him. Why? The iran contras. The cia got caught bring in cocaine from Nicaragua in the 80s. The federal gov was trafficking and supplying Crack to all the hoods in America to make BLACK money for the war that was under the table and off the books

[@HeyYaHo-co3dn]

​@@blanchedevereaux6413he was working with the cia to bring cocaine into America for war money that couldn't be tracked by congress

[@HeyYaHo-co3dn]

Google "cia Crack iran contra"

[@sayitaintsotv299]

$35,000 a year in the 80’s!!!! Man he was making good money

[@ariefraiser140]

Inflation adjusted it's about $140,000 to $150,000 per year.

[@TheShahofBaltimore]

@@ariefraiser140just checked Google and it’s $190,000 in 1980! 🤯

[@Highlander1432]

NYC though You need big salary to be comfortable there

[@ariefraiser140]

@@Highlander1432 While NYC was expensive back then it wasn't as expensive as it is today relative to the salary of that time. Remember cities like NYC and DC had lost a lot of affluent people to the suburbs during the 70s and early 80s and will continue to do so throughout the mid and late 80s as the crack epidemic grew. Rent was much cheaper back then relative to the incomes of that time.

[@RonTheGod]

@@Highlander1432 It wasn't as bad back then. Things were actually affordable!

[@NoMorePodDes]

People were so eloquent when books were the main entertainment 😂

[@pc8679]

No, he is just highly intelligent. He's an engineer.

[@midsummercrop8446]

The 80's? Lol

[@b.c.b.-2130]

There was electricity in the 80s bro

[@potted-mint]

You think crackheads are reading books?

[@95leo]

bro it’s the 80s not the 1800s lmao

[@YaYa80808]

$35,000 is $121,000 in today's money

[@9-2-Cold]

Wtf

[@VeniceTrojan]

First thing I looked up too lol. He was a damn engineer smh one of the early first successful black engineers smh and only been in LA for a little bit and started with cocaine 😢

[@draco2xx]

so basically he spent 121k on crack for personal use😂

[@Author_SoftwareDesigner]

@@draco2xxit’s not funny. Grow up kid

[@9-2-Cold]

@@draco2xx that persy ya know

[@lordjael]

He didn’t stutter or say “ummm" a single time throughout this entire interview. What a well spoken gentleman. May God rest his soul. 🙏🏾

[@danie8106]

People didn't wake up as crackheads ? That was the whole point To take a race and cripple the people with drugs

[@BrigateDorcol]

He also didnt say "bruh" "on god" or "knowhaimsain cuh"

[@terry3462]

😂😂😂​@@BrigateDorcol

[@johnbugosi171]

7:03 uuuhh

[@bb.3844]

26 seconds in and he says umm...

[@hermesmcclintok]

Even the crackheads were more well spoken and put together than this generation. This is madness

[@carlagates1716]

Bc there bodies and brains wasn’t as broke down the way this generation is now. Just imagine how it will be in just 10 years

[@rudeboyshuffling]

we was a engineer

[@Allergictocatstoo]

Yes, drug addiction doesn’t have anything to do with intelligence! This guy is very bright.

[@Sky_Blaze]

​ @themodstrobator5676 it honestly isn't funny. I'm a millennial, hate my generation, and definitely hate the younger generations. They all talk with NO VOCABULARY or anything. It's just ..facts, bro, ..thats wild. I'm 27 and I use these terms as well but for christ sake have some type of Intellect.

[@The_Man_Who_Sold_the_World.]

@@Sky_Blaze The type of vocabulary you use doesn't determine your intellect. Thinking like that just makes you fall into these stupid traps.

[@Ellemenohpee677]

Unintentional Crack ASMR

[@Logic7]

😩😆😂🤣😭

[@GNCRC]

😂😂😂💀

[@ChefSheefluciano]

😂😂😂😂🤦🏾🤦🏾

[@the_pharm_doc]

💀

[@RawOlympia]

[@hankhill3126]

What a voice that guy had

[@lorenzo2534]

Barry White Voice 😅😅

[@1fan689]

​@@lorenzo2534 I literally absorbed none of what he was actually saying, I was so taken aback by his voice! 😂🥰😍

[@Ejuicey]

Before crack he sounded like Betty boop

[@gabrielbench1867]

Smoking cigarettes or in this case "crack" deepens the voice. Reason why a lot of announcers or radio hosts smoke. If you want a deeper voice but don't mind being an addict thats the way to do it..

[@kanamekiyru]

You can have one too all you have to do is pipe up

[@celestineissharkeishano8048]

Can we talk about how astute and well spoken this man absolutely is?

[@AngelaJones-w2o]

Yes brother well put together, well educated 😢❤ God deliver this man and others.

[@joeg5414]

Looks like he worked for NASA. Must be a smart guy edit - all jokes aside, he does sound like a very smart guy

[@opulence_prime]

I think it’s definitely a topic worth discussing. Reason being top performers like this guy and the students he spoke of also abuse drugs. It’s the stress and pressure that comes with being competitive. Same with athletes. Being competitive isn’t a bad thing. They need a better way besides drugs and alcohol or gambling, and esx to take the edge off. It’s all about control. Same with redrum.

[@nicoleem5878]

He never knew a new generation would be watching him, wishing he did right. God bless his soul breaking generation curses everyday

[@anthonylowney1395]

wtf does this even mean ? 150 people liked it and apparently can't form a sentence either.

[@carynmartin6053]

Amen🎉😊❤

[@777yeah]

Most eel put together people back then are forgotten gone This man is being seen on different continents I want people to put into thinking how they think they can affect the future Things will u fold how it wants everytime

[@kena.8003]

It's as if he knew a lot of people would see this after he was long gone. He spoke as a cautionary tale.

[@MansaX]

My father once told me a story about when he tried crack. He said that it was the best high he'd ever felt. The only problem was that it didn't last long enough, so he never did it again.

[@arborsamurai]

This man was honest, articulate, likable… more people need to see this!

[@Brotha00]

And do crack!

[@re7416]

​@Brotha00 Daymn! The brother totes magotes knew how 2 hold his 💩 2gether... 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@jabean4rmjerzy]

He broke the stereotype of the crackhead

[@dancinglight8411]

More people need to do crack!

[@bryanburnap4537]

A course on how to smoke crack like a gentleman

[@CKrup]

What a shame. This man was honest, intelligent, well spoken, skilled, and well kept. Imagine what he actually could have accomplished had he never picked up the rock.

[@neoanderson367]

He could have been a bass singer

[@mikelowrey3565]

Trust no bitch. One of them turned my best friend aslo. He was a college graduate with $200000 in his account at the age of 35. Now hes in-and-out of jail for petty theft to support his drug habit

[@bestelectronicmusicfromnew5189]

Where is he now? he'd be abut 55 65 these days... did he make it through the 80s and 90s?

[@FranSanTeeth90]

@@mikelowrey3565 Lol no your friend chose it just like this guy. Unless its a parent with a child or physical force-it's a choice.

[@justjuli3t]

@@bestelectronicmusicfromnew5189 he died not long after the interview they say at the end of this video.

[@jayedii3791]

His mouth was salivating as he talked about crack. He could taste it. I’ve seen that in people I know who have been addicted to crack. He couldn’t wait to get out of there. He knew he had succumbed to this feeling and sadly paid the ultimate price of death right after. He was never going to stop smoking because he had accepted defeat. Rest peacefully sir. You did matter. 43 years after your death and my heart still goes out to you.

[@alex-rh9ex]

Well said

[@haterzish]

Beautifully said.

[@wiltedjourneys]

What was his name?

[@nah9585]

Bob Williams, ​@@wiltedjourneys

[@wiltedjourneys]

@@nah9585 Thanks. RIP Mr Williams

[@karlschneider9479]

One of my step brothers was seriously addicted to crack. He had tried and failed at rehab 3 times before he finally got clean. He's been clean and sober for 30 years now. I am so proud of him!

[@justinc4924]

One time my shlong smoked crack it burned my PP

[@bron5025]

Damn karl Schneider, why put your brothers business out there?

[@otis3744]

Its a story of aspiration determination and ambition to escape a hole, something bad happening to you is not shameful, its a lesson for yourself and others

[@bobnewhart4318]

As far as you know he's clean he might be a functioning addict nowadays that knows how to hide it

[@Guillermo_Carratero]

​@@otis3744 I had a lot of trouble with substance abuse and I'm very ashamed of it. I wish I could have the mindset you have.

[@tafadzwagilbertkays3855]

Shame. An intelligent,educated,articulate man destroyed by crack.

[@AirLanMan]

And it's still happening today.

[@dolocapricedolocaprice3963]

app

[@k.c4178]

Greg Brown sounds like my good ol fruitvale, Oakland. With a sprinkle of methamphetamines

[@iYo420K]

U don’t understand. I’ll give u an example; Ed Snowden, An intelligent, educated man who ruined his career by exposing the government. What a shame.

[@0klb0]

The bigger shame is George Bush Sr and Bill Clinton creating the crack epidemic, people you or someone in your family probably voted for.

[@nightknght]

The way his eyes lit up when asked about that first experience… scary.

[@bsherman4353]

I saw that too, I’m sure that question triggered the urge to use.

[@carynmartin6053]

It really is like that!

[@nightknght]

@@iClipper glad I stuck to soft, that shit is already very lovely without cooking it.

[@f12pushthekeys]

@@nightknght Nothing hits like crack. that rush is weakening. good for you

[@-Ncrypt]

@@bsherman4353he was high during the interview. You can see him grinding his teeth and his lips are whitish

[@BeforeThisNovember]

The thing that sticks with me the most is that he REQUESTED this interview. I don’t know if it was exactly a cry for help, but more of a martyrdom.

[@bickyboo7789]

The problems not gonna get any better if everyone refuses to talk about it. That's why he was willing. I'm very open about my drug use for the same reason.

[@BeforeThisNovember]

@@bickyboo7789 because you want help, or not?

[@lulutubes12]

May I ask, do you have a desire to stop using or are you not interested in/ready to work toward sobriety? ​@bickyboo7789

[@jonblazeinc]

Maybe it's a cry for help , have to remember especially those days men have too much pride to ask for help

[@samn3276]

He seems genuine IMO!

[@TymeTraveling777]

After watching this I forgot he was a crack addict.... this guy could have accomplished so much if he hadn't made that choice... he was extremely honest and intellectual

[@dillonbird4645]

Really? I think he said crack 50+ times.

[@Janeonthebrain]

@@dillonbird4645 word I was just about to say that

[@tianitra]

Why do you think a crackhead can't be educated and articulate? Anybody can become a crackhead 😑

[@THEONENONLYMJO]

I think when people try certain drugs, they go in it with the mind set of just doing it once. Then they get the best feeling they ever had in their lives. That you can't get from being sober..

[@moosemaster96]

$35000 dollars a year in the 80s, he was already achieving that's serious money 😅

[@chria158]

Damn a lot of guys in the 80s got hooked on crack chasing ass

[@elwb665]

I knew a woman got him hooked 🤦🏽‍♀️🙄

[@BrokenValentine-333]

Nothing's changed. Sad.

[@mikehewitt2146]

Now it's meth😢

[@Queenofdacastle]

@@mikehewitt2146yes which wreak havoc on a level crack can’t touch… worse thing to happen to ppl who are already in poverty. It’s made it from the back woods to the hoods smh

Women love drugs

[@hegotnoenemies]

This guy is the EXACT person famous people love partying with. A charismatic, well-thought, and open-minded drug user who respects privacy. I don't want to glorify him but I understand why he was surrounded by drugs.

[@donny5530]

Huh?

[@AbdulKareem-uy6hk]

​@donny5530 - lol 😂

[@mike8015]

I was watching it and thinking, "I'd smoke some crack if I could do it with this guy."

[@DaveSimkus]

Agreed

[@Kheedaverse]

See exactly what you mean!

[@philanimanqele8987]

I've been clean for over 5 years.. I've never looked back

[@retroesso]

Keep coming Back!

[@HeyTidi]

Proud of you! Keep going!

[@thissupernova6491]

Wow. How has your recovery been?

[@PoledellaSoul]

Me too

[@PoledellaSoul]

@Kigoz4Life 100% the key Gonna do a video on this for my other channel @DDT dellas diary talks

[@LoveReece1]

He did a great job explaining the effects of crack. It will rob u of everything. Ain't nothing funny about that

[@Chilling4Shillings]

NO

[@albatronafredo942]

It feels good, but it's not THAT good to waste all your money on. I have IVed cocaine (Sometimes in the neck), which is significantly more euphoric than smoking it, and I have never had an issue with it. (I have smoked/and cooked HQ crack as well, using NH3HCl solution, the good stuff). So there is definitely a social element that caused his addiction. (As he has mentioned) Didn't need to go rehab, or anything just stopped. Unless you abuse it daily/hourly you are not gonna have a physical addition to it, it's all mental. Sleep a few days, you will feel good, the fact people can't control their addiction after is a weakness. It's not heroin. (This dude is overpaying BTW, 150%, the values of money he is mentioning, can last you for way longer than he is claiming). Like physically you cannot smoke it that fast, so he is def 100% getting hustled by his dealer, overpaying). Usually crack dealers up-charge their product, because crackheads are too big fiends to cook it themselves, saving a bunch of money.

[@TerribleShmeltingAccident]

yes there is.....one could argue that death "robs u of everything..." if you cant take it with you upon death, was it ever yours to begin with?

[@simonwells5994]

Paradise lost When Paradise found.

[@SuzanneAC]

​@@simonwells5994 its nice.Nobody belong or diserve to be an entire life on the road so we fixed sometime

[@automatic_systematic]

I first saw this on TV as an eighth grader when crack started hitting my neighborhood real hard. I'll never forget how straight it scared me

[@SubManifest]

He achieved his aim with this interview

[@jocelynanonymousvlogs5418]

Then you most definitely dodged that poisoned bullet, well done!!

[@blazingstar9638]

That’s great to hear

[@user-el3iw6rz3m]

Aside of his ailments he is still a man with principles & morals. He hasn’t lost all of the quality of his humanity. He is being selfless by doing the interview.

[@ml-oo5uo]

I'm afraid he might have agreed to this interview because he was sensing that he hasn't got much time left, but perhaps wasn't quite sure yet how much longer.

[@KarmasAbutch]

Was

[@bakedjohnwick4793]

Deep.

[@MrPooPooification]

He is one of the most eloquent and honest men I've ever heard.

[@mikerope5785]

Addicts don't lose their humanity by becoming addicts, they contract a mental illness that taking the drug cures the symptoms of. In a sense, it is their medicine but only temporarily.

[@DemonWhisper1]

This man's voice is too good

[@wendypoo9914]

Putting his devastating usage aside for a moment. He had the most eloquent voice. So intelligent. He passed away from his addiction 😢

[@bee6457]

Do you know him?

[@hpsilentkill7888]

How TF do you know?

[@writerartist6306]

​​@@hpsilentkill7888It says at the end of the video that he passed away not long after the interview.

[@skylerdean2398]

It says so in the end of the video, dummy.

[@austinwilliams5809]

@@hpsilentkill7888Watch till the end man😂😂😂

[@falsegarden]

He's so put together I thought he was the interviewer at first, wild

[@WTFisupDennys]

He’s probably crazy and a liar to be fair he’d never get a job after this interview weird thing for a smart person to do

[@kala22011]

@@WTFisupDennys hater much? Lmao

[@WTFisupDennys]

@@kala22011 I am a hater but drug addicts are usually crazy and lie so?

[@TizzTv]

@@WTFisupDennys buddy you're like 15... chill out

[@WTFisupDennys]

@@TizzTv so you think if he survived they’d pay him $30k after this interview coming out?

[@MaltedJacker]

I Could listen to this guy for Hours. He has an incredible voice and grasp of the English language.

[@t.vaimaona7219]

His venacular and vocab is very vast.

[@christianschmidt5744]

What happened??

[@MaltedJacker]

@@christianschmidt5744 to who?

[@t.vaimaona7219]

@@christianschmidt5744 His pronunciation and descriptive ways of speaking English language very proper.

[@christianschmidt5744]

@@t.vaimaona7219 indeed.. smooth tone and inflection to match

[@Danielle-w7f]

All that crack smoking he had didn't take away his intelligence.. He's very well spoken

[@ashblake99]

This man was a well spoken, highly self aware, educated black man. It is disheartening to know crack got to, took over and killed such a gem.

[@gabrielbench1867]

The only white man keeping them down is the powder or the rock.

[@cornelius2993]

But it was hard for him to admit, that he obviously loved that stuff.

[@xcelestialdemon8245]

​@@gabrielbench1867LMFAO that's completely and fully untrue.

[@juniorsanchez7441]

@@xcelestialdemon8245Completely true. Gotta get out of the victim mindset and get on the grind.

[@obliv6926]

@@juniorsanchez7441 As a white man, you do know that the government DID insert crack in black communities right? No state of denial can erase that.

[@muppetpaster]

As an ex-user with 36 years experience, I can say...He's 100 percent right and honest.

[@MrAndrews-ri9fx]

Is he thought? I've smoked my fair share of crack and $1300 in six hours seems like a bit of an exaggeration that's almost $4k in today's money I know prices were different in the 80s but that's still a shit ton of crack to smoke in 6 hours

[@Logic7]

@@MrAndrews-ri9fxYeah but we can’t assume he smoked it all himself, he could’ve smoked it wit his girl but even if he didn’t smokin’ too much crack in such a short period of time could’ve been why he died

[@ashleywatkins1380]

If I'm not mistaken I heard he died on an accident on the job. ​@@Logic7

[@SONJASAVEDBYGRACE]

@@MrAndrews-ri9fxhe didn’t smoke it all himself, he shared with others….

[@SONJASAVEDBYGRACE]

@@Logic7right

[@dantesinferno1258]

Sad to hear he died soon after the interview. He was an eloquent, educated, candid young man. Drugs do not discriminate. One hit and he was hooked for life…. Shame ☹️

[@bsherman4353]

Did he die of a crack overdose 😮 omg that’s terrible.

[@londonbe240]

I can’t help but think maybe this interview got him killed, he was very truthful down to the Hollywood parties, the whole environment with crack , etc.

[@jonraymond]

I hate how he abruptly drops it at the end of the video

[@bachiak1]

i mean its crack what did u expected

[@xsyzz]

they did not mention how he died.. i want to know more about this dude.. and its pretty sadning that he basically was just a victim of the cia crack operation against the black population.. this is so nuts to me.. he was such a smart guy

[@kennethbethea213]

The most eloquent crackhead I have ever heard in my life.

[@ashleyb4802]

I love ppl that keep it real. The older I get , the more I see that it’s the most gentle souls that turn to hardcore drugs. Pls be safe everyone❤

[@YungFondo]

Girl you sweeter than sugar

[@acro2324]

😢

[@TomIsTrying]

I remember when I was watching this years ago, using crystal and staying up 3 weeks at a time. It took an overdose to save my life and now I watch this 11 years clean. I don’t feel proud; I feel sad that good people like this didn’t have the good fortune I did. ❤

[@deenad3562]

Glad ur still here, sir!

[@TomIsTrying]

@@deenad3562 That made my day. Honestly. Thank you and be blessed ❤️

[@gnatrazzy]

^ same, gratz on beating that beast

[@TomIsTrying]

@@deenad3562 Thank you so much. I had no idea anyone would read what I said!

[@TomIsTrying]

@@gnatrazzy Oh my gosh, thank you.

[@mel...s]

My mother's twin brother brought crack into her home, encouraging her to smoke it. She had 2 children 5 and 6, the years was 1991. He knew the dangers of the drug. I lost my entire childhood.

[@JaeSarg_Vlog]

🤦🏾‍♂️

[@rizikrizik1395]

I’m sorry

[@mel...s]

@@rizikrizik1395 for the first time ever I brought it up to him, outta frustration, and he said "don't speak about MY past". Completely oblivious to the fact that it's my past too. I don't talk to him at all.

[@rizikrizik1395]

@@mel...s toxic family be ruining lives. I hope your family was able to get over this mess

[@jamaldee5414]

Fucked! I'm a twin and I would never do that to her! I am a guy n she's a girl I would never ruin our lives like that

[@thetamekanicole]

This… changed me forever. I know that drugs are not for me at all. This is so scary. I can’t imagine anything being my master in this way.

[@penariej7278]

Moral of the story.. Once you touch that shit.. your life will never be the same.

[@amandaplease3007]

Not always

[@Ice_773.]

On Gwad

[@cindyloper6929]

@@Ice_773. fax period.

[@ktothec24]

Meh. I did it once , just made me puke , I was high but it wasn’t that great to me and was sober in like a half hour . Stimulants never were that great to me

[@shafserious2805]

@@ktothec24 some times take a few times before it grips u and when it does! God help you!

[@scandelez]

Damn watching this makes me want to stop smoking, drinking, everything lol.

[@rafeeqwarfield9690]

Seriously

[@BonesofGoldSkateboarding]

The Straight Edge : ''we're waiting for you''

[@guana2885]

Right lol

[@ThinkerHaistTV]

Did you quit?

[@eseoraka]

Please do

[@totalbliss1]

That's just so sad. The pushers of that era were doing irreversible damage to their communities and the government was complicit in supplying it to them.

[@frankiephenomanal]

✔️✔️✔️

[@UpUpDnDnLtRtLtRtBAStart]

Government. Snowfall.

[@darrenjohnson7857]

Reagan -Bush Sr. cabal

[@angelmasionett7150]

Other than AIDS, CRACK has taken many friends and family from us all

[@jessbryan1361]

The same thing is happening now but the drug is fentanyl. It's heart breaking and a lot of the people using it are young kids. It's in every drug on the street I have even heard of people dying from weed that was laced.

[@CamsAuditions]

Woah, him dying nearly after the interview is insane. I could never try this, way too scary.

[@annrodriguez2891]

As it said at the end he died shortly after the interview. ..This is so heartbreaking considering the waste caused by his drug addiction .God bless everyone recovering every day from Crazy crack....The show Snowfall is the best glimpse of the crack era from dealing down to addiction..Reign Edwards flawlessly portrays a girl that went from college fresh pretty to damn dusty and only thinking about the high ..The destruction of human souls is inevitable and to see it on Snowfall made me cry..Also I am 19 months clean ..left my husband who wouldn't get clean ..God bless him .he's still struggling...Crack recovery is a struggle every day..but with God 🙏... nothing is. impossible

[@mason8852]

Proud of you hope you are still going strong addiction is a lifelong fight stay strong

[@annrodriguez2891]

@@mason8852 Yes I am! Every day is another day I am not edgy.. broke.. twitching... starving... exhausted...getting hit because my husband was mad all the money is gone...Peace is priceless and as I qouted scripture...Luke 1:30 Nothing is impossible with God....After I saw that in the Bible I quit cold turkey after 2 years of crack cocaine hell.... please if anyone is struggling...it can be done!

[@jaeboogie2786]

amazing 👏. I'm so happy for you making a decision and following up on it. yes God is so wonderful and merciful. and he's still in the business of working miracles, I've tried him for myself and once I gave my opiate addiction over to him as well as everything else, he made what seemed impossible for sooo long seem too easy. never going back in Jesus name. God bless and keep you. 🙏🏽

[@annrodriguez2891]

@@jaeboogie2786 Good for you . God truly works miracles..!!!!

[@annrodriguez2891]

@liquidrichardpepsisamuelmc4248 Find Jesus he is more real than you know

[@Damien_Dorsey1017]

Holy shit!! That goes to show you drugs never discriminate. Dude was articulate, intelligent, very aware and present and it got him. Hooked him and squeezed the life out of him

[@kiddfresh3673]

I’m glad it’s educating people that addiction doesn’t discriminate but the fact that ppl had to watch a KZbin video to understand that is wild. Stigmas aren’t real. Silicone Valley and Wallstreet has been full of coke and meth addicts for decades

[@firecontent6841]

Not gonna lie he look very full of life one of the best looking users Ives seen nice teeth well put together clean cut but ect

[@destroya3303]

@@firecontent6841 But he had enough money to OD, and it looks like he did.

[@firecontent6841]

@@destroya3303 did he ? Damn that’s a shame , heart attack?

[@destroya3303]

@@firecontent6841 Not 100% sure, they mention at the end he died not that long after the interview.

[@cotyreed047360]

With 80’s prices, he was smoking wheelbarrow fulls!

[@SWOGCO]

Yeah I’m like how that man smoke through 1300 dollars in one night that don’t math right even without inflation… there’s no way.

[@cislife7140]

@@SWOGCOoh I believe it

[@whiteyfisk9769]

​@@SWOGCOyou've obviously never smoked crack. Ive seen people spend 3 grand in a day easy

[@emrvld1420]

You could tell he loves talking about it he’s happy describing it. U can literally tell he’s glad and happy he’s discovered crack and he’s glad he can still experience it. That’s crazy. Usually with addicts they look defeated and sad/depressed but this mf is happy lol. Insane man

[@everythingallin4905]

Not really, people were just tougher back then. It wasn't cool to show weakness.

[@zamp6969]

1981 this is right at the beginning of the crack epidemic when it’s long term effects weren’t widely known yet. Crazy.

[@Andrew-rz7qt]

It's well stamped on now even the ching.

[@joeydiprimo3610]

81? That was still basing. Crack not till late 82

[@zamp6969]

@@joeydiprimo3610 the interview was on 09/13/81 and he’s clearly talking about using crack

[@zamp6969]

@@joeydiprimo3610this video is from 09/12/81 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@zamp6969]

@@joeydiprimo3610this video is from 09/12/81 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@JasonBrasher-xr4rr]

this dude had a beautiful speaking voice. He should have been a DJ or an announcer

[@mssquiddy1979]

An engineer, 35,000 a year was a lot back then that’s over 100,000 a year in todays money so sad.

[@OfficialJFlyThe32G]

Yes 💔

[@higherrealms5309]

I was born on the south side of Chicago in 1985. Every kid in my class growing up had a parent or household member on crack. It was dark times….my sister born in the 70s had a more innocent childhood than me.

[@RepentImmediately]

Yup.

[@tee4222]

Except the sister part, everything you said also applies to my life. I left that place as soon as I could after becoming an adult and I believe it saved my life. Most of my childhood friends that stayed ended up succumbing to their addictions.

[@whiteyfisk9769]

And the protocols worked just as they should

[@WHIPLASHVideosTBT]

Was not expecting that abrupt ending. Damn.

[@shortsellerslie]

Seriously wtf was that

[@LinkII08]

Sad

[@skindippedingold]

Right! I was hoping he got it together after the interview

[@EyeDriveATruck]

No explanation, either. He was only spending $120 that day, how could it have ended him?

[@roberthorry621]

heart gave out

[@Mrheavystorm_est1992]

Bob was a very well kept and smart dude, it’s ashamed that he died over the rock

[@ladyredd6857]

He died on crack!? 😔

[@Liverpool5095]

​@@ladyredd6857The end of the video shows the reporter explaining that he died soon after this interview.

[@Mrheavystorm_est1992]

@@ladyredd6857 its a shame and its crazy he died after the interview

[@MiLLz830]

Yeah it seems like the interview gave him a rush

[@CharlieTourniquet]

5:54 This says originally aired in 1981, but crack did not come on the scene until at least 1984, so I'm not sure this video can be completely verified as factual. The micro movements in his mouth are definitely indicative of a crack user tho.

[@annihilatorx182]

His voice is relaxing if not a bit hoarse.

[@patricks2088]

Spoiler alert - Its the crack

[@KarmasAbutch]

Man has a classic radio voice

[@robinsonkids4612]

@@KarmasAbutchnaw it was the crack

[@Ellemenohpee677]

Unintentional crack ASMR

[@Tflyisme]

​@@Ellemenohpee677😂

[@moeskinoceasealeo3351]

The crazy part, selling it gives you a similar high. Took me a while to realize I’m hurting people you look like me, stayed where I stayed, and felt what I felt. Sometimes I miss the money but I enjoy my piece of mind so much more!!!!

[@crookedfingersgirl7356]

Amen. Respect.

[@kymberlycourage]

Well done. You did well. 👏🏾 Don’t ever look back!

[@thearodriguez8073]

​@@crookedfingersgirl7356No chance what a scumbag destroying peoples lives!

[@helenagudger4189]

That fast money rush is Addicting too

[@kstax9225]

35 grand in 1980 is 127G in today money. So he had a very… very good job, considering the average single home back then was 60-120K. My parents bought there house in 1983 for 80K, very nice area. Boy have times changed. This man seemed so intelligent, if only he never picked up the rock

[@SAsh-zg6ln]

He said he’s an engineer so makes sense.

[@LdotSdot210]

he was a nasa engineer

[@jamela6357]

I commend him because he kept it 💯 and I appreciate his honesty and may he rest in peace 🕊️🙏🏾.

[@ieeeee3728]

Yeah, keeping it 100 in the hood right? Yam yam know what I sayinnnnnn.

[@VickieVale367]

@@ieeeee3728 shut up idiot

[@kenyakeoni]

@@ieeeee3728 What?

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

That's you in your profile picture

[@GoddessEnergy333]

Crack ruined my child hood… my father and mother smoked it and my mother lost custody of us… my father left… interesting enough this popped up on my timeline as I’m healing child hood wombs…both of my parents are now deceased but this video does give me clarity on how my mom and dad felt during this error being addicted to crack cocaine 💗💗💗👁️

[@yezmirsheppard-halika6892]

😔

[@StrangerThingsDude2022]

Wow. I hope your successful today even with your childhood horror

[@deriusjohnson9649]

Having money is the best feeling ive ever had

[@PolymerJones]

Having money and being in control of your impulses 🙏 it can be a tough thing to achieve

[@GubbeLille-j6b]

That's kinda sad tbh

[@2laur]

Been two weeks now bro u wanna sell that 2 story house for 300 fair hits of hard rock

[@sx1031]

Lmao money slave 😂😂 Say it again when u r old and u cant do shit with money

[@Mr.Marcuzz]

(9:53) “When you take that hit, that second voice that starts talking to you is now in control. You’re not yourself anymore.” One of the scariest things ever said!😳 RIP❤

[@dontplay3088]

So true I relapsed yesterday as my relationship fell apart preyv4 me man please

[@babbybailey]

I know that voice, personally, it tells you "fuck it, I'll spend my last $100 and figure out how to eat, pay what ever life expenses." Ya, I know it well.

[@Mr.Marcuzz]

@@dontplay3088definitely will!❤

[@totalbliss1]

In this day and age when we know so much about the brain, I don't know why they don't offer a pill that inactivates that part of the brain that controls addictive behavior.

[@joechucks1555]

@@totalbliss1 because addiction makes them money

[@reggiedavis1322]

The black man is so intelligent. This was our worst enemy. This is what turned us againts eachother. Sad man. I too come from a broken home due to crack cocaine. My father was in and out of my life, incarcerated and out in the streets due to crack. My aunt died high off crack. Its fucked. I'm fortunate enough to have the will and strength to not go down that path.

[@cindyloper6929]

Yes thanx to the cia.

[@reggiedavis1322]

@@cindyloper6929 you get it Cindy

[@aedysluce9471]

Humans are intelligent.

[@reggiedavis1322]

@@aedysluce9471 I said wtf I said 💯🤷🏾‍♂️

[@aedysluce9471]

@@reggiedavis1322 Yeah and it made no sense. Truthfully 😊

[@johnson6099]

Anytime somebody ask you "do you wanna try it?" and you had no initial desire before, you don't need to walm away, YOU NEED TO RUN! F*ck the feelings of who you dating. RUN!

[@KarmasAbutch]

Ok Nancy Reagan 😂

[@Steff-j5d]

Exactly! DO NOT DO IT!!

[@cmg25]

Educated Black Engineer in the 80s. It’s not about being downtrodden. It’s about ACCESS and LACK OF KNOWLEDGE. Mind your brain.

[@latoyaracquel1680]

As a child of the 80s whose life was deeply impacted by the crack this is personal. Him sharing his real experiences with it gives me a lot of perspective and is one of the most selfless things I've seen someone advocate for. Makes me really proud of those, who like my mother, are living in sobriety. Makes me understand why so many, like my brother, ultimately succumbed to addiction.

[@aetonshirdlu]

This video is proof positive that black does _indeed_ crack.

[@christiangasior4244]

“Tell me what it was like, that first blast” lol interview sounds experienced.

[@Nomad]

Hell yeah

[@whiteyfisk9769]

He was a blk man in the 80s...of course he was

[@joesliva3772]

Glad I never tried it. Most of my childhood friends have died from crack or heroin.

[@unnamedchannel1237]

Not just crack , I’m not an alcoholic but wish I never had my first drink , I’m sure I would have been more than I am. Mortgage free at 39 but I am sure I could have been more .

[@pedrocaruso6417]

Tf kind of friends did you had???

[@marccawleybercy7326]

He looks like he could be related to Andreson Paak

[@brianm9137]

Yes laawwdd.

[@little.bear344]

His elocution, articulation, intelligence, sincerity and good manners in this interview are astounding to me, given his life choices. He seemed like a very conscious and self-aware person. Goes to show that some drugs are stronger demons than others and will take right over you until you're nothing but an empty shell and perish. What a waste. RIP, man, you were great and wish you had stayed on for a bit longer 😢

[@6PsYChO6MaGoTT6]

You sound extremely racist

[@c10_c10]

Bob Williams, forever know as this. RIP, he was full of self awareness that so many people lack in the 21st Century. Hope it was worth it Bob, and thank you for your sincerity and honesty presented in this interview. May we all learn from your short lived life.

[@sherlock19861]

For some reason I wasn’t expecting that last line. What an intelligent, thoughtful, interesting guy. He should still be here.

[@contradictionsniper8276]

Died at work by some machinery

[@TechNACITYbjj]

Watch his jaw movements...chewing air: the invisible crack epidemic

[@peaceandlove8026]

I fucking cried when he said you can best believe I’ll be getting some after I leave you!!!😂😂 sad tho

[@bducey]

when he said, "in about an hour and a half", I died ! 🤣🤣

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

@@bducey he was honest it's really sad because people close to me died for this mess 😔💔.

[@musiclover-cn7tb]

@@bducey even successful people like this guy can get hooked very sad.

[@eneagedmachine2914]

You can tell by peace and love writing this comment he’s a crack user who relates

[@peaceandlove8026]

@@eneagedmachine2914 wtf smh 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Trp510]

R.i.p Bob Williams, even he would be surprised to see how bad America has gotten when it comes to drugs.

[@halfmanhalfamazing2152]

Nothing and I mean nothing will ever come close to doing what crack did! You had to be there to understand. You can't compare anything of today to what this guy experienced. Crack was targeted towards black people who were just like this guy. We were on the rise until crack hit and what you see today is a direct result!

[@Trp510]

@@halfmanhalfamazing2152 I feel you , but truthfully he didn’t know any of this info at the time of this interview ,He was just getting high .

[@UpUpDnDnLtRtLtRtBAStart]

@@halfmanhalfamazing2152and it was very new which is why it caught a lot of people off guard.

[@Brotha00]

Thanks Raegan!

[@wackomanx]

​@@halfmanhalfamazing2152 Fentanyl is pretty bad. We are losing a lot of people.

[@ToHeleNBack]

My uncle put me on to Like it is with Gil Noble in the mid eighties as a teenager, so I never saw this episode. I swear this was easily the most informative show ever produced for black people on so many topics including this one. Gil Noble was as serious, no nonsense, honest journalist that didn't mess around with soft ball questions as you could see in this interview. He was giving this man the business, and that man didn't even so much as blink or bat an eye about his condition.

[@jawadkazmi5327]

11:55 Bob Williams died no long after the interview ✊

[@-_-Wells-_-0]

🙄

[@zulu9357]

Sad indeed

[@brandonbaty2291]

This dude’s voice reminds me of Dave Chappelle doing his Prince impersonation. “Game…Blouses” 🤣

[@SAsh-zg6ln]

Lol spot on

[@damxn7303]

😂😂😂

[@Maydaymayday-i8z]

He got so high that nasa sponsored him 😅😅😅😅😅

[@joearnold5836]

Give that cool ass dude a jacket! *He's on the MOON!*

[@benbenassi2348]

bars! You deserve more likes

[@monitricelashe1139]

Oh I hollered at this comment 😭😭😭😂

[@lachandroteamer7463]

😅😂🤣😭

[@Steven-oj7sh]

Best comment of 2024 😂🎉🎉

[@mario-ck3es]

This man was super intelligent. And probably what you would call nowadays a high value man back then. He was making close to $150,000 in his career.

[@aadd3538]

Crack took it all. He lost, Crack won

[@zangl2955]

I wouldn’t call anyone a “high value man” because I’m not a dork like you. DORK.

[@wind2536]

​@@aadd3538Goku could beat crack

[@Ellemenohpee677]

Crack is like that big ole python laying in that tree on that one video.

[@kross7894]

Very Well spoken, Honesty!!! I guarantee this interview saved many people From Trying it, this Guy Could have been anything throughout Life, what A Shame, Could have been a big asset To the Community!!! HIGHLY Intelligent!!!

[@rodan5052]

He’s got that radio voice 🗣

[@colinchristensen4398]

Only good thing he got from crack

[@rodan5052]

@@colinchristensen4398 😂 💯

[@mattysquizzato7094]

Him and his dad; Ted Williams. Crack is a family disease. But hey, it'll give u a great voice for radio.

[@rodan5052]

@@mattysquizzato7094 🎯

[@sportsareforwomen3428]

I've been looking for this. What a fucking gift from the algorithm

[@ericwillis7480]

Me too

[@brooxkee]

From the algorithm? I think you might be confused on the meaning of that word…

[@lilnugizaking]

@@brooxkeenot really… the algorithm literally placed the video in front of him like it did me and probably you too

[@FaithandNova]

@@brooxkeedefinitely the algorithm.

[@brooxkee]

@@lilnugizakinginteresting response… but no

[@SuperNachtAktiv]

That shit was introduced to the hood, only to keep a brother down man smh

[@Midnightclublalady89]

Yea, and now they’re doing worse drugs now. It’s so sad.

[@Tbonefour20]

Yeah yeah blame whites

[@andycoulter8619]

Yeah it destroys all cultures.

[@bs8716]

Derp

[@user-lc5uh4ic1z]

don’t act like you people don’t have free will, always a victim smh

[@dosims911]

I struggled with this drug for a short while and I came across this video while in the midst of my addiction . Idk why or how but it contributed to me getting sober amongst other things I felt like it was this or that and I chose that.

[@PrefersToBeAnonToday]

I wish there was more information about this man. Pictures of his life and family. Something at all. Rip bob. I wish I knew you better than just the guy from the crack interview

[@yaboierv8053]

Very sad but this is the coolest and smartest dude I've ever seen fall victim to something horrible. Crazy crazy crazy stuff, very enlightening.

[@TerribleShmeltingAccident]

fall victim? you ever see a "victim" thats happy about why their a victim? LOL nah, he was no victim, that much is sure!

[@jocelynanonymousvlogs5418]

It WILL steal your first and last breath, it will destroy who you were, you WILL lose everything, it doesn't discriminate, you WILL become the devil itself, your thoughts and actions controlled by the puppet-master holding the key to your demise but you WILL NOT give a damn, you WILL do things that make you feel disgusted and ashamed that you would NEVER do if you weren't a prisoner to this poison....I wish I could day I'm speaking about another lost soul, I'm not ...!!

[@JulesHancockShow]

This was a generous and vulnerable share.

[@solsurfer818]

As fellow engineer I haven’t tried crack. But I think I’ll have a taste. After hearing this eloquent fellow. He seems so calm and collected.

[@VwapMike]

😂

[@MackDamage07]

$1,300 USD in one night? I smoked half of that in one night and felt like my heart was going to stop. That's why I quit or else I wouldn't of quit. I'm glad God had me go through that so that I could stop. I almost had a heart attack. God sparred my life.

[@Y0uKnoWh0]

This was in the 80's, thats equivalent to $5k-$7k now depending on what part of the 80's this was.

[@habjeetumso6844]

@@Y0uKnoWh0 no wonder this guy died shortly after that’s record breaking numbers right there 😂

[@gabeguzman9478]

I know this was a year ago but you're heart almost stop

[@MackDamage07]

@@gabeguzman9478 Yes bro I was in the Hospital fighting for my life. 3 days under intensive care. I was so hyped up by the crack, taquicardi, and felt like if I didn't quit that was it for me. Crack makes you crave more hits but by then your heart is going 1,000 miles an hour

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

​@@habjeetumso6844that was funny.

[@mirukuchan]

This content slept on 😭

[@moretrash4you]

Your generation dumb

[@chitlynn5181]

a woman pulls out any drug other than weed, and i’m out.

[@bronxriverchinobrown2856]

Nah bruh u dnt even want to mess with weed head women. I cnt stand a weed head female.

[@bronxriverchinobrown2856]

Nah I cnt stand weed head chicks they lazy as hell and be stealing

[@Mikefame3]

You’re probably young and haven’t lived yet…:give it some time you’ll be rippin lines and drinking nightly

[@Ty-by6mz]

@@MJ100kthat’s fucked up but y does that lady doing that make it suspect for a girl to smoke weed?

[@MJ100k]

@@Ty-by6mz doesn’t have to be a women.. my point is weed is not safe to take from anyone really… DMX said when he was a teenager an older guy gave him weed with something in it that starts with the letter C….. He got hooked on it unknowingly

[@allybrosia3725]

I think he was a very brave man. A visionary. Takes a real person to be completely honest about not just who they are but what they’ve done or been doing. His voice is beautiful.

[@stefanshipo]

Rip Bob Williams i respect you for your honesty i am addict to heroin and i live in North Macedonia and we all sniff cocaine but in last 3-4 years Crack come in big wave so all is using now we never have crack here till 2015 only few people make it for themself but never sold as a drug today is sell as a drug 1 rock 10 euros i tried but i am opiate addict and i love it but heroin is my drug evry junkie have a sad story but i hope some of as will make it its rly hard to quit but i am trying and failng but i have still some strong in me to fight addiction

[@Liverpool5095]

Brother, please don't give up and keep fighting until you beat your addiction. I'm from Australia but my ethnicity is Macedonian. Stay strong!

[@LTR2022]

Yes keep trying believe me it can be done and you can live "normal" and free from addiction, good luck to you 🙏

[@kentb8621]

What a cool well spoken honest guy. It’s a damn shame he didn’t get sober, so much potential. Whether it be, cocaine, opioids, meth, it’s just all bad. So many lives lost over one hell of a fleeting feeling.

[@KNITGNAT]

B.A.S.E. jumping/wingsuiting too

[@SosaSal_]

A freaking engineer!!!! Such a shame!!!

[@thatoneguyattacobell8118]

Blueevoy_6000 apparently crack didn’t discriminate my father told me stories and once he said some city officials were even on crack lawyers construction workers police it REALLY DIDN’T DISCRIMINATE

[@mdv1013]

@@thatoneguyattacobell8118 google "mayor marion barry"

[@Ruby0465]

My mom is always talking about how marijuana is the gateway drug. Turns out her college roommate started with marijuana and ended up dying from crack.

[@christinagraham2915]

@@Ruby0465 my mom's friend laced her weed

[@goodnight360]

the mayor of toronto rob ford and dc mayor marion barry were both using crack.. america runs on drugs and alcohol

[@RigtheousPerpetrator]

I know dudes that love smoking hubbas just like this cool cat. All the comments that are like “I can’t believe this crackhead is so put together!”, I know TONS of people that live very successful lives with great careers, giant houses, full families, cars, cash, everything you can imagine that live secret lives of smoking rock and doing dope in the drug scene here in New Haven. Not every user is homeless, tweaked out and talking to themselves on a park bench, it’s stupid to even remotely believe that.