Gang stories of New York City's Chinatown

[@ChinaMacTV]

Look mom, I’m in Hoodvlogs 😂 Appreciate you brody 💯

[@soys8834]

Your a g bro!!!!

[@marcusmoore7911]

I fux wit Wo Hop, they know me💯

[@MikoWorldwide]

Much respect to this hood vlogs channel and Charlie Bo. Aye China Mac, we gon a get you on my Hood Vlogs channel, Miko Worldwide. I’m the only channel out ATL bringing Raw hood vlogs and connecting to upcoming artist. We moving up quick.

[@Richrogers55]

😅your Dope🤑

[@kingdtr107]

Salute bro. Keep doing you. It's working

[@mnm121314]

When China Mac said, "My dad was a gang leader in the flying dragon, I wanted to be the opposite of him." I thought he was going to say he went to school, stayed off the street but nope. This man said he joined the rival gang 😂

[@5ebaso]

deadass had me dying hahahahaha

[@Aaron-kt4oj]

AHAHAHAHAHA I literally thought the same thing

[@mrtazzio4264]

😂😂😂

[@atkeps]

😂😂😂🤣

[@Ecko92]

😭🤣💯💯💯💯

[@lbiggiec8599]

Imagine having a nice sit down lunch with your family, and China Mac busts in...and starts talking "guns here and guns there..." 😂

[@JPhan85]

😆

[@AlexRudaj]

Lol

[@flyboy008]

Hahah

[@hi-br5vm]

"Bullets flying everywhere, MURDERS, i've seen innoncent families have lunch here and DIE"

[@karismaa3113]

Would be another day in nyc honestly lol

[@jack5117]

this dude has packed more life into his life so far than most people do in a lifetime. gang member, prison sentence, record label owner, rapper, food tours, protest leader. like damn

[@eh2688]

Its a neighboorhood thing. Everything he saying is regular. Most of us dont make it out that hood.

[@allowedme]

Jack I don’t see any special about him but just a regular black thud in an Asian man.

[@Red-ju4mi]

@@kaycee6793 That's right it's about being Chinese in a china town hood. Hoods come in all shapes and colors

[@cybergrindin]

dont forget Dry Snitcher

[@eh2688]

@@Red-ju4mi chinatown is one part of a larger hood. So china mac can say he is from LES. Most of the people in LES who are born and raised dont make it out.

[@carll.9720]

Karen: i live here China Mac: i grew up here. big difference 😂💯

[@3rdDegreeTVLLC]

Facts

[@majikjuggalo]

She’s putting money in the community. Not just taking. Big difference

[@kouleeofficial]

@@majikjuggalo and she telling yo ass to leave where you grew up from cause she live there now.

[@GodFirst701]

Lol! 😂❤️💯

[@omarjeffers7282]

WORD!!!

[@kayflip2233]

Definitely the most energetic and best host ever on Hood Vlogs. His energy and authenticity is unrivaled.

[@kayflip2233]

@SHAR Reignn It's sad you have to bring in race to every conversation. Asians don't even think about this stuff, race conflict is not in their history.

[@al1665]

@SHAR Reignn They ain't got China Mac's personality. Sorry, but this dude could have his own show.

[@SeductionUnleashed]

@SHAR Reignn you definitely female raised bro

[@chermebrownsauce8049]

the guy from boyle heights was cool too

[@kaycee6793]

@@SeductionUnleashed China Mac was, too.

[@winterkingbeats4183]

Wish this was longer. You can tell Mac had a million things to talk about. Great upload.

[@gcvrsa]

I’m Asian American, a native of New York City, and I went to high school in Lower Midtown in the 80s. There was some real scary shit going on back then. People today who weren’t alive back then cannot even begin to imagine how much more crime and violence there was in NYC in the 70s and 80s. Crime peaked in the early 90s, and has been declining ever since then. The city’s finances have recovered, and NYC now is clean and expensive and pretty peaceful compared to how it was back then. And Noodletown is the bomb, yo. 28 Bowery.

[@718ant5]

Wouldn’t say clean but everything u said is on point 💯

[@therealityofthings9574]

Same with they bay 80’s 90’s early 2000’s it was a Wild West total warfare here Insane amount of crime Insane Now everything’s been gentrified New dudes have no idea how it was to be here back in the day before the tech boom You would have to roll red lights all the time

[@jwilliams9334]

HD cameras on every block doesn't hurt either. It's amazing how little murders there are in NYC today.

[@gm4ulkill]

Clean my ass lol… expensive because of gentrificationn

[@rhuttonaa247]

it's going back to that now.

[@alakazam25yearsago8]

Love how Mac talkin all loud about F’d up graphic shit that happened in certain spots as confused people walk by/Eating🤣

[@pmt0310]

Thought that shit was hilarious also lol but straight up history speech he talkin!

[@Jesus.X]

"...and here is where they disemboweled a rival" lol

[@alakazam25yearsago8]

@@Jesus.X LOL *points at a table full of a family eating*

[@catherinewilliams772]

i can listen to homie talk all day long, he has stories for days.

[@vitaminme]

guy in green striped shirt did just that

[@2stroketyson79]

90% of his stories are fairytales anybody who believes gangs had cameras all over in the 80s dont know much bout the streets or technology! For one they were extremely expensive they were all wired & HUGE extremely noticeable & they were trash u couldnt see anything & u had to change the tapes every few hrs

[@Peppe57443]

China Mac is an OG

[@dassolosyndikat5113]

@@2stroketyson79 lol they had like 1-3 cameras and they might have been visible they wanted to see whos coming i believe him

[@RealRamRamInThecut]

@@2stroketyson79 you must not be from nyc everything he say it’s facts you can look up it was all on the news and documentary

[@briananoriega]

I've worked with attorneys and judges for over 20 years and this man is one hell of an orator and very quick on his feet. Respect.

[@LeadLeftLeon]

No surprise he has a successful KZbin channel

[@pachinko3679]

You know times have changed when you used to extort a restaurant and now you can’t even walk in the kitchen lol 😂

[@sixthsensevisions7791]

I thought I was the only one who caught that 😂😂😂😂

[@klapb2457]

😂😂😂

[@steez5769]

I love how Mac just casually walks in the kitchen like he still collects there lol

[@elliot2177]

He is not lying..Chinatown was wild back in the days..The flying dragons,ghost shadows etc..Watch King of New York.They had a scene when they battled chinatown gangs.

[@GregPeters1]

In KofNY they were kick'n up serious dust. Now i have context.

[@josiahvibes]

where can u watch it at

[@RADIORAHEEM518]

I HAVE THAT MOVIE KING OF NEW YORK ON BLURAY

[@seankalb6119]

Na watch t he corruptor

[@RADIORAHEEM518]

@@seankalb6119 WHATS UP BRO

[@yeet--]

this is a certified hood classic

[@heroman2511]

@@r.j8290 did u not watch the video?

[@johndo3760]

🌽

[@NoRockinMansLand]

First time it actually made sense

[@markbaz]

Mac is getting a natural high off “the trip down memory lane”!!! I get like that to when I start reminiscing about all the stuff I did and shit that happened growing up! Good to see the energy in him and even better knowing he made it out and is doing good!!! BIG UP MAC!!!

[@krazyfan2000]

Everything he's saying is on point. It was crazy over there back in the day. My homeboy lived over there and used to tell me about bodies found out there on a daily basis.

[@user-il6bh2se4j]

The flying Dragons were one of the most vicious and brutal gangs in New York history. This is a badass video

[@RazPerignon]

I’d say The Westies and The Roy Demeo crew would have them beat

[@nycboyforlife]

The Flying Dragobs are still around. They are a Triad now. Ghost Shadows are long gone.

[@Casinovaz]

David tai with the brk was wildn as well.

[@checkmate2049]

@@Casinovaz *BTK they’re still around not long ago they were on the news in Philly. They kidnapped, tortured and killed. They tied up 3 bodies & dumped them into the river but one guy’s survived.

[@jocelynlin6044]

That sounds cool, ima name my gang crouching tiger 😂

[@anthonycarella1779]

It's crazy being from NYC, being born in the '80s and growing up in the '90s watching a video like this. I am from Brooklyn and have a history with hanging out in Chinatown Fair in the early 2000s playing DDR a lot, so way later than what China Mac was talking about and nothing gang-related. But even in the early 2000s you could see remnants of what he is talking about in this video, and I used to hear about Chinatown from some friends at the arcade who grew up in the area. As far as NYC has come, you still see some of the old world in the background and directly in the video; Elizabeth Center, the original Chinatown Fair sign, Wo Hop, Canal Street, Mott Street, etc... My thing was always video games so I used to love coming to Chaintown and stopping by Elizabeth Center or J&L Video Games before going to Chinatown Fair. I've never met China Mac but I feel like I know him because of how relatable he is and the way he describes Chinatown and New York City. Glad that he was able to represent some NYC history. Solid dude, solid channel, solid video. Salute.

[@HEEHEEBOII]

I feel like that's for all NY'ers. I met some in Canada and I swear they are so good at making connection with you, I felt like I met them before or were acquainted with them.

[@kennethhurst1187]

Mac is right, the 80s and 90s were the wildest period in New York City. The bodies were piling up, real talk!!! Good video, Mac, you got the voice to be a great narrator.

[@sz1159]

Pretty much like LA then lol

[@brownjatt21]

70's were equally as wild

[@brownjatt21]

@@sz1159 NYC was worse than LA back in the days. In the 70's n 80's it used to average like 3000+ homicides a year, Shit was insane. LA was wild too though, but LA got wilder a little later like late 80's and 90's Shit the whole country was wild for that matter back then.

[@Amidat]

70's is when it really jumped off... the heroin and the burning down of the Bronx... the blackouts....

[@ZeitGeist_TV]

I still miss the 90's in NYC over this shyt now though.

[@mour1s91]

Asian, African, Greek, Dominican, Italian, Hawaiian etc... it doesn't matter a NYer is a NYer & we all sound like this when explaining life.🤣😩

[@Clearview718]

Lol facts 😂 and if u not from nyc u can’t understand

[@richwalker4407]

@@universalconquest4447 😂 lmao

[@SeductionUnleashed]

@@universalconquest4447 lmaoooo ayooooo never say never b 😅

[@giomars6682]

@@Clearview718 easy to understand Noo yohkaz sound dumb while story tellin.

[@evanwalker6397]

@@giomars6682 naw we just have a swag a lot of y’all don’t understand.

[@flapdrol75]

China Mac is so entertaining when he explains everything. Swinging his arms right and left , people be dodging his arm pointing at shit. Talking with so much energy the whole street hears howbad it was back in the day. Asking random people what they are going to eat haha What a legend.,

[@michael43567]

Literally a different person to his first vlad interview

[@BigsmokeATL]

It’s crazy seeing the major changes Chinatown / Little Italy had gone through since the early 1900s . S/O hood vlogs and China Mac for the content y’all been putting out lately

[@HoodVlogs]

Thank you 🙏

[@mikegreen5502]

@@HoodVlogs how tall is China Mac ?????????

[@heroman2511]

@@mikegreen5502 6’ft even

[@liza6347]

It’s pretty cool how smoothly he walks through the streets even when there are cars everywhere. He knows it like the back of his hand. Very comfortable

[@ZeitGeist_TV]

It's his NYC natives move quick and know how to maneuver through all traffic in these crowded ass streets.

[@jayj3000]

Super narrow streets with slow car traffic

[@ftwdamfseyg]

Its very comfortable in chinatown now its a tourists spot, Not like before

[@pullout_jay2317]

That’s just New Yorkers every in the city

[@westernpigeon]

every new yorker knows how to do this. you learn through being raised here

[@zakjabz3444]

That was the best HoodVlog episode so far. China Mac was a great energetic host giving good details and history on his neighborhood. 💯👍

[@evilernie6908]

I'd love to have him as somekind of sightseeing guide for 5 hours straight. Go Mac! 👑

[@larsstougaard7097]

Totally agree 👍

[@kevinsaldivar4276]

went to school down here and those Chinese gangs were ruthless. thanks for the tour brings back memories

[@emog7]

“We getting kicked by… by a Karen.” “I live here-“ “I grew up here!” 😂

[@stevenveganightowl12]

China Mac, he's a serious dude telling true stories, back in the day Chinatown was no joke, my aunt would take me & my sister to certain spots, and she knew which places not to go to.

[@chrisnielsen5287]

17:23 " I wanted to be the complete opposite of him" (his father a gang leader) me: Oh cool he wanted to do something positive in life and grow "So I joined the rival gang" 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Noclevername54]

Aye, man that took me out!!

[@wahaha918]

then,two gangs unites!

[@darrelsimpson5205]

Lmfaooooo

[@samariaakhan]

😂😂😂😂

[@wuzumaki]

I was thinking "ait, so you wanted to become a doctor or a lawyer instead?", lol

[@TenchiBushi]

It's been al least a full decade since I've been in Chinatown NYC. I first been there in 1974. The last time I was there was in 2010. It was just before I deployed overseas again (and stayed overseas after that). China Mac is an awesome host and many thanks for the in depth history lesson.

[@brakeroner]

best part about this is is the joy he gets from explaining the lifestyle back then, thats pride love it

[@kaycee6793]

Being a criminal is something to be proud of?

[@AntonioTyree]

@@kaycee6793 no but making it out yes he should be proud he’s alive his odds were stacked against him . I talk with the same energy when I tell people about the things I’ve seen and made it out of

[@kaycee6793]

@@AntonioTyree Well, on that, I can see your point.

[@AntonioTyree]

@@kaycee6793 most definitely life is all perspectives stay blessed

[@kaycee6793]

@@AntonioTyree Thank you, you, too!🤗

[@blicce9597]

This was one of the best hood vlogs. I ain’t skip over any of it. Man could have his own show.

[@mdeez8286]

Learned something new. Hidden history

[@cafelate9515]

Love China Mac's gang stories. I wished he can speak more. I grew up in Chinatown and scared to death of these gangs. After they are all gone I appreciate listening to Mac's stories. He has been thru alot.

[@jayare6592]

Big up China Mac. He covered it quite well. I used explore those streets inside and out when I was a kid. It's been decades since I even set foot there. Real cool. Mac broke down the gang ishhhh exquisitely. Very enlightening especially for you folks that had no clue.

[@veeb346]

U sound like u consider this need to know information ..“Folks that had no clue” LOL so what do you expect from folks now that they have a clue?

[@139fulton]

@@veeb346 much respect the Chinese Communities across the USA Salute to OG China Mac I enjoy rap music I am NYC born raised 70 years old I still shop in Chinatown Manhattan, Flushing etc I patronize the bus service to other states as well as my Sons I saw the Uncle Benny doing my time eating lunch, dinner. While hanging with my Chinese associates I paid homage when Uncle Benny funeral procession on the streets of mulberry,Mott,Easy Broadway need a video of that historical day The streets was filled with all nationalities paying respect to Uncle Benny and Uncle Seven As a child,teenager,etc I purchase my firecrackers from Chinatown Salute to China Mac

[@jayare6592]

@@veeb346 Just enlightenment. And maybe a little less arrogant gentrification. Like that lady that kicked them off the roof of the building she lives in. "Karen" was in my opinion out of line. Too quick to involve herself in other people's business. That's about it

[@Amidat]

@@139fulton Yeah Flushing is the real Chinatown of NYC now...

[@cskiller11229]

I'm also a brooklyn native but grew up up chinatown in the 2000s. This video brings back memories of those days for sure. Murder ally had the connecting tunnels that we also used back in the day. However, it was a 50/50 chance of getting away or having another fight,shooting or stabbing down there when crossing. You never knew who or what crew would be down in the tunnels. The fair was also the chill spot, crazy nights happened there. Big shout out the multiple owners that have ran and saved the fair from closing. The gang culture did spread out a little, some of the crews at the time that I remember interacting with was, Flying Dragons, Ghost Shadows, BTK, Hong Ching, Young Lions, and a few others. Lots of gambling dens in those buildings. Good times reminiscing. We also remember hearing when Mac got out, news spread very quick within the area.

[@ornamentalyouth]

did you ever interact with any of the black or spanish les gangs?

[@cskiller11229]

@@ornamentalyouth In the city not much, in brooklyn and queens you had more spanish diveristy. I didnt spend much time in harlem as i didnt know enough people to be there. I've met MS13 and a few different other branches but honestly not much.

[@dacoldest3896]

My first time in new york was chinatown 2003 as a tourist smh they tryin to get us killed hahah

[@ManOfAttitudeLP1998]

2000s was not that bad

[@RugbyReligionAl]

My father grew up in Chinatown in the 80's and it was no joke. My dad was friendly with a lot of people and it often caused issues as these rival gangs hated the fuck out of each other. My dad had a pistol to his back while he was peeing one day as a gang thought my dad was running with their rivals. Thankfully my dad knew of the guys there or else he would've been dead....Asian gangs were as ruthless...

[@bankrob9941]

it's because mainland China was doing the “strike of gang, swipe dark” back in 1983. a lot of most brutal Chinese gang ran out to Hong Kong. and they spread to whole world like USA and Southeast Asia and Latin America. and their government did it again in 1996 and 2001 and 2018. China is safe right now for some reason. because their bad peoples are going abroad or just in prison

[@bankrob9941]

back in the 80s Hong Kong gang was dominated Netherlands. and China fu qing gang was fighting yakuza in Japan. Chinese gang active all over the world in that period were all cause of their government movements. history is a circle.

[@Anamaglena1]

I'm From NYC. Bronx chick. My Dad used to take me to Noodle Town. It was open 247. I still go. This dude is accurate. China town was wild gangsta. Who remembers the live chicken arcade? He speaks the truth. Good memories. Xoxo I saw like 20 slaves screaming for help off Doyster street begging for their lives, freedom as the owner locked them in. Called the cops and the cops did nothing. The payoffs were real. Hope those girls survived 🙏. It was so sad and horrible. Great segment.

[@ultimatekratos44]

That’s some third world country shit wtf man screw racism

[@ornamentalyouth]

what neighborhood are you from? i'm from the bronx

[@MADLITS1K]

@@ultimatekratos44 human trafficking not race related lol slave doesn’t automatically mean a black person 😂

[@Anamaglena1]

@@ornamentalyouth kingsbridge. You?

[@Anamaglena1]

@@ultimatekratos44 It was so sad and we tried helping them. They were locked in so we couldn't get in. Cops Never came.

[@11gazathug]

China Mac : we gotta leave...cause of Karen Karen: I live here China Mac: I GREW UP here ✊🏾

[@Rxz5526]

And who lived there before the Chinese took it over? And according to this guy, made it a slum

[@desmandstone7699]

@@Rxz5526 you must be a karen

[@kamauchaplin290]

@@Rxz5526 the natives

[@carloscortes5570]

At first everybody that migrated to NYC entered where the statue of liberty is at and then settled in close by trying to find work fast.. usually around the ports.then after some years every group started claiming their own spot in the city.nobody turned nothing into a "slum" it was all the same.. everyone was the same also! Just trying to work and start a business to eat and have a roof.

[@carloscortes5570]

Next day a female body was found in the back alley!!!😂🤣💪 Everyone had access to the rooftop!😜😜

[@victorn4745]

The Karen kicking you out saying we live here. Then you saying " I grew up here!" Story of my life man. Love this video. Keep em coming. Much respect to you for the keeping the art of native old nyc alive. My salute.

[@jojotwice8918]

how's she a Karen? he was trespassing

[@queenmoreau2098]

@@jojotwice8918 They were telling a story on a roof

[@jojotwice8918]

@@queenmoreau2098 they can tell the story on the street. u can't trespass a building and be annoyed when confronted by actual residents of the building, what u think the reaction was gonna be? "welcome back"?

[@mingchenwei1978]

@@jojotwice8918I mean they wasn’t using the shit for shit anyway 💀. Might as well tell a story on it

[@jojotwice8918]

@@mingchenwei1978 would u want someone hopping ur fence and telling a story on ur backyard because u weren't using it?🙄

[@arch1028]

15:02 this man still stuck in the 90s walking back into the kitchen like the old employees still working there lmao

[@IndigenousLi3328]

😂

[@alakazam25yearsago8]

Every spot the people and workers lookin at him like he crazy😂😂

[@wuzumaki]

He really walked in like he was gonna collect that outdated protection money, lmao.

[@feedthesoullive9003]

Yes, BIG shout out to China Mac for taking us through some of NYC’s Chinatown and sharing what it used to be!

[@danzena4059]

China Mac was fun as hell to listen to. You can see how excited he was to show you/us the sights and tell the stories. Great story teller. A lot of these other hood dudes and chicks just kind of say the same shit but China Mac took it to another level.

[@nightmaster5593]

I spent years and years and years in that spot, but never heard the gang stories! great video

[@bloodybaphomet4165]

That’s because there was none lmaooo

[@dassolosyndikat5113]

Which years? this was all happening in the 80s & 90s

[@gregmasters8558]

@@bloodybaphomet4165 lol dem chinatows were a hub for human traffickin.

[@zerohours.]

@@bloodybaphomet4165 after the big ones went to jail or were killed things died out after the 90s. China Mac did about 10 years or something on Rikers. So he is talking about a whole other time bro.

[@devoncutmore]

Wish you had kept going with this 1 . Best one in a while

[@dillinger445]

this is the most New york street vlog i've seen, since the beginning of youtube. very insightful

[@ttttmmmm4881]

She did not like being called Karen🤣🤣

[@Jaysi_NY003]

This was the best Doc you ever had out of all of them just being honest ...

[@AbaddonDeath]

I lived in Chinatown back in the 80's and I used to love it. I went to PS 1 Elementary school, and even when we moved to Washington Heights, I still wanted to go to school in Chinatown. The good ole days!

[@jefferyroyce5204]

Y’all two had to do this it was destined S/O to hood vlogs and Mac love the continuous creativity between the both of vlogs bless both of yall

[@DWilliam1]

I was a probation officer(Supervision then FSU) in the late 80’s in Manhattan, and I had a few Ghost Shadows on my caseload. He’s not bull sh!tting.

[@DWilliam1]

@Greg W Not sure but your mother did ;)

[@strictlydolo6915]

Is Born To Kill still around?

[@DWilliam1]

@@strictlydolo6915 Have no idea. But they were big 40 plus years ago.

[@alfredoserrano8067]

China Mac is a real one, you can tell he was really in the streets and lived that life style. Glad you made it out alive and doing something positive. God bless💯💯💯

[@mikeyrizzo7606]

Yet another awesome vlog! This particular one made me realize that doing a vlog like this in other Chinatowns (especially San Fran) would be super sweet, so if you haven't already then I for one suggest that you do so eventually.

[@ChinaMacTV]

San Francisco’s Chinatown is different 🙅🏻‍♂️🧢

[@BLUDDYknucklez]

i always had a feeling that chinatowns were shady

[@TheGoodfellas.]

China Mac a real one. Met him once at a party, gentleman too. All the best China Mac🙌🏽

[@carlosnieves6105]

I’m 45 and i live in the lower my whole life and everything that China Mac is Spittin is 💯

[@DrJill897]

Thank you for this piece of history! I’ve always wondered about Chinatown and how real the movies are :) gentrification is happening all over NYC. We have to make our own historical records before the knowledge is lost.

[@hueydao8637]

Yo avocado toast ain’t erasing no NY history. Keep doin y’all thing lol

[@thebabbler8867]

Right. New York is really fucking itself over building these glass blocks that'll remain empty forever: erasing historical value of the city, and they wonder why everyone's leaving. Smh. I just don't get how people are allowing such a great city to be extorted.

[@reportedstolen3603]

@@hueydao8637 think again man...shits changing constant infrastructure changes..take ya pictures now

[@typerk]

I'm definitely checking out those two food spots in a couple of weeks when I'm in town. Dope video

[@unabashed]

Because you're depraved enough to eat an infant pig?

[@zakirfeysal4025]

@@unabashed Go vegan go malnourished

[@jonwittmann3042]

i hope you hit wo hop - the basement one is my go to after the club. doesnt close

[@tommyt5815]

China mac is hands down the best interview and most informative . Awesome video

[@eagleeye8916]

Back in the late 80's early 90's me and some friends used to walk the manhattan bridge or take the train from Brooklyn and explore chinatown as kids. Food was great , there were a lot of sketchy alleyways like he said . We would would just walk around everywhere and always bought fireworks there every year. China Mac broke it down on point

[@drummagazinesllc7409]

Notification gang we here 💪🏾💯

[@HoodVlogs]

I see you are already up bro, have a great day!

[@drummagazinesllc7409]

@@HoodVlogs yes indeed brother you to 💯💪🏾

[@rosedave9415]

Lol luv the name

[@drummagazinesllc7409]

@@rosedave9415 appreciate u

[@youngfase5]

Oh shit I see u

[@likeistolesumthin]

China Mac: Karen is kicking us out. Karen: I live here. China Mac: I grew up here.

[@codefoxx]

Damn China Mac killed this shit

[@youngfase5]

Facts

[@oohunnit]

The Best Asian Rapper Ever ! He really lived that life!! China Mac good shit big Bro

[@Brooklynyc918]

I grew up in the C-town back in the 80s and everything he talked about are all true. Bayard, Mott, Mulberry, Pell, Canel and Doyer street's was crazy back in the days.

[@tye1939]

China Mac is valid. That's my guy. The Wo Hop restaurant has been my long time spot in chinatown. All the gangsters from back then have evolved into white collar businessmen today if they haven't been killed or imprisoned. I recently saw a movie based around the flying dragons, born to kill, shadows, it was pretty good. Could've been better though.

[@XDCherylLi]

What's the movie called?

[@sunnyboy8644]

whats the name of the movie ?

[@CS-io8ft]

What’s the name of the movie?

[@Sheist]

Revenge of the Green Dragons.. Good movie

[@Silver-Lyfe]

Revenge sucked. Tongs: A Chinatown story depicts how real life went

[@andrewlee3383]

I always find China Mac's stories compelling and they just keep coming one after the next. That sht sounds wild AF back in the day

[@108adipurusa]

Wild. China Mac does not disappoint.

[@kingdtr107]

Salute Mac. Yall outa Towner's don't be knowing his story. Get in tune. Brother don't disappoint when telling facts

[@BlvckForestOfficialTV]

Lol whats his story 😂😂

[@kingdtr107]

@@BlvckForestOfficialTV oooo u don't know? Obviously u not from the town . #IYKYK

[@thatGuyQuincy]

TheBlackInvestor dead azz(beside being a asian kid who everytime i turn around is speaking on people of african descent in america politics)

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

@@BlvckForestOfficialTV haha

[@JJ_876]

I remember in the early 2000’s the ghost shadows had a presence out there

[@dassolosyndikat5113]

New york city in the early 2000's was still active

[@davidortiz3094]

Sounds unique af

[@moreadventure3627]

Omg

[@ManOfAttitudeLP1998]

2000s was almost past the violent times

[@geesung4444]

I have seen tons of HOOD VLOGS from HoodVlogs... This is one of the best, not cause I am Asian. but bc of this guys energy. Hella informative. Needs more views!! Stay safe yall

[@oz70nyc50]

Canal street back in the 90s and early 2000s before Gulianni was a fucking abyss, real talk. You turn the wrong corner and things would be "a bit unfortunate" for you. Also, he's spot on about China White. Shit went as far north as my hood in the South Bronx. (For anyone confused by the lingo, The Bronx is the borough to the north of Manhattan. Chinatown is on the Southside of Manhattan.) China White spread through all 5 brought like wildfire. The Tong would bring it in, the Asian gangs would move it, and the Black and Hispanic gangs eventually buying weight from the Dragons and moving it in the outer boroughs. Eventually the Irish and Italians started seeing how much the Tong were banking started getting nervous. Everyone started getting greedy...then Gulianni came into office in the early 90s and went to war with everyone. With no unifying partnerships strong enough...everyone started falling. The street level crews 1st, then the Irish, then the Ruskies, then the Tong and finally the Families. By 1997, organized crime in NYC was crippled. You still had small pockets of crews, but it would never again reach the power it had the 60 years prior.

[@dillionbrady2635]

China-Mac it's always good to watch your platform, or a show that's having you on as a quest !!! 👍🏻 👍🏻☘️

[@CindyLKReich]

Much Respect . I love Asian Gang history & thank you for taking the time out to talk about it. ❤❤❤

[@ms13626]

China Mac's cool. He knows how to tell real deep Mafia stories.

[@standforhumanitariancauses4756]

He has nothing in common with the Italian Mafia. Zero.

[@censordat]

@@standforhumanitariancauses4756 Yeah, nothing like the Italian Mafia. The Italian Mafia got shut down by the FEDS because of multiple MULTIPLE snitches within their Mafia LOL

[@standforhumanitariancauses4756]

@@censordat Chinese gangs never controlled New York and Chinese gangs are not and were not near the level of Italians, or Jews, or Irish. Not even close. This guy wants to make the Chinese gangs relevant and have people look at them in the same way as Italians , because he's Chinese. It's never going to happen because Chinese never played any role on the scale. And I'm not here to glorify gangs. Once again Italians, and the Jews have Zero in common with the Chinese. Nothing in common as far as everything goes.

[@censordat]

@@standforhumanitariancauses4756 Nobody said anything about controlling NY nor did China Mac in the video....Hence why the video is about Chinatown Lol. Nobody compared the Chinese Mafia/Gangs to Italians or Jews as well.... You're hating super hard 😂. Chinese Mafia plays a huge scale, it's just y'all commoners never heard about it and that's the way they want it....They don't chase attention. If, you do ur research Triads ain't no joke....They about big business and that's the reason why they run shit til this day behind the scenes...There are Chinese officials that work for the government that are Triad members and same goes for rich Chinese business owners here in the states and the reason why Chinatown is all over the united states and the world. Real gangstas move in silence...Not how the Italians moved, reason why there are a bunch of Italian Mafia members labeled as snitches...Some of them did interviews with VladTV 😂🤣

[@standforhumanitariancauses4756]

@@censordat I've heard of Triads. But once again they don't control New York or the U.S. They're heavily involved in human smuggling/ human trafficking. So you want to sit here and brag about that? does that make you feel good? just like the guy in the video he wants people to see him as gangster. He doesn't run or control anything. He wants to make himself relevant. When people think of mobsters the last thing they think of is Chinese. And you're wrong. Italian mafia was a secret silent society. Things have changed. People like this guy seeking attention. And if Triad were that silent how do you know they're involved with the government????? They're mainly overseas.

[@heyyosteve3322]

This dudes energy and stories are on point 💯

[@mdeez8286]

This is low key the best one yet, mainly because of the history he's giving u is not well known to alot of outsiders. The Asian mafia was big back then and they moved silently they don't get as much acknowledgment as they should

[@talmandgeperry1835]

We rode through Chinatown on the 4th of July, 1991. BIG MISTAKE!! It was like a WAR ZONE! 😆 EXPLOSIONS ERUPTING EVERYWHERE!! Mostly M-80's! It was the SCARIEST FUN that I've ever had! Great Food and Sake there, also.

[@coolbluebell6528]

Oh shit Hood vlogs and Mac together Mac going to show you some real gangster shit Mac is the truth

[@ShakaZulu308]

Bro not lying he speaking truth .I’m black from the Bronx I used to shop on canal st and everything he saying is facts !!

[@Cjackson6672]

His pops used to work with Machinegun Johnny. His pops ratted on Johnny but Johnny still took care of China Mac and his mom.... Johnny Eng was a real one

[@DWESENTERPRISE]

San Francisco Chinatown was a tough one too back in the day... China Mac keeps his shit always 100!

[@dover1966]

This guy is funny af 😂😂😂😂😂 its like he was waiting bis whole life waiting for this😂😂

[@ehlohimwhil5762]

low key a lot of the opioids and heroin is located in NYC Chinatown ... while Chinatown/Little Italy/L.E.S is relatively safe, these areas still carry that aura that it still can go down

[@godzilla2653]

L.E.S is dangerous as hell still

[@lancerussell5522]

Damn you can hear the adrenaline in his voice when he got on that roof too

[@alakazam25yearsago8]

Lmaoo he even was about to face palm that Karen he was so hyped, “I GREEW UP HEREE”🤣

[@floordoctor]

For anyone wanting to know more of the history from back then.....research the Tongs. There was this movie called 'The Tongs - An American Nightmare' back in the days of good Hong Kong films. Someone uploaded to YT not too long ago.

[@sabonesjones]

Love listening to his stories, and it's hilarious that in the beginning you bleeped out a few cuss words. But he curses so much that you stopped doing it like 3 minutes in lol.

[@bluntztv8948]

“CM telling crazy stories about how violent chinatown was back in the day” CM at the end of the video: “Make sure you guys come to chinatown is a beautiful vibe”

[@heroman2511]

Because now it’s a beautiful vibe. Back then it wasn’t. Gangs everywhere in Chinatown. Chinese, vietnamese, and Koreans, 85% Chinese gangs though.

[@NissanSkylineVR30]

Much like NYC Chinatown, SF Chinatown has a dark history too. SF Chinatown early on was the tong wars between rival Chinese mafias. And in the 80s/90s, the Triad and Yakuza was heavy within Chinatown. As for right now, its not that much but there is still influence.

[@ohsap123]

Love this guy right here...no joke, they always have the eye watching you. Stay straight and these are the best people, go off and bet you get your head knocked

[@choosetobefree]

Respecting the geography. That's what's up. This is HoodVlogs with ChinaMac! Every Chinatown has its past no matter how checkered or stained.. but it's all the merchants and restaurants that help keep 'em going strong -so that we still have these today. blessings.

[@dannyjalen423]

Dang, that was really informative and clearly on point with China Mac. Very entertaining.

[@IKEMENOsakaman]

Wow, I lived in Chinatown in NYC for two years, but it was the most peaceful neighborhood that I've ever lived in. Never heard of gang stories while there! Thanks for shedding a new light!

[@whyareyougay4090]

the stories he tells date back to his last past life. therefore 150 years ago

[@streettravelxxi]

@@whyareyougay4090 Chinatown hasn’t Been on shit since the 80s really even then the Italian mafia was way stronger. I think they probably have triads still but they are more business and less killings. Money laundering is probably still happening lol but this dude Mac always gotta be extra

[@larsstougaard7097]

It all happened in the shadows , Flying Dragon 🐉 had great power.

[@streettravelxxi]

@@larsstougaard7097 lol sound like a fortune cookie goofy

[@heroman2511]

@@whyareyougay4090 ??? All these Chinatown gangs were active in the 1800’s to the 1990’s.

[@BrutallyHonest-]

New York is one of the most inspirational places I’ve ever been. The politics are ass backwards, too expensive, and they’ve got a homeless problem, but aside from that it’s hands down the coolest city ever. I’d endure the BS just to live there.

[@alwayssmokingreggie]

@@rd24life there's NOWHERE like NYC. stop it...

[@ihatesnakeu.7238]

Bro became his dads enemy to play arcade

[@checkmate2049]

Hands down! This is one of the best hoodvlogs video you have ever done. I enjoy this very much

[@livsnjutaresverige3802]

I know CM has been through a lot. He also has a good voice for rap. 10 years in prison probably made him stronger. Keep at it.

[@RuachHakodesh777]

YO its authentic af hearing an actual dude from the streets of Chinatown describe the history rather than hearing some stoic white dude narrating in some documentary.

[@ANITAACRUZ]

Another great video with China Mac in Chinatown ⛩️ 🐉

[@nathancole1770]

" we getting kicked out by a Karen" 😂

[@9thwonderboy]

Native NYer here. Mac just confirmed the story I heard of an uncle Benny running things in Chinatown! Real stories he spittin’.

[@saphireetienne2632]

First time watching this and hearing him speak. He def got the NY lingo heavy 🔥🔥🔥 . Keep doing your thing Mac ✅

[@richwalker4407]

China Mac has been around for awhile. really cool dude. he did 10 years. Hes a rapper to. Hes nice!