MC Eiht on the Dangers of Being a Rapper in LA

In this clip from #DrinkChamps, MC Eiht discusses the dangers of being a rapper in #LA, especially when affiliated with a neighborhood. As a public figure and a gangbanger, Eiht had to navigate the waters of LA's gang culture while pursuing his rap career.
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[@HeginaldoVeintiseis]

We've been conditioned into pure foolishness.

[@407floirda352]

Not conditioned just naturally slow people

[@HeginaldoVeintiseis]

@@407floirda352 not naturally, there's been centuries of social engineering at work. Read a book.

[@augustopanama8905]

FACTS

[@augustopanama8905]

@@HeginaldoVeintiseisindeed

[@ExtraterrestrialBeing-jc7to]

​@407floirda352 Nan bro the Executives put a long term plan in the early 90s and it's been getting Worse and Worse..

[@Ifearnoman131]

Mann that feels good to see that you guys put him on your show!!! 🔥

[@erickford1624]

Shit he had to get his flowers as a young youth (Raekwon Wu Tang CREAM) we absorbed his music in Brooklyn NY. EIHT salute

[@xZoogiiee]

Dj quik cooked his ass

[@PleaseBeCool]

​@@xZoogiieeThey both were great. Comment failed.

[@geminid3821]

​@@xZoogiieeLet the past be the past. They are cool now. SMH

[@user-jr1wm2lh4j]

​@@xZoogiiee THEY SQUASHED THAT PETTY BEEF 20 YEARS AGO.

[@OGSlick22]

Aye Who Got snaps on da petro!!??⛽️

[@MarquisDonaway]

😂😂😂

[@antuanellis9011]

On mommas, PUMP MY SHIT!!!!

[@donguapo7862]

😂😂😂

[@Daveed1984]

Slangin all that shit in hood

[@lilcoochieblade69]

😂😂😂

[@Jgeetharealg]

Mc eiht a real 1.... He's authentic

[@lamonteganaway2322]

Eiht

[@ebptfti-js4ry]

O my I had a super crush on MC8❤and he still Poppin the most looking good and healthy just hansom

[@Jgeetharealg]

@@lamonteganaway2322 ok smarty pants 🤣

[@lamonteganaway2322]

@@Jgeetharealg had to

[@brandoncain3658]

One of the realest!

[@soulassasin001]

Because I'm from a different area, you automatically want to kill me? That's some dumb shit.

[@dm7744]

No its because the areas are at war ..

[@darrellglover493]

Tell that to Israel & Palestine

[@dashawnreid3195]

You wouldn’t understand

[@celharris437]

I understand. Its strait up dumbshyt. One reason i let it go bc of that element. Im from a different state and kats ready to come for me just bc i rapped. Dont know the dudes, never disrespected them guys​@@dashawnreid3195

[@aalcorn409]

@@dashawnreid3195Naw he understand. We’ve just been conditioned to some useless shit. Literally no one prospers from it. Back in the days they protected the turf from other gangs (races) from coming over and polluting their neighborhoods. Now you can’t even go to LA with a hat on or it it can be deadly. Tell me that shit isn’t childish? More or less being black.

[@shonbenjamin5973]

Nipsey is a prime example R.I.P

[@lilcoochieblade69]

As a Cali native FACTS!!!

[@vicenteornelas3787]

Nipsey shouldn't have said what he said to a mf that had nothing to lose...

[@shonbenjamin5973]

@vicenteornelas3787 very intelligent and logical excuse................. SMDH

[@ronbrooks6547]

All big cities is Dangerous for a Rapper. Not just Los Angeles

[@williambrown4058]

@ronbrooks6547 It's always us vs. us regardless of the city. The bigger the city, the bigger the Black on Black crime. That's what's sad.

[@yeadoe6627]

Nah I’m from Philly we embrace rappers yea some have gotten robbed but it’s not our thing we got too many issues at home

[@vicenteornelas3787]

Bullsh*t.

[@daviwilliam281]

All cities no like LA our gang movement different also it’s the city of the industry so

[@hueroshy1519]

Nah just LA all them other cities are fans and weak and druel over rapper's.... we tax rapper's over here.

[@gregvasser6944]

I always wondered how the hood took me under Gia 😂😂

[@tazdenis7833]

Gia 🤣🤣🤣

[@shanekasanders3728]

"Alwayz strapped n eager 2 peel a kap"!! 💯💯💯

[@tymbar9002]

Gia😂😂😂....I had that single cassette. Played that mf like a full tape

[@princeblack952]

💯

[@BrooklynRival7718]

😂😂😂 word classic shit

[@Layzee888]

A-Wax was dope in Menace II Society!

[@rollsroyce2627]

FACTS

[@user-jr1wm2lh4j]

GEEEEAAHHHH!!!!

[@cjempire1188]

Shot out to all the men that didn't take him out..u were Told to do something another person scared to do themselves and u stood ten toes down like a real Man and chose not to Take him out.. maybe cuz u like his music or maybe cuz u felt he never did anything to u, never disrespected u no nothing so no need to take a life just Cuz another person wants it gone.. y'all were using logic that day u Saw him... Js

[@rick7678]

I wish Compton's most wanted would release another album!!!

[@QueenM01]

Facts!

[@markwheel23]

​@@QueenM01Naw we good

[@kobiecamp1134]

It's a Compton thing.

[@MichaelThePlaya50]

He got songs and videos out

[@downsouthn.o.1537]

Facts. Late nite hype. And I'm wit dat🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥bangers nonstop

[@gatekeepercreative]

So ridiculous. You never heard about Mick Jagger and Keith Richard drive by shooting at John Lennon and Paul McCartney 😢

[@RaulLion-wu6hz]

That’s a dumb comment to make seriously

[@gatekeepercreative]

@@RaulLion-wu6hz are you referring to my comment? Explain what's dumb about it? I'd love to hear your point of view.

[@ThaHulkster]

@@gatekeepercreativethey didn’t grow up in the same element. Not defending gang culture, but there’s some things you’re just born into. It’s very hard to articulate without witnessing it first hand. I had friends in elementary school that were cool but just kept hanging around their cousins and brothers that became apart of it because of of parents not being present enough, not monitoring what they’re getting into, on drugs, not there at all, etc., and just end up becoming a product of their environment. Have you ever seen Boyz N The Hood, City of God, Menace II Society? It really helps give you perspective of the environments these people grow up in and never grow out of. Especially in the crack era where this man grew up, parents were way too often strung out from trying to escape the reality of working 2-3 jobs and being a single parent sometimes, and combine that with systemic oppression and gangs were the thing these young men formed to build some sort of structure amongst themselves. Over time it evolved into so much more, but these are the elements that molded so many people in that era. He’s not even stating other artists were out to get him, he’s telling you regular gang members would tell him this. That’s something those people you mentioned absolutely did not have to endure which is why your comment will be ridiculed.

[@definitelydoing]

You never heard of them being desendants of enslaved people subjected to Black Codes, Jim Crow, Segregation, Red Lining, being systematically denied resources, while others were being given access to land, hand outs and college for hundreds of years either.

[@kismkasm3178]

😂 really? Stupid.

[@solmonlee2]

If A-Wax says it's dangerous, it's damn dangerous

[@JorgieTV01]

Still playing many eiht albums in the playlist.

[@PacoJertee69]

Depends where you go in LA, if you see a Roscoe’s or a Fat Burger around just leave ASAP 😂

[@ts1265]

Or a Popeyes

[@oladeebiazazi4538]

Some Popeyes and Roscoe be in relative safe places

[@CaliforniaCalifornia-yx9hy]

The state of California nothing to play with

[@Mr.Burton17]

Killah kali for real better know the rules

[@allybrosia3725]

Be quiet. Everybody better just leave when they see any of your Latinos around as you have ruined Los Angeles.

[@fredwiggins54]

Compton Cyco is the track that I bump all the time, Chea!

[@dmoore9526]

Going out like Geez

[@marcellussims4831]

That beat crazy as hell!! So much what's going on in it.. definitely my favorite song on the album.

[@g.e.105]

''We got One Life to live 'til it's done, Let's all get together and have some fin. You got ly back I got your son. It's the MC Eight and Soul Brother Number 1''

[@Randolo10]

Westside shenanigans a bunch of escalated nonsense that has taken away talent and opportunities from neighborhoods that need it

[@ricksanford4434]

That's very goofy for our people to be moving with gang mentalities instead of organizing and putting our people at the top of the pedestal. We are currently at the lowest point because of this type of goofiness and then it's being glorified rather than denounced

[@kingcherenfant8216]

Gang life is Lame and stupid

[@ChameleonMD123]

His interviews are great. The one he discusses Pac is phenomenal.

[@christopherfreeman646]

Crazy to be claiming somewhere you don’t own..always thought gang culture was weird

[@vr4892]

I thought the same thing! At any minute they will come in an re-gentrification your black self

[@tremainehughes5974]

Yeah that's the REALEST way to look at it. Many don't own even the house that we live

[@rickygodette]

Some of them felt like they had no choice. You born into the set

[@thedrugglordt8862]

You’d be surprised how many of those neighborhoods are mostly black owned. Black homeowners make up the majority of those neighborhoods

[@SeanH840]

it's f***** up when a guy tells you he was supposed to take you out. not because you were organizing a coup in a third world country, but because you claim the f****** Hood what the f***

[@HenryMPittman]

LA itself is not dangerous. It's your affiliation or what you do that make any place you go can be dangerous.

[@cartersports1]

Was waiting for this ..stop lying I been shot n LA twice…n I Dnt knw wanna hear about no gentrified crime stats

[@headcheeselemonsqueeze3599]

Dj Quik had them hitters on him

[@nuttabutter1963]

Then, they missed

[@ultra3934]

They didn’t miss Biggie 😢

[@nuttabutter1963]

@@ultra3934 I think you got off the wrong exit

[@Gemneye6]

Shii Wrong FREEWAY

[@biggalaxy9102]

​@@ultra3934You really think DJ Quik had Big killed?

[@johnnygutierrez9855]

Drake doesn’t think so he said he coming with all his chains on 😂

[@jahjahknow1]

this is lovely insightful and real truth. His candor and delivery are undeniable. the truth for real!! one love ✊🏽💥🎯

[@carlchargo6479]

MC EITH, keep 💯for you and your Family, Fam💪🏿🙏

[@howardadams9539]

Idk y as soon as I seen this I thought of DJ Quick dollars and sense

[@anthonyboozer2524]

One of my favorite rappers from L.A. Still be jamming to his music today. "We Come Strapped 1994"

[@_karosene_]

R.I.P POP SMOKE

[@johnnybraxton5539]

Mc eiht really went through alot and had to deal with people pulling up to his mom's house too

[@b9479]

Man that's dirty, no respect

[@thaxdrugdealer1988]

Sad

[@yerrrrr3485]

his own fault

[@bookworm_breakdown]

I remember when MC Eiht & DJ Quik beefin back in the 90s. It was major, without social media. They exchanged major disses towards each other. One of which was when Quik raps "(remember) when tha lil brown bucket pulled up on your side?/Tell me did you feel a lil nervous, you was in the shadow of death/wit 2 tramp five sevens pointed at yo chest/Whatchu gon do? Where was yo niggaz dat kill at?/You ain't got killas so kill dat.... And, that's what Eiht is likely describing in this clip, or something similar for sure.. I'm happy to see that there are a lot of Black men in LA supporting each other, these days, instead of murdering each other. Things aren't perfect, but things are some type of better.... 🤝🏾

[@deeward5572]

Fake story

[@downsouthn.o.1537]

Shoutout mc Eight. Dude had some of the hardest albums out. Period 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@bryanchrisjoseph5526]

Facts. We was jamming MC Eiht down here in Texas.

[@PharoahChief-nv6fu]

The most dangerous place is the barbershop who put that shit on top of nore head😂😂😂

[@shakasirius4013]

🤣🤣🤣

[@legend3522]

Every time I hear bruh I know that voice from GTA San Andreas as ryda

[@radio3976]

Sounds like anyone in street life that claim a crew or a set, or a neighborhood.

[@Channel_401]

Don’t put yourself in bad situations or hang around with bad people and you’ll be fine. Plenty of people go there and have no problem. It’s the people that live a certain lifestyle that end up in trouble.

[@ouroboroscartel8079]

It ain’t always like that tho u know how many rappers get robbed or killed like PnB rock just walkin round cos they be thinkin shit sweet n keep they chains on while they inna hood? It’s on them for that n I do agree with what u wrote tho, like Q said fk ‘checkin in’ that’s literally just askin someone to extort u so u can say u went to the hood n post it on the gram idgaf if u bang or not if u ain’t from there don’t go there

[@melomitchell6974]

Nore with hair is crazy 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@terrance1675]

⏸️C’Mon😂😂😂you honestly Care ⏸️😭😭😭😭

[@brianbayer4868]

Pac was walking and driving around in LA without security, that's how loved he was.

[@user-ys2ds9vk5g]

LA is more cameras hype and haters and more intense in terms of gang culture… but many cities and urban areas are far more dangerous with way more advanced artillery .., look it up but IYKYK they don’t know because they don’t go nowhere they stay in their section others travel well ✍🏽

[@onedroprule]

Wild to see the brothers that survived and think all the people that didn't make it this far.

[@MrPac1977]

LA is a dangerous place period

[@user-eo3zz3rm2k]

A real OG been waiting to see something on MC 8

[@calvinhenry3335]

West coming to east am loving this

[@thaiboxing67]

MC Eiht kept it extra real

[@superstarjay2371]

Depends where you go in Los Angeles!!!!! Only eat at upscale restaurants unless you know where u at!!!!!

[@earllee9080]

The last part of this short can be authenticated on DJ quik’s song dollars and sense…..

[@icebergcoldblooded6102]

I had some fake jewelry on out there back in 2005 my kinfolk stayed in Bompton . Made me take all my fake jewelry off said they will kill my country ass.

[@chopitupradio4286]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@lakerfan8297]

That's exactly what happened to PNB Rock. He went to the wrong roscoe's on the Eastside and Unfortunately the wrong person saw him.

[@icebergcoldblooded6102]

@@lakerfan8297 I gave it up willingly and alive to talk about. Still a man and till this day I only wear a wedding band. ✌🏿brother

[@ensabahnur7657]

He's ALWAYS been REAL!

[@bobfitten5792]

I lived in LA in 97 and I didn't have no problems because I wasn't from there and they knew it! However that is not to say LA is not dangerous!

[@ChicagoPublicFigure]

Chicago hands 🙌 down I know personally it’s like you just start rapping and killers start plotting instantly smh 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@one1lux]

I am glad he survived it, he is definitely telling the real.

[@colbyhenderson7742]

The most dangerous place for rappers is their hometown.

[@Skydiggz]

"E I H T, now need I continue? Yeah you left out the G because the G aint in you" -DJ Quik

[@LarryBaker-uw2my]

Bruh, you took me back with that line.😂 His beef with Quik wasn't no "studio $***" at all

[@mrwhite77781]

Damn they could of smoked eiht

[@user-nt6sl9qi2k]

The industry is the most dangerous place for a rapper(pick a city)

[@winstonmiller8446]

“Who got snaps on the petro”

[@harroldroberts8137]

Woompty woomt 😂

[@Oba_Ewaunfo_]

Look at how many rappers, ball players, actors, etc got GOT in LA. Hell yeah it’s dangerous.

[@adriantaylor6729]

Southern California is dangerous…. Welcome to the Ultimate game of Tag brought to you by GANGLAND 😂🤣

[@chrisbranch231]

He was blessed and he knows it. Always a nobody looking to make a name for himself

[@tigerrain1075]

Watch "Bastards of The Party" A documentary created by Bone Sloan. He's an OG blood from the Jungles in Cali. It was the main area where Denzel was going in Training Day.

[@user-my9bc8zf1v]

Y'all ain't got no snaps on the Petro

[@user-we9ir8wb2w]

I'm glad he's not teaching the youth to claim a set nowadays like most of these dudes do ,I salute eiht for tht 💪🏿👍🏿✊🏾

[@illatraxzz103]

IOC’s mc eight and quick both are legends!!!!

[@TheGsxr1975]

On HOOD

[@marcellussims4831]

For somebody to say they were supposed to have gotten you, it makes you think about times you were out having fun with your guard down people was plotting against you and had full sight of you to do whatever.

[@mhairsto24]

I'm from Baltimore, Maryland, visited Los Angeles in 2023 to see my RAVENS vs CHARGERS, I loved it. I'm buying a home in LA in 2025 to have when I visit twice a year. I guess that I just love dangerous cities! 😂😂😂😂🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@MarcarriaFletcher]

La born and raised ! For tho! California! Till I die! From Compton to Beverly Hills Francisco to Oakland. Sacramento. A corn project! Done seen it all! Been shot 4 times! MC8 real for real

[@shakeemdiggz2354]

Straight up menace

[@jonnysoto718]

Nore is a clown for asking that question with a smile on his face knowing that a few east coast rappers lost their lives in cali.

[@youngxo]

NOW LETS GET DOWN TO BUSINESS

[@jonshields437]

Black entertainers the only ones dealing with this bs. Not even the brown entertainers go through this and they have the Cartels in their culture.

[@kingericthegreatmoss9076]

Real Talk

[@ericbradford6949]

See how GOD protect you and brought out hood and showed you another out let

[@Bmcallister41]

We need to remove the word “dangerous” & insert “foolish” & “immature”.

[@maxpower2592]

THOSE 2 THINGS.....are dangerous...

[@ericowensnyc]

THANK GOD I never had to live in the ghetto! Sounds dangerous & scary to be there. 🤴🏾🤴🏾🤴🏾

[@VictorGuzman-ei6wu]

Super fact's 💯💯💯💯💯

[@AztecRay]

Who got snaps on the petro

[@coacoasmalls335]

A Wax in Menace 2 Society was legendary 💯

[@DerrickWhite-yh3ip]

Yo Eiht I’m yo biggest fan.47 and been bumping since I was 12 .Used to walk to Crenshaw &Slauson bak n da bak to buy all yo shyt.I remember seeing my guy in the Roscos where PNB roc got killed .Real Nia rite there

[@tomclancy7257]

"Wake yo punk azz up" 😂😂😂

[@kevindee6273]

Fo the 93 shot!!

[@logicalblackman8228]

Bud in our pockets; brew in our cups. No time for explanations…

[@edg456]

One times gaffled us up!

[@LadyFlawless]

Back door, back window or cat flap🤣

[@vivianomartinez3825]

Dj quik dissed this man and never was the same. Song “Dollaz and Sense” real L.A. street beef.

[@eugenemayo77]

Praise God, for a Hedge of Protection through out that time & continues to!

[@marcuscameron86]

L.A. GEN X FACTS 💯

[@kevindoinghisthing]

Can't forget Baton Rouge, Chiraq, Bmore and Dallas

[@mrpj1390]

"It got to a point where he just like seeing other people do dirt" -Caine

[@SleepyBoaSnake-ik7bx]

Aye homie you need some help

[@337Brian]

No other music genre have people doing stupid shit like with rap

[@TavonEMasonSr]

Legend!!!

[@Pakalak6937]

I like mc 8 from onetime baffled em up and sound patrol mob mixtapes in gardena Daddy V vibe tapes at Compton swapmeet

[@merlosvision3410]

dangerous for any body

[@staffboxing14]

La is dangerous as hell

[@denzel7822]

Love mc eight!

[@marvindickens7778]

Mc eight is the real deal

[@markwheel23]

Its was a yes or no question and its yes

[@christophercolon1975]

Nope!!! It's vacation spots..CHICAGO is the craziest

[@v.l.c3979]

Sad