Money. Brower. Respect. (Documentary) | Mass Appeal

Mass Appeal presents the latest documentary "Money. Brower. Respect." featuring Brooklyn's own Gloss Gang.
There’s a t-shaped urban oasis called Brower Park that sits in the center of Crown Heights. Four acres of grass, trees and concrete, surrounded by the blocks that faced riot gear and broken glass during the Crown Heights riots 26 years ago.
Brownstones lining those streets peer almost ominously, as if the energy of the park has drawn them in after years of watching from such a close distance.
It was in this park, where a group of kids came together, bridging the gap from hobby into full-blown rap careers. They called themselves Gloss Gang.
Their videos found their way onto social media over the past few years. Music videos like “Feelin Good” represented quintessential Gloss Gang - awash with ad-libs, their clips feature what seems like half of Crown Heights rapping along with their lines and bouncing to the beat, experiencing something felt more than understood.
The Gloss Gang’s music distances itself from that of bygone Brooklyn rappers, toeing the line between frenetic and melodic with dexterity. They perform only one way it seems, with as many of their friends around them as possible, all rapping along. They don’t give a fuck if you like it as long as they like it.
Such videos provide a small indication of Gloss Gang’s support in their own neighborhood. In a city that’s been handed over to corporations and condominium developers, Brower Park was the place where Swook and Stackz and countless others could live, grow and develop their own unique style.
MASS APPEAL’s latest documentary film, crafted by director Nick Briggs, reveals the struggle and the pain, the highs and the lows of these emerging artists.
You’ll hear from Swook, Stackz, as well as frequent collaborators Bee Staxx, Adrian Lau and their manager Sheriff PJ. You’ll watch them grow through unprecedented access to archival footage spanning a ten-year period. You’ll learn that Gloss Gang’s not really a duo, but in fact a trio (their third member, Vonna Hurk along with affiliated group 2605, were incarcerated earlier this year).
There’s the pain and happiness, tragedy and success all through the eyes of individuals who really live the shit they rap about.
Amidst it all, Gloss Gang still remains stronger than ever. Hungry for more, ready to make their name known. To put their neighborhood on their back.
To make the name “Brower” ring around the world.
Watch the film here and check out their most recent video for Immediately, live on Mass Appeal.
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[@deephunk7953]

This should be required viewing for anyone not from NYC and moving to Crown Hts to pay $2K for a 1BR apartment.

[@blazejin7284]

Dee Phunk frfr lol

[@ronthemogul]

Dee Phunk gentrification will be banging on their door soon

[@truthhurtlilniggassha7673]

facts! lol EVERYTHING GANG! LOL

[@kingyudah2517]

For 2k in Vegas you get a mansion lol frfr

[@tymon3y]

😂Be a comedian

[@bigsouljasodmg5264]

I clicked this video randomly, stayed and watched the whole film. Shit was a good hood story

[@TopshelfJunior]

Same !

[@duronbryant9463]

BigSouljaSODMG naww shit weak

[@blackentrepreneur244]

duron bryant maybe because your not from NY. I’m from Brooklyn so I know what these niggas talking about.

[@bankrolldeniroo7261]

Me too lol

[@YoungA424]

Brought back so many memories from 2009-2012 smh

[@Therealness8480]

Wild times

[@pryncespyderthe1st]

that was a dope documentary...word.

[@WesBryantLive]

I love stuff like this...the organic energy of those boys all in the music. Frightened as a father haha, but thank god im not raising mine in this type of environment. Music is LIT though!

[@yunggutted1772]

Incredible Documentary Can't Wait to See Gloss Gang get their Shine

[@M67A67R67O]

yu stay my son Tony

[@thiernodiallo7799]

man i stay right across the street on prospect place, that park is special

[@Simplistic]

Amazing.

[@macelew4952]

This was a real ass documentary💯🗽 keep it up Gz

[@gm167704]

"We can take it all in a minute, we can take it all in a minute man in a minute, you can loose it all in a minute..." cold as f*.

[@theneena2183]

galen mullins Do u know the song ?

[@TrillShvt]

Jay 1997 it seems they waiting on dropping all this music til Vonna Hurk get out

[@spencerphilip9546]

Sorry but those lyrics are corny as fuck...cold as fuck,really..? Another corn ball

[@traehall9957]

@@TrillShvt any word on this songs release?

[@TrillShvt]

Trae Hall yea they literally just dropped it last week. Look up “in a minute Gloss gang”

[@jab2ez]

Man the system is working. This was a cool doc man. Keep the history Mass Appeal!

[@Chillout33]

I like these young brothers. Authentic! I love the energy!

[@brissmith1255]

Im from Bergen and we always went to that park Brooklyn forever

[@Raybandz93]

This a dope documentary salute

[@sportingrange1280]

MASS APPEAL ON FIRE RN FOR REAL!

[@ES-bf2dx]

If people gave people from hood chance on their dreams it would be less violence...hope they get far songs are good

[@MsMonkey510]

help with job application

[@Jaz_zo]

Man guys i want that song from the trailer

[@MarvelAlexander]

So well done.

[@ENERGIAhiphopadoration]

"wooooh" "sheeeeeesh" "shirrrrrrh" "gannngggggg"

[@osizzle963]

Very well put together!

[@keywavy4714]

Wavy documentary by Gloss Gang. Str8 explains life over here at St Marks nd Brower💪🏾💯👌🏾

[@user-ey4un1vo7v]

KeKe DaSuperFan glossK

[@user-ey4un1vo7v]

KeKe DaSuperFan l blocc all day

[@galaapple8494]

The Documentary is fire!!!! #GlossGang #MBR2 Need the tracks out ASAP!!!!

[@robinmowbray5663]

Yo I'm a 41 year old life long hip hop head who go back to the 70s era to now! I love bars point, blank period! There's alot of new cats thats str8 triddash, but these Gloss Gang Men are FIRE!!!! I get excited when I hear music that hit like this!!!

[@byWhizz]

great doc

[@jordansantiaga5174]

this is dope as hell , keep pushing them flames !!

[@eminielkibel177]

Happy new year gloss gang

[@ieatassbut198]

10:05 a wild mike dean appeared

[@flowelements62]

Comment i was looking for to make sure lol

[@pumsted]

23:54

[@blacksheep9278]

Woulda been cool if the time of the video was 26:05

[@kingyudah2517]

Came to the video on accident and watch the entire video that minute song go hard

[@x7xDOOMx7x]

that "in a minute" tho......OK. I'm paying attention now!!!

[@maxmontana6550]

Vonna hurk da buzzin 🔥👌

[@yvesjean-baptiste5288]

Soo many of them guys not here no more this brought tears to my eyes

[@nickblixky2247]

Someone said von started playin with his nose

[@JBFlyBoiTv]

DOPE ASF 🚀💯

[@matwill947]

Shout out gloss gang. Good docu

[@NotiFawkes]

Okayyy that piano in that beat at 7:00 reminded me of me. That piano is littttttttttttt

[@viewsmedia443]

Fear the youth and their future. Respect their unique drive and future history

[@shannonroberts4236]

Lit

[@juliancavin8879]

legendary

[@WestboundPromo416]

sick docu

[@bigshadowfocus7888]

Brooklyn Really making Waves

[@alialshehhri2978]

awesome ive seen a video of these guys wondering why theyve been gone for like 6 years

[@Hamza7308]

This is fly, I'm happy to see BPG popping... Hope they don't go out like GS9 tho.

[@YaadLIFETv]

Nigga said thats where his son gon grow up at 🤦‍♂️

[@animeboyrara]

you peepd too lmao that was the dumbest shit son smh sad

[@700stackzs2]

Regi Girard @MrOwnDan smd

[@700stackzs2]

what happen? im sayin fcuk the internet shit. we could end it real quick

[@YaadLIFETv]

700 Stackzs lol get yo mind out dat gutta n keep grinding fam

[@varix9000]

yerrrr "die today" dropped yet?

[@boa897]

ya gotta release that "in a minute" joint, shit goes hardddd

[@anonf3405]

When are the tracks gonna be released?

[@beatsbykana]

these guys dope I gotta check them out

[@EARDRUMASSASSIN]

What’s the first song ? He one in the opening ? Talking about white Porsche? Shit was dope !

[@hardrod5000]

This is crazy! All the same shit that they went and going thru all that shit was happening in the 80's and 90's!! Shit just repeats it self.

[@rickyross9966]

good shit...

[@SHEEPSTAYSLEEPTV]

FIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHOUT OUT TO THE YOUNG BROS...

[@VicM-xc9zb]

Thought I was gonna check this doc out for a couple of minutes.. stayed to the end. Glad to see this.. I stayed in East NY for a minute and it's gentrified now so they was definitely the last of real NY before New York became what's known now as The NEW New York... Which of course is boring now.

[@motly93]

"SoHo thugs wearin supreme hoodies" lmao

[@eazythetruth]

motly93 who said that

[@mr.m7791]

@@eazythetruth 23:00

[@jarel.mp4]

Mike Dean be everywhere lol

[@ceelo5776]

These dudes are actually pretty fucking talented. I hope the break as big as can be.

[@sinceOhSeven]

yo this is dope!

[@buckz6427]

Is the freestyle at 9:40 a real song?

[@ChrisTopher09]

WHAT IS THIS SONG AT THE END!!!! cant find it anywhere!

[@ProdbyAdwerdz]

dope

[@mrtrapgiddy463]

Yoooo these niggas be making some bangerz🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@SorryJayNari]

10:07 I was like who is this random white dude but thats mike dean the legend

[@greydeath4273]

If they drop that in a minute they will blow

[@motly93]

Boyyyyyyyy Vonna in dat ostrich skin jacket. Shit fire

[@GucciGreatRik]

💪💪💪💪 good days facts Brower Shit

[@andresilva5470]

So..this is the one of the guys who punch trippie red

[@freddycabrera837]

Koolade Porter nah it was Harv, the guy who ‘kidnapped’ 69 at one point

[@tonysavage4205]

Vonna

[@cheyennebritbrat]

guess they forgot to mention the 22 year old woman they tied up, robbed and sexually assaulted by one of the gang ,plus burglarising their own hood

[@debpain4928]

Real shit

[@p3mds26]

P3MD$ (meaning Pursing Excellence Makes Dream Shine) is a Hip-Hop collective of six that was formed in the year 2012 the members of the team includes PrOpahYO, Clish, Chrisne, Sunny, Garfield, Negus and Zo3 unfortunately it’s currently only three who raps among the group which is PrOpahYo, Clish, & Chrisne. Recording/At Work P3MD$ have two projects that are currently out for streaming on SoundCloud which was produced by PrOpahYO “Life Banging With Sounds” was the first P3MD$ mixtape which was release in the middle of the year 2016 “ODD’ is P3MD$ latest release which was release on 05/26/2017 you could find us anywhere on the internet just by searching P3MD$, p3mds,

[@nahbro9735]

Gang!

[@thiernodiallo7799]

they used to have that piano in the park

[@Gangstalicioussss]

Mike Dean in the cut too lol

[@bazinetm12]

What's the name of that last song? That shit was fire🔥

[@sportingrange1280]

The "Die Today" song about to come out too? WHen it's droppping?

[@jalenwilliams4724]

bazinetm12 it dropped yet?

[@gherbo150]

How do I find the video at the very beginning?

[@orangecounty7586]

song at 11:45 so lit gives me chills

[@kimfuruwal9285]

Gloss Gang - Man in a minute

[@otpeyton]

Still watch this OGOD

[@dthompson5374]

brooklyn forever

[@skyhighent4536]

dope do fleeteam next

[@bazinetm12]

What is the song at 24 mins that shit is straight ⛽️

[@pablovega1073]

Gloss UP!!! SURF UP!!

[@elbeethrie5140]

BROWER doinG somethinG real!!!

[@supreemcourt9181]

shout out to them niggas... keep pushin forward

[@papitorincon3983]

I dont even like trap music but this is fire

[@CallMeCent]

What's the beat vonna was free styling to?

[@teddymiceproductions6827]

what's the song at the end

[@bos34pierce]

how come noone talking bout the song at 17:03 ???? ya’ll must be bugging. its the best one on here🔥🔥🔥

[@retchyp]

bos34pierce still aint find it

[@Carlo.WTF416]

Now this, is fucking content

[@dean2875]

Song at 12:33 ?

[@31mints]

Plzzzz what the song at the end ?

[@0mgskillz96]

15:45 my mans high as hell

[@shawnpope7085]

What was that man in the minute song please somebody me the actually song

[@CrookedSmileRecords]

GLOSS THE GODS!

[@subscribersorimdropinglizzoiny]

Whats the name of the song in the begining

[@sad12564]

What’s the song in the beginning

[@nekro300]

whats the song at 0:35?

[@disfukinguy5446]

we want da fukin tracks

[@efraimdiveroli2981]

ye put out dem trax

[@truthhurtlilniggassha7673]

REP THAT FRATBOYZ.....SHOUT TO MY LIL BRO EXEL!! SMOKE! ITS WHAT WE DO....FROM SAND MAN 1ST VIDEO !

[@ivanwolin]

shine like a dam laptop

[@31mints]

Sorry the song at the end is Yak i meant the song near 11:00 where swook is rapping '''If i die " PLZZZ THAT TRACK IS HEAT

[@MacMa1ne]

20:38 Song?

[@Slimeshtheightsshit]

I saw Corey nd blizzard today

[@guaferrer3192]

6:58 what's that song when he in the studio shit fire 🔥🔥

[@shotbyp]

Gua Ferrer know how I'm rocking via. SoundCloud

[@camthemac7573]

Gua Ferrer gloss gang -know how im rocking

[@guaferrer3192]

Yung Levi what about vonna when he talking about a minute?