Tales from the crack era episode 1

[@tfptravel.food.peace.3788]

Unfortunately, I can so relate to this. My mom was a crack addict for years! I grew up in a trap house. Prostitutes, drug dealers. One drug dealer even came to beat my mom up and she stabbed him with a screwdriver. All of this happened when I was around 12 years old. I grew up in Chicago seeing burnt spoons, crack pipes and empty baggies on the floor. We had no food. No heat. My aunt died from a crack overdose. I always said if I could kick crack's ass I would because it took everything from me. My mom lost her job, went to jail, and was a felon. Today, My mom is clean and has been for years now. She got her record expunged, Married, Degree, brand new car, owns her own home, $ in the bank. So proud of her but she always wonders just how far she would be if she hadn't did crack. She wasted alot of years especially with her kids (my bro and I) growing up.

[@tfptravel.food.peace.3788]

@TerrorTown7575 South side. In the Roseland neighborhood.

[@mrsmrggaming8578]

Me too 😞

[@yscott4I56]

Thank god for your testimony. So glad you overcame this. Some don’t make it out.

[@PapaTrice360]

I thankfully didn’t have to go through that with my moms but looking back I could see the stress of what was happening to the community weighing on both my parents (who were separated) i.e. they were seeing theIR friends and peers getting strung out and it fucked them both up mentally. But I digress, your story makes me think about the mid to late 90’s when a lot of my friends had mothers who were getting their lives back together. Had several friends that would confide in me and tell me their mother was on it years ago and these were some good mothers very charismatic and spiritual women. That crack monster was a fuckin DEMON.

[@Leopardv8448]

Unfortunately I was affected to fighting a battle I had no one to talk to about. Crack is a powerful drug how it can transform a concerned parent to one who don't care at all.

[@jamela6357]

Like you I am thankful my mom never was a drug user let alone smoked crack. I have seen mother's and father's go from beautiful to tales from the crypts. I am a '78 baby I know these stories so well, What a time in the 80s. Thanks for the sharing your experience with us all.

[@Limitless9nyneEnt]

The world is slowly fading....mankind is been demonized by the wickedness in high places.

[@MsDaffDaff]

👑 Heights age 7-10 ,1988-92 it was crazy! 4th floor walk up, railroad apt on Rogers between Sterling and Park Place. The tops of crack bottle tops everywhere. When the Jamaicans ran Crown Heights. Now these apartments are 3k a month (gentrification).

[@imheretocausetrouble2156]

It’s needed.

[@lightcrossstudios]

Maybe you should do an audiobook

[@djblondi138]

thanks for enlightening us with your stories on how life was for you back in the days.....im glad you made it out 🤙🏽🤟🏽✌🏽👌🏽

[@fordaloveofmusic]

The most gentrified block in crown heights today. Night and day 80s til now

[@WrabrenBrawner47]

I grew up in DC during the crack epidemic.

[@BRNGTN]

This is "dope" my g... don't stop 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@djobsession]

I appreciate you my dude

[@trevorisaacs7121]

#GoGettersNetwork Great Content OB...

[@djobsession]

New episode just posted

[@djobsession]

@@trevorisaacs7121 New episode just posted

[@TheaEbony]

This is deep and scary omg.

[@djobsession]

Crazy times

[@lrgray1570]

Damn…this is very interesting prospective. We hurt each other as a community and I hate it

[@rushthejoker4326]

This is great ! thank you for your story. Would love to hear more (:

[@djobsession]

New episode just posted

[@michaelgandy6298]

Damn you brought it back with the rail road apartments 😂😂😂

[@thaoldergod]

Yo you need to continue this, as a person with a jamaican background from toronto....i always wondered what brooklyn was in the 90's. The Decepticons, lo lifes and all the jamaican gangs.....it seems pretty intense. Please dont stop!

[@djobsession]

New episode just posted

[@qtkeyah]

I'm from Toronto too and it interest me as well. I've always wondered if Toronto experienced the same thing as well..

[@youngj00]

Keep these going!

[@thehunterofdeath2180]

That is so truth I was a kids in the 80s I was selle that shit I just wanted to make money I see a lot of shit a lot of shit even death in front of me but I was protect by my gang member so they did touch me I was 10 years old even kids my age was using that crack shit buy from me n woman come to me broke they wanted to do sex for crack I was just a kids I was bugging out hell no I just wanted to make money to live n take care of my mom n my brother single mom I was the older but 89 I left that life when to work a real job until 2016 I got sick with diabetes I had it for 24 years so it disable me I never use drugs hell no not even weed n look now I have to use prescription drugs opioid for my chronic back pain n body pain is crazy I stop it that is hell I was going through withdrawal I thanks God I left the prescription opioid so I'm holding this pain down but what this dude said is all truth I was in the bronx too I lost a lot of friends through out the years I was working word in the hood so sad to see them go never make it to 20

[@XxNewmilleniumxX]

I was in Franklin and dean. Lol, you was next to a slice of Brooklyn and the shuttle train. It was tough over there but they gentrified over there so much. It’s nice they took down the old Heinz ketchup factory on dean and Franklin and built an all glass condominium with a grocery shopping center at the bottoms with see through floors to a gym. That’s crazy, you probably know d-nice he was killed by the police back like in 2014. Phil, rah, Timmy, etc my grandmother owns a railroad apt it’s finally paid off lol. 34 years she was there. And the eastern parkway thing was still a thing up until 2010’s because of gentrification. Flooded with crips over there.

[@jhonezcronic]

The Real NewYork

[@djobsession]

New episode just posted

[@kevinifyme]

This dope 👌🏽

[@djobsession]

New episode just posted

[@majestyw6973]

What song is in the background?

[@mashondaknight9132]

Lord finesse hip 2 the game

[@SuperRudy91]

Sounds like Tribe or Pete rock n CL smooth

[@alextatts2878]

Worst drug ever. Shit is crazy....

[@markenscastelly]

bro this cant be real lmao sound like something you see in crazy movie

[@djobsession]

100% real

[@markenscastelly]

@@djobsession when you releasing part 4 ?

[@Frankie343]

Good stuff 😎

[@wadduphotthing]

Jesus Christ !! Why my people ..

[@ericqualley6764]

Wow. Crazy man.

[@esmereldavilla-lobos4907]

This picture is disturbing af

[@djobsession]

Growing up through the crack era was disturbing AF

[@imheretocausetrouble2156]

I’d love to go back to this era to experience it regardless of how tragic and dangerous it was.

[@krystalherrand9122]

Wtf is wrong w you!

[@mrsmrggaming8578]

My moms in St. Louis MO smh 🤦‍♂️

[@gregbee891]

Notice everybody put his mom's.Lol

[@Leopardv8448]

lost half my childhood cause of this drug I grew up in East flatbush. Turned my pops well groomed responsible Caring. life upside down went from going to work to leaving for days at a time Becoming agressive. Stealing from my piggy bank and anything he can get his hands on. Crack messed up alot of families.# From the Eyes of a Child

[@akmarparker9599]

Damm is pops clean now