The Wire - The Rain-Making Of Stringer Bell.

[@strangebrew1231]

Guy has a lawyer like levy and he waited that long to consult him on this

[@TreWimsical]

Which further validates Avon’s previous statement about Stringer being “not smart enough for them out there”

[@CREOLEHEAT]

Never made any sense to me. If you have a lawyer on retainer, you have them go over any contract you are dealing with. That would've saved him tens of thousands of dollars.

[@MrTony-sb6nq]

​@@TreWimsicalSaw yo ghetto ass coming from miles away

[@TLMTVTHELOVEMOVEMENT]

He probably didn’t want to get “Levy” involved, knowing that all of that would get back to Avon…….. Which it eventually did…… Stringer did all this and more to himself………

[@xDreMack]

Levy was in on it too. He was basically the middleman and just wouldn't let his clients get bled dry.

[@BirdGang6]

Dude just gaslighted a known drug king out of 250 grand, Clay was the real gangster in this show lol

[@isaiahfreeman725]

The word is finessed

[@TheBlackKakashi]

Clay was a bad man 😂

[@parrymylogicthen290]

Politician level lying!

[@jazzyprince3335]

@isaiahfreeman725 yeah, that word fits too 🤣🤣🤣

[@ikazukison2]

I don't know how Clay survived until the end of the show. Marlo would have killed Clay Davis the first time that silver-tongued bastard opened his mouf

[@CrimzinEclipse2010]

Stringer thought he could outsmart the gangsters and out-muscle the politicians. Instead, he got outsmarted by the politicians and out-muscled by the gangsters.

[@evelynn4273]

asymmetrical warfare

[@ppate8]

lol well he had a pea brain

[@spurdosparde892]

He wanted it to be one way…

[@bill2178]

he was playing chess when he should have stuck with checkers

[@n8bayonet]

Ey yo calm down with this street knowledge​ b!@@bill2178

[@tireswing]

"they saw yo ghetto ass comin from miles away ..." lmaoooo favorite line

[@117delta]

ikr lololololol🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@chrisleaf]

Avon was the smart one all along, he was the honest one too.

[@jameshoch9632]

A CLASSIC line bro, and an even more CLASSIC scene

[@cloudevens9930]

That scene just shows that not everything can be solved with a gun

[@marcdavis9263]

Levy schooled Stringer on the political level. Avon Schooled Stringer on the Street Level.

[@xavierhernandez1780]

Stringer never had the makings of a varsity athlete

[@mrrandywatson658]

Stringer was Clay Davis golden egg 😂

[@grinchoi1]

Brother Mouzone and Omar gave Stringer his final lesson on integrity

[@Masutora]

Not smart enough, not hard enough. A jack of all trades but a master of none.

[@JahmilBlair]

​@grinchoi1 yes he did

[@admirosmanovic1368]

"What I tell you about playing those away games" lmao I love that line

[@esomethingoranother3718]

Literally came here to say that

[@Masutora]

The way Avon says "miles" always gets me. He put so much emphasis on it to show that Stronger never had a shot at what he was trying.

[@tarheelsboi21]

One of the best lines in the show. Period.

[@andrewcook1246]

That shit hurted everyone who was team String.

[@Onigirli]

@@andrewcook1246 :( Indeed

[@k_cdouble07]

Avon wasn’t even mad about the money he knew Clay was finessing String all along

[@EvilSinReaper]

Yup like he said “I seen it coming”

[@Masutora]

Avon had it figured out at the construction site. He called them out on their bullshit and all Stringer did was stay quiet and let it happen.

[@JahmilBlair]

​@EvilSinReaper "they saw yo ghetto a* coming a miles away"

[@mauricecarroll243]

Totally missed opportunity to say he was "Stringing" him all long

[@MrTony-sb6nq]

@EvilSinReaper seen yo ghetto ass coming from a mile away

[@jasonlinton9902]

Only clay davis could get somebody to give them a few hundred thousand dollars and in return they get a lightbulb contract

[@MrTony-sb6nq]

Played string like a piano

[@bigkahuna3534]

@@MrTony-sb6nq 5gs a month is 60g a year. string will get his money back in 4-5 years and then pure profit. he can retire on that money

[@Mickieshelton]

​@@MrTony-sb6nqlol

[@tuff3jay]

30,000 for 250,000 😂😂😂😂

[@user-nh6oq8ut2t]

LMAO, aye to be fair $5k a month for 250k upfront is great by regular standards.

[@stonez02]

"I met the guy at the federal building... he came down to the lobby" lmao

[@thanosalaarson8290]

Yeah that’s crazy

[@Cowboys_by_20]

🤣

[@BadForYourKidneys]

Levy laughing at him was gold 😂😂

[@brandonbates9259]

Levy's reaction lol

[@gregwain5474]

That white guy not shaking stringers hand was karma for stringer thinking he was too good to dap up bodie & them in season 1

[@xorealslowmd]

Great catch

[@jack_ssr]

🤣

[@blenderbanana]

That guy was a janitor. 😂

[@pred8r273]

​@@blenderbananaso clay wasn't lying, he really did have his hands on faucets 😂

[@13Gangland]

​@@blenderbananaHow do you know that?

[@truthhurts2000]

Funny thing is that Clay wasnt tryna play him in the beginning. He was dropping jewels on String about how this takes time. String aint wanna hear it so Clay said "Fuck it. He think he ready. Watch what imma do to him. Sheeeeeeit"

[@hotboxyay9029]

I said this on another video. I genuinely felt like Clay was trying to help him but Stringer was making it too easy for him.

[@grahamleeper8015]

​@@hotboxyay9029the frog and the scorpion

[@KingIrvXL]

Yup clay was trying to help him but stringer can’t just come out in the developer game strong out of nowhere . He has to build up his rep and clay did that with the lightbulb contract

[@madgavin7568]

I actually think Clay wanted to rain-make Stringer from the start, but intended on playing a long con in the full knowledge that in three years time it would eventually 'rain', so when it did happen Clay of course would overstate his role into making it happen. Then having earned Stringer's trust, he would rain-make him again. But Stringer was impatient and had no intention of playing a long game, so Clay then decided to get as much out of Stringer in the shortest time as possible knowing that Stringer would take his money elsewhere if Clay refused to take it.

[@MrStateoftheCity]

Nah, Clay was never genuine, he been playing folks for years, and String was no different.

[@christophermccoy5724]

"I'm gonna bring you along strang" "It takes money to make money strang" "I'm on it strang" "It ain't like no drug deal strang" 😄😄 Strang him along

[@galdvir7190]

He he he he he

[@kesseonojedje5505]

I laughed when I heard that "it takes money to make money" line

[@mrrandywatson658]

“That’s an extra 5 g’s a month just for laying in the cut “ 😂😂😂

[@Rrr_558]

“See how that work?😀”

[@mauricereed3824]

I just caught that but 250k up front 😂😂😂😂😂

[@stoops120682]

9:14 "Who we hittin'?" just the immediate acknowledgment that someone's getting murdered doesn't faze Slim one bit. It's only after realizing *who* is getting hit that there's an issue, such a great scene

[@Reese803SC]

"THE CLAY DAVIS?? DOWNTOWN CLAY DAVIS??? Stringer face shown how mad he was.. Clay had respect coming from his soldiers!

[@CronoXpono]

@@Reese803SC I dunno if it was respect or not, what I DO know is that Slim wasn't trying to get the electric chair for hitting an official XD Dude was like, oh? Why not Bush? The UN, even!?!?

[@ricogodfatha8573]

Levy laughing at him just sucked all his ego up lol

[@JAYSPLASHMUSIC]

facts hes a punk in their world that street sh*t aint tough to them at the end of the day

[@molasorrosalom4846]

To think, if he just used his lawyer in the beginning, he'd probably still be alive.

[@Mickieshelton]

​@JAYSPLASHMUSIC well not everyone can be Lucky Luciano. Once upon a time..the US govt ran to him, while he was locked up, for help during WW II.

[@mistameff3528]

@@molasorrosalom4846 I see Levy helping him to become legit and making alot of legal money. But saving his life from Omar and the Brother? I dont see him getting out of that shit.

[@molasorrosalom4846]

​ I mean, if he was truly able to get out of the game, he'd probably be living it up somewhere, and he wouldn't care about Omar anymore. Definitely wouldn't have tried to take him out on a Sunday morning, etc. The one female might not have gotten taken out either. Brother Mazoon might be a different story, but even that might be difficult.

[@joeyd904]

How could this have happened to Stringer? He took Business 101 at a community college!

[@tango216.]

Microeconomics

[@uncorrelatedalpha3769]

Avon showed why he survived the trenches like he did, he understood the limits of his power and the importance of protecting his soldiers how he showed loyalty to Slim Charles here

[@BlankfaceBill]

“Im just a gangster, I suppose”

[@molasorrosalom4846]

He did and he didn't, how many people took the fall for him, so he wouldn't get a ton of years?

[@route3133]

@@molasorrosalom4846that’s the game he a king on the board.

[@GoodFella56.]

@@route3133Perfectly said

[@DaLibraTay]

Stringer wasn’t as smart as he thought he was Prop Joe and Clay played him. Avon was right about not being smart enough

[@Deephouse_Gent66]

"It takes money to make money, String. Otherwise every pauper would be a king." "Three yrs: Crawl, walk and then run." Even though it's one of Clay's best scams, there's a bit 'o wisdom in them there words.

[@lionelmbopi597]

not a bit, there's a lot of wisdom therein. The greatness of this con, is that he fleeces you while teaching you how not to be fleeced.

[@davidanderson6055]

Maybe. I don't think Stringer would have been prepared to be a major national developer in three years. I don't know if he could in 10 or even 20 years. "It takes money to make money" is true in a broad sense, but its not like Stringer doesn't know that, broadly. Pyramid scheme people say stuff like that.

[@Deephouse_Gent66]

@@davidanderson6055 - I agree that Stringer did not have the true mentality of a "businessman." He was a gangsta who thought he was two cuts above everyone around him, and therefore entitled to more. I think if Clay had the connections we are led to believe he had, he could have pulled some strings (no pun intended) and gotten Stringer in there, bypassing whatever 'regulations & requirements' there were. I only meant that Clay's advice was not total BS. There was some realistic advice speckled in with his stalling excuses to Stringer.

[@kesseonojedje5505]

@@lionelmbopi597 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Bookofshavings]

@@Deephouse_Gent66 not how regulations work, the funny thing about lawful careers, is that they are subject to the law, which albeit slow and sometimes blinks, always finds its way to the lawbreaker. careers are done in by things like that.

[@gedbeat15]

"I look at you these days, String, you know what I see? I see a man without a country. Not hard enough for this right here. And maybe, just maybe, not smart enough for them out there." - Avon Barksdale

[@bigkahuna3534]

aint hard enough? why cause he thinks twice before he snatches someones soul

[@gedbeat15]

@@bigkahuna3534 PAUSE

[@steed3902]

​@@gedbeat15 i knew You couldn't do it!!!!

[@winmajistyplanet9879]

This quote is thoroughly unappreciated!

[@garyward5515]

Hard pill to swallow

[@nbabinladen5784]

For as calculated as Stringer was for him to do all these deals without once having Levy in the room is actually insane misjudgment on his part

[@TheUltimateRage]

It's called "hubris." Even the most intelligent people are capable of massive fuckups, goofy mistakes, and unforeseen consequences.

[@KarlMayBach]

He didnt want Avon to know

[@chrisjoe187]

Greedy

[@TheRealAhoy]

This was supposed to be the coming out party for "The Real Stringer Bell". Where he left his humble beginnings behind, and became "a man". Massive ego at the end of the day.

[@iamjp1]

@@KarlMayBachso pay levy extra to keep his mouth shut😂 no excuse to not bring your lawyer in on that

[@colbyhenderson7742]

Levys face when Stringer tells him he met the guy in the lobby is priceless!!

[@mantlecarrier12]

The lesson here is that there are hustlers everywhere. Not just the streets, but in politics, religion, and throughout the world there are people hustling money out of other people. Stay on your toes, keep your head on a swivel.

[@jonathanbirch2022]

If it sounds too good and easy to be true it probably is

[@benmerliss7702]

0:22 "And by the way...Congratulations!" I love that part. What a slithery bastard.

[@jamescarter2013]

I have to admit as I grow older I have more of a deep appreciation for The Wire ❤

[@TlouSebotja]

I watched it late In my life and not in its Prime, and thank God 🙏 I did, Cos I 100% know my younger self wouldn't have appreciated it.

[@mrrandywatson658]

Levy really stole a lot of scenes “There are no bribes”

[@OldManNutcakez]

Except that there literally are, and it's even exposed in the show with Clay's political contributions.

[@bentrinker1937]

@@OldManNutcakez but that money never became any kind of power or favor. The sleazy politician got the money for his reelection bid, but got stringer nothing in return other than losing quarter mil.

[@ToddMartin-gr9mv]

Omar out did him in the Bird sentence scene however. Levy was winning until Omar took the wind out of his sails.🌪 ⛵ 🏛

[@MustardTigerFan42]

He’s great in the deuce as well

[@trickm0nkey]

@@OldManNutcakez Levy's point is that the when it comes to all the red tape involved in getting building permits and meeting safety codes is so convoluted, that bribes are simply not worth it. Stringer was thinking way too small. He thought just because he was on top of the drug game in Baltimore that he could just walk right into big leagues and become a player, he didn't understand that he was simply a mark for those with actual power.

[@mochamalasses2390]

I think even though Levy laughed, he felt a little bad. " I wish you would've ran it by me sooner." He helped Marlowe get what Stringer wanted.

[@Fakename70]

Levy didn't feel even "a little bad" about it. He was in on it himself, according to Clay Davis.

[@Deephouse_Gent66]

This is a nicely selected set of edits. The epitome of Stringer's entire character wrapped up in these 10 minutes.

[@ItIswhatitisbrodie]

Must’ve took a lot of time and watched episodes to string it together. Get it? …. I’ll show myself out

[@SuperCosty2010]

That's not his entire character, merciless killing of people he means to stand in his way is there too.

[@hezhekov2798]

@@SuperCosty2010he wanted to give Omar a pass after Stinkum and Bey, no? He didn’t have that ruthless instinct that Avon had to have.

[@maylabrown4584]

​​@@SuperCosty2010He ordered the killing of 3 people, only D'Angelo and Wallace was killed cause Brother was spared by Omar.

[@Jazz_Jacob]

@@SuperCosty2010A glimpse of that was here in the scene with slim Charles

[@MrElmofamily]

I love seeing stinger get played by this guy. I always hated his cocky attitude and his bullying.

[@Bi6chris]

“Downtown Clay Davis” 😂😂😂

[@TheBlackKakashi]

That’s grimy asf 😂

[@enterthebruce91]

​@@TheBlackKakashi"That supposed to mean somethin' to me man?"-Stringer Bell: The dialogue in this show was God tier, thank you David Simon, Ed Burns and George Pelecanos.

[@oneword231]

Shamrock was an executive assistant for a multimillion dollar enterprise

[@mactire6045]

Okay Sham, you can take notes now.

[@gbonz80]

Stringer Bell was trying to be Ghost and ended up a ghost.

[@soyuno4577]

"The Clay Davis, downtown Clay Davis" Slim Charles.

[@Benjmensch]

ok, so, stringer was trying to become a city developer to get grants/funds by the govournment. Clays 3 year plan would have been legit. Stringer wanted to take a shortcut by bribing the old white official via clay davis. Clay seized the opportunity and just screwed Stringer over.

[@ShiningEternity]

The 3 year plan was to continue taking smaller bribes while taking credit for anything that can be garnered through the normal channels had Stringer actually done research.

[@darrelljones3965]

Damn

[@TheBlackKakashi]

I think he still would’ve finessed him

[@HueyPPLong]

Yeah he got him the lightbulb contract. And tried to tell him to slow down. But there was no subtlety to stringers game. He was asking to get robbed, 250k hell that’s probably a good portion of his campaign cost as a state senator. He couldn’t turn it down.

[@scottw8737]

at no point was clay davis ever going to do anything but take his money. the three-year bullshit was just an excuse to rip him off for 3 more years.

[@benjaminvermeylen3784]

“He rain made you. Hahaha. Now that’ll be $2500 for this consultation”.

[@jeffrey1261]

Hands down the best Wire edit I've watched on YT. "Thee Clay Davis? Down town Clay Davis? " 😅😂😂

[@TheBlackKakashi]

The way he says it makes Clay sound grimy 😂

[@titoreza3507]

The Clay Davis,Downtown Clay Davis.A true Pimp in the flesh,"selling dreams"

[@ToddMartin-gr9mv]

Clay "the Mack" Davis. 9:19 "Downtown Clay Davis__" ___Slim Charles.

[@bladvenci8237]

Golden Era of HBO The Wire and Sopranos 💯

[@july9566]

Boardwalk empire too

[@bladvenci8237]

@july9566 yep can't forget that one and even though it was a small role Michael K Williams was in all three

[@allancastellon9248]

Clay Davis really pimped this dude out

[@JahmilBlair]

Showed em how politicians the real gangstas lol

[@parrymylogicthen290]

​@@JahmilBlairyes sir!!

[@christophermccoy5724]

Clay talking with Lester: "boy we bled that mf.."

[@andrewarato696]

Watched Day of the Jackal years after watching this show. Wild reference.

[@tylerforsyth4857]

The way Levy laughs at him.

[@TheRealForgetfulElephant]

I just realized that the guy who they met in the lobby wasn’t an official but rather just somebody who was working with Clay.

[@inkyGhosty]

You're as quick as Stringer

[@TheRealForgetfulElephant]

@@inkyGhosty:(

[@abdulansari3666]

Dw you realized later on cuz you grew wiser overtime

[@terrenceliburd8655]

And they locking black and brown ppl up? SMH

[@samuelbeecham8955]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jakupwhite1516]

Those away games 😂😂😂

[@vicvega5452]

4:25 despite the interruption, clay remains laser-focused on stringer like a hunter watching his prey

[@heyimJoeK]

Even though he had every intention of fucking Stringer over, Davis at least subtly warned him twice that he wasn't ready. But he knew Stringer was too egotistical and stubborn that he would proceed regardless.

[@wolfmanlyken8675]

I don't think that was a warning given in good faith. Davis said that every time string took a more direct and aggressive tone in a conversation. It was Davis's way of pacifying Stringer, gas lighting him by using misdirection to make Stringer think he was coming off as a gangster instead of a business man. He was playing mind games on his top.

[@Mourtzouphlos240]

confidence game noun A swindle in which the victim is defrauded after his or her confidence has been won. confidence man noun A man who swindles his victims by using a confidence game.

[@jackdaone6469]

The scene with Levy is so good. You can tell the guy kinda pities String for getting himself involved in the white collar side of things and got in over his head. String may have been smart, but he was trying to play with the best of the upper echelons of Baltimore’s white collar criminals.

[@IRON5]

@10:10 Avon mocking Stringer with his. Own quote and Stringers facial expression will forever be priceless.

[@nickthehater]

Damn , i just realized the contractor dude was apart of the scam too ......

[@garcel1251]

10:21 Slim looking like “why I gotta be here right now”

[@javi__...]

I almost feel bad for stringer. Dude was either blind or was too high on his own ambition that he would be able claw his way in.

[@parrymylogicthen290]

Levy: What office? String: He came down to the lobby. Levy: 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@cyberblunt]

Stringer met the golden goose in the Chevy Chase lobby.

[@virgonero2060]

"what I tol` you 'bout playin'em away games" - Avon's lingo universal

[@tonyb.1905]

Clay Davis, the ultimate con man

[@garlandnelson6680]

You need a Day of the Jackal type mo'fucka basically to do some shit like that.

[@davidanderson6055]

I think Stringer stands in for all the people who think if you have money you can just do whatever you want. Its more complicated than that. You can't just get a massive development deal with a city, start a large successful corporation, or kill a senator. Stringer was more educated than everyone on the street, but didn't have the education or skills of almost anyone he dealt with in a similar income bracket outside the street. There's something sad about it.

[@tyslims2805]

Well said

[@huaxiong1990]

He was more educated than others in the street, but he didn't have the wisdom that a lot of the street folks did either.

[@Juan_deep]

Thats why YT people stay in power. No matter how smart good or even wealthy as a black man or mexican man you can only go so far bc the gate keepers are all YT and jewish and yes they all know how to hide their racism.

[@ToddMartin-gr9mv]

Banking Systems don't deal directly with "dirty money " and undisclosed assets. Money has to be washed first, the movie "SCARFACE" talks about it. 🏦

[@davidanderson6055]

@@ToddMartin-gr9mv I think they did have some operations going. The print shop, the strip club, and some other assets seemed to be money laundering outfits. However, moving from that to large construction projects requires a lot of money. Not sure if Scarface handled that scale, as it's been years since I've seen it. But there are major paperwork issues the higher you get, and it takes actual knowledge to run those businesses. He hadn't run a real business before, as far as I know.

[@JahmilBlair]

Avon speaking up for slim

[@locostyles3069]

This is the prime example of no matter where you try to go in life, you are what you really are and there's no turning back.

[@lobsterdfw1]

They saw his ghetto ass coming from miles away 😂

[@ImperialSportsMedia]

😂

[@russellhamner4898]

Stringer wanted to have a foot in both worlds, which meant that he was never truly respected or fully accepted by either. He got played by that slimy silver tongued bastard Clay Davis (that actor did a great job) because he wasn't feared enough by Clay and because he just wasn't smart enough to roll in that world. He needed to pick a side. If he wanted to be a gangster, great - let Levy help him with the non-gangsta stuff. If he wanted to isolate himself from the street stuff and step back from the game, then honestly even better. Stick to those college classes and turn your dope fortune into a legitimate real estate empire. But you can't fence sit in that world, and as a nerdy white guy from the upper-upper-middle-class suburbs of North Texas, believe I know what I'm talking about. Pick a side, String! Oh wait, too late. That fence-sitting ended up being fatal for him. Sheeeeeeit!

[@Just_rather_unique95]

😂😂😂

[@phillipbrown2318]

Masterfully acted by everybody involved.

[@smoothknyte]

"Watch you mean 'Wait right here?' You know who I am boy?" "Yeah word round the way was that you the dood who somehow lost 250 thou and you're probably up here to get shot for it. But don't let me keep you."

[@ben86jones82]

It's sad in many ways. Stringer really thought he was going to run. Makes the moment the guns were on him more poignant. He must have thought how did it come to this. Idris acting was so good, when he knew it was over at the end, just before death.

[@ScarFeiss]

String wanted to change the game. The game don’t change

[@MilkySpongeCake]

Stringer realized he may be a king in the streets but ran into the God of the city 😂

[@agentbillstoll6235]

Dude, watchin Stringer get played by that punk made MY blood boil! I've seen plenty of cats in sales JUST LIKE Davis, not to mention the cop he played in 25th Hour. Wow.

[@markspinozzi2882]

Crawl walk run!!! Hook line and sinker😂😂😂

[@bigiedieot]

I love the way Clay Davis says "Strang"

[@boosiemays3187]

Why would you not run something like this by Levy, your lawyer of all people? Stringer isn’t the brightest.

[@MrTekKnowledge]

"you're just a beard for the empwerment grant" 😂😂😂😂

[@Harrison619]

That like a 5Gs a month just for laying in the cut.

[@ToddMartin-gr9mv]

0:51 See how it work.😂

[@MrTekKnowledge]

😂😂😂😂

[@hopoff9968]

I love how his name is Stringer, and that's exactly what Clay was doing to him and what got him killed eventually.

[@TheCybervoyeur]

This video is a wonderful edit

[@TheBlackKakashi]

02:49 Jesus Christ the finesse 😂

[@twocents6951]

Politicians are way bigger gangsters than the Stringers of the world.

[@viniciuseneas4036]

Title could be: The Wire - The Rain-Making of Stringer Bell (or The Lord's Work of Clay Davis).

[@serlotsadoe]

I remember on my 1st watch of the show saying to myself I wouldn't give Clay a dollar 😂😂😂

[@ibobeko4309]

Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.

[@michaelvilli09]

what's crazy is if stringer wouldn't had went bad on brother mouzone, he would've been the perfect person to kill clay

[@rccrforeverfrrdfortuneshav9823]

You’re right

[@MrStateoftheCity]

Might have cost another $250k

[@ToddMartin-gr9mv]

5:26 "It don't work like that.'"Oh it don't huh.' "Patience my man.' '"Sometimes with the bureaucracy, the one hand don't know what the other is all about." So much Pimping and Macking in this scene, it's unbelievable.

[@redhoode.n.y.6314]

The ending of this clip 👌

[@MrStateoftheCity]

"It's an old game in this town, wish you had run it by me sooner..." He even knew it was Clay and the terms he used without String telling him.

[@timothywhieldon1971]

perfection over a few seasons for this.

[@davidmalik9821]

Way to put these videos together. Good job fav clips.

[@kaitlyn5673]

Right at the end, Avon understood you either make it look like a accident or you don't do anything. Taking out a state senator would effectively end the West Baltimore drug trade for the time being. The DEA would just hang out on every drug corner and they would be able to stack so many charges it would be a numbers game to see if someone flips after being locked up in federal for months.

[@captainmarvelous7678]

Funny thing about this whole situation is Stringer lost his cool over what 250k? Maybe a little more than that? He makes millions off the drug trade. If hed just accepted the loss and taken it as a learning experience and consulted Levi before the next business deal he went into he could've gotten his happy ending that he wanted. But his pride was too hurt so he tried to fuck over Avon and lead to his own death.

[@gitgen1887]

So smooth i coulda given him all my money 😅😅

[@KSxGUAPO]

Stringer: “I’m ready to run now.” Clay Davis: “No. You’re not.” 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Clay’s delivery was so good here lol he told him plain as day

[@royalmcmorris1211]

Laughed at stringer when he was lieing to omar bout killing his bf he asked if they wanted money u still don't get it do u

[@SyrupBuccaneer]

I think Clay was legit interested in making String his protege until the latter barged into his office. In that moment Clay knew Bell didn't have what it takes.

[@369damnimfine5]

I have a bridge to sell you bud

[@joearnold5836]

It's fucked up seeing Slim so distraught. The same dude who was cool as could be when he was sure Omar was going to blow his head clean off went *surprised Pikachu face* when String told him to hit a senator. 'Damnnn String I dunno"

[@jackdaone6469]

Imagine how much it takes for a badass soldier like Slim to balk at killing someone.

[@jonathanbirch2022]

Slim didn't want to commit suicide

[@JohnBasedowYoda]

They played him so calmly like they didn’t even care how many murders he’s connected to

[@IronMikeDyson1979]

As soon as I realized the man in the lobby looked at me funny and didn't even talk to me. I would have went off

[@enricobailey2151]

This guy was ahead of his time.

[@leftfieldparlays2946]

It take money to make money otherwise every pauper be a king

[@andrewfalconer8599]

What’s the point of having a lawyer like Levy on retainer if you aren’t going to use his services?

[@montezmattison2196]

Clay played the hell outta of Stringer

[@andrewfalconer8599]

String played himself. What’s the point of having a lawyer like Levy on retainer if you aren’t going to use his services?

[@criert135]

Actually you’re both wrong, Idris Elba played Stringer

[@montezmattison2196]

😂 you’re joking right, you do know that when we said played we meant Stringer got suckered by Clay Davis and he was a sucker for letting Clay get over on him like that

[@criert135]

@@montezmattison2196 Yeah I was just joking, thought I’d try to be funny haha

[@montezmattison2196]

😂 you’re good that’s why l laughed about it but just checking 😂

[@dionruffin3996]

The title sounds like a rap album 💿

[@aaronjordan5654]

I start dying When stinger says “Mr faucet” in that English accent 😂

[@joefeeney5497]

Everything’s right around the corner!

[@divinity176]

I wanted to see the scene where Clay Davis was bragging about how he played Bell. Bell had already been killed by then.

[@kingshaw1079]

This one of the sneaky hustles he tried to do but Clay Davis played the hell out of him and Clay walked away with all of his money but Stringer burned so many bridges with Avon