Fredro Starr reveals he had beef with Merlin Santana and discusses his untimely demise.
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@ultragrimx89936 ай бұрын
I still dont think Fredro get enough respect he deserves. He was not only in a major rap group but he got so many classic movie and TV show roles. Legend for real
@alexanderadonyae79376 ай бұрын
He was in "Clockers" back in the day 🔥
@deebwylinington50666 ай бұрын
So you read this comment and that came to mind???🤔@nevinreid311
@JeremySpencer-qb7lm6 ай бұрын
Agreed
@foursup31396 ай бұрын
@nevinreid311no he said she did .
@alhelireese23716 ай бұрын
Real Rap
@michaelbaskervilleii98136 ай бұрын
Merlin would’ve been 48 years old as of 2 days ago. Happy birthday, Merlin!!
@kmoore4106 ай бұрын
@nevinreid311 Happy Belated my PISCES brother mines is the 15th and Happy Heavenly Belated Merlin
@Highervibez6 ай бұрын
But you didn't make it in Hollywood so stfu lmao 😭 😭
@matthewbush23716 ай бұрын
RIP Merlin Santana
@DF3.20826 ай бұрын
@nevinreid311Happy Birthday
@joojoobaw6 ай бұрын
I’m not sure if he can read your comment wishing him a happy birthday
@kford29065 ай бұрын
Smartest advice you could ever take. If you're not from certain parts of LA or have immediate family, you have no reason to be there.
@iizra865 ай бұрын
Fax some of our neighborhoods turn into prison we gotta breakout we gotta evolve we locking out or blessings
@lonerebeI5 ай бұрын
It's perfectly fine to travel to other states even if you're not from there. Just stay out of the bad parts and don't trust everybody
@MANOTTI7815 ай бұрын
That's dumbest logic I've heard today but sadly it's the truth, we all should be free to go anywhere on this planet yet we're divided by race labels, religion, hoods, the nonsense just never stops.... Mankind is the only known species that kills off it's own kind yet that's obviously a thought that never crossed most minds smh
@daddy43105 ай бұрын
We need to start that same energy ova here in NY. Too many greats lost their life in lala land so why should they move freely in NY?
@MANOTTI7815 ай бұрын
@lonerebeI my response went completely over alot of people head smh , what I'm speaking on is alot deeper than travel & those avoiding what is considered bad areas of particular neighborhoods yet most aren't prepared for this conversation
@NobodyImportant-ef3de6 ай бұрын
RIP to Merlin Santana and Lamont Bentley and Yvette Wilson from Moesha.
@blackcherry68776 ай бұрын
Bernie Mac was on the show as well as Uncle Bernie, Kobe as well. Too many ppl from that show are gone. It was acurse on that show.
@PirataMundoTV6 ай бұрын
Also Bernie Mac and Ricky Harris (J.W.)... helluva cast that show had
@Supremmo6 ай бұрын
Ricky Harris was on there too.
@Supremmo6 ай бұрын
@@blackcherry6877 They were talking about a revival of Moesha. I’m like, “pass”.
@iambrooklyn31006 ай бұрын
Facts 😢😢😢❤❤❤
@THECHAPLIN6 ай бұрын
He was stanley on the cosby show
@SwaggSkillz19926 ай бұрын
*CORRECT!!!*
@krystaleve106 ай бұрын
YES CORRECT!!
@kg19166 ай бұрын
👍🏽
@jalennelson60086 ай бұрын
Yes. Honest mistake though
@jasonwolfe32526 ай бұрын
Bud's rival.
@Writtn5 ай бұрын
All because some 15 year old girl lied to her 19 year old boyfriend that Santana tried to make moves on her... She was found guilty of second degree murder due to his death, got 10 years
@user-ny9fi9qp1e5 ай бұрын
The 15 year old girl claimed he raped her
@beezy59195 ай бұрын
An obsessed fan getting that done is crazy
@lonerebeI5 ай бұрын
She served less than that and been out free for years smh
@istayzen5 ай бұрын
Yeah and she’s been free for years now living her life smh.
@Ayydouble5 ай бұрын
@@istayzenhope it haunts her dumbass
@eve92876 ай бұрын
Merlin santana was an incredible actor he had alot of promise i loved him as Romeo on steve harvey
@415folife96 ай бұрын
He was funny on Steve Harvey
@eve92876 ай бұрын
@@415folife9 extremely
@jaeeluv6 ай бұрын
He was definitely the "Chris Brown" of black boy actor's back then.
@jayc57566 ай бұрын
@jaeeluv Facts!
@ShinellYoung6 ай бұрын
He was so handsome ❤
@geronimopratt79766 ай бұрын
Michael B Jordan's career is what Merlin Santana's career should've been
@freddy84795 ай бұрын
INDEED!!!!
@loopspringsteen14795 ай бұрын
i cant see merlin being killed on season 1 of the wire
@feliciawhite81905 ай бұрын
So true!
@mikebardge19165 ай бұрын
He could not play the role on the wire to much of a pretty boy look.
@freddy84795 ай бұрын
@@mikebardge1916 PLEASE!!! Merlin, being from "THE BOOGIE DOWN, BRONX" would have OWNED THAT ROLE!!!
@rickyb60486 ай бұрын
I love this platform he never interrups the person being interviewed!!
@tingsgwan14 күн бұрын
Unlike nore on drink champs that guy is annoying af
@Themackdaddy106 ай бұрын
Imagine Merlin Santana taking over Hollywood, playing a superhero, a cop, lawyer, boxer, basketball player, black historical character that was around before our time. Man had raw talent and natural charisma.
@25nahshon5 ай бұрын
He would have been too old.
@yobee14185 ай бұрын
@@25nahshon🤔🫵🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐
@25nahshon5 ай бұрын
@@yobee1418 just being honest. The first Avengers movie came out in 2012. Merlin passed away in 02 at the young age of 26. By 2012, he would have been damn near 40. Also, he never had any good movie roles due to the lack of range in his acting. The Steve Harvey Show is what he is known for, and sitcom actors are not known for being elite on the big screen. Some are decent, but most don't make it. Look at the Steve Harvey Show cast. No one made it big as far as movies. Santana got his money for what he did, but he wouldn't have been a good fit for Marvel. By the time Michael B. Jordan was 26, and he had all kinds of accolades. The same goes for Jonathan Majors, Leonardo Dicaprio, and countless others. He was taking over Hollywood at all.
@yobee14185 ай бұрын
@@25nahshon True!
@ladymercury70424 ай бұрын
@@25nahshonSpoken like a TRUE HATER. Bullshit. All those Caucasian Superheroes / Action characters are in their 40's, 50's.... Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, Robert Downey Jr and the list goes on... 🥱🙄
@robertocruztv60976 ай бұрын
🙏🏻RIP🕊️ MERLIN SANTANA
@natemickens886 ай бұрын
Str8 up🖤🖤
@TheOneAndOnlyWisCali5 ай бұрын
🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿💯💯💯💯💯👑👑👑👑
@kingfamily938513 күн бұрын
So messed up 💔🪽
@Asia1075 ай бұрын
Merlin Santana was a bright star. He didn’t deserve that. That was such a messed up and unnecessary situation. May he rest peacefully.
@Heylo75 ай бұрын
So young under age girl lied saying he did something or tried to your saying...an he was killed behind her lying about the incident or encounter if there was one ?
@tsistrun6 ай бұрын
Deon Richmond played bud on the Cosby show . Merlin Santana played Stanley.
@yvesbony85716 ай бұрын
I think they were best friends
@pimptomatic6 ай бұрын
Facts
@ANN-fo9uu6 ай бұрын
That is correct
@wandaerving30656 ай бұрын
Yeah he got it wrong
@benaiahwright9376 ай бұрын
Yeah, I was confused
@blaxmobbRaider6 ай бұрын
Merlin was a good actor he was on his way to super stardom R.i.p
@christiansoldier776 ай бұрын
He wasn't on his way to no superstardom. Why is everyone who dies automatically become ten times greater than they were in life?
@blaxmobbRaider6 ай бұрын
@@christiansoldier77 you crazy as hell yea he was on his way to super stardom you sound like a hater
@coollibra36446 ай бұрын
@@christiansoldier77he was and we can tell your a young silly one. He was on his way...
@christiansoldier776 ай бұрын
@@coollibra3644 You are the young silly one. He was a child actor . How many of them go on to superstardom especially black child actors? Be for real SMH
@coollibra36446 ай бұрын
@@christiansoldier77 well, we don't say that about everybody that died young. He had the IT factor. Larenz Tate was a child actor and you see where he ended up. Again, if you wasn't there it's ok to sit this one out. Just sit and listen to those that was there.
@searcheryea65795 ай бұрын
S/o the interviewer for actually letting the guest talk
@oceaser69775 ай бұрын
He should’ve interrupted to guide the convo to the question he asked Dude talking a lot bout nth
@DMVBLACK3 ай бұрын
@@oceaser6977facts 💯
@Ms.Federally.Official-Matthews6 ай бұрын
What happened to Merlin wasn't just dirty but was based on being falsely accused of rape. The woman made the accusation admitted she lied and was convicted as an accessory to murder. She should have been tried for 1st degree murder as an adult since the woman was a 15 year old runaway. The other 2 men who were also involved received hefty sentences. Merlin sadly died based on a lie. Am absolute lie.
@paruhellyklyo60316 ай бұрын
Wow I never knew what happened to him ! Rip Romeo
@vexotimmer26756 ай бұрын
You are absolutely correct. His demise was a senseless tragedy that didn't need to happen.
@TimothySlickback6 ай бұрын
I remember it like yesterday. That was a little girl though who lied about her age. Not a woman but I wonder what direction her life has gone since then?
@IShotTupac6 ай бұрын
Ironic merlin was supposed to play 2pac too
@moblack58836 ай бұрын
@@TimothySlickbackshe did prison time and basically homeless. Her life is trash
@DremontGreene56906 ай бұрын
I remember this story and how they did this guy dirty. He had a promising career, but this goes to show you how false rumors can spread like fire. Remember him appear in a lot sitcoms as cameos. Rest in heaven, Merlin 🙏
@OutsideTheRopes6 ай бұрын
I knew the girl who lied on him. She had issues.
@DaRealSavage996 ай бұрын
@@OutsideTheRopesWhat happened to her after everything transpired? Was she ever charged?
@SharkOrDie6 ай бұрын
I was at a spot in Los Angeles called UNITY when this all happened. UNITY was a spot where everybody came and performed from Nas, all the WuTang, Biggie, and everybody! Peace to BiggA B and Orlando!
@OutsideTheRopes6 ай бұрын
@@DaRealSavage99 From what I’ve heard she barely did any time. She threw the two guys under the bus and got like 6 years and only did like half of that. She was somebody I knew through my kids mother.
@dee272066 ай бұрын
@yourenotthatguy6295A girl lied and said he raped her. She ran and told 2 gang member dudes. She called him over to hang out I guess tryna set him up. He had no idea she lied on him, and they shot and killed him in a drive by, while he was in the car with Brandon. Moesha’s other boyfriend Aaron. They were friends for real life.
@ambiencemusic3766 ай бұрын
Give this man his flowers fedro put in work from an early age
@JasSizzles6 ай бұрын
True Story: I had spoken to Merlin a few days before he got killed...I was showing him some beats over the phone for his album and he just started rapping going bananas. He was like yo, Jas I'mma see you in a week so we can record a few songs for my album. merlin was from my hood...he was from 105th and me from 109th...Harlem. But is crazy cuz he was so talented and he was gonna take his rap career to the next level since he was already doing the acting. Incase y'all didn't know he was one of the kids on Michael Jackson video...Smooth Criminal...check that out so y'all can see.
@ronnie66965 ай бұрын
Thats not Merlin, that was his best friend Brandon. He was in moesha also, his name was Aaron in the show. He was also with Merlin when he was killed.
@JasSizzles5 ай бұрын
You are right it was Brandon and not Merlin on Smooth Criminal video.@@ronnie6696
@IJones-yz6qm5 ай бұрын
Amsterdam Houses
@user-vf3kl7oo8l5 ай бұрын
Whose Brandon ?????????
@zjadams47345 ай бұрын
Brandon Adams
@Raine_Soke6 ай бұрын
His line on moesha to usher: "Dont make me usher you up outta here"
@Apachito5 ай бұрын
Merlin and I used to go to the same gym in NY back when i was a kid, He was real cool about me approaching him and showed love to a fan. RIP!
@anonimothy59794 ай бұрын
Too cool. I would've loved meeting him.
@todrickburrow69266 ай бұрын
Merlin Santana would have been a big time star,just imagine if he was on CREED,some of those DC COMICS/MARVEL COMICS movies, possibly in some of those Tyler Perry movies,and many other great movies.He was going to be one of those brothers taking over HOLLYWOOD.R.I.P, brother 😢😢
@eddiesmith56176 ай бұрын
I told somebody a few years ago who's a Gen Z'er that Santana was on his way to becoming a 90s version of Michael B. Jordan. So yeah, definitely.
@GeorgiazOwnKing6 ай бұрын
Nah he def. Wasn't doe. What role did he play that gave you he was on his way? like he was next up in acting world
@eddiesmith56176 ай бұрын
@@GeorgiazOwnKing I watched how not only vvomen responded to him, but how wight people responded to him in the roles he did get. Before Fruitvale Station, MBJ was in mostly "Blk" movies or productions featuring mostly Blk casts. Even when he was in The Wire (as kid playing Wallace), you could see his talent even then. Merlin just didn't get the chance to star in a "Wire" or a "Fruitvale Station" (then RedTails. MJB was in that too.)
@scinnyc6 ай бұрын
I heard that he was about to break out into the music industry before he was killed
@dwightbryant2186 ай бұрын
He also played as Tupac in one movie, but i can't remember the name of the movie!
@ChosenChild-j9i6 ай бұрын
He was such a handsome man. My very first crush. May he rest in peace 🙏🏾🫶🏾
@yournamemustbejealousy20626 ай бұрын
Oh you liked out of control hood dudes.
@Millionaress16 ай бұрын
@@yournamemustbejealousy2062super handsome
@oldheadtv31526 ай бұрын
@@yournamemustbejealousy2062all women do
@ChaseDaBagWitNoLegs6 ай бұрын
@@yournamemustbejealousy2062ya looking like a jealous hater
@yournamemustbejealousy20626 ай бұрын
@@ChaseDaBagWitNoLegs Anybody can have a h¤¤d dude, what is there to be jealous of? You called me a jealous hater because I've made an observation that you don't agree with, refrain from calling people a hater because you heard something that you don't like.
@Calinotch065 ай бұрын
When he was killed that hurt my heart, it was so evil.
@NYBedStuy6 ай бұрын
This man did a lot of interviews and no one never asked him about Merlin Santana. Good job Art! I hope you asked him about Lamont Bentley as well.
@yvesbony85716 ай бұрын
That’s the dude that drove off the cliff, right?
@leelandglover77776 ай бұрын
@@yvesbony8571Lamont was cool good dude... when ever he came back to his hometown Milwaukee he was always cool didn't let Hollywood change him.
@blackcherry68776 ай бұрын
This dude "barely" even spoke on Merlin. He made it about him🙄
@JayNubi6 ай бұрын
Moesha sacrifice.
@NW73866 ай бұрын
@@blackcherry6877 he literally spoke on his interactions with Merlin on different occasions. He obviously didn't know him that well outside of the show which is prob why he didn't have heavy detail. It's his interview so technically it is about him.
@sallysson6 ай бұрын
I met Merlin at a gas station on La Cienega. He was street racing. Seemed like a cool dude.
@310percentage6 ай бұрын
West LA La Cienega Heights. My home 🗣️💯
@TheDundeal6 ай бұрын
Use to see him at Venice Beach lifting
@invisiblerevolution6 ай бұрын
@@TheDundeal 😂
@matheuslemos85556 ай бұрын
Not street racing 💀💀💀
@jasonwilson86716 ай бұрын
I heard he was hanging with NHC's a lot.
@jloveb59195 ай бұрын
I still crush on Merlin Santana as Romeo❤️ RIP handsome🙏🏾
@aightmanchannel6 ай бұрын
What happened to Merlin Santana is why saying things like “believe all women” is socially irresponsible.
@ladyruler95856 ай бұрын
It's also irresponsible to say that "famous men don't commit rape."
@lukemomodujr6 ай бұрын
@@ladyruler9585I understand what you’re saying but, Merlin didn’t commit rape. The killer’s girlfriend lied and said that he had made sexual passes at her. She was even sentenced to 10 years in juvi because she was 15 at the time
@1CHOZN76 ай бұрын
@ladyruler9585 But why does this never happen to famous women? I'm guessing they're angels cause we never hear anything about them. I know why so I'm not asking
@crishnaholmes77305 ай бұрын
@@1CHOZN7why
@BeautyInYOU5835 ай бұрын
@@1CHOZN7oh they get raped and killed too unfortunately. It’s no easier for famous people than it is for regular people.
@nlee45666 ай бұрын
The episode that Fredro talking about was the one where all Moesha boyfriends appear at the Den. Merlin, Brandon, Fedro, Usher. They end up challenging eachother on NBA Live 1999 bruh 😂. Usher character was like..”I got it before it coming out” Damn I miss that era!
@DrASF.6 ай бұрын
Merlin & Brandon was best friends and was together in the car when Merlin was murdered…
@devantejackson50856 ай бұрын
That was Aaron who had the 2k Hookup Early
@Blackxwidow56 ай бұрын
@@n8tivesun673why don’t you go take a long stare into the sun bitter ssa troll !
@fierceopposition94625 ай бұрын
Don't be a dick@@n8tivesun673
@superbaddctv5 ай бұрын
@n8tivesun673 It's not that serious
@rooseveltdarbey94936 ай бұрын
Los Angeles is a beautiful place but there is a dark side that's eerie. Biggie, Tupac, Merlin, Nipsey, Pop smoke, pnb rock, Kobe Bryant 🤔😞.
@jasbourne945 ай бұрын
Most the guys was from Newyork
@simplyx_nessa2945 ай бұрын
PAC died in Vegas though
@user-sg8ef7hh8f5 ай бұрын
Simplex_Jessa fuh real he got to get his fax straight 🧐🤓
@oceaser69775 ай бұрын
Kobe?
@powderedtoastfacekillah7342 ай бұрын
One of those is not like the others
@awee58166 ай бұрын
They shot Brandon Adams as well cause he was with Merlin Santana. Brandon is the little black kid that was in the movie "The Mighty Ducks"🦆 & the pitcher from "The Sandlot" ⚾. He survived but saw his Best friend Merlin pass away. It hit 🎯 him hard that's why he stopped acting 🎬 for a while.
@michaelbaskervilleii98136 ай бұрын
Brandon never was shot.
@charlesnyckd6 ай бұрын
@@michaelbaskervilleii9813yes he was. He even worked with the LAPD to help catch the people who shot him and Merlin. I should know because I knew both of them.
@michaelallen81125 ай бұрын
@@charlesnyckdcold hard facts. Brandon did aid the cause to get his friend killer, all over vindictive ass female
@crishnaholmes77305 ай бұрын
@@charlesnyckdhow did you meet them
@antoinecampbell74735 ай бұрын
It’s ironic that he played a kid that was shot and killed on Roc, then really get shot a few years later but survived.
@chasinggreatness75616 ай бұрын
Damn Lamont Kobe and Merlin all had horrific deaths also
@b94796 ай бұрын
And all in Los Angeles, LA has a weird, eerie feeling to it
@scinnyc6 ай бұрын
I used to live a block away from the freeway that Lamont died on. It was a few years before I even realized he had passed. My ex girlfriend told me like 2 or 3 years after it happened
@LandofBrickForests6 ай бұрын
@@b9479It does? That's the first time I've heard someone say something like that about LA.
@john-sp8jk6 ай бұрын
@@LandofBrickForestsI never even been to LA and I believe him when he said that about LA because it's true on so many levels!😶
@LandofBrickForests6 ай бұрын
@@john-sp8jkYeah me neither, but I wouldn't doubt if what he says is true, especially being that he lives or lived there before.
@Vernonu95 ай бұрын
He was the original Michael B. Jordan.
@FoundationalAmericanBadass6 ай бұрын
I used to love when Lady of Rage used to bully dude on the Steve Harvey show. He would be doing his thing and out of nowhere you would hear "SAN...TANA!" you knew it was about to go down... Lol
@NicoleAC-PhD5 ай бұрын
Wow. 😊that's so true. Good memories. Thanks for the reminder ❤
@MzSweetzTalk4 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@SmilingEspressoMachine-wr6ssАй бұрын
😂😂😂 I remember that
@walterclark31986 ай бұрын
The gf lied on Merlin to her bf saying he tried to make sexual advances to her and the bf shot him in the head in his car. I believe the gf tried to have a sexual relationship with Merlin and he rejected her and she couldn't handle it so she lied on him.
@benwise28745 ай бұрын
I seen a interview saying they had a 1 night stand n she wanted more but he wasn't w it .. then she lied n said a bunch of foul shit to da homies
@walterclark31985 ай бұрын
@@benwise2874 I don't believe that she was 15 yrs old.
@kennethdavy40515 ай бұрын
Yeah one he found out her age He cut all ties Really sad death,
@tramainesmith60675 ай бұрын
That brother sent a message from the heart at the end. May God bless his soul🙏🏿
@essj33346 ай бұрын
"Im about to do this show called Moesha, smoking reefer, peace to Latifah". Tell me you laughed at the freestyle 🤣🤣
@JuiceeVasquez5 ай бұрын
Yeah corny af
@Cynthia-fx4we2 ай бұрын
But he got the job from his corny freestyle! What does it matter?
@Megahustla313rd6 ай бұрын
My last memory of seeing Merlin on TV when he was alive was on an episode of Half & Half.
@Mrtitowayz6 ай бұрын
Don't Forget That Movie "Play'd" With Faizon Love. After That Movie Came Out He Died.
@yourroyallioness66076 ай бұрын
@nevinreid311And the song that he sang as the R&B artist, had a hook that said, “have a seat on my love…” 🎤 🎶 I had the biggest crush on him, he was so handsome.
@veeedgee5 ай бұрын
Have a seat on my love 💕😎
@larenabillingsley72505 ай бұрын
Essence Atkins worked with him on her show Half & Half ( Santana’s last tv appearance) and James Earl Jones ‘s Under one Roof ! Rest in eternal peace Mr.Santana 😢
@larenabillingsley72505 ай бұрын
@@yourroyallioness6607me too ! He was so fine ! ❤
@1tmproductions5 ай бұрын
R.I.P. Merlin. He was one of those cool, talented brothers who defined the era to those of us who grew up in the 90's. And shout out to Fredro for going with his move. Moesha is one of the defining roles of his career and it didn't take anything away from Onyx. Sometimes people around you can make you second guess things and miss opportunities. But as we all get older, very few people even care about that stuff; including the people who were trying to talk you out of it. And you might not even be connected with them like that as time goes on. So as long as you aren't hurting anyone or shaming yourself or your loved ones, always follow your dreams for your life.
@OutsideTheRopes6 ай бұрын
This is knowledge he’s spittin. If you ain’t from the soil, stay out the hood unless you got some family ties there to make sure you good. That’s in any state.
@bbryant94556 ай бұрын
R.I.P. Merlin Santana. He was fire AF as Mayhem in Play'd: A Hip Hop Story 🔥 i still watch that shit. Fire ass movie
@HollowPointSociety6 күн бұрын
This channel is like Vlad TV without the incriminating questions. Well Done!
@beezy226 ай бұрын
True Story:I recall watching a documentary about Merlin Santana and it was revealed that just before he passed away, Merlin was supposed to go to an audition and then fly to New York to spend thanksgiving with his family…..still missed to this day….RIP Merlin Santana…..🙏🕊
@pattyterracotta5 ай бұрын
Did Steve Harvey ever speak on him ?? I never seen him speak about it
@beezy225 ай бұрын
@@pattyterracotta idk but from what I recall is that years ago when Merlin Santana passed away, Steve Harvey spoke out on Merlin’s passing and urging people step up in the community….ijs…
@MrTee126 ай бұрын
Not too many people knew he was Dominican🇩🇴. Very talented dude...tragic ending over some BS!
@MidniteSociety886 ай бұрын
If they watched Steve Harvey show they did. Still hate how they gave him the Sammy Sosa make up in the last seasons trying to make him lighter.
@TopShotta2.236 ай бұрын
It’s a no brainer with his name lol
@MARYSSON226 ай бұрын
Everyone knew that lol He spoke fluent Spanish and he said it in every interview just about back in the day in the magazines!! Only people that don't know that are youngstas
@ishaqmuhammad50956 ай бұрын
With a last name like Santana who woulda guessed 🤔
@michaelbaskervilleii98136 ай бұрын
@@MidniteSociety88 I just recently watch the whole series, they did him dirty tryna make his skin lighter like that. That was insane to me!
@davewatson246628 күн бұрын
fredro is so humble you can just tell the man takes every break he ever got as a blessing
@Quinnfos6 ай бұрын
I love this interview segment of Fredro Starr, I feel like we time traveling back to da 90s and early 2000s. I love how honest, respectful, solid, and confident he is about telling his story! A real human doesn’t act tough, a real human stands on their morals and values, moves with wisdom, and defends their self when necessary. Rest in Peace and Power to Merlin Santana 😢. A senseless setup murder.
@michaelbaskervilleii98136 ай бұрын
I remember I was in 11 years old back in 2002 when I first watched the movie “Play’d”. It was on BET. I always been a movie fanatic but I remember Merlin played “Meyhem”, a rapper loosely based off 2Pac and he had so much conviction with his acting. In hindsight, it’s eerie that he was shot in the movie, survived and then died from getting shot again in the film, to end up being murdered in real life. And I didn’t know he died until like 7-8 years later when I never seen him in anything since “Play’d”, I clicked his Wikipedia article and read it. Damn… Art really does intimate real life sometimes. Those movies back in the early 2000s really shaped my childhood back then. I’m 33 now. Time flies!
@yourmommahouse6 ай бұрын
U old
@michaelbaskervilleii98136 ай бұрын
@@yourmommahouse I’m blessed 💯
@mynameismyname34366 ай бұрын
@@yourmommahouseain’t getting old the plan?
@yourmommahouse6 ай бұрын
@@mynameismyname3436 I was just playing with you dog
@Mayo20146 ай бұрын
@@yourmommahousenah u just wasn’t thinking 🤣
@kestarks5 ай бұрын
This dude tell the best stories. Bring back fredro tales
@1trl26 ай бұрын
Rest peacefully Merlin. I still remember when & where he was murdered at. Not far away from where I lived at in the Crenshaw district in LA in a unfortunate set-up!🙏🕊
@anthonynewmedia50656 ай бұрын
🙏🏿🕊
@jetfuel24156 ай бұрын
How it happensl?? I heard he was with a girl
@1trl25 ай бұрын
@jetfuel2415 yep, the ho lied about her name, age and that merlin harmed her
@1trl25 ай бұрын
@nevinreid311 Mhmm, never heard that til now but when you're a successful transplant like he was, he had no business hanging in the hood as much as he did
@1trl25 ай бұрын
@nevinreid311 I seen that video from bullethead about what he said. Merlin used to come to this after-hours spot like a few blocks from where he got killed at that was ran from 1 of my big homies and he told me that he frequent that spot like 2, 3 times a month which is in a blood neighborhood. He said merlin didn't start no trouble but always got mad faded there smoking and drinking
@JusDecks6 ай бұрын
Fredro role in strap is AMAZING!!
@feliciawhite81905 ай бұрын
Yes!..I have that on DVD🎬👏🏾👍🏽
@taziademyers72685 ай бұрын
Black don’t crack! Fredro is aging well❤
@CslimBlockTG6 ай бұрын
RIP Merlin ⭐️
@SHAKUR09066 ай бұрын
Wat happend 2 him how he die
@lewisanderson11716 ай бұрын
@@SHAKUR0906 Merlin Santana got shot and killed.
@khalilrandall47116 ай бұрын
@@SHAKUR0906 he got shot
@TheCannonMovement6 ай бұрын
Man I felt like he was the Michael B Jordan before Michael B Jordan. 🙏🏽
@xoxxobob615 ай бұрын
I honestly believe Merlin would have been a huge star in TV and/or the Movies had his life not been cut so short. He was a natural when it came to Acting. RIP 🙏Merlin.
@TheCannonMovement5 ай бұрын
@@xoxxobob61 Agreed 1000%
@youngblood41275 ай бұрын
He was the archetype for young black male actors, that carried out into the 2000’s & to this day! That young heartthrob who had good looks, physique, was artsy in music and theater, had some hood traits but also a crossover appeal. If you look at all the black tv shows or films in the 70’s, 80’s, early 90’s - they never had actors they were cutting edge like Merlin or Tupac. The Cosbys, Family Matters, etc. Specifically the archetype of the bad boy who’s a boyfriend or the attractive & yet dangerous relative with a heart of gold. Those roles are good for a young black actor cause it highlights their traits as potential stars in Hollywood.
@youngblood41275 ай бұрын
Sorry for the long message and hope my grammar was good. But yeah he was the Michael B Jordan Prototype. Had he won the role in Leonardo DiCaprios Romeo & Juliet, he would’ve been a much bigger star, but I’m glad he didn’t cause the character wears a dress & make up.
@markfrazier80106 ай бұрын
Fredro ain't lying,we grew up together,he was always tough!!
@mrj27746 ай бұрын
Merlin Santana had a promising career 😓 he was one my favorite young up and coming actors Rest peacefully 🙏🏾🙏🏾💯
@DimetriusRitchey6 ай бұрын
Rest in power and respect Merlin Santana
@istayzen5 ай бұрын
That’s crazy that Merlin, Lamont and Kobe are all dead now smh!
@exposethetruth31664 ай бұрын
Sacrifices in Hollyweird bruh
@Charmaine66456 ай бұрын
Nah, he played Stanley. Bud was Rudy best friend
@samadhe80486 ай бұрын
Right
@pimptomatic6 ай бұрын
Facts
@kenderay99w.605 ай бұрын
I was saying the same thing.
@MrsHarder086 ай бұрын
At first this clip was making me sad. I grew up loving all of them he named so it was disappointing hearing they didn't get along. I'm glad they were able to mend whatever relationship they did have. RIP to Merlin, Lamont and Kobe ❤
@disguiseddv8ant4865 ай бұрын
Yeah but, that black female who had gotten Merlin deleted couldn't their relationship. Instead she needed to tell the worst lie on him. "BELIEVEALLWOMEN" right?
@tommyantoine-rg7gy5 ай бұрын
Marlin was my boy in real life. We hung out on 116th Street last time I saw him. Let him rest in peace 🕊️
@St23Vincent6 ай бұрын
I almost forgot the movie Ride. That movie is definitely a childhood memory of mine. Fredro always played his role well.
@jaye59266 ай бұрын
ok yall in the comments keep saying the same s**t we know...we know he didnt play bud on the cosby show sheesh! he made a mistake smh
@wesleythompson76 ай бұрын
😂😂 I know right
@MARYSSON226 ай бұрын
Yeah but he made it seemed like he KNEW 4 a doubt lol That's the funny part!! We all make mistakes 4sho
@regalaurevoir85266 ай бұрын
I was saying the same thing I'm like is everybody on one
@jacobmcleod58856 ай бұрын
Facts smh
@H20X6 ай бұрын
Thank you and you know those many people already seen the comments correcting him and still went ahead and made the exact similar comment, like we get
@shewantstorwtw2 ай бұрын
"Dont go past Pico" the best advice an out of towner can get coming to LA
@dkj199676 ай бұрын
When he was in Chicago filming save the last dance Fredo came to my projects. This dudes is 💯 forever in my book. My project was called Newtown.Low end or No end
@mackboi_tye23726 ай бұрын
S/0 to the low end
@MrHutchiemcfly6 ай бұрын
Nigga I went to college with (NIU) told this same story, so I know you ain’t lying 😂
@k.anthony23996 ай бұрын
Yea that was my favorite episode too. That was a good era. R.I.P Lamont Bentley and Merlin Santana
@urbanchangewithin6246 ай бұрын
I'm still hurt about Merlin. We became close as I was helping him with his music. He became like my annoying little brother, lol. He called me for 4 days straight and I was busy then he got murdered and I saw on the news. I listened to his left messages for weeks afterwards. Still hurts.....Rest Well Young Brother. Wheeew
@crishnaholmes77305 ай бұрын
Do you still do music
@jrallday6 ай бұрын
The Art of Dialogue now you’re stepping up your game when it comes to guest 💪🏾
@roberthicks55506 ай бұрын
R.I.P Mr. Santana. My sister's loved him when i was growing up. Sad as hell how he lost his life so young.
@lovelybelleee5 ай бұрын
I’m so glad that people are still interviewing him and bringing him into the spotlight. I used to love this ninja. One of my childhood favorite shows of courses Moesha. But the roles he played in movies just loved him.
@tyrabnotbanks6 ай бұрын
Play’d: A Hip Hop Story doesn’t get talked about enough. It was one of Merlin’s last films with Toni Braxton (and other greats) and to me a classic movie. Great music too in the movie too! Check it out!
@TheEastside6616 ай бұрын
One of the most scandalous celebrity murders smh. He should still be here, R.I.P. Merlin Santana Mar. 14, 1976 - Nov. 9, 2002.
@q.maurice5 ай бұрын
New York cats kill me relating to stories by the car they was driving...🤣
@caliclassicstv20246 ай бұрын
Fredro is a good dude and I’ve meet him a few times in LA. But the tricky part about LA. You can be from here and get the same treatment. It doesn’t have anything to do with if it’s your hood or not. NIp got killed In his hood and he isn’t the first nor the last I’m born and raised in LA. It’s a dog eat dog system Never get comfortable and never get caught slipping
@RichOmar8756 ай бұрын
Keep it real yall west coast guys got a crooked eye for outta towners 😂
@ashtonrussell6 ай бұрын
@nevinreid311😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@ashtonrussell6 ай бұрын
@nevinreid311 wow what 😂😂😂😂😯😯😯😯
@Footballer857496 ай бұрын
@@RichOmar875 This facts. They hate outsiders coming to LA to get money (they cant touch). But the problem is only a certain race gets targeted, all the others go untouched. It is what it is.
@CEAZETHEFUTURE6 ай бұрын
Nah never in my life heard anybody hating on a outta towner on purpose. California like everywhere else. anybody can get it. unfortunately.
@cjwelch24146 ай бұрын
I remember buying a burnt cd of Fredro in high school, lol back when us 80 baby’s did that. That song “what if” was 🔥🔥, still listen to it. Whole cd bumped fr
@sniperk20045 ай бұрын
Merlin didn't even get shot in the hood. He was up in Baldwin Hills where they got him. That's where all the effluent and rich Black use to stay.
@WinstonHill-fy5gc5 ай бұрын
Yea but it's right on top of the Baldwin jungles which is the hood. It's right next door.
@user-cx5dq6pe9m29 күн бұрын
Which is next to Baldwin village which is the jungle
ART definitely gives great interviews with barely any cut off or interjections‼️💪🏾👀📲
@fullybluntt6 ай бұрын
Merlin was cut short of a very promising career because of a life smh 🙏🏽🙏🏽
@CrownMeAsHIM6 ай бұрын
Damn Fredo,Kobe,Romero, Lamont Blentey and Usher only 2 alive in 2024 that’s crazy to think
@premium18755 ай бұрын
SMH
@ST-LEO4 ай бұрын
I'm so glad he referenced that episode of Moesha. It was her 18th birthday. One of my favs. RIP Merlin. He was really about to blow up big.
@danielrobinson92706 ай бұрын
This was a great story. 👍
@getfam1liar6 ай бұрын
Fun fact: When he spoke about the cars on 125th street in Harlem next to the Apollo... He was referring to"Grants tomb, NYC."...every week, I believe it was a Thursday night, randoms would come out to flash their cars. I was a teen then, doing tricks on pedal bikes .but cops would try and knock us off or tug at bike handles when we rode in the streets..I guess due to how crowded the area was on those nights. Legendary nights though ..
@damianalexander68465 ай бұрын
I cant believe 3 of her boyfriends on the show have now passed. Smh. RIP
@SuperMogul6 ай бұрын
Moral to the story, you can give back to the neighbor hood. But don't hang out in the hood, when you become successful.
@lequintford52146 ай бұрын
He played Stanley on the Cosby show.
@kubisikisi25804 ай бұрын
Merlin was my fav cat from Steve Harvey show
@LetsTalkOnItChannel6 ай бұрын
Crazy part Marlin wasn’t even in the hood hood, he got hit in the safest part of the hood…All Black upper middle class Nice Houses Cars some had pools SMH …….Rest Well
@LifeIsNotorious5 ай бұрын
So those rats must have followed him and did that because they certainly weren’t from the Upper Middle Class.
@gpgwapo5 ай бұрын
Dope interview 🔥🔥🔥
@mr313DETROITChronicsmoker6 ай бұрын
He was one of my favorites watching him as romeo from steve harvey show
@picassodreams-sz3yw6 ай бұрын
The hat and hoody is fire 🔥
@yashifenton51685 ай бұрын
When I read Superheads book I cried when she talked about how he had been sad and depressed since the Steve Harvey show ended. How he was no longer acknowledged etc. She said he came over to see her right when she had gotten herself together. She says he left and was murdered. When I found our he was falsely accused of rape, I was sad all over again.
@RawBaby-lz7cm6 ай бұрын
What’s eerie about Merlin death is some people say he favor pac and pac was his fav rapper.. He was doing the actor turn rapper same like pac but later in his career.. The hip hop story one of his last movie he did he got shot and killed in it and died just like pac and I heard he was around a gang and was wild to 🤦🏾♂️ rip to bro
@ShawnDemarcoEntertainment6 ай бұрын
Yeah that is crazy
@ricardogrant90386 ай бұрын
Stfu ppl don’t say that
@TimothySlickback6 ай бұрын
@@ricardogrant9038😂😂😂😂
@IShotTupac6 ай бұрын
Although the director of above the rim was gonna cast merlin to play pac in a biopic, merlins closet pac-like role was a hip hop story movie..
@kmoore4106 ай бұрын
@ 8:20 this is to all the youngins he just let ya'll kno how LA is and Fredo ain't no slouch
@skorwolf27196 ай бұрын
Man Merlin Santana I miss that dude
@paullycompton3 ай бұрын
he dropped gems at the end 💎
@kevinwashington30216 ай бұрын
He was a phenomenal actor....loved that brother
@xoxxobob615 ай бұрын
Yes he was and think he would have been a huge star in Hollywood eventually.
@youngblood41275 ай бұрын
He had the overall package and it was natural and raw. Never felt forced on screen.
@tonio88705 ай бұрын
As a cali nigga he said some real shit. Ppl be to infatuated with our hoods cause all of these movies and songs and gangs glamorize it... ppl forget its still a hood... with unusual politics
@kinggee56055 ай бұрын
It’s crazy to think that Merlin would be 48 years old if he was still alive. Everybody I grew up on is either in their late 40s or in their 50s but in my mind I still look at them as if they r in their 20s, early 30s. Time is flying by so fast. I remember watching Fast & Furious in theaters back in 09, I was about to be 21 in a few months. Laz Alonso was 35 years old when he played Fenix Calderon, bro is about to be 50 on March 25th smh crazy. It seems like yesterday when that movie came out.
@coolreg63956 ай бұрын
He was on the Cosby show but he didn't play Bud
@pimptomatic6 ай бұрын
Facts
@sourdoughnumbspa11286 ай бұрын
No Shit, Sherlock
@mikee32615 ай бұрын
@@sourdoughnumbspa1128relax lol
@user-ug1ek6xx2w5 ай бұрын
Right lol
@joyafreeman17515 ай бұрын
That episode he talking about that was my favorite episode