Latin Kings: Inside a Chicago Gang War

I post it tell about they going to be out here you know what I'm saying wait at 8:00 tonight yeah 7:30 they made a threat at a specific time at 800 ladies and gentlemen my name is Tommy G I'm in the Hood [Music] the [ __ ] turn ass when they get locked up in at what age you lose some people 12 years old I'm from 25th [ __ ] fre the boulevards 24 Street boy killer 30 be [ __ ] I'm like your favorite team you cat me on TV talking about on NC you could cat me on the scene I post Witham you asking I got theop you want to I got one in my trunk the Latin Kings are one of the most feared criminal organizations in the world the kings were formed in Chicago in the 1960s to overcome racial discrimination and stood by three main principles protect their families protect their neighborhoods and protect each other since the 60s they have grown into to Chicago's largest street game with an estimated 25,000 members because the king leaders are currently incarcerated they have developed a sophisticated system of communication that allows them to call shots within Penitentiary walls today we head to Little Village on the southwest side of Chicago which is the birthplace of the Kings and an area in which they Thrive let's hit the [Music] streets ladies and gentlemen I feel like I have the best job in the world today I'm on the south side of Chicago pulling up to meet with some Latin Kings om you know what I'm saying life is a goddamn Adventure this is the exact location that you don't want to pull up when a Mexican guy tells you to I feel like this looks like a place you disappear you just get brought to a warehouse and like I got I'm going to cut your balls off nice to meet you man nice to meet you sketchy out here yeah Chic yeah we're the most beir neighborhood in Chicago out of all Mexico Little Village weing shut up anywhere what is the history of this area could be all polish back in the days it be polish from the early '90s it turned all Mexicans and stuff but it was really the white folks that started all the gangs around here where a lot of the gang started so I've been trying to find a white gang what are the white gangs in the area 12 Street players 12 Street players right they're like are they still around yeah they're still around you white folks out there they're in G I want to talk to you so DM me email me Tommy G mcgee1 [e-mail] love to chat with you what are the politics of this area and this side you got l king then you go over there you got the SDS what is SD sat disciples holy [ __ ] dude pray for the devil and [ __ ] like that started off as a white gang but now Mexicans you got Kings SDS and gangster 26 do any of them get along none of them get along King Von been in that jail in Cook County yeah everybody been in this J so Cook County all the famous rappers little dir all them been in this J okay we'll give you the history on Cook County cuz we drove right past it it's a crazy looking jail Cook County Jail is without a doubt one of the most dangerous jails in the country imagine this you have all of the most violent gang members and criminals locked in one place in Chicago that's Cook County to give you an idea of what kind of brutal environment Cook County is in 2016 Corrections Officers sustained over 500 attacks from inmates and at one point 90 inmates filed a lawsuit against officers for beatings with brass knuckles and other inhumane treatment this is undoubtedly a rough place to live and just for the record illusionary films is not associated with any games we just show music videos throughout all hoods you're neutral and you just help people bring their art to life y I would say I'm the same category I have no enemies I don't want any enemies I just let people tell their story on the platform when you guys are masked up like this do you think that you're causing concern to the other people here like they're wondering what the hell is going on I look like they care right now cuz I feel like if I brought my kids here and I saw a bunch of dudes in Mas be like all right kids maybe we should walk over to the other side you know right back in days to be real racial so be the blacks against the Mexicans cooled off there's no racism no more that's good so there's an important moment that happened during Co and the George Floyd riots that was the craziest thing ever all the blacks were coming to our community and robbing so we're we're like basically protecting all all down 26 sh making sure the blacks did not steal cuz they were stealing all down 26 streu protecting that [ __ ] though I'm with that [ __ ] I'm with that [ __ ] this is where we come and we show them who we are and we protect our business our investments n up not a single star got stole has anyone been known to escape from this place no but I lived in that place and [ __ ] how long did you live there for a while what did you learn from your experience there what am I supposed to live I'm already [Music] against what's up fellas how you guys doing B she the you already know what's up this the V K Boys in this I think you guys are the first Mexican keyboards I've ever met before what were they throwing up gdsd basically they dropping folks be saying GDK but we don't really go at it with the blacks we just go at it with each other Mexicans against Mexicans we don't really fight with blacks and stuff like that teach me some of the lingo of the area oh here we say I'm the crown [ __ ] you know do you guys speak Spanish Spanish word you can teach me did I just did somebody here now I have no idea what that meant the only gang ride with is the big dog game we got shirts like this and like this this channel does not diss anybody we're neutral thank you n you didn't miss no one you what do you call a haircut that's what call a shag you know what I'm saying it's like if you see somebody walking right now with a shag game you already know He game bang cuz got sh on it's like a Target you know it's like right now if I walk right now down the street I know I'm going to be a Target so all right F well stay safe and keep growing that hair out okay shout out to the he gave us 50 in the sh for a month he according for you this mom's been here a long long time this is that culture right [Music] here how you doing how you doing good nice to meet you nice to meet you what's a sure sign that somebody is about it in the streets around here you can't never tell nowadays some people look like regular people and they got a whole gun on them you wouldn't even know people like these people right here look regular people but it could be Killers you never know for instance I would say a Bape hty nah we don't really be into that swag fashion stuff people of North will do that though you guys identify more with being American or Mexican or a mix a mix mix probably are you proud to be an American all yeah always proud to be American I rather be here my bad for Trum a lot of Mexicans with Trump really I [ __ ] with Trump the media be having you feel like Trump is bad but once you actually do your own research and [ __ ] you realize what's good and what's bad right now he's in a big controversy they're trying to put him in prison for up to 20 years for Espionage do you think it's a Witch Hunt or do you think he might be guilty it's a witch H they don't like Trump cuz he said the truth when you speak the truth they'll try to get rid of you I feel like they try to spread the narrative that Trump hated Mexican people now Obama deported more Mexicans than more Mexicans than any other president combined but Trump at least you know what he's going to do cuz he don't lie everybody else is like they're going to lie to our face do you trust the government you can't trust the government in the past year like about a year and a half ago you see nothing about Mexicans right here in Little Village but now it's nothing about Guatemalans and stuff because they're sending from Texas over here to uh downtown and they're sending from downtown they're sending right here to Little Village I mean so far they haven't really started no TR no trouble or nothing but now it's hard to get ran and stuff but it ain't nothing cuz we're at once we were all immigrants here you feel [Music] me a lot of these places have been robbed recently right yeah mostly everybody been robbed right here Dron three four guns put them in your face give me your money arm and om mexo no Moreno Moreno people are coming robbing is like 90% black really that's just robbing our own neighborhood the reason they target all these people because they know they're illegal immigrants and they know that none of these people can have guns or no I know somebody they R three times she's right there go I will go yo you know those guys yeah oh they're coming back around huh do you know them I saw some hand signals going on over there every get shot off it's sad to hear this happening to small business owners it's already nearly impossible it's already like a 90% fail rate to be a small business and then especially a little one on the corner getting robbed is just [ __ ] dude so where are we right now personi all the taco trucks and [ __ ] we got in this this is one of the best ones in the area yeah what did your grandma think when she sees you in a ski mask I mean she be tweaking and [ __ ] but you know got to watch out out here you know are there any gangster chicks around here oh a ton of gangsters out here there you go I'm playing I don't know call Tas we call them toras I want to meet a Tora you want to meet a Tora we filmed the first part of this video on an ordinary day in June and went back in September on Mexican Independence Day where things were happening I'm not trying to get wrapped up in any like rivalry [ __ ] hey what the [ __ ] dude [ __ ] no he went after a guy with a machete oh what the [ __ ] holy [ __ ] [ __ ] bro how is no one dead holy I'm just because this happed like 30 minutes ago and everyone social media no to be sliding on this because I going to have everything prob and then we have over 40 guns Just is enough to come through I mean it's never happened so we'll hit you up in just a little while then okay I know if we want to hang out with somebody just somebody what do you think Fu no especially it's on Facebook now so he's probably got a Target on his head yeah it's not a good idea to go to if he just somebody with a machete this is like the perfect day for someone to hunt his ass down I feel like if we don't come today it's probably not going to happen if you hadn't been involved in something sketchy earlier I wouldn't be having any second thoughts but because I'm like whated like away from the AR people going to want to circle the block for you later today is the guy alive what's that yesterday with the police you're a Sitting Duck basically if they watch us have watch like at least we'll see you in a little bit [Music] okay [Music] so we're here downtown Chicago in the famous little village on a special day Mexican Independence Day and we're here to explore what it's like to be a Latin King and it's honestly a little bit scary cuz there's an active turf war going on between three rival Mexican games I'm someone that is here for peace and uniting people it's rumored that in Chicago alone there are 10 to 20,000 Latin Kings and not just one game that is a lot of people we're going to hit the streets 28 Street all day what are we celebrating today Independence [ __ ] this [ __ ] A lot of people have been commenting come to this place but hey you want to join my game big dogs got to eat we're Nationwide we're growing we're actually worldwide I get ORD from all over the place and I love to see it if you want to join the coolest game in the country big dogs got to eat out here little 26 with my [ __ ] Little Village boy what is the celebration about today sh we out here Independence Day you feel me we out here celebrating our heritage I feel like important to everybody is that feeling of freedom and Independence like it just gets your blood pumping like you we were all born to be free and do what we want yes sird 28 Street okayu [ __ ] [Music] hard bangig you know we at [ __ ] 28 Street no little city [ __ ] get whack [ __ ] get you killing [ __ ] what's the lingo around here the folks you know what I'm saying big old SDK all around here big old SDK you know what I'm saying there's a heavy police presence around hell yeah they not [ __ ] though look at them like I didn't want his guns you know what I'm saying I did some research it looked like blocks that are right next to each other are kind of beefing yeah n ain't no blocks beefing the only [ __ ] we don't f with is cross cow you cross cow you get it [ __ ] over is it possible you think to make peace a no peace man I say man what is this area known they say what's this A no for huh they say what's this A no for what they they say what's this ARA no for I'm from 25 [ __ ] what's up borderline California Rockwell killer two killer [ __ ] lazy Burns [ __ ] how much you have to make to be like okay I'm rich now you know how to keep your family straight A lot of people are squeezed cuz grocery prices going up everything's going up hey you got H through that [ __ ] go to work and make your bread what's going to happen that you man you never know to say too much I posted about to be out here you know what I'm saying maybe I'm just not built for I would get nervous if this is my life day to day shout out little wager from Boulevard on gang on California what he say what he what he I said yall already talk a lot y already B on my catching a body like we out the you know go ask around if you want round meu come through we blow the out I'm hey hey y go cat some action :00 wait at 8:00 tonight yeah what time is it it's 7:30 you want a bestest you want a bestest I got one in my trunk I don't want to see anyone get hurt they made a threat at a specific time that 8:00 a.m. so when I do these videos they get always stands out to me like how different someone's life experience can be you can be an Amish guy that's with your farm and your goats and then you can be living like this where like there's a bunch of kids I mean how how old you think the average kid are I'm 23 right I'm 17 I know 13y olds out here smoking you guys have any Spanish words you could teach me about the area like of all things you could be what made you choose the street life I street street life tells me what are the upsides to the street life or what are the downsides the upsides is getting money you know what I'm saying downside ended up in a grave or a jail you know what I'm saying you don't want ever none of that [ __ ] come to you you know many people that that's happened to I got a couple cousins for my [ __ ] Wicked what does your mother think about this my mother passed away gang I don't got a mother right now or I got a father right I lost both of them G you know what I'm saying how old were you when that happen recently happened two years ago I lost my own last year and lost my daddy a couple years ago the year before you know what I'm saying is what it is you know what I'm saying that loud Kaboom got my heart rate up that's nothing until you hear coming towards you you know what I'm saying you know what I'm saying what made you come to the street light short my boy at what age you lose some people 12 years old how did you see like after that after losing somebody close to you that [ __ ] hurt that [ __ ] made me want to push more and [Music] [ __ ] asking I gotop don't even L I don't even like to talk you the type to talk it out I'm the one to CH it out no I like the Cho sound I like what's life like right now man [ __ ] crazy G you feel me ain't no joke gang this [ __ ] real like in the mud G what made you choose this path once you live in this hood you know it's all family you don't choose this life life chooses you life chooses do you have children yet God damn it I flinched on that one so every few minutes an explosion been going off you can just feel the energy in the air right now it's little like people are expecting something to happen and they say that in 15 minutes there's going to be a shootout and that's the last thing I want to be a part of I always hope people can find a way to find peace and love and Brotherhood in this world and uh this [ __ ] is no joke so we got a couple more minutes until we got to head out I heard at 8:00 shit's going down and that's not out of here I got you if people tell me at 8:00 there's a shootout gu my instincts are get the out of here that's my instinct the OBS just know we out here cuz they know we be out here you feel me we allum them they won't even think about pulling up on this block what what's the initiation process to get into this secret speak about that white boy Jo Tommy 28 Street I'm not going to make any you got talking we do this [ __ ] for real you talking about that's a rap folks I'm going back to the safety of Milwaukee hey come back I appreciate that come I wish peace and prosperity for you guys this ain't nothing though come back there's very few times where I feel like we have to get the hell out of here do you feel that right now I'm feeling that right now that may have been the most Reckless Squad we've worked with yet did you guys feel a little nervous yeah what the especially because they're spraying the I got a gun point at my face like two or three times oh the Ops are coming like they were excited about it our plan was to meet with the OG that kind of runs things in this area and we were just early to the party so he hadn't popped out yet but we can become so much in this life life if you apply yourself the right way who am I to say that if I grew up here surrounded by it I mean if Ops are too blocks away either way you kind of have to join like what are you going to get beat up or bullied or bitched and not join like even just the basic decency of not pointing a gun at somebody's face dog they say you you love you scared yeah dog they said there's a shootout at 8:00 I'm not trying to be a part of that [ __ ] that means like uh videotape they made a threat at a specific time 8:00 and come through he blow the assig up when you're in a really treacherous area everyone is a Potential Threat the mind doesn't relax it's survival mode like this isn't an environment where you're just oh I'm going to read a scientific textbook and take notes and highlight it and it's hope these types of places become more stable and safe for everybody and we'll see you guys next week peace than bang CH keep I go bang bang keep a drum don't got to a I look like I'm l like aange like play games B know my folks hope you enjoyed this episode you want to watch another here you want to subscribe over here see you next week

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Length: 20min 17sec (1217 seconds)

Published: Tue Oct 17 2023