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In this VladTV interview, Black Label opens up about growing up in St. Petersburg, Florida, during the crack era, where he says he and his mother were among the only white residents in a poor Black neighborhood marked by poverty, addiction, violence, and survival. He describes Williams Park, Bethel Heights projects, welfare lines, an abusive home life, and never knowing his father.
Black Label details how hunger, bullying, and a chaotic childhood pushed him toward the streets early, first stealing candy from 7-Eleven and selling it at school before being introduced to crack at around 11 years old. He also reflects on the influence of hip-hop acts like N.W.A, 2 Live Crew, and Pony Express, and how the environment shaped his worldview before he later served 15 years in prison.
A raw look at race, poverty, trauma, street economics, and Florida’s crack-era history.
