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Part 1: Black Label on Being Only White Kid in Poor Black Hood, Selling Crack at 11

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In this VladTV interview, Black Label gives a firsthand account of growing up on the South Side in Tampa, Florida, describing how he says he earned respect in the streets before moving from small “pieces” to cooking crack at 15. He recalls being the only white kid in his circle, driving an all-white 1984 two-door Cadillac Eldorado with burgundy interior at 14, and how an OG helped him get the car with money made from the drug trade. Black Label also discusses K-Mart thefts, neighborhood loyalty in Harbordale, forming the 8 Hype crew, and learning from figures he names including “C-Murder” (not No Limit’s C-Murder), Mula Omar, Jet Li/Timothy Lee, and others. By 16, he says he was sourcing kilos, linking with the Jamaican Shower Posse in Miami, and transporting cocaine back toward St. Pete.