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In this VladTV sit-down, Harlem rapper G. Dep reflects on his early years before Bad Boy Records, “Special Delivery,” and “Let’s Get It.” Born to a young mother and raised between Washington Heights and Harlem’s James Weldon Johnson Projects, he recalls coming of age as crack reshaped New York street life in the late ’80s and early ’90s. G. Dep discusses finding a gun as a kid, seeing figures like Rich Porter, Azie Faison, and Alpo Martinez in the neighborhood, and how flashy cars, jewelry, and fast money influenced teenagers around him. He also opens up about selling drugs at 13 or 14, making “get fresh money,” avoiding heavier drug use, and navigating street politics as a young man. The conversation adds context to his later Bad Boy career and the 2010 police confession tied to a 1993 murder case.
