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Part 1: G.Dep on Growing Up in Harlem During Crack Era, Selling Drugs as a Teen
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In this Vlad interview, G. Dep recounts the night of October 19, 1993, when he was 18 years old and carrying a .40-caliber handgun during a failed robbery attempt that turned fatal. He explains how street image, drug culture and “idle time” influenced his choices before he approached 32-year-old John Henkel at 1 a.m. while riding a bicycle. G. Dep describes Henkel grabbing for the gun, the three shots that followed, and his decision to flee without taking any money. He also recalls throwing the weapon into the East River and going home uncertain whether Henkel had survived.
The conversation offers a stark look at fear, guilt and silence in an era before widespread cell phone video, surveillance cameras and modern policing tools, as G. Dep reflects on the choices that changed both his life and John Henkel’s forever.
