The Legacy Of An American Drug Dynasty: Third Generation Kingpin Reveals Secrets Of His Dope Empire
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ค. 2024
- Cavario Hodges was raised in Harlem, New York in the 1970's. His entire family was involved in the illicit drug trade in New York City for generations. He grew up around the notorious so-called "Black Godathers" of Harlem-- Drug Lords Nicky Barnes and Frank Lucas. His own mother was a high-ranking street boss in one of these multi-million dollar drug operations. Naturally, being surrounded by such activity led him down a similar path. He started working for his family while he was still in middle-school, and then as a teenager with the onslaught of the crack epidemic, he ran his own profitable crews in Harlem and the South Bronx. He eventually made his fortune running a large-scale dope distribution ring in Baltimore, Maryland. His activities there were the foundation for the popular show The Wire. Seeing his future ending with either prison or death, he was saved by a spiritual awakening and left the criminal life for good. He tells us all about his road from kingpin to finding a higher and healthier purpose in life. Cavario also gives incredible insight and history of the drug trade in the Eastern United States. He is now an accomplished author and journalist and even conducts interviews for platforms like VladTV.
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Chapters:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:32 - Growing Up Around Harlem's Dope Game
00:09:54 - The Drug Trade and Frank Lucas
00:15:37 - This Episode Is Sponsored By ROCKET MONEY
00:17:23 - The Heads Of The Game Game: Nikki Barnes and Butch Cassidy
00:30:11 - TOUR DATES!
00:30:45 - Hubs of Distribution in Harlem
00:40:24 - The Heroin Trade in Harlem
00:49:39 - The Dichotomy of the Dealer and the User
00:58:51 - The Personal Platform for Self-Aggrandizement and Validation
01:08:45 - The Rise and Trade of Sherm
01:18:49 - The Story of Tracy and Reno
01:28:29 - The tale of Black June
01:38:49 - The Infamous Vincent and His Dangerous Lifestyle
01:48:46 - The Structuring of the Book
01:58:43 - The Genesis of My Involvement with Drugs
02:08:17 - The Leadership Position and Uncle's Arrest
02:17:31 - The Evolution of the Dope Game
02:27:21 - The Changing Drug Routes
02:37:18 - The Rise of Blow in the United States
02:46:19 - In the Trenches of Life
02:55:31 - The Chinese Connection
03:04:31 - Dealing Out of Town
03:13:52 - Drugs and Violence in Baltimore
03:23:11 - The Journey to Baltimore
03:32:59 - Dealing with the Dope Game
03:42:48 - The Baltimore Operation
03:53:05 - The Risks and Rewards of Drug Dealing
04:02:25 - Stories from the Streets
04:11:46 - Wrapping Up - บันเทิง
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Nobody shares the story of his life better than Cavario. This is an absolute epic. Enjoy the interview and let's light this comment section up!
He was never a "third generation kingpin" wtf does that even mean. At best he was a hand to hand local dealer..smh
@cavarioonline2618 And that's something you're proud of? Smh...Says alot about you sir.
This was incredible story
@cavarioonline2618
Don't listen to him big brother.
He wasn't raised by wolves like us.👑💪
Podcast was so good made me wanna do dope, Lol
Bro looks young as hell for being almost 60yo
Thank you. I attribute my condition to 3 major decisions: At 23 I became vegan. At 28 I became monogamist. At 30 I retired from the drug game.
Black don’t crack
Black dont crack fam my gma almost 83 don't look a lick over 60
@@Cavario_the_mind_plugit gotts be more man please tell us your routine! Shoutout from germany
I recently met an ex junkie that's working in recovery services and he's 48 but looks mid 30's and he is Jamaican
4 HOURS of not looking away
Cavario paints better with his words than Rembrandt with his brush.
Johnny was engaged and kept the flow perfect but this needed to be 80/20 Cavario.
This is the best interview I have ever seen in my life. I have seen a lot.
Bingo 🎯
This is the best guest you have ever had. He describes the mindset that creates the old school ideals which create the people in the game who never see handcuffs. Amazing
Frank Lucas was a scumbag who ripped his own son’s social security checks from him in Franks later years. Frank was never the kingpin he claimed he was. Frank Mathew’s was the real KINGPIN who never got caught and has been a fugitive since the 1970’s. If he’s even alive. Don’t get me wrong Lucas was making money but not like what was portrayed in American Gangster. Leslie”Ike” Atkinson also know as “Sergeant Smack” was the real guy who was getting the heroin straight from the Golden Triangle not Lucas. I forget how Lucas and Atkinson were related,I think that one of Franks cousins or brothers married one of Ike’s sisters or something like that. Don’t quote me on that but it was something similar to that. American Gangster made Frank look amazing like Goodfellas made Henry Hill look way more important than he actually was. Not many people have ever heard of Frank Mathew’s. A movie should be made about him not Lucas. Mathew’s had dope operations in about 10 states. Maybe more. Lucas was selling dope in Harlem and Jersey and he was competing against a bunch of other dealers which were a dime a dozen back in the early 70’s. American Gangster was a great movie and Denzel killed it as usual but there was very little truth about in it. There is a great documentary called Superfly that you can watch on TH-cam. It’s a amazing documentary and in the documentary there are interviews with the District Attorney and others who actually took Frank to trial and they tell you who Franks was,a piece of shit, And all the lies he told.
When Freeway Rick Ross met Lucas Rick said that he didn’t like him at all lol. I don’t blame Rick because Lucas was really a piece of shit.
Everything you said is true
And you would know right?
My favorite rapper prodigy said frank was a snitch, and asked why jay z was glorifying snitching by doing the soundtrack. Rest in peace Prodigy.
@@EthanPatrick1989 he didn’t just snitch on police either like the movie would claim. He snitched on a distant relative of mine
Did you read that somewhere ?
Only 1/2 way through, but easily one of the most engrossing interviews I have ever had the pleasure to view, cheers man.🍺
This man is the type of person who has a voice the one percent doesn't want heard. A young black man who knows the tricks of the world but can also articulate sentences could lead a new free world.
I am humbled by such great praise. Thank you.
selling drugs is nothing to write back home to your mother too...well, at least, decent moms.
😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
You're setting the bar pretty low for a new world leader.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
CAVARIO!!! YES! This dude is the recorded history of the nyc coke game. His knowledge goes sooooooo deep. Best episode ever.
Thank you.
Cavario’s burner has been located
@@Cavario_the_mind_plughow you and Benzino been?
4 hours is absolutely insane bro love your content
The 8 year old kid in DC reminded me of Dave Chappelle’s first special
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Love seein Johnny locked in ! He was cheesin tryin to hold back his enjoyment from this guest. I still have 3 hours left 😂
This is going to be one of the best shows you have next to the other Harlem legend the show has as a friend. This guy is always putting out the realest content and the aren’t people out there contesting it even down in Baltimore. Can’t wait for this one
Huh
You sound kinda demented sorry
What a gem I loved every word ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👽
He ain’t tapped in with no real Bosses in Bmore.He clearly exaggerating his story.You guys believe anything.He couldn’t get Rudy Williams or Jo Jo Dancer on the phone directly if his life depended on it,lol.
@@ProducerKeylo what didnt you understand about his comment? I thought it was pretty clear other then 'the/they he fd up(not sayn i agree with the comment)
being able to talk for 4 hours and keep people entertained is a talent. interviews for vlad is not his skill. documentaries and films should be his next move
Also making those 4 hours so engaging that it flies by and you want to hear more
@@tbird7296 Word.. I usually listen to long podcast while I work. This keep me interested from start to finish
@@tbird7296 funny thing is I knew some of his story already but this 1 was way more detailed
Enjoyed how articulate and intelligent this man was - you don’t see that much anymore sadly - from anyone - and will def be buying the book.
I appreciate your interest and welcome support.
He ain't lying about keeping the coke away from liquids and all. Its ridiculously good at dissolving into a water. You can dissolve a half of blow in just 10ml of water
Yessirrr! 😁
A lot more than that brother 😎
@@moosemaster96 a big blob of "IDunFckdUp" 😞
Well if you have half a brain which I’m sure you don’t you can re crystallize it
@@VibrantClouds Well if you have half a brain which I’m sure you don’t you can re crystallize it
This is the best Cavario interview yet and i’ve been following him for quite some years. I watched it twice in a row, great job Johnny
One of the best episodes I've ever seen. Up there next to your story as a personal favorite. 🤟🏼🤟🏼
a 4 hour interview!? i’m definitely watching this when i get to work! i love your videos!
Definitely the best interview/ conversation hands down❗💯
I’m not very far into this interview yet and it’s one of my favorite already. This is going to be one of the best videos yet.
Thanks tremendously.
This is the best interview so far, articulate, descriptive and very intellectually explained. Puts a whole different light on the drug business run by professionals. Imagine what that family could achieve in the corporate industry
Best interview on your channel so far in my opinion.
what an authentic man! soul brother
Thank you. Truly.
Yoo Mitch this interview is your best 1 I've seen yet.Growing up in Chicago wit my uncles around the game this Brother reminds me of them so much with the knowledge he's droppin.Much respect wish I could meet him.
Cavario is very detailed in his story telling and he's very knowledgeable in the drug game in New York.
Cavario has such a prodigious vocabulary, and is so well spoken…he’s very charismatic too. Great interview.
51 mins in and really enjoying it. Cavario is a great speaker. Super articulate.
Good interview 🍻
Love this pod
Great vid
This was a great interview! 🙌🏽🔥
Thank you.
This is the best interview thus far I have adhd or whatever they call it I don’t sit still for long periods of time but for this interview I rolled up like 6 blunts got my drinks and I’m 3 hours and change in and it’s fuccin awsome best interview that’s a Snapple fact
Best interview on this channel yet johnny. Glad to see your getting good content made
Great interview. lol his voice sounds like the interview with the black engineer with glasses in the 70s-80s that was spending 100s on crack everyday.
😂😂😂 That's a very entertaining and flattering comment. Thank you!
Hahaha that video is the best man
I know right, I wonder how he sounded back in his hey day.
Damn good episode Johnny
this is the most intricate interview. I’ve. He explains in detail the temperature of that time and place. well done.
I appreciate BEING appreciated. Thank you.
Great interview. Johnny did not interrupt him. He is getting better. Plus I've never heard cavarios full story like this.
Hectic podcast love it well done 👍
Awesome interview
Best interview yet
Great storyteller. Love these type interviews.
Fantastic Interview loved listening to the story’s. Thank you 🙏
This is the best episode 🙌🏾 what a well spoken intelligent person 👏🏽
Best episode yet🔥🔥
Legendary Interview 💯
After a couple of decades making millions, I'd have an "epiphany" too lol
🤭🤭🤭
Your best interview! This dude is great wherever I watch him.
Thank you!
one of if not the best interview you have done. Your getting better at asking questions and this guy was great at elaborating in a way that we lived it ourselves to some degree!
Truly an epic. And you keep bangin' em' out Johnny Mitchell!!! I Love this evolution of podcasting you have found. Its fun, hilarious, serious, and introspective and most of all it always focuses on the dark criminal underworld completely out of your own pure interest (and many of ours I might add). The David Packouz was by far one of the best ones you have done in my opinion because of the range and reach you now have with this show....but we all know who you should interview next...
This the best interview you had so far!
This is probably the best all around episode! Incredible story teller
Interview so good I watch it twice
WOW! 😁 Thank you!
You done a really good job interviewing jonny really bounced off each other well done
Thanks! Johnny definitely did his homework on me. It's the best interview ever conducted on me because he's the first interviewer to have read the entirety of my autobiography, Raised By Wolves.
Great interview! Very surprised,and held me captivated the entire time. Awsome job to the both of yous
Great guest and interview
I have a new found respect for Cavario…When he remembers his Great Great Grandmothers name in mid conversation and interjects it, it reminds me of myself…Once I have a memory or name I can’t remember in conversation, my mind won’t allow me to not remember it (if you understand me lol) We can change the subject 5 times… and in mid conversation, as soon as I remember, I’d say it in conversation just to wrap up that thought and continue with the conversation…
That is called being horrible at a conversation with a horrible memory. lol
@@cryptic8043 it’s truly not… It’s multi tasking actually! Keeping up with a conversation while searching for information is a gift… Not many can do so… it’s actually having great memory, but I don’t expect a lame brain internet goofy to understand 😂😂😂 I can guarantee you’re a weirdo! Dont let me cook you up here because I’ll make you wish your mother swallowed you 😎
Cavario never disappoints! Thank you for sharing bro.
awesome storytelling
This guy is fascinating. I've never heard the breakdown of why people talk like that in baltimore. I'm sure he meant to say Scottish, but you think of that accent blending in with some southern/northeast influence and you have baldimore
Peace, thank you for taking out the time to watch and comment.
Baltimore has extensive Irish roots. In the 1600s, Maryland was a safe haven for Irish Catholics fleeing persecution. By 1870 more than 15,000 native born Irish resided in Baltimore. in fact, the name "Baltimore" is an Anglicization of the Irish Baile an Tí Mhóir, which means "town of the big house."
@@Cavario_the_mind_plugwhat books are you reading to het this information? I would love to know..
Might be one of the best interviews on the channel so far. Salute
This guy is a solid interviewee. Nice job...
Holy shit 4 hours! You’re a mad man, Johnny 🔥
Great interview, Cavario is a legend !! If Cavario produced a BMF type series , it would be epic.
Thank you for time and encouragement. I'm working on getting the Raised By Wolves series done.
Cavario,
I hate to be saying this on another person's platform, but Stop playing with us,
Where is your very own Podcast man! You REALLY should get it going SOON!
Never thought about that.
Great idea.
@cavarioonline2618You are going to grow fast if you follow the formula. 💯🔥
@cavarioonline2618You going to grow fast 💯🔥 Wasn't Fent called China White back in the day? Hope they don't delete this.
@cavarioonline2618They keep deleting my comments, so forgive me if you get multiple. Your platform is going to be fire. Was the f called China White back in the day?
@cavarioonline2618Your life is fascinating, I’ll have to grab your books. Hopefully, they don't delete this comment. F was called China White, wasn't it?
Never forget:
*The 10 Crack Commandments*
Wow, I've heard him on other podcasts. By far this is the best one. He just did an entire book on this podcasts.
Enjoyed this immensely 👍🏻👍🏻
Absolutely amazing interview. Definitely buying his book. Thank you.
One of my favorite episodes for sure
This is by far the best interview to date I remember watching your first one keep it up!!! I may be biased cause I was a heroin junkie at one point thank god I changed my life will be 4years clean December 1st this year
Talk to em cuzzo 💯
You already know, cous'! They gon' get this work! 😎
Fire interview
Johnny it’s ok to be bald wtf is tht ridiculous rug on your head
😂😂😂nah word
He does doesn't he,took me a min but then I was yea wasn't that thick before😂,it is what is what ya gonna do...
He’s already got the plugs my guy
The rug is Very distracting
I'm getting a toupee for myself after seeing this, get the most ridiculous and obvious one I can make. Cavario should pull him up on it. Does Jimmy think Cavario looks foolish because he's losing his hair?
Best guest so far.
Fuck yes, Cavario is one of my favorites to listen speak on his life experience and knowledge of narcotics, the players, etc. Super interesting stuff.
I am 54 and "The Wire" will always be my favorite show due to its authenticity. This interview will now take the #1 position as such, my man is the real deal Holyfield and explains it all in the utmost of eloquence and reality.
The wire is the best series I ever seen I rewatched it a few times I was so into it when bodie got killed that hurt me to my soul
@@atownish1488hh Me too. 😔 Thanks for your time and comment.
Great Book and Solid Dude💯
Tremendous thanks!
best episode ever
I'm born and raised in what was called "Italian Harlem" aka "East Harlem" During this time heroin was everywhere and everyone was making money with it. Guys went from not even having cars to driving brand new Mercedes and Cadillacs. It was a crazy time lot a bad things happened lot a good too.. Wouldn't change it for the world
BIG FACTS! I Feel the same way about the era. There will never be another era like it. SALUTE!
AYYYYY Cavario!! Blessings
Peace & Love, Ceno!
Real 1… 💯🔥
#Salute my man Cavario!!! #Legend 🫡
Top 3 episode. This man is the real deal. Need more content from him.
55:24
Cavario dropping Jewels..
"People who have not been Verified by someone who is Qualified to be Certified."
Real Talk 👑👑👑👑👑
Best podcast I ever heard
This interview is dope family,I love to hear cazari talk his shit legendary convo folk ✌️ and 🙏💯💪🫣
Still can’t forget he got caught in the hotel room with Benzino! Lol😂
😂😂😂😂 legendary
I don’t think they was doing anything
Lol
Hotel with benzino is crazyy work
Cavario Zesty
I knew Johnny was gonna be asking the most police type questions… Johnny Talking about “Breakdown the structure of the operation..”
Wild man, i used to cop on 115 an Lennox and this dude isnt kidding, you can tell what harlem vibe youre getting from where youre at.
🎉🎉🎉🎉 I had to give him his flowers.... this interview was so dop💯💯💯💯💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿
Yeah.. Totally dop!
Good interview Cavario. We're still ready for the Melvin Williams book re-issue. Stay real potna
Wow watched this whole interview beginning to end. Good job Johnny that was spectacular. Definitely your best work so far, keep it up! 💯
I provide an experience 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that’s a new one
😉🤭
Expect nun less than 4 hours with cavario. Could listen to bro stories and wisdom all day.
Thank you tremendously!
Here in Chicago the street Pulaski and Monroe is a Heroin strip... that's crazy
WORD?! 😳 That's crazy ASF!
N. Monroe Street S.Monroe Street N Pulaski Street S. Pulaski Street Are Blocks Full Of Row Houses On The Westside And SouthSide Of Baltimore.Still Til This Day Some Of Those Blocks Are Heroin And Coke Blocks.
Facts on facts
From Pulaski to Springfield all you hear is Blows Rocks Joe!!!
@@gslimm40 facts.. you ain't never lied...Jack Bobo and the souls had cheese lines
This dude should have a movie made from his life. It would be like "American Gangster" and "Power" mixed... would be 🔥
So many ppl in the comments, who dealt on the mean streets of youtube, wanna discredit this man. Like why you guy's so fascinated with a life you could never survive in, and try belittle whatever you can to justify your mundane existence. IF the most aggressive thing you have done this year is post a troll comment, please stop talking down to people
American gangster was a great movie but In reality Nicky Barnes was bigger than Frank Lucas 100x Lucas was target Barnes was Walmart the council had major territory in nyc
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This one hit close to home. Is this guy the BEST speaker for past frank deals?
Man this interview has kept me sucked in the whole time…such a crazy and fascinating story
WEST INDIAN CHUCK... CHUCKSTER OR CHUCKY AS MY POPS USE TO CALL HIM 😂😂😂 SALUTE CAVARIO...
SALUTE! I'm working on a project on West Indian Chuck right now!