Kool Gang of 18th & Halsted in Pilsen, Chicago late 1970’s Interview.

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  • @adaml7349
    @adaml7349 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    My mom grew up in East Pilsen during that time and I can only imagine what it was like. These videos give me another glimpse into that world. Thank you for sharing

    • @westlove1226
      @westlove1226  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Anytime boss! Enjoy!

    • @ja2415
      @ja2415 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​​@@westlove1226I heard the Francisco Sisters lived close by, they went to Logan woman prison for Murder

  • @reneperez1810
    @reneperez1810 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    This is Media Gold! Thank you Bro for sharing this! My hood 🖤🧡

    • @westlove1226
      @westlove1226  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Are you ready for the Almighty Bishops video which I am about to post this week?

    • @ERen-tj6jg
      @ERen-tj6jg 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Did you post it already?​@@westlove1226

  • @getschwifty9531
    @getschwifty9531 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Ask the old lady some questions 😂

  • @frankbrenner4852
    @frankbrenner4852 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Lived on 18th and Leavitt during the pandemic because my job shot out of 55 on the expressway. Shit was tense when I lived there. Gentrification was happening, old-school Mexican families who have been there for decades maintaining, great local businesses, amazing food, rich culture, but the street life is real and omnipresent. Cats from Lawndale driving through in Range Rovers, gun play nightly, and Satan's Disciples posting up on corners. Shit was too wild for me. I moved.

  • @marcellino1956
    @marcellino1956 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Late 60's early 70's thats exactly what it was about....I went to cooper upper grade...saw a kid get stabbed to death in the lunchroom....tough school...Mr McClean was the toughest teacher in that school no nonsense with him

  • @18ladenb
    @18ladenb 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Damn RIP dead eye he used to talk to me when i was a shorty, we were actually talking about him yesterday. Some of the shit he taught me saved my life in the county

  • @nolove857
    @nolove857 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Knew a lot of these catz. They used to hang out by jerfferson pk. I remember one of them lived on Jefferson. Knew Speedy and his krazy brothers and they was PR. Seen Speedy one time a longggggg time ago. Thes3 dudes where at war with the Ambrose and Villa Lobos from 18th and Throop back in th3m days.

  • @JessicaJohnson-mv7lb
    @JessicaJohnson-mv7lb 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    My friend Angel grew up on 18 and Morgan. Block away. Cool neighborhood. Now it’s Gentrified. Sad.

  • @GhostSal
    @GhostSal 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I never knew much about these guys and appreciate seeing the interview. Too bad they didn’t show more of their murals/tags. I have heard that when they shutdown, some flipped 26.

    • @GTSN38
      @GTSN38 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      They tagged up in the early 80s by 38th and Spaulding, I'm not sure if they flipped 26 though. They were around and overnight they were gone.

    • @adaml7349
      @adaml7349 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      My mom and uncles grew up in East Pilsen during their run, and shared that a few of the more active KG members became 2-6.

  • @nicole7578
    @nicole7578 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Wow I remember all those people from cooper crazy times before they joined the gang life just hanging around!

  • @EKL1900
    @EKL1900 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Crazy cause I know kids in the neighborhood now a days just like dead eye even tho the neighborhood way better it’s a never ending cycle

  • @RENEGADE-gk9hv
    @RENEGADE-gk9hv ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Damn straight Chicago s#!+...
    I know you're going to get a king papo interview. Keep up the good work...

    • @westlove1226
      @westlove1226  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      King Papo is dead bro… he was killed by his own in the 1970’s, you probably mean I will get a David Ayala or a Lord Gino interview😁

    • @RENEGADE-gk9hv
      @RENEGADE-gk9hv ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I know he passed away... I mean you will get a older interview about him... Keep the faith... Amo...

  • @sirpoppinchuck
    @sirpoppinchuck 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    She asked some rational questions. This is what an idol mind sounds like. " An Idol hands/ mind are the devil's workshop" Proverbs 16:27

  • @armando0824
    @armando0824 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is 19 and wood, cool video

    • @westlove1226
      @westlove1226  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Speedy’s was on 19th & Wood?

    • @joeyo4163
      @joeyo4163 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      19th and Wood is Bishop's hood these kids are by Ambrose...

    • @reneperez1810
      @reneperez1810 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Speedys was on 19th and wood and these kids are being interviewed in Bishops hood not Ambrose it’s either 19th or 17th st I know Deadeye personally RIP The 15 year old kid with all the slick answers

    • @GTSN38
      @GTSN38 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      His answer to everything was they get high 😆

  • @JSTNtheWZRD
    @JSTNtheWZRD 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I grew up all over there. Just never ride the train after dark. My only rule

  • @p__kingg
    @p__kingg 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    As a Puerto Rican kid who was born and raised in southern California with all Mexican homeboys... coming up under that SURENO way of living...and naturally adapting to how the south siders do things.. IT WASN'T UNTIL ABOUT A DECADE AGO.. that i knew other Latino clickas from other states even existed. And learning about the long history of Latino gangs in Chicago WAS/IS A TRIP.
    It's crazy that we both gang bang ...but y'all in Chicago OPERATE ENTIRELY DIFFERENT THAN US.. IT'S JUST A TRIP....seeing other Latino gangs Who look like us... have the same racial makeup but act completely different culturally as far as the streets go.

    • @westlove1226
      @westlove1226  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      We feel the same way about Cali, it’s confusing to us.

    • @marcelinolopez4015
      @marcelinolopez4015 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah. Us Chicago dudes be looking at y'all the same way. It's like when I went out there and met some good Cali dudes, how we both rotate is like night and day.

    • @joeyo4163
      @joeyo4163 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm Mexican from Chicago, a lot of Mexicans' and Puerto Ricans in the same gangs out there...I actually go back and forth between L.A. and Chicago...the whole SoCal gang culture never appealed to me...different ways and culture. But both L.A. and Chicago have a deep gang culture.

  • @almighty6300
    @almighty6300 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He said looking for some Ambrose lol guys been representing for a min Amor

    • @theoBaba773
      @theoBaba773 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Que Paso mija. Take off ur skirt. Lme hit it 😂 like with Burros n Gangter n Em lmao
      - WS boyz

    • @theoBaba773
      @theoBaba773 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      22nd

  • @nolove857
    @nolove857 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Monte Fiore was a school for bad kids😅😅😅my mom told me about this school because my uncle was there a few times

  • @Chicagomoney86
    @Chicagomoney86 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Good stuff.

  • @offbraleyhill2861
    @offbraleyhill2861 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    She kinda made Jose look like a fool

  • @garciadavid582
    @garciadavid582 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Wonder how many of these still alive or in prison 🤔..I'm from Indiana and remember visiting my cousins out there in early 1980s etc

  • @thepeterchannel3230
    @thepeterchannel3230 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    they were sued by the R&B music group "Kool and the Gang" for copyright infringement . .

  • @atole7767
    @atole7767 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's was... a great video too my brother, there are a some video's about the rebels or the ravens brother???

    • @westlove1226
      @westlove1226  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Rebels of Back Of The Yards and Ravens of 46th? Haven’t found any yet, I do know a lady who still has her fathers Rebels Jacket, and I personally own an old Ravens card. Do you remember the Muscaduddlers?

    • @atole7767
      @atole7767 ปีที่แล้ว

      @westlove1226 that's was... my neighborhood in the back 90's, and they always... talking about them rebels were very crazy because in the neighborhood there were a two older brothers that who were a cherry busters.but The only one's that I remember are the wood boys and the paulina boys also the 49 boys, but that's very cool with the those cards because that's a Chicago history, what about the almighty popes from south side, or the other one Cavaliers there's anything about them a video brother???

    • @westlove1226
      @westlove1226  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@atole7767 you’re bringing up a lot of different areas, Royal Cavaliers of 27th, Wood Street Walkers, The Cherry Busters, Almighty Saints.

    • @atole7767
      @atole7767 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @westlove1226 No brother... they are all from back of yards neighborhood the paulina boys and the wood boys they both had to became part of Saints, and 49 boys became to the LA Raza Cavaliers they were rivals to the Rebels. The only one that's not from the neighborhood is the south side popes from the archer heights neighborhood!!!

    • @westlove1226
      @westlove1226  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@atole7767 you’re correct

  • @Tee_fromgresham
    @Tee_fromgresham 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    That' lil boy gotta be dead by now. He seem like he was a lil problem.
    Very outspoken

    • @westlove1226
      @westlove1226  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      That’s Librado aka Dead Eye of the Villa Lobos, he Overdosed in the early 2000’s as an older man.

    • @Tee_fromgresham
      @Tee_fromgresham 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Oh damn, he said he like to get high
      Rip 🙏

    • @nostratomas92
      @nostratomas92 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@westlove1226he use to chill on 17st by the train he overdosed a couple times when I was a kid…they found him behind the church dead …Rip

    • @westlove1226
      @westlove1226  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@nostratomas92 yep around 2000 or 2002.

    • @stevearkie5722
      @stevearkie5722 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s good they weren’t worth nothing anyways .

  • @eddie-nc8gu
    @eddie-nc8gu 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    That little kid was a player

    • @westlove1226
      @westlove1226  7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Full of confidence and charisma!

  • @Chicago755
    @Chicago755 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I went to St pius on ashland 18th Street. The gangs were brutal many people died. This lady would've died talking shit to thugs .

    • @MartVale1
      @MartVale1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The way she was talking to them the gangs from now wouldn’t have tolerated that.

  • @Chicago611
    @Chicago611 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Black/Grey colors: worn by various clubs, Arch dukes, kool Gang, Latin Eagles and some Gaylord sets.

    • @GhostSal
      @GhostSal 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Stone Kents & PlayBoys too

    • @GTSN38
      @GTSN38 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Insane Majestics too I think.

    • @danteduck9518
      @danteduck9518 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      City knights

  • @MyNewYorkCity.
    @MyNewYorkCity. หลายเดือนก่อน

    Jose just didn't know who to shut up,snitching as foo😂

  • @robertmasina7388
    @robertmasina7388 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I realize they're not all like that but a sociologist can best answer on why do some Hispanic youth gravitate towards gang culture?

    • @westlove1226
      @westlove1226  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Machismo.

    • @martincastro4179
      @martincastro4179 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Living in poverty without the foresight of a better life

    • @xxmayhemxx6662
      @xxmayhemxx6662 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Same reason why white youth started gangs in the 40s. After all, they were the first ones

    • @MartVale1
      @MartVale1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@xxmayhemxx6662Exactly!

    • @MartVale1
      @MartVale1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      If that sociologist isn’t from the hood he don’t know nothing.

  • @MikeyN617
    @MikeyN617 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Poverty was/is a mf

    • @joeyo4163
      @joeyo4163 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This has nothing to do with poverty...

  • @eilianagonzalez5663
    @eilianagonzalez5663 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    A wasted youth.

  • @Ghost-d6w
    @Ghost-d6w 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    MISS THEM DAYS SWEATERS AND REAL GANGBANGING SHIT....I HAVE ALL THE SWEATERS FROM ALL THE GANGS IN CHICAGO

    • @westlove1226
      @westlove1226  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh really you do now? Let’s see them.

    • @Ghost-d6w
      @Ghost-d6w 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @westlove1226 wasup lol I'm 65 years old bro don't have time to post up pics but not here on BS I also have a few Hs sweaters like senn ,Lakeview,sullivan,and a isrish clown and a Rican Boys sweater when they was on Wilson and Malden on the corner house I took from baby before they flipped to Cobras....I sold a few to make some money to pay for funeral expenses when I pass and the rest will come with me to close my chapter have no one that I can leave with cause this generation don't know shit about are Era.But take my word I have them.They coming with me to the nxt life once this one is closed lol.

    • @westlove1226
      @westlove1226  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Ghost-d6w I have quite a few as well, what is your number or email, I can send you photos of mine.