I totally get what you mean. I watch this movie like two times and I keep on wishing like yo this could end better for the main character but it always will remain the same lol...
@peachespointofview well I don't know who those you speak of cuz I'm not them. My father was a mailman and my moms was a teacher and they had 8 kids. We grew up in one of the worst neighborhoods in our city but our parents just knew how to manage their money and keep their household in tact. So I won't apologize for having hardworking parents cuz by society's standard they were under the poverty line as well. And I remember many times, my dad running the cord from his room to the living room so that we could see good movies. Hopefully you are doing better from your children. Peace
@@janethoward1161 your parents still had pretty decent jobs. They just chose to live in a bad environment. Maybe because they were cheap. With those 2 incomes in the home. They could have had y’all living better.
dood you know these dumb anorexic sickly looking motherfukers are not going to put up time to watch this they're just going to let another tattoo on their face
@@spenser6353 let’s see you make something better. But I’m sure you haven’t accomplished shit in your life but, run your mouth. Have a several 🪑 🪑🪑🪑🪑🪑🪑🪑🪑
Exactly because he thinks that he was the one that snitched on him when really it was Daquan that snitched because ben didn't want him in on the gun business with him and bamboo for some reason and he didn't want to tell bamboo that he was the one who told probably because he didn't want to rat on himself or was afraid of what was gonna happen if he had told him about it
Man..... fuck Ben. If I was Daquan, I would've told on Ben's ass too. Driving all the way from the suburbs to the inner city in order to make a profit of all of the little black and brown(Hispanic) homies robbing and killing each other off by using the guns which he sold to them in the first place. Who needs people like that setting foot within the hood in order to contribute to the urban blight. Even though this movie is fictional but in there are plenty of Ben's in real life doing the same thing. Majority of those kind of individuals are crooked individuals within the field of law enforcement. As for Bamboo, he should've save his anger for Ben's ass and put a bullet in his brain especially for dropping off the N bomb over the phone to him even threatening his life. But no..... he wasn't thinking straight. Ben's the true antagonist in this movie.
I Get why Daquan had told on him because ben didn't trust him and was being mean to him but he didn't have to do that I mean that is bamboo's man and don't you think that if Daquan had told bamboo that he had told on him that he might kill him because he snitched on him and I don't know if bamboo would want to kill his man or not but don't you think that he wouldn't want to kill his man because ben is his man and that's the one that he sales guns with and get his guns from
@Its_Only_Money I see what you did 😃👍. Darrel Allen and Dequan Mitchell were basically the same type of character. Minus the ratting that the Allen character didn't do in caught up LOL.
One of the greatest black male actors of the 90s. Even now if he did a film his acting would be amazing. Tough to deny real talent like his. They don't make um like that no mo. 1 of the greatest of all times
@bang boom bang boom AMERICAN Gangster was 80%fake and a100% about a SNITCH, Frank Lucas was a fraud, and no where near the biggest at the time. Look up pee wee Kirkland.
I dont understand why folks hate on Woodbine. He's an excallant actor with a thick resume and has got better and better with each role. He is outstanding in Fargo.
Yes always loved Bokeem.. he is def mega talented!! He didn't get all those roles over the years from his looks that's for certain... he is def not ugly but he came up in a time when being light skin pretty boy was really the thing. 😏
Oh man this is a blast from the past. This movie was filmed on my block, I’m the kid in the red outfit at the end with the movie the other three kids were friends of mine. I’m now in my forty’s I probably was around 13 or 14 ish, wooooow I haven’t seen this movie in almost 30 years. Lol they paid us 50 bucks for those few minutes and for every graffiti art we did that paid 30 buck apiece. The 90s were a good decade….
I been looking for this movie, too! All I could remember was that freaking grocery store scene. I had no idea who was in it or what this was about. Just that it was a 90s hood movie.
One of the best movies out there! A lot of talent in this movie. This movie hits hard, a young man almost forced to play the streets to help his girl out, but being a snitch in the hood is a dangerous game. The 90’s had the best hood movies. I think all the scenarios and stories have been done and there’s no more good stories to be told.
I hear you!! I also think that the people making big movies aren't creative. They just look for what sells, they look for the numbers but it's about art. Big up all the "small" movies, directors, writers, producers, editors and actresses and actors that use passion to create. I find these times were very experimental and filled with artistic desire. That's why they were so good, now it's like people can't be bothered. It's ridiculous.
She could’ve beat 8 years with 18 months (a year, maybe 14 months with good time), instead he took a life sentence. And she ended up finding another dude within the first year. That’s real life shit.
Just like if the roles are reversed, he with another woman in 1 day. There are true loyal men and women out there but it's hard to find. But never do time for anyone else that's the real moral of the story.
Yeah the dude was stupid for turning himself in and taking responsibility for murder he did not commit.. he could’ve gave up the kid who killed the kid outside his apartment for his girlfriends freedom and he could’ve given up his boy who killed the little girl for his own freedom and a one-way ticket to any other state away from all of that. It’s not like his boy had the Power to send a hit squad to look for him states away.
@@sweetconman He had done enough! He knew he messed up his life. Even if bamboo didn't get to him somebody else would. He was labeled a snitch. That's a death sentence in the streets of New York. He didn't have any money to move away with a kid. The moral of the story is stay out of the streets if you not down
And the struggles continues. I am so glad I left this neighborhood. My mother worked so hard to get us out. And she succeeded. Sad part is I here that alot of the kids I used to play with are either dead or in jail. The ghetto is no playground. !GET OUT AND DON'T LOOK BACK BROTHERS.
kyre richardson why did you leave the FOI..Ive been thinking of joining the NOI but the thing is I dont want to worship Islam. Is there a way I can support the group but not covert?
CabriniGreene Stay away from Islam its another false religion. You are a Hebrew Israelite from on of the 12 tribes of Judah. I will prove it to you if you want.
kyre richardson NOI was a false religion but Farrakhan put an end to that Sunni Islam is true i don't buy in to any of that black Israelite talk but to each his own
PLR 88 looked like everyone had the same bald head, style of clothes, same slang, etc. Didn’t see no damn individual originality. Things are a lot less narrow minded today
Thanks for the post. I haven't seen this movie since it first came out. Forgot how good it was. Seems like yesterday we were having fun running around Brooklyn and trying to make it home safe every night.
This is the only movie that really brings out what life was really like in those old school rap vinyl (picture only) videos on TH-cam (Ten Thieves, Da Henchmen, Lo Down, etc), I loved listening to those old lost 90s east coast rap music uploaded to TH-cam, no movie brings those vibes out more than Strapped!
The cop at at least went to bat for dude at the DA office but he wouldn't budge. However, if you don't do stupid shxt you won't have to worry about these kinda problems. We all have to make better choices.
Jim Beam that’s true but sometimes and you know cops naturally always ducking with us black man good or bad cops always fucking with us black guy get hurt by cops over nothing
This movie is deep. Daquan is a martyr for his unborn child, but he still gets his hands dirty and betrays those around him to get what he be needs. He is actually no different from the cop McRae, who uses desperate people as informants. This movie is all about crooked relationships and hidden agendas. There isn't a clear distinction between between the protagonists and antagonists in this film, there is no black and white, good or bad.......just a muddy sea of gray. Forrest Whtittaker didn't receive enough props for this film, truly an underrated classic.
him giving up ben doesn't make him a snitch ... why ..? cuz he stealing from the hood anyway .. if he ratted on bamboo which i personally don't think that would of been snitching cuz he killed a lil girl .. u must be jailed for killing innocent ppl .. period .. but he didn't sell out his own .. he actually would of been helping in a crazy sort of way cuz he would of got 150 guns a week off the street
ben gave up bamboo .. white boy always have a back up plan .. he gave gun to busta for his phone number then called the police on him .. thats all .. he never said who ben was selling to .. ben did
The scene where his mama is kickin him out, then not 2 seconds later she start fighting tooth and nail to keep him home has always been hilarious to me 😂😂😂
@@jjjordan3881 Its typical of a woman acting dumb trying to get her own way untill you call her bluff and happily walk out then she realises she fd up and starts backtracking. Just like when a girl tells you its over and your like ok bye!! she then starts asking why your not bothered and how comes its so easy for you.
@@kingmontague1926 Right or Wrong and this is where Quan is wrong again he also had his Mother, Sisters and Grandmother opened to ramifications of him being a snitch.
Love all your movies fam... I could imagine how much fun it was to meet Tupac and other great ones. This and New Jersey Drive is among my favorites. Shout out Isaiah Washington too.
I'm just seeing this movie in 2022 for the first time. I remember when it came out. Neither the less; it enough to bring tears to my eyes to know it's still relevant to where I live. I don't know if the world will ever care, but I know that 'we' must.
Damn. I was 21 years old when Strapped came out in 1993. I had it on VCR tape and watched it almost every day. Lol........ The 90s was the best times of my life, and im so glad i was Young in my 20s in the 90s
I work as a commercial director and film editor for ten years now - and this film was my spark. This film has just the beauty of filmmaking - because it puts everything together. Message. Imagery. No need for sharp, perfect pictures. It just caught me. The real spark was the intro of that film..amazing..
The love we have for our queen makes us do things we normally wouldn't do. To every king watching this please get off the streets and raise your families as a real man should. Love her with all your heart mind,body and soul. And ladies if you have a good man please know that he'll go to the end of the world for you and his kids. So don't tease him about being a real man when you're mad at him. Remember that this man will lay down his own life for his family. If you have such a bond together than make sure he's not in the streets. Make sure you stand by him when times are hard. We hurt just like you but show it differently. Most of us cry in the dark to keep you from worrying about things we're supposed to handle. Remember that before saying harsh things to us. Just be loyal and love one another. Let know one come between you. Stay safe and free.....because We all fear the police coming to our doors telling us our love one is not coming home. Love and honor one another and raise your kids right... Black Rose
Jewels to live by. Diamond and emerald are for the heart where the true riches are stored. You almost figure out the jigsaw puzzle the words of love are the riches we seek that why Jesus is the word. Words are the riches when apply with a pure heart. Don't lose focus. Cause you right. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I SEE YOU
THAITANproduction Yeah the prices on those Neo Geo Gold consoles back then were prohibitively expensive, along with the newly released cartridge games that were $299 - $399 . Only rich kids, drug dealers, and single adults working full time + overtime could afford to collect those. :/
BBGRed20 Yea $700 + 300 for each game sounds about right. I would always see it in the video game magazines where yo u can order from the back. NeoGeo could have probably been more successful if they didn't charge and arm and a leg. Most of their games can be played at the arcade anyways.
This was one of my better films I’m proud of it
Bokeem Woodbine.....you always had classic movies
Yea i love this movie,..but i would of made her took those 18 months tho
Luv ur acting
Omg😍😍😍😍😍😍. Love you dude
Man your movies always be good tho even the show's u play in and props to what u did in that wu tang show u killed ur part did your thing mane
A movie is good when it don’t feel like a movie. This is one of them
This is real life. Shit is sad how things end up outside. #dirtygame
I totally get what you mean.
I watch this movie like two times and I keep on wishing like yo this could end better for the main character but it always will remain the same lol...
this movie was wack. Cant compare to menace to society, boyz in the hood, Paid in Full, Juice
That’s when Brooklyn was Brooklyn
@@manhbx96yea Brooklyn is still Brooklyn homie
It is 2024 and this movie is an underrated classic.
🫡 what year were you born? If you don't mind me asking.
Gotta be 89 lol
@@phattx7201 1977
@@phattx7201 1977
Boy if you were coming up in the 90s..HBO has alway had the best original movies and documentary
Some of us were POOR and didn’t have cable like y’all Suburban people.
@peachespointofview well I don't know who those you speak of cuz I'm not them. My father was a mailman and my moms was a teacher and they had 8 kids. We grew up in one of the worst neighborhoods in our city but our parents just knew how to manage their money and keep their household in tact. So I won't apologize for having hardworking parents cuz by society's standard they were under the poverty line as well. And I remember many times, my dad running the cord from his room to the living room so that we could see good movies. Hopefully you are doing better from your children. Peace
@@janethoward1161 your parents still had pretty decent jobs. They just chose to live in a bad environment. Maybe because they were cheap. With those 2 incomes in the home. They could have had y’all living better.
@@peachespointofviewwith 8 kids your trippin bro, for no reason
@@Ninty9Gaming the f-k is you talking bout?
His mother is a real one for noticing that her son was in trouble when bamboo showed up.
Any time Fredro Starr pop up at your crib unannounced while getting hype to (back the fuck up!) you already no it aint good
jessesam troll alert!!
***** are you stupid?
fact
+James Coleman fuck my boipussy please I need it stretched
THE 90’S WAS THE GREATEST OF DAYS
The 70's and 80's were way better I would say
@@Grafo7771 Yes they were the best ever.
I grew up on this👌🏽💯
2010 - current = the social media / Homosexual era. 😆 😆 😆
@@idkmyname1448 Yea i know
I hope this never gets taken down. I come back and watch this every year. Excellent film.
Consider this your yearly reminder
That’s how Brooklyn really was back in the 90’s
Word. I miss those days though
These young dudes need to watch this movie today!!!
dood you know these dumb anorexic sickly looking motherfukers are not going to put up time to watch this they're just going to let another tattoo on their face
Danny stfu😂😂
Danny Porras2 even if they watch it , theyre gonna forget it because of the xanax bars...
Exactly Weed and Molly fried there brains
I understand it
When the Title says "Best Quality" he really meant it.
TCthaCrisis lol stop
It looks better than it did in the 90s on vhs! Remastered 👍
360p
Looks like a laserdisc rip
Hustle Limit TD Info 1 Person Brian Mc Knight
Out of all the 90's street gangster movies, Strapped had substance and stood out among the others. Even today in 2023 it still passes.
30 years ago...I wasn't even thought of
@@cashoutmanman1203the year 1993 I was born may 6 1993
Clockers is another one 👌🏻
@cashoutmanman1203 30 years ago I was 17 😂
Young buck
Crazy how 30 years later, this movie is still so relevant. Sadly, change the clothes and the lingo, and it can still be made today.
this movie was wack. Cant compare to menace to society, boyz in the hood, Paid in Full, Juice
@fook yoo movie was trash my guy
@@spenser6353 let’s see you make something better. But I’m sure you haven’t accomplished shit in your life but, run your mouth. Have a several 🪑 🪑🪑🪑🪑🪑🪑🪑🪑
@@simonetaylor8922 stfu. Movie was garbage
Sad but it's so true
Bamboo was mad ignorant in that store scene lmao
Exactly because he thinks that he was the one that snitched on him when really it was Daquan that snitched because ben didn't want him in on the gun business with him and bamboo for some reason and he didn't want to tell bamboo that he was the one who told probably because he didn't want to rat on himself or was afraid of what was gonna happen if he had told him about it
Man..... fuck Ben. If I was Daquan, I would've told on Ben's ass too. Driving all the way from the suburbs to the inner city in order to make a profit of all of the little black and brown(Hispanic) homies robbing and killing each other off by using the guns which he sold to them in the first place. Who needs people like that setting foot within the hood in order to contribute to the urban blight. Even though this movie is fictional but in there are plenty of Ben's in real life doing the same thing. Majority of those kind of individuals are crooked individuals within the field of law enforcement. As for Bamboo, he should've save his anger for Ben's ass and put a bullet in his brain especially for dropping off the N bomb over the phone to him even threatening his life. But no..... he wasn't thinking straight. Ben's the true antagonist in this movie.
I Get why Daquan had told on him because ben didn't trust him and was being mean to him but he didn't have to do that I mean that is bamboo's man and don't you think that if Daquan had told bamboo that he had told on him that he might kill him because he snitched on him and I don't know if bamboo would want to kill his man or not but don't you think that he wouldn't want to kill his man because ben is his man and that's the one that he sales guns with and get his guns from
He was ignorant the entire movie. He was ready to kill his friend for a white man that didn’t give a damn bout him.
BlackWingedSeraph exactly did all that and killed a little girl
Moral of the story be careful of the company you keep
That is not moral to the story. He came to that man with the bull shit
The moral of the story is don't sell crack or illegal firearms
I agree with you
I Am Who I Am wrong you dumb ass the moral is don’t become a victim of circumstance and don’t stick your neck out for everybody dumb ass
Monquea White that too fam
Bokeem's girlfriend got him...."caught up".
@Its_Only_Money
I see what you did 😃👍. Darrel Allen and Dequan Mitchell were basically the same type of character. Minus the ratting that the Allen character didn't do in caught up LOL.
One of the greatest black male actors of the 90s. Even now if he did a film his acting would be amazing. Tough to deny real talent like his. They don't make um like that no mo. 1 of the greatest of all times
Netflix need some hood movies
I agree with more black old movies on Netflix
For real
Random Af not a lot. I’ve been trying to find movies like these and Menus to Society.
They got paid in full
Go to Amazon Prime movies
when they don't make movies like this anymore😢
ZION We don’t need more hood films. That era is dead and gone. New stories to tell
Frfr💯💯💯💯💯
ZION or ppl
@bang boom bang boom AMERICAN Gangster was 80%fake and a100% about a SNITCH, Frank Lucas was a fraud, and no where near the biggest at the time. Look up pee wee Kirkland.
ZION nothing but sht remakes
The way bamboo was looking at him from that cell is some scary shit 😭🤣 he was on missions from then on 💀
I was scared my damn self lol.
I was looking for this comment..dawg looked evil asf frfr
@@grimmreaper843 had me scared 🤣
That's when he Knew his man was telling
He had suspicion after that phone call from Ben. I think he planned to get arrested after that.
The fact they got this whole movie on TH-cam is Lit🔥🔥
26 years later I'm still hurt over that lil girl he shot in the store 😢
That music ain't make it no better either.
TCthaCrisis for real!
word.
Thats Bird from the Wire. Still got that shiny pistol
@Aaliyah Walker to be fair that sandwich wasn't up to standards. It wasn't as big as the other guys.
I dont understand why folks hate on Woodbine. He's an excallant actor with a thick resume and has got better and better with each role. He is outstanding in Fargo.
Hudson Haverford Yeah, he's come a long way.
💯
Yes always loved Bokeem.. he is def mega talented!! He didn't get all those roles over the years from his looks that's for certain... he is def not ugly but he came up in a time when being light skin pretty boy was really the thing. 😏
People hate on him ?
And he knew tupac and was in his music videos
The title for this movie comes from an old expression. Diquan is "strapped for cash" and that is why he starts selling guns.
Oh man this is a blast from the past. This movie was filmed on my block, I’m the kid in the red outfit at the end with the movie the other three kids were friends of mine. I’m now in my forty’s I probably was around 13 or 14 ish, wooooow I haven’t seen this movie in almost 30 years. Lol they paid us 50 bucks for those few minutes and for every graffiti art we did that paid 30 buck apiece. The 90s were a good decade….
✊🏾🔥
You in the other kids still close ?
@@lifranchize7325 well one of them passed away about 8 yrs ago the others I see once in a while as we live in different states now.
You know Ufo Fev
This movie is a classic that man Bokeem Woodbine is a LEGEND.
You should check him out in the movie, "Edmond". He makes an appearance at the end of the movie 😏. Check it out sometime.
He's great in everything even the canceled AE drama The Beast
He's also in the new movie"Queen and Slim" Uncle Earl 😂
@@timothylim2257 I saw that movie. It's crazy. He raped that white man
He is legendary, neat guy.
At 13 years old, this was just a movie. At 39 years old, i was damn near brought to tears. This is a great movie to a sad story...
sucked
This movie stupid s***
The world's a bitch ain't it.
It's a documentary all movies are fr
@@djigoinstrokes316 no it's not fool
30 years later, and still sad about that little girl getting shot in the store. That was the saddest part of the movie in my opinion
Finally i found this movie. Now i don't have to just watch the grocery store clip. :D
I been looking for this movie, too! All I could remember was that freaking grocery store scene. I had no idea who was in it or what this was about. Just that it was a 90s hood movie.
Adam Ziggy good quality too
ain't the same sandwitch his was bigga!
olda
Adam Ziggy fr tho!!
Who's here in 2024 tho 🤔🤔
Yeah seems suspicious , how it pops up In the home feed now
Dame 215 me
shut the fuck up-
me
Me
One of the best movies out there! A lot of talent in this movie. This movie hits hard, a young man almost forced to play the streets to help his girl out, but being a snitch in the hood is a dangerous game. The 90’s had the best hood movies. I think all the scenarios and stories have been done and there’s no more good stories to be told.
I hear you!! I also think that the people making big movies aren't creative. They just look for what sells, they look for the numbers but it's about art. Big up all the "small" movies, directors, writers, producers, editors and actresses and actors that use passion to create. I find these times were very experimental and filled with artistic desire. That's why they were so good, now it's like people can't be bothered. It's ridiculous.
this movie was wack. Cant compare to menace to society, boyz in the hood, Paid in Full, Juice
yessir, crazy to saw Wendell Pierce play as a minor character in this movie then became a main chracter in The Wire as Bunk Moreland
Oh yes there are ..we just need someone new and creative to tell the story..
💯90's hood movies we're it and can never be duplicated no matter how much people try
“Excuse me grandma, EXCUSE ME GRANDMA!”
I've been looking for this movie for over 20 years and out of all places I found it here.
Dave's Not here hell yea fym
Dave's Not here 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Always start with youtube
She could’ve beat 8 years with 18 months (a year, maybe 14 months with good time), instead he took a life sentence. And she ended up finding another dude within the first year. That’s real life shit.
Tea H Sea she got with what other dude ... ?
True if only he kept his mouth shut from the beginning and kept hustling.
Just like if the roles are reversed, he with another woman in 1 day. There are true loyal men and women out there but it's hard to find. But never do time for anyone else that's the real moral of the story.
Yeah the dude was stupid for turning himself in and taking responsibility for murder he did not commit.. he could’ve gave up the kid who killed the kid outside his apartment for his girlfriends freedom and he could’ve given up his boy who killed the little girl for his own freedom and a one-way ticket to any other state away from all of that.
It’s not like his boy had the Power to send a hit squad to look for him states away.
@@sweetconman He had done enough! He knew he messed up his life. Even if bamboo didn't get to him somebody else would. He was labeled a snitch. That's a death sentence in the streets of New York. He didn't have any money to move away with a kid. The moral of the story is stay out of the streets if you not down
This man is an amazing actor, he deserves more credit
the soundtrack alone is already worth the time.. "Thanks for this Gem"
I hated everything they played. Was everything by Gerald Levertt?
Perfect example of why you shouldn’t work for the police no matter how dire the situation seems
UNTOLD official TH-cam "dire"
My point exacly...#canttrustasoul
Yup
UNTOLD official TH-cam right! Let they butts do their job!
never ever it only leaves you out there when they cant protect you 24 7
moral of the story:
"you wanted to be in the game, now you're in the game"
_____ The Wire
I remember being real hype as a kid to see this after all the HBO trailers
We stole HBO to watch this!!!
hey how many of yall old enough to remeber das efx or cross colors or those character tee's
Hell yea I remember those Hood classic Shirts I want 1 where can I buy some at
Drizz Molly good will
BleSs520! sol kid when i seen this as a kid i dint know it was bokeem.
I had every knuckle head shirt
BleSs520! sol kid lol I had cross colours, I was 11 when this shit came out
And the struggles continues. I am so glad I left this neighborhood. My mother worked so hard to get us out. And she succeeded. Sad part is I here that alot of the kids I used to play with are either dead or in jail. The ghetto is no playground. !GET OUT AND DON'T LOOK BACK BROTHERS.
kyre richardson Don't mind this racist bitch man. She's mad because us black people are moving on up.
kyre richardson why did you leave the FOI..Ive been thinking of joining the NOI but the thing is I dont want to worship Islam. Is there a way I can support the group but not covert?
CabriniGreene Stay away from Islam its another false religion. You are a Hebrew Israelite from on of the 12 tribes of Judah. I will prove it to you if you want.
kyre richardson NOI was a false religion but Farrakhan put an end to that Sunni Islam is true i don't buy in to any of that black Israelite talk but to each his own
Tstack6st Why don't you buy it? Its the truth.
I have watched this movie more times than I can remember 😁. One of my favorites. I could never get tired of watching this movie 🎥
Forest Whitaker did an amazing job on this movie I never knew he directed this movie until now.
You know he was lying when he said he was from Florida, and then said Disney Land lmfao classic hood movie. Great cast!
Supa Stackman disney land is in California Disney world is in Florida he stupid
Alligators n shit lmao 🤣
Imagine Bokeem Woodbine doing voice acting for GTA 6 (Vice City) visiting Disneyland and alligators.
Bookem got one of the coolest walks 😂😂😂
It’s a true gangster walk!!
That Gerald Levert banging. We lost one 🙏🏾🕊
Shit was real back then
Everyone was original
shit still real just depends on where you at and your situation...the hood don't ever change unfortuantly
PLR 88 looked like everyone had the same bald head, style of clothes, same slang, etc. Didn’t see no damn individual originality. Things are a lot less narrow minded today
FacTs
@@dantegood2195 nigga everybody today got the same shit going on wearing skirts and shit mane please
That's because there was no internet.
I watched this as a 13 year old. . Always stuck with me.. Great film.
Peace from Scotland ✌️
i was 11 and watched it all the time on HBO.....
I’m half Scottish. My mom is Korean, and I loved this movie too.
Any pretty girls in Scotland 🏴
@@VwapTrader’m half Mexican and Half Filipino on my mom side I loved this movie too
I remember seeing this when I was like 12 in 96. This movie still holds up even today and doesn't come off corny now like some of the 90s movies.
The 90s movies are tha best ever made and the 00s are great
Thanks for the post. I haven't seen this movie since it first came out. Forgot how good it was. Seems like yesterday we were having fun running around Brooklyn and trying to make it home safe every night.
Mom kicks him out and then tackles him to stop him from leaving. lol
Mike Killagreen 😂
Mike Killagreen That's just a female thing. They mean the opposite of what they say
Mike Killagreen right
you really need help there sunny
Excuse me grandma
$4.35 a hour? You know this movie old af!
R L right😂😂 hell thats only a gallon of gas now
Yes it say 1993 lol
That's strange they must've been underpaid because minimum wage in New York in 1993 was 5.30 an hour
LOL!
R L lmao
This is the only movie that really brings out what life was really like in those old school rap vinyl (picture only) videos on TH-cam (Ten Thieves, Da Henchmen, Lo Down, etc), I loved listening to those old lost 90s east coast rap music uploaded to TH-cam, no movie brings those vibes out more than Strapped!
My favorite movie, still watching in 2023 happy new years youtube family
damnn when he was running from bamboo that was some hardcore parkour skills he got. boy got hops
MarkDaBlueShark When Bullets Flying You Pretty Much INSTINCTIVELY Do Things lol
@@raydavis2793 for real 😅
Nigga was flyin😂😂
FACTS!!!!!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
That's something an Army Soldier will do.
Never mess with cops they will play the hell out of you to serve their cause
Exactly
The cop at at least went to bat for dude at the DA office but he wouldn't budge. However, if you don't do stupid shxt you won't have to worry about these kinda problems. We all have to make better choices.
Jim Beam that’s true but sometimes and you know cops naturally always ducking with us black man good or bad cops always fucking with us black guy get hurt by cops over nothing
True you should check out white boy ricks case they did him hella dirty
Cops are racist & dangerous. They will burn in hell for eternity racist pigs
Thanks for uploading this. I watched this as a teen a dozen times.
I've wanted to see this for years. I'm excited to get the chance to watch it now I've found it on YT. Thanks for uploading!
This movie is deep. Daquan is a martyr for his unborn child, but he still gets his hands dirty and betrays those around him to get what he be needs. He is actually no different from the cop McRae, who uses desperate people as informants. This movie is all about crooked relationships and hidden agendas. There isn't a clear distinction between between the protagonists and antagonists in this film, there is no black and white, good or bad.......just a muddy sea of gray. Forrest Whtittaker didn't receive enough props for this film, truly an underrated classic.
He didn't really betray though, in the end he gave up no names
MMM MMM He gave up Bamboo by snicthig on Ben
him giving up ben doesn't make him a snitch ... why ..? cuz he stealing from the hood anyway .. if he ratted on bamboo which i personally don't think that would of been snitching cuz he killed a lil girl .. u must be jailed for killing innocent ppl .. period .. but he didn't sell out his own .. he actually would of been helping in a crazy sort of way cuz he would of got 150 guns a week off the street
ben gave up bamboo .. white boy always have a back up plan .. he gave gun to busta for his phone number then called the police on him .. thats all .. he never said who ben was selling to .. ben did
He ain't snitch on nobody black or ppl from the hood.
Woodbine such an underrated actor !!!
Facts. Always sold his role. Always!
I knew when I seen Jason's Lyric as a teen that Bookeem was an excellent actor.
Facts! Him and Glynn Truman.
Bokeem runs like a video game character. It cracks me up.
😅 and the little growl he did while running was hilarious
The way he scaled that fence is straight up old skool💯🎯🎯🎯
The scene where his mama is kickin him out, then not 2 seconds later she start fighting tooth and nail to keep him home has always been hilarious to me 😂😂😂
Masked Avenger me too
Lol, i laughed too. Couldnt take it serious.
Lol and grandma walking in the room saying what you doing to your mother 😭😁🤧
Yea but at the same time thats real raw emotion
She wants to kick him out but at the same time she doesnt want him on the street
@@jjjordan3881 Its typical of a woman acting dumb trying to get her own way untill you call her bluff and happily walk out then she realises she fd up and starts backtracking. Just like when a girl tells you its over and your like ok bye!! she then starts asking why your not bothered and how comes its so easy for you.
I like how the mom sensed something was up, so she said she needed him home. I never noticed that as a kid
I found out about 4 years ago some people have like regular and spiritual eyes ,it has something to do with the sun and weather people are born in
Probably because she had her kids by dudes like Bamboo…🌚🌚🌚
Bamboo read it too that why he lost it, Quan was wrong putting his day one homie in a situation to potentially get murdered or locked up.
No matter what your mom is always going to be in your corner
@@kingmontague1926 Right or Wrong and this is where Quan is wrong again he also had his Mother, Sisters and Grandmother opened to ramifications of him being a snitch.
One of my favorite actors hands down but him in Jason's lyrics timeless 🤌
Love all your movies fam... I could imagine how much fun it was to meet Tupac and other great ones. This and New Jersey Drive is among my favorites. Shout out Isaiah Washington too.
2021 and still one of the 90's best movies EVER. I really enjoyed the 90's. I miss it like crazy..😥
Why can't the 90s come back ?
@@cashoutmanman1203 The 90's lives in those who was there to live it..💯
@@terryraxamorg.4380 I wasn't born until 2007
@@cashoutmanman1203 wow u don't know what u missed bro..smh.. 😢
@@terryraxamorg.4380 I wish I was born at least 1977 so I could experience at least half of the 90s as a teenager
I remember when this first appeared on HBO back in 1993. Good times #the90s
I'm just seeing this movie in 2022 for the first time. I remember when it came out. Neither the less; it enough to bring tears to my eyes to know it's still relevant to where I live. I don't know if the world will ever care, but I know that 'we' must.
ONE IF MY FAVORITE HOOD MOVIES WHEN I WAS A KID!!! I APPRECIATE THE UPLOAD NEW SUBSCRIBER!!!✌✌✌
Underrated classic
Fredro has never aged
No ism No ist still same ‘ol Fredro only he’s settle down now
02:58 it's crazy how a scene like this is still in good condition 30 years later
I hate they don’t make movies like this anymore! Never gets old !
Ain’t no way they can do this today. And even tho a movie like this can’t be ‘woke’ ; they’d do it
The best movie fredro Starr played in and Bokeem woodbine is one of the most underrated actors ever the man was cold
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Facts💯💯
he was better in dead presidents
You never seen light it up?
I love Bokeem Woodbine
Dam i miss my era the clothes movies the whole vibe 😢
"If somebody got Beef they better pop a cap first" and " Dam They don't teach you nothing in school do they" classic quotes!!!
Man... This movie touched my feelings. Also the final song is beautiful
This cop does guns, warrants, stakeouts, homicide and works the front desk
back in those times it was like that
No Lackin LoL
No Lackin homie! We throw big I’s up
No Lackin.
He’s multi tasking like a bitch lol 😂
the hero was definetly that fine law abiding police officer
Forest whitaker directed this and he played his father in Jason's lyric
yup....both good movies
You his so right he did Jason lyric and it was a good movie
He tried to kill his daddy in Jason's lyric
Jason's lyric is my favorite movie of all time!!!
He was in Light It Up with Fredro too
That was a surprisingly good film
great upload ... craig wasson performance was second to none .. so was fredo star
forest whitaker a g for making this movie
Forest Whitaker made a GREAT movie. Man, I miss HBO showcase. "Mi Vida Loca" was great as well.
This movie is the true meaning of " living by the gun and die by the gun"
Dario Reyes this money was deep .
Tiara Smith u are sweet
Danng y pretty do u have a ig page?
@@tiarasmith3714 You are beautiful
Damn I can't believe I found this on TH-cam!! This is a GEM! The realities of life in the hood! SAD but TRUE!
I was 14 in 1993. I remember this movie like it was 1993 again.
Gerald Levert @52:03..i remb them days..."I jus caaant helpp myselllf"...#classic
Damn. I was 21 years old when Strapped came out in 1993. I had it on VCR tape and watched it almost every day. Lol........ The 90s was the best times of my life, and im so glad i was Young in my 20s in the 90s
93
i was 10, lol
I was 12.
I was 9
I was 16
Forever a classic.
I seen this movie back in 93 now looking at this now it makes me realize to pay attention to my circle before it hurts you! Classic
Bamboo always the villain in every movie, even in the Moesha/ Brandy T.v Show.
No he was misjudged on Moesha by her not so perfect daddy.
Mark rivers, street name bamboo
Wtf u was watching, he was never a villain in moesha
@@scottydippin1984 Latisha Jordan
his name is fredro starr, he used to belong in the rap group onyx...
Somehow I missed this one growing up. Just watched this tonight. Excellent movie. Bokeem still remains one of my favorite actors.
Thank you!!! Been looking for this movie for years.
This movie will always hold up throughout any timeline.
This guy been bald his whole life lol
Lol but not when he was Cleon in dead presidents....
@Draco Queen dequan
Even the dude from Onyx had hair. 10:51.
Bald heads were the style back then.
@@neiljones5119 😂😂😂
even the chinese dude knows you dont snitch
Aaron Tuplin Dumb ass
NeoEpicureanism You Know
NeoEpicureanism exactly the Chinese man knows he didn't give him the same sandwich that's why he kept it real 🤐🙈
Shit like that is making the black community worst
Perfect Cell exactly!!! BLACK LIVES MATTER, NO SNITCHING THO SMH...SO DUMB
praise the Lord! A good hood&soul movie from Sir Whitaker! Thanks for the sweet upload, ONE LOVE!
I work as a commercial director and film editor for ten years now - and this film was my spark.
This film has just the beauty of filmmaking - because it puts everything together. Message. Imagery. No need for sharp, perfect pictures. It just caught me.
The real spark was the intro of that film..amazing..
The love we have for our
queen makes us do things
we normally wouldn't do.
To every king watching
this please get off the
streets and raise your
families as a real man
should.
Love her with all your heart
mind,body and soul.
And ladies if you have a
good man please know that
he'll go to the end of the world
for you and his kids.
So don't tease him about being
a real man when you're mad at
him.
Remember that this man will
lay down his own life for his
family.
If you have such a bond together
than make sure he's not in the
streets.
Make sure you stand by him
when times are hard.
We hurt just like you but show it
differently.
Most of us cry in the dark to
keep you from worrying about
things we're supposed to handle.
Remember that before saying
harsh things to us.
Just be loyal and love one another.
Let know one come between you.
Stay safe and free.....because
We all fear the police coming to our
doors telling us our love one is not
coming home.
Love and honor one another and
raise your kids right...
Black Rose
Black Rose Where's you're crown
Jewels to live by. Diamond and emerald are for the heart where the true riches are stored. You almost figure out the jigsaw puzzle the words of love are the riches we seek that why Jesus is the word. Words are the riches when apply with a pure heart. Don't lose focus. Cause you right. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I SEE YOU
That was truly awesome man.
Deep. #RealShit
Respect man
Dudes were playing on a Neo Geo at home in '92....baller status.
Yea man weren't those neo geos like $700 at those times
THAITANproduction Yeah the prices on those Neo Geo Gold consoles back then were prohibitively expensive, along with the newly released cartridge games that were $299 - $399 . Only rich kids, drug dealers, and single adults working full time + overtime could afford to collect those. :/
BBGRed20
Yea $700 + 300 for each game sounds about right. I would always see it in the video game magazines where yo u can order from the back. NeoGeo could have probably been more successful if they didn't charge and arm and a leg. Most of their games can be played at the arcade anyways.
THAITANproduction
Or on a emu for free.
Giraux I member my OG had a Neo Geo at one of his cribs. My nigga that shit was soooo much bread. Games were like 2-300
Thanks for sharing this with us mate. Classic