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That was 4800. (somber music) The cell block 4800
was where they put all Crips from certain sets, because the Crips
had started getting so strong, they wanted to start
separating the Crips inside the jail. (people clamoring) I was, what,
18 when I got there? I'll never forget it. When I first--when you open
the door at 4800, that's all you hear.
You just hear a gust of wind, whoosh, and then all you hear
is a bunch of men. It sound like a insane asylum. Damn, nigga,
did I make to hell? When you look down the tier, you see shit throwing
over the tier. You see motherfuckers' hands
out the bars, and then you thinking,
like, you 18, and you ready for it,
and at my age, I felt like
I wanted to go to 4800 'cause I felt that's where you
had to go to prove yourself. Certain individuals that was
from our neighborhood went to the county jail,
module 4800
was where they put all Crips from certain sets, because the Crips
had started getting so strong, they wanted to start
separating the Crips inside the jail. (people clamoring) I was, what,
18 when I got there? I'll never forget it. When I first--when you open
the door at 4800, that's all you hear.
You just hear a gust of wind, whoosh, and then all you hear
is a bunch of men. It sound like a insane asylum. Damn, nigga,
did I make to hell? When you look down the tier, you see shit throwing
over the tier. You see motherfuckers' hands
out the bars, and then you thinking,
like, you 18, and you ready for it,
and at my age, I felt like
I wanted to go to 4800 'cause I felt that's where you
had to go to prove yourself. Certain individuals that was
from our neighborhood went to the county jail,
module 4800
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That was 4800.
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(somber music)
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The cell block 4800
was where they put all Crips
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from certain sets,
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because the Crips
had started getting so strong,
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they wanted to start
separating the Crips
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inside the jail.
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(people clamoring)
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I was, what,
18 when I got there?
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I'll never forget it.
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When I first--when you open
the door at 4800,
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that's all you hear.
You just hear a gust of wind,
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whoosh, and then all you hear
is a bunch of men.
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It sound like a insane asylum.
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Damn, nigga,
did I make to hell?
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When you look down the tier,
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you see shit throwing
over the tier.
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You see motherfuckers' hands
out the bars,
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and then you thinking,
like, you 18,
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and you ready for it,
and at my age,
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I felt like
I wanted to go to 4800
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'cause I felt that's where you
had to go to prove yourself.
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Certain individuals that was
from our neighborhood
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went to the county jail,
module 4800.
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Movie Summary
The power brokers who operate from the shadows of hip hop.