This was a masterpiece slim! I grew up in ward 8 Southeast when DC was the murder capital. I attended Anacostia High sch class 99. I’m from one of the neighborhoods mentioned in this doc. (Condon Terrace). It’s a blessing to be alive and now raising my sons in a suburb just outside of ward 8. Love your work champ!

When I was a teen , I was in Florida at this somewhat boarding school that had people from a lot of different places and Dc was one of them 😂😂😂 They all was from southeast dc. Jeans and boots and coats in 80 degree heat. Banging on tables , chairs, desk everyday singing go go music😂

I can’t lie to you Holmes. This was necessary. The world gotta see the real DC

I’m from Richmond & it’s Crazy how DC, Richmond and Baltimore literally a few hrs apart but they three totally different worlds. This was a great piece bruh 🤝🏾

DC is wild and has been since the 80s. Jeez.

Woodland Terrace aka Lynch Mob is where my early upbringing was. Not alot of coverage on them projects but that's SE all day. If u can survive there u can survive anywhere!! RIP Hosay 💯💯

I grew up in the heart of all this. 6st se, 3rd and 4th st was my neighborhood and went to Ballou and PR Harris. I’m a 80s baby and to be alive now at 37 is a blessing 💯💯💯

Let me tell y’all , I work for Metro and would get some kids from Balloue High on my bus and those boys were bad as HELL . Very very disrespectful , full of hate and as evil as they come. I would hate picking them up, one day I refused and drove by them because the elder’s and working ppl would complain and rant “DONT STOP DRIVER, PLEASE DONT STOP!! By the time I came back around they were waiting for me with rocks and bricks… deep sigh… by the time I saw them it was too late and I was ambushed, all I could hear was GLASS shattering on my bus at the time I thought it was Gun shots. God kept me safe, I had small pieces of glass in my eyes from that incident. I say all that to say , from the kids to the adults ain’t no joke ! So for y’all who think NY and Chicago is all that, do your research . It’s real in my city!

Coming from a balllu student who actually did the right thing to graduate 2017 on that hot ass football field, this shit break my heart Moe💔

I'm a born and bred new Yorker who lived in se DC for 5 years I lived on 10th and wheeler and I lived on 30th Street where they call it the big 3-0 and I tell my new york homies all the time they play for keeps out there in se DC ....s*** was no joke

Going to Hart MS right down the street from Ballou . Ballou was supposed to be my neighborhood school. I thank God to this day for my Hart MS football coach Jason Lane . He got the Head Coaching job at Coolidge and asked a few of the players to go uptown and play for him. I thank god for him and my Pops. I saw all of the Ballou craziness from the outside versus being in the middle of it all. I remember J Roc being killed my Freshman year. Then they had the mercury outbreak. My pops always said I’m glad we made the choice to send you uptown. Uptown wasn’t perfect, but it didn’t have nothing on SE .

I’m not from D.C but from Baltimore. But I had a great amount of friends from D.C. When I was in Hagerstown. Man they were some good dudes.

Wow, this is the saddest video I've seen in a long time. Poor babies. My heart goes out to their parents, families, friends and the community. We're killing our future every time a child dies.

One of the best channels covering real DC topics. Keep going, each one gets better and better.

My son was born in Simple City in the late 80's and I up and moved 500 miles away but eventually I had to come back home. Daughter graduated from Ana in 2019. There's no place like home.

I love my city dc born and raised

Another very good piece of work! Sad, but well put together. I pray for our city and the youth out here.. Keep doing your thing my man! 💯💪🏾🔥

Southeast DC Born and raised 80s baby keep up the good work 💪🏽

This was a good video i grew up around 6th street se i went to hendley 1988-1991 . This is sad what happen those these young men and young girls. R.i.p

Don’t look like allot changed since I left DC, born and raised there. Lost allot of friends in the 90’s . Coming from ward 7 N.E. Allot of memories good and bad.🙏🏾RIp to all the kids that lost their lives to early🙏🏾 Rip to everybody that lost their lives to the streets🙏🏾

Excellent work. Great Content. Praying for all the youth to succeed and go on and be the best they can be. 🙏🙏💯❤️

Awesome content , witnessing the growth weekly

Awesome journalism. You are a voice for the voiceless. Thank you for doing this.

South East [SE] those two letters hold alot of weight. Salute to my ppl on that South Side. Live forever to the fallen. SESHIT

The gogo in the intro Is sooo nostalgic 💜keep doin ya thing! I'm subscribed

I thought the school where I teach is rough. My God! After watching this video, I'm very grateful that our kids come in and leave school alive everyday. RIP to all of the kids who died there at Ballou and all over the world.

Great content man keep up the amazing work. For us who grew up in SE and made it out seeing this hurts your soul. My mother told me when I was running the streets "Son if you mix your book smarts with your streets smarts you would be unstoppable" We have a lot of pure gems on "our" side just need to catch a break.

Love the content!!!👊🏿👍🏿

man this chanell str8 reality. keep up the good work

Man you put together some good ass videos. I like the editing I appreciate the authenticity, 10/10 photo selection and music

I went to Ballou and had my fair share of tussles, but there wasn't any killing in the school. I grew up in Barry Farm and graduated in 93. Excellent job my man. I just found your channel and subbed. You're doing great work documenting D.C.💪🏾

Binge watching these videos good content man for us "Fans" of the "Real" stories this is American history 🇺🇸 keep doing your thing 💯🎯

Incredible work my guy!!! 💯

Great piece of work

I just got up on this channel yesterday, much respect bro. I use to tell my people in Plainfield, NJ about DC. I was going out there with my cousin, who owned a Dapper Dan clothing store in DC. PEACE 7

Awesome enlightenment video!! Great narration ❤

WOW you came to the belly of the beast SOUTH EAST different breed on this side of the river ,we moved different

I'll say it every time. Aboslutely necessary for DC.

One of my other former Rocketship students STEPHON SHREEVES was murdered around Barry Farms last month. Just 14 years old man! This shat is just depressing. Idk how I came across this channel/video but THANK YOU for taking the time to highlight the reality of what’s STILL going on in SE! Taught in Ward 8 for 8 years and it’s only gotten worst. 🙏🏽 #RIPStephonShreeves

You like dat fool‼️ Joint gave me chills..Growing up I anticipated the DAY,Time,HOUR when I would be a resident of LORTON(Behind the Wall) like my father&Uncles I never made it instead God had another plan for me & the Feds was my destination where I learned how to be a Man My College… Keep Going ‼️

Very informative! Great job

Just Stumbled up on this Channel, I’m now a subscriber!! Keep the 🔥 🔥🔥🔥Content Coming !👊🏽💯

Well put together documentary from start to finish 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥✊🏿

Damn bruh, your shorty pop video appeared on my feed earlier today, sometimes I'm blessed by the KZfaq algorithm, every video I've watched so far is 🔥💯

Much respect puttn these stories together

godsonal,so glad you made it out.and raising your children. Good luck and may God Continue to bless you.

Ima have to look thru your shit my guy... we put together I must say. This is art

I graduated from Ballou in 2001, times were crazy. I went to school in the south and never came back….hope things got better

This some good work slim.Class of 1992 from Big Bad Ballou. Southeast is real different. If you can make it out of ward 8 you can make it out of anywhere.Rip too all the kids that was lost in these mean streets.

Big facts on the music playing in the city Scarface and pac Heavy in the rotations 💯🔥

I remember in the late 90’s living on the southside. As a teenager i saw some wild shit. That country road was wild. Ward 8

I hate bullies. I weighed 130 in high-school. I use to see bullies picking. So i use to be the bullie stopper. My Dad rest in heaven. Use to know I packed 2- 25s for bullies. Weather you picked on me or, especially someone who really couldnt fend for themselves. I TEAR A BULLIE ASS OUTTA THE FRAME. REALSPILL ☝🏿 👑 KAABATALK ENOUGH TO MAKE A BABY WALK ☪️!

Good Work, Great Video. I Graduated From Ballou In 1992

man I remember that Thug Life in DC doc. I'm 35 and remember my Mom sitting me down and making me watch it, that shit scared tf out of me. I never really was a bad kid but that doc kept me line for sure.

I watch this joint like once a year hbo had the best documentaries back then…

I would hear stories about SE when i was growing up in the 70's and 80's.

Another great video 👍👍👍👍

Takes me when I went to Potomac job corps all the way from Atlanta but I had a good time while I was there

He didn't let them use his phone because in DC when someone ask to use something it's just a nice way to say I'm taking your phone. That's how it was in the city if someone ask to use your bike you not getting your bike back so you better say no and be willing to fight to keep it. So i understand he wasn't going to let them just take his phone.

Yeah knowing I grew up in SE on Douglas and Stanton RD to moving to Benning RD to going to LA and going in porn HALL OF FAME graduating from Eastern looking back at these brings me back to where I can look back and say damn momma I made it. To grow up in the murder capitol of the US and coming out with no priors and have done my fair share of dirt. I'm lucky, blessed and fortunate. DC will always be my home no matter where i am on the planet. Love you DC. Rock The Icon

WOW JAYLEN WHEELER 1:05 was my 6th grade student when I used to teach at Johnson MS back in the day! His murder hit me HARD when it happened. He was just 15. Got killed while trying to stop a fight. We marched all the way down Alabama Avenue to the corner store where he was killed - across from the old Democracy Prep. Damn. RIP Jaylen! 🙏🏽🤎

My deepest condolences too all the mother's who loss there Chile this is so sad😭💔🙌

This was a wonderful documentary.... Keep doing what you doing, Speaking that DC TRUTH!! THIS NEEDS TO BE HEARD..I LOVE YOU FOR THIS BROTHER❤️👍 #DCSTRONG #DCPROUD 👍

I was born and raised on the Southside. Don't get me wrong, DC period is a violent murderous city, but SE always been more fucked up and more violent and cruddy than any part of the city. Everybody I fucked with from other parts of the city that I used to bring to the Southside was always saying "man SE is terrible slim I'm bout to go back on my side" If u make it out da Southside you did something slim!

When I seen that picture @19:29 yea it’s rough in these inner city ghettos of America for our young Blk youth but they still smiling and push’n fwd💪🏾they the Roses🌹bust’n thru concrete, they the most Roughest n Toughest Diamonds💎and they set trends and inspire the world🌍they dnt evn realize how much influence they have, cause it just be a friendly comp with the hood or at school or to get the attention of some girl/boy, but they star is bright and the world see’s it✊🏾

PG county checking in, shout out DC ✌🏽

Man I went to Eastern High left in 82. Dc was wild man

Hey Homes your like Jordan in 96 you dont miss keep doing your thing

Great documentary I was born and raised in SE DC Arthur Cappers we moved when I was 12 to pg county was only a lil better but I thank God I was able to leave at the age I did who knows how my life would’ve turned out

Class of 06… I was there for it all. Ballou made me thorough on everything.

Amazing show 💯🇨🇦

Graduated from ballou in 04..all you named in the vid from 02-04 I was there..shit was wicked in the years

Good job my man!

Good video made me cry with baby girl I have a 16 year old daughter also seeing that mother crush me

Lived in the neighborhood for years. Gotta be on ur square ppls. All my nephews n nieces went there. It's like that. Old Ballou

I'm from the Soufside, but I don't miss this place one bit! Saw too much death in D.C. and P.G. county to have any fondness of them places.

Remember watching this when I was in B.V. “Boys Village”

Powerful Message

man’😢 So Sad indeed… SouthSide Across The River… Most Definitely!!! a Struggle’ and Big Challenges… Allah Grant Peace & Bliss Over DC’🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

I went to night school at ballou 99-2000 and that was the safest time to go and you could easily get a number because a lot of girls went to night school because they didn't wanna go in the day.

Class of 92 from Big Bad Ballou. I went there from 10th grade to 12th. Anacostia was my neighborhood school but heard it was rough. Crazy thing is I found out Ballou was rougher before I got there. But we had Mr Richard Washington as a principal doing my time there. Ballou was like Eastside High when Mr Clark was principal. School was safe. Security tight. Only fights I saw were the girls getting into it. No stabbings. No shooting. We didn't have no metal detectors or got searched. During my time there, we had no home football games because the field was messed up. Only been in the gym 2 times because it was supposed to be renovated. I remember walking to the McDonald's on MLK for lunch & be late coming back cause half the school would go there until some of us got our license. I never got in trouble at school but one time we were hooking class like them dudes on Lean On Me. We in the old wing, coming down the steps, come around the wall, Mr Washington standing right there. He said I know these not my seniors just walking during class time. He called each of us by name. I NEVER been to the principal's office or had a conversation with him. This is how together that man had the school. Before Mr Washington, heard Ballou was hell. After my 3 years there & after he left, the word hell not strong enough to describe it. Moved out of DC in 96, came back in 2015 with my kids to show them where I came from. Had no idea the school had been rebuilt & parts of Anacostia been gentrified. Crazy finding these old videos on here.

As always a MASTERPIECE again night rider. I truly enjoy your stories of truth and education my brother ❤️❤️❤️. Id like to know who is singing at the end of this story. Such talent and effort !!! Please hip me id like more from that group. Ty keep trooping Fam 👍🏾✌🏾🫶🏾🪖

This doc hits home for me......i grew up in the murder cap era......im from uptown doe.........the south side was wild af........niggas from the south side would come uptown to the go go......but uptown niggas would not party on the south side 💯

brothers had my back ok i went to anacostia high school iam 50 years old now man i went to college down in winston salem north carolina

Single mothers is the root of this

😢 These stories are heart wrenching

Yeah Ballou a nice school other than the young folks giving ballou bad rap. My wife brothers and half my fam went there to the old ballou. I wanted to go there to follow my brothers footsteps but my folks had other plans. So I ended up going to MoCo for jr high/ high school. I appreciate that from my mom dad 💯. Now raising my sons. This how I actually see things now. It’s not the school or the hood where u stay or hang. It’s the people who gives schools neighborhoods the rep. Real Talk 💯. We gotta do more giving respect to receive respect. 💯💯❤️ And then and only then our cities and streets will become safer then 💯👍🏾

Graduated from Ballou in 1989. It was a long time ago, but this was during the crack era so the violence was similar if not worse. I love SE and Ballou HS but this is painful to watch.

I was born in DC in 1971 & grew up in the DMV & I remember a buddy of mine had a few cousins who went to Ballou & it was wild then …..I’m talking 85-88….fights after school EVERYDAY…..also if you’re not from there or don’t know anyone there do yourself a favor & stay away from the east side of that city especially at night…..dangerous doesn’t even begin to describe it

We under a vicious spell we gotta wake up black love is the only thing that can save us. We all we got

Great presentation

Nice coverage and great execution. #PLEVEL

Good work 🔥🐐

I graduated from Ballou in 97’, went on to Delaware State. Then I came back and was the varsity boys basketball assistant coach. I coached when J Rock was killed. That was a great dude. Ballou wasn’t as bad as people make it. Hart was like Eastside High though before Joe Clark.

501 Cappers that's my hood .many good days ❤💯👍🏾💪🏾

A DC stomping is no joke, slim! Youngings be punishing each other in the District of Columbia, Joe!

He knew if his little brother stayed in DC he would end up in prison and that's so sad I wish that he didn't speak it into existence though and when he was talking to his mother he was being real and I blame the mother for her sons going to prison cuz when her son told her to get his brother outta DC he meant it and I don't know why the mother didn't listen to anything her son was saying and when someone tells a little kid that they will end up in prison when they get older the child would usually say No I won't, but little boy said you're probably right I might end up here when I get older and he did end up there smh that's so sad

Bruh whoever does ur editing give them a raise. This here video is editing perfection 👌.

PG county checking in. Good content

The realest documentary I ever seen . Growing up in ward 8 SE dc Original. I’m blessed to see my life transitioned the women I’ve became and the mother god blessed me to be … the uniest days mlk parades and block parties