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Growing up in BK, this story played itself out, over and over again, in every borough. Dudes grow up together, end up killing each other. Dirty game.

THIS MUSIC IS TIMELESS.IT SOUND SO SNEAKY UNDERHANDED AND DANGEROUS LOOL.IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WERE THERE DOING STREET STUFF WITH THEM!!!!!!

I'm an 80s baby born and raised in Harlem. I went to school on 139th. St. That was one of the scariest blocks to have to walk down besides the block and Avenue over (140th between 7th/8th). My childhood is marred with walking over chalk residue of outlined bodies, visions of bodies covered by sheets awaiting the coroner's arrival and empty crack viles covering the pavement until they fill the creases in the rubber beneath ya shoes/sneakers. NYC 80s was a very rough time on my city. 😢

This will be one hell of a movie, just don't let them mfs who did all eyez on me near it

Crazy how everything is linked.

My old stomping grounds, I use to enjoy the parties. I'm thankful to be alive. RIP to so many. D Ferg and Antione aka Pretty Black are definitely missed. Thanks for sharing this story.

Jay Z is good, really good, but Big L, man. He was something special

I wish Big L would of stayed away from all that BS man. RIP BIG L.

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These tales seem really sinister. As a young girl from the neighborhood they protected me more than once. Luv always, harlem

Im 58 these stories scare the hell out of me.

Damn this is a reminder of how many people where getting gunned down in NYC during the 80s and 90s. And I remember that freestyle between Jay and Big L. If I'm not mistaken it's called 7 mins freestyle.

I remember when Big L was a tolder, his dad Charles Davis used to hang with my little brother, im much older then those young men, was teenager in the 60's and 70's Harlem has some very interesting history

Hood historic. A million and one stories from"the city that never sleeps"...... this is just but one. 👍

This doc right here deserve a Oscar y'all research was too trillz💯👌

As Big L die hard fan i find this documentary very interesting ;)

Bedtime stories for thugs lol

My Grandma "Miss Grace" was a household name on 139th for decades. Spent summers there with her as a kid out of Maryland. If you don't know her name, you never lived on 139th. She helped everybody out there. Remember the big deal when the Wendy's opened up on the corner on 7th and the block parties???..Lee and Donald showed me love as a kid. Remember when Reggie and his family moved on the block. His mother and I had the same birthday Aug.31st. That block will always be a part of me......ALWAYS R.I.P to Miss Francis, Miss Jackson, Mrs. Luly Joe, Miss Bee, Mrs. Mary, Pinky, all the other mothers of the block who are with the ancestors now. Mr. Jackson R.I.P taught me how to ride a bike on the block in the late 70's too.. Mr. Nathan was just a cool man who showed me OG Love all the Time......R.I.P

I lived on Broadway... but the way Children of the Corn members rapped about everything from 25th to 45th on Lenox, you couldnt tell me I wasnt from their blocks ha. The raps was almost surreal

WOOOW! I had no idea Big L was apart of his own demise. I always heard he was killed because the shooter thought he was Lee.

Big L is one of my favorite rappers and influences in dis rap shit. He said "When Lee come home, niggaz can't LIVE no more". After watching this, that bar had SO MUCH meaning. I wish he woulda stayed outta dat attempted hit or at least masked up. R.I.P. to the legend Big L

imagine being L's mother...losing two sons to nonsense, i read a interview about Big L and she said she couldnt even listen to his music after his death, the sound of his voice brings her to tears when she hears a fan of his playing his songs

UNBELIEVABLE DR. INFOMINDS HAVE DONE IT AGAIN!!!!! Powerful Production. Keep up the great work my Brother For Life.

Blunt and Munchies ready🔥⛽🍫🍪🍧#SaluteInfoMinds

So everything Big L rapped about was true and real as fuck and he ended up getting killed paying the price for the dirt his brothers were into when he was trying to become successful as a musician

The coolest thing about these kinds of documentaries is you can start to form a web of connections in your head. Very few degrees of separation between all the big names.

I’m from the Bay Area in, Cali.... Some real G shit happened in Harlem... Blessing to you all watching...This was a VERY informative testament of events taking place during that time... The 90’s was lit asf...! What a great time to be alive, minus the murders...

Damn that's dope episode! Another one! I'm addicted 2 dis documentaries. Big L was really livin' dat street life! RIP king

#AWESOME... THE BEST ONE BY FAR!!!! GREAT JOB... COMPLETELY FLAWLESS BRO...

Shot 9x in the face? Man that was personal.

if you're a hiphop head this connects a lot of bars from rap golden era to the the early 2000's. thank you. this was deep. new york's mythology is deep and realer than any movie shit

I wasn't even ready for the hour long episode. Preciate the work!

Damn that shit crazy!!! Thank you Info Minds for the Documentary!!!!!Happy Birthday Big L Rip

Anyone else come back and watch a parts of this everyday ?

The instrumentation is perfectly executed here! Most presentations the music is too loud and dont fit the narrative. Each event has a moment that fits the theme song to the lifestyle. Well done!! I salute

Info minds worth the wait documentary is on point!! Big L...R.I.P.

Being born poor is a disease very few find a cure for. And not for lack of trying either.

master piece simple n plain...i ended up here because i wanted a backstory on Big L's "NFL" crew . I just knew it stood 4 "ninjas 4 life" lol thank you so much keep these comin!!!

“Shit wicked in these mean streets, none of my friends speak we all tryna win… but then again”

I thoroughly enjoy these docs fam.

Bravo INFO Minds, straight classic... But very sad at the same time SMH... Waisted talent, Rest in Power Fellas.. Big L, us Hip-Hop heads that really know what time it is, still miss you RIP SMH...

So much talent to end up dying cold blooded on the street like that, got street struck for real. Trying to represent for his family, his brother... damn, we all lost a great MC to bad choices.

I searched for a big l doc and found this. Rip legend. Love from the Himalayas

Once them horns came in and that beat dropped, I knew I was home!

Never knew big L died like that i thought somebody was hating he was doing the most tho

Info, that was an awesome adjustment you made at 39:57, switching up the music to fit the scene/topic. It bought something extra to the grimy normal music

I was just watching the one about Ms.Tee and it's interesting to see some of the same people and names in this one as the other. It's almost like watching a puzzle coming together where two different videos could show you how a lot of people back then ran in almost the same circle or crews and knew each other.

BIG L rest in peace!

I really appreciate this Documentary

Great journalism here. Im from the midwest and when me and my friends heard L's music, we assumed that he was so dope, other rappers must have unalived him. We were very wrong

Excellent job once again Info Minds on producing these hood documentaries. I always look forward to them, very informative, the old school pics really help bring the story to life. I hope you don't get discouraged by a lack of views right now, your a quality film maker and your time to shine will definitely come soon.

I used to go up to 137th and Broadway to cop my pharmaceuticals. Back in 92-94,95. NY always was jumping off the hook. I would listen to different rappers on mix tapes that wasn't know yet, Big L, Jay Z, Nas, etc. I miss those days. Keep up the great work

Another job well done Mr. Hollywood!

Back for a second time, one of my favorite street docs. The sound, narration, and vibe work so well together.

You're skills and content are exceptional. By far the Best channel I've come across

Worth the wait wow this is crazy

How the hell these killers kept getting out of rikers island on bail and Khalief Browder wasn’t even charged with a crime and couldn’t get bond??!!!!

This would make a really good movie!! The sad thing is the friendships were broken or lost and they killed each other. Thank you for this body of work ,time and effort!!

Great job, InfoMinds. Learned a lot from watching this and the other videos. Even bought a copy of Brian Glaze Gibbs' book. Much love from London, UK!

Well worth the wait

Lee was a Snake and it cost his brother his Life Envy Destroys Black ppl everytime.

Your work has unlocked so many hidden metaphors in raps/classic hip hop for me.Thank you

This my favorite documentary.I almost feel like crying for Big L.Its like that shouldn't have happened to him.

Very informative and well made video! Thumbs up! Especially as a big fan of Big L. R.I.P. To to those who died.

I'm loving these documentaries. I'm watching them backwards

Homie ur videos r so gangsta n 💯...the whole narration n sinister music is classic!!...i b always waiting for some new shit from u.keep up the good work 👍

One of the realist documentaries I’ve seen in a long time!! 🔥🔥🔥 RIP Big L

Best documentary I've seen in a long time! Good to hear the story behind the NFL after hearing so much of it in Big L's music. Good work on the doc and RIP Big L

The thouroughness, energy, detail, narration, the epic music is 🔥🔥🔥. That's why I subscribed a while back and start spreading the word about y'all channel. I'm in St. Louis showing y'all love. The music sets the tone alone. I commend you on all you do. Your contribution to our culture is well praised, put together, and very on point. I watched this channel everyday. May God continue to bless your staff, all involved, y'all families etc. Also, bless the Legends of the Game, that spoke and took the time to speak on their life and gave you a front row seat to their past. All the guest speakers Glaze and Caddilac Tah etc. The Glaze Documentaries and Goons of the Industry Part 7 are my favorites. They are🔥🔥. Your research is very efficient and profound on every video. KEEP UP THE AWESOME WORK AND MAY GOD CONTINUE TO OPEN UP DOORS FOR ALL OF Y'ALL. AMEN💯

The best KZfaq series I’ve ever came across the fact that these don’t come out anymore is a tragedy

DOPE DOCUMENTARY 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 CLASSIC. THANKS FOR MAKING THIS!.

Love da work rate bruh 💥⚠️👊🏾 big up str8 outta south east London !!! Uk 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

80 something likes? WtF my man be out there putting in work! Smh you got my support bruh

Info Minds is the truth! I’ll watch it 2 times a day until you guys hit 200k.

these cats were connected to Alpo?.. These stories are all some how connected to eachother. some how some way

Huge respect for this project dude

Watching this again. Lee is the cause of all of this. If he loved his Brother, he would have never put him in harms way. You don't do that to someone you love.

This was by far a great Documentary. I've always been curious on how Big L died and what actually led to it. Sad how much talent he had and let the streets take him out. Salute!!

Excellent work. No glorifying. Just facts. If anybody watches this and says "I want to do what they were doing" They are stupid. Keep up the good work. I will do my part to get this to over 300k views because I'm dying for the next one. Best street docs on KZfaq. These and Al Profit

Top notch content as always bruh...top notch!

Finally watched the entire Episode. Im from Amsterdam myself and never knew about the wild wild west in NY during the 80s and 90s, I learned so much from this Channel its crazy how much work Info minds puts into his content. Im also fascinated by the fact that basicallh every person who was or becone somebody was connected to everybody else in some way. Times changed but maybe that's a good thing because the 80s and 90s where tough!

This is the best NFL 30 for 30 ever!!!

It’s crazy how all these names are linked together when it comes to the dope game!! I love this series!

Really good work on this one. I also liked the YTC Joint & The OG Dude From Brooklyn Cypress houses

Wow So Dame & Biggs are apart of the same street crew & ASAP Ferg's Dad is in the same crew as Big Ls Bro. Alot of history in this video.

big l was a lyrical beast if he was still alive we would be witnessing greatness he had bars for days

Never knew the whole story behind what happened to Big L. Good upload. Keep up the good work.

I know cats from 39th and 40th and this was On Point. Crazy how all this shit connect from Pac to B.I.G to Jay to The Supreme Team to Alpo and Rich to Dame to The Lynch Mob to The Bloods even saw Mase in there. Grew up in Harlem heard the stories but never knew the whole Truth. THANK YOU.

Damn crazy how they all fell out and started killing each other

when Big L died rap game took a big L

Epic Documentary..The way you put it together and built the stories and character traits of the players and tied it to the overall relation to NFL, and ultimately their individual relationships with each other, was masterful. Sad it ended that way but this could be a lesson for youngsters about the ills of street life and fast money.

them boyz beat 4 and 5 cases good lord they was lucky

Thank u for re uploading. Been sharing all night on ig & fb

Nice documentary Info Minds. I have only heard of the NFL crew on Big L's records but never knew anything about them. Many thanks for the upload Brother.

That for life stuff never ends well

“i run with a thieving squad, and none of us believe in god.” Yea that hits a bit differently after watching this.

This is some movie type shit. This could easily be a classic if done correctly

Wow my dude your documentaries keep a brother glued to the screen word. To all those in the streets doing street things learn from the pain and misery these cats went through and realize IT AINT WORTH IT!!!