Popped In Oakland Part 2: The Follow Up 

"If a black kid was raised in China they are going to speak chinese" meaning you are what you're raised around. Gotta be strong to get out ...that was deep

Dude in red gave some great advice. Stay cool to your kids before the streets are cool to them. Real talk

Derrick the 16 yo in the wheel chair... That got to me yo. You could see and hear the sadness.

As a Oakland native... The home studio was our sanctuary. So many of us was trying to get into the music game in the 90's.

whoever brags about the murder rate in the city they live in is a fool...

I'm from LA and I've been in the town on the Bart from MacArthur to international and it's a real place like everywhere else in the world but oakland has some beautiful people to it's not all negative deep roots there

I travled from Europe to Oakland to watch the warrios and stayed there for two days. I was schoked in what bade shape parts of USA really are. At night I went into a all black bar and ordered a beer. The entire place was staring at me like I was some kind of a cirkus show. The airbnb I stayed was surrounded by rotting houses. On the same street there was also a bridge with homeless people living underneath with tons and tons of trash all over the road and sidewalk. I couldnt belive it. Even the place I rented looked great on the photos but in pretty bad shape in reality. A great welcome to america moment. Really opened my eyes. Then I switch to SF and I see even more homeless/crazy people with ridiculous prices on everything. Thank god the game was good and I loved the golden gate bridhe. Other than that the place was pretty rough including SF.

Rip Hennessy & pretty black ..An all the luv ones who lost they life in the streets..Bless

Dude Bobby was a real one Rest in peace my condolences to all the family that lost one

that was tough to watch. more people need to see it.

THEY ARE TOO DAMN OLD TO STILL BE IN THE STREETS REALLY

Im from East Oakland, I've lived near vallejo for years now. Cant count how many family members and friends I've lost over the years either to violence or the system. Oakland aint as bad as it used to be though, Gentrification. It crazy how they can fix up the city for the rich white folks but never for us natives thats born/raised there, smh. They raise the rent trying to get all the natives out.

Rip Pretty Black

It was cool to see Keak and F.A.B. 2 of the most underrated MC's in the game.

Man, I felt really bad watching that lady speak about loosing her 2 sons. May they Rest In Peace.

R.I.P. all these young brothers. Feel sum way. Pretty Blk. And Hennessy. I liked them 2.. Sad

I am from Oakland man, & not everyone is bullshit, not everyone doesn't kick it on the street, some people have dreams of being a quantum physics theoretical scientist or engineer @ 20. Oakland is a very diverse city, with beautiful mixed people, this is not all of Oakland, I'm an Oakland native, & I am an African-American/colored example as well as these guys. I just happen to you the word Oakland & find this shit. The thing is I'm not outa the loop Ik about all this shit they talkin about, and that what the kids younger then me are looking at.

TO MY YOUNG SONS, YOU DO HAVE OPTIONS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO GIVE UP, A LOT OF YOU ARE EVERY GIFTED, AND TALENTED ON A GOOD WAY!! UNITED Y'ALL CAN STAND, BUT DIVIDED YOU WILL DEFINITELY FALL..DON'T KEEP DOING THE SAME THING THINKING YOU GONE GET A DIFFERENT RESULT..THAT IS WHAT YOU CALL INSANITY!! TRY A DIFFERENT WAY PLEASE.. I'M A 58 YEAR OLD MOTHER BORN AND RAISED IN OAKLAND, CA..LOVE Y'ALL, AND MY HEART 💔ACHES FOR MY YOUNG BLACK MEN, THAT HAVE SEEMED TO HAVE GIVEN UP ON TRULY BEING PRODUCTIVE..C'MON Y'ALL, SEARCH, LOOK, PRAY AND FIND A BETTER WAY PLEASE 💛💙💜💚!! LOVE YOURSELVES FIRST, SO YOU CAN LOVE YOUR SISTERS AND BROTHERS..

When that 16 year old in the wheelchair spoke, my heart broke!!!! The “streets” are Fucked up!!!

Aside from the violence, I miss how it was

r.i.p all the brothers that were in this video that passed away, they all seemed like cool dudes smh

I live in pittsburg which is about 40 mins away from oakland. years ago I asked my parents why didn't they buy a house and raise us in oakland. they both said they same thing. "my mom said you and your brother would've been killed" I asked my father the same question and he said the likelihood of you and your brother living past 20 would have been slim. " I'm thank for. I'm totally sympathetic for all the mothers that can't stop crying. the fathers that wake up everyday with a hole in their heart. que. from pittsburg california..

Who's watching in 2019...?? #RipTheJacka

God was watching over the production crew 💯

crazy how everyone that was shot and killed had a positive message to the youth; to stay in school, do something you love, do everything to the fullest of your abilities. Just that they were already deeply rooted to the Street Life.

im from sac but i got the up most respect for the town. yall didnt let La influence yall with that corny lame ass blood and crip like sac did because sac dont have its own identity shit yall always did yall on thang much love.

We need less wanna -be rappers and more Lawyers and Judges .

9:06 seeing the pain and tears in his eyes and in his voice broke my heart. God bless this man.

I'm from Oakland and all tho the video tells stories its making Oakland look average when its really a lot worse. My cousin was killed in those streets so was a few of my friends, I had guns pulled to my head praise God I'm still here, the guy toward the end of the viseo is my friend son and he was killed smh sad. And although The sideshows fun its dangerous. It only takes one person to do something dumb and its a domino effect. I pray for the people to change its not so much the streets, its the people that's running the streets. Pleas God heal the minds of the People.

The dude in red shirt and cap is obviously intelligent.

I grew up and hung out on these streets. It's crazy watching people in his video i know who are not here today. wow Special shout out to everybody still living in THE TOWN. Be safe and stay blessed 😍

Columbus Mississippi SALUTE. I had a cousin of mine Rodney Jennings , lost his life on them Oakland streets...REALSPILL R.I.H Rodney.

This is golden footage, thank you for the clip i put on my pretty black documentary!!!

Crazy to see Keak da Sneak walking around in this doc and now he in a wheelchair

Watching in 2019. So sad all of the senseless deaths also interesting seeing how much phrases have change.

Aww that’s sad that Hennessy died. He had such charisma and just full of life. He seemed like a good man. So sad. God bless his soul.

To my dudes with some bread. Buy as much real estate as you can, rent it out and let other people pay your mortgage. The professionals are moving back into the Town and y'all need peep the game. They about to take Oakland back by Force., If ya"ll ain't being men and women, they need to take it back. One love. I come from these same streets. I thought the shit was bad when I was coming up. Its worse, but I still have love for the town. It prepared me for the world. If you make it in these streets, you get a real world education and you can deal with any situation.

"I have no brothers left to be killed, I only have cousins..." The woman man...

So very eloquently filmed...I lived in Oakland for 20 years and I feel a connection to these young folks

I’m born raised West Side of Chicago. Stayed in East and west Oakland fir 2 weeks total . I lived in Vegas for 6 years was always in LA and OC . Was in west LA . East LA north Hollywood watts Compton . It was bad but not Chicago bad . Nothing to brag about but Chicago is a different beasts. But Oakland is just like Chicago. It’s fucking crazy in Oakland

This was an outstanding film. Coming from the streets of DC, it didn't seem as bad as Oakland. But the drama is nearly the same. For me, I decided to give Uncle Sam a try. And it has been the turning point in my life. I look back (over 15 years ago) and I say. What would life be like for me, I if I didn't do something different? The U.S Army help me grow as a person, despite the war issues people have with the Army. There has been countless positives life experiences with the Armed Forces.

Born and raised in the deep east and I just wish that we can all come together as a people and as a community and show the world the beauty of Oakland. R.I.P. to all the people that we lost of yhe city of Oakland.

When you kick God out of your life and out of society then the devil will occupy that space

Oakland aint nuttin to play with.

Very well put together documentary. I admire your work Mr. Grijalva. The entire composition was effective. I know a little bit about Oakland, as I am from Reno and I used to make trips to East O. back in the day. I look forward to seeing more of your work. Good job!

40:40 - Powerful message

I was Just on 94th & McArthur for my BIRTHDAY & I stood out like a sore-thumb seeing 3-4 REAL situations happening right before my very eyes👀👁👁.. I got my ass from outta East Oakland quick"!!!! Dear JESUS, East Oakland needs your help IMMEDIATELY"!!!! #BANG

God bless Oakland CA

Rip Hennessy and Pretty Black. It sucks they died, I really wanted Hennessy to become big on the main stage...

Its cultural, MTV has fed these kids that gangsters are cool. Nothing cool about death and mutilation, and that's what is happening to these kids. These kids need moral support and ways to grow up without all this destruction.

Town that , because between the Town , Crest and City the Bay put me through College when I'm from Detroit , and a lot of my kinfolks ain't even had no chance like that they giving me , so forever thankful -RIP To The Jack

Praying for my town its gotten worse since after my elementary days and that was 08. I still got hope, wish the gov didnt mess with the black panthers uniting the people. Long live the Oakland legends.

I'm from Oakland, my mom moved when we was young. I went to visit my dad a year ago.. Really run down, but it's home. #EastOakland

LOL. I love how the US government try to bring "Democracy in Afghan and Iraq" meanwhile their own people are suffering. US government is fucked.

we're doomed. this footage make me want to cry, no wonder the Raiders are leaving town, if we're not careful the A's will follow ... is this the end of Oakland?

The problem is alotta these thugs in oakland werent raised with alotta love and compassion so now that they older that dont have any compassion or regard for human life so the bi product of that is more fighting more shootings and more killings its decadence at its finest.....the city is rotting from the inside out

15:44 Tweet from 82nd burnout boyz. I remember we had a fist fight bout 1998. U had a pistol but decided to fight me like a man. I got the best of u and i just knew u was gunna smoke me after, but u didnt. Thank u for sparing my life. I remember dayz after we talked, we shook hands and became kool and smoked a blunt. People this situation was all over me and him fucking the same female. This is how it should be. Fight get it off yo chest once its over everyone goes home alive. Stop shooting muthafukaz over random petty shit. kk murda dubbz 2700 beast Oakland

All my family from Oakland the 30s a 100s we moved out to Stockton at 10. It’s always crazy feeling watching someone in a video to them passing away like they was just here. Crazy

‘Everything that glitters ain’t GOLD ‘, great advice. 👍🏻

I give my respects to the boy in the wheelchair

I'm from SF, me and my family were about to move out there in East or West Oakland because our landlord evicted us. Thankfully, we were able to remain in SF for the time being. The neighborhood we're in, is less safe than the one we were living in before, but even though this neighborhood is unsafe, I and a lot of people would prefer almost anything over East or West Oakland.

This was a good one. R.i.p. to those who were lost.

Really good doc, big props well done!

man this documentary was heart breaking...just sad

If I made as much money as "Pretty Black" I would get my ass up out of that cesspool. I would move into a condo somewhere and invest that money like Jay Z did. It's insane to own and park a Hummer and a Lamborghini on the street, IN THAT CESSPOOL and not expect a hater to do something to your property, or you.

Sad, I grew up in the projects of Chicago. I decided to enter college, because I wanted to give my son a better life. Graduated in 87 from nursing school, thank God I got out! Why don't they go to school, and get a skill?

This is so sad and heartbreaking how our young black men are being killed

It's real out here in East,West, and North Oakland man it never stops

Crazy seeing the my old neighborhood on a doc about violence. This shit is for real- no exaggerations. Most violent place I've ever been, i had to get out, but that's still my home. Wish these docs talked about how it is for women of color in Oakland too, though. We deal with at that mess but while being smaller, (usually) weaker, possibly pregnant or raising kids, and much more likely to be raped.

16:16 ... he didn't think before he reacted, he almost hit his head on that pole 😂

This’s what happens when you accept and make ignorance the core of your morals and what you stand for. I’m from Oakland so I know how this shit goes..

rip Hennesey

And i thought glasgow on a saturday night was bad.cheers for sharing good doc.

Salute to my man in the Minnesota hat from Minnesota. His story of struggle but strength through it is real

I lived near 105th and Edes for one year in 2008-9 and two shootings happened that year, once while i was taking a piss in the bathroom heard the rattle of shots. East oakland is no joke, and ive been to alot of hoods coast to coast. Ive never seen shit like ive seen in oakland, guns are so damn common yet the law abiding citizens cannot even concealed carry to protect themselves. Those narrow streets are dangerous because they can be blocked easily and you can get stuck in a dead end and it can get ugly. My neighbors front door was kicked in and some crackheads held the poor family at knifepoint and stole a bunch of stuff. I slept with an AR15 by my bed and kept the pocket rocket on me. I was also an alcoholic at this time drinking every single night to ease the nerves, i would ALWAYS have a gun nearby because i was paranoid the front door would get kicked in at any moment. I moved to a quiet mountain town near Chico in 2010 and i miss the bay area alot. But everytime i visit im reminded of why i left, my GF was recently robbed for her purse on 23rd and san pablo in broad daylight, my friend who moved to 29th in west oakland got into a shootout the first month he moved there defending himself from attempted robbers. I know people who have been carjacked in both oakland and SF....I lost 3 friends who were killed in san francisco gang violence and know of dozens of others killed and im not even from the hood or in the streets im a square who works a 9-5....Part of me wants to move back to the bay, but then im reminded of this documentary and all the homies ive lost from east bay to san francisco and i appreciate just living in the mountains away from all of this nonsense. The fear of having to watch your back pumping gas or getting a drink is a huge paranoia that i feel when back in oakland. When visiting my friends house in west oakland i became so paranoid that i had to have him walk me to the car with the hammer because i had a backpack on me i was sure someone would try to snatch. California needs to wake up and make concealed carry legal so that law abiding citizens can protect themselves. I would rather break the law and carry concealed when i visit oakland, its a place i honestly try to avoid but i have alot of friends who live there since gentrification pushed everyone out of SF. CA needs LEGAL CONCEALED CARRY for people like me who are not in gangs or street activities but are potential victims of robbery.

Trusting Jesus

Most of these post are made from someone on the outside looking in.

Watching this video hurt me I grew up in Oakland and lost a lot of friends it was no joke I didn't even realize it when I was running around the Streets back in the early 2000 i just thought that's how it was

*Someone told me many years ago, "We become our parents"...I went thru the usual BS but as i got older, a bit of humility & i noticed i had my moms deep religious views that i had put on hold...I had acted out my dads life of crime & like my dad i gave that up when i had a family..Our enviroment molds us & i allow my mom to deal with my kids like she's their parent cause she had me getting awards every june for not missing 1 day in the school year...She amazing & strictish in a way that never had to come to hitting me..My pops did but it was jus the usual smack upside the head~The sort that parents go to jail for today, hell a mom had her 6 year old taken by CPS cause she told the son,"NO SON, UR A BOY...NOT A GIRL"...Only in Cali & hence the youth are pussy these days..*

Lived in East Oaktown off MacArthur in the late 70's and lot's of this is just everyday living. Worked with a guy @Safeway Eastmont mall who showed me his scars from shooting heroin and told me about how he and his best friend tried to shoot each other over a bad dope deal Notice the sign saying Eastmont Wellness Center in the background,that used to be a JC Penny's before the local ghetto culture closed them down. A friend of mine was shot in the elbow after buying orange juice @the corner of 82nd and MacArthur(Jim's Liquor and Deli) in the 80's.Robbery gone bad. Keeping it "real".

*what i learned from this video* 1. Jobs shut down 2. Without jobs people go crazy 3. Who supplies those jobs the government 4. it seems like its the governments fault that there is no oppertunities 5. But its also the peoples fault for putting a value on paper 6. who forced the people to put a value on paper? the government 7. So ultimately its the governments fault 8. Conclusion, government don't give a shit about you boy, so instead of killing one another to war with the government

This is a great documentary. Well done mate.

Good watch . I'm from Scotland and Glasgow and it's inner city violence is pretty bad but Oakland is crazy.

Oakland is a hard, dark place. Makes me sad.

This documentary is very sad.

It's crazy because im 39 and still losing childhood friends to the streets because they refuse to get away from the hood I lost more than 30 friends it's crazy grown men thinking like kids I struggled but I refused to stay there I saved up with my girlfriend and bounced with 2500 dollars and we struggled at first but didn't give up and now im living good home, car, jeep and motorcycle brand new shit nothing used just being focused and doing right made it better

"It is what it is .." Such a defeatist statement

Lil blood came a long way

What is the man's name with the red shirt and baseball hat? I want to buy his record right now to support.

I've been binge watching these types of video's... And this is what i have learned, so far. Pretty much all of these dudes, do a whole lot of 'double talking.' Or talking out the side of their necks. Meaning, they will say one thing that makes good sense, and in the next breath, they say some dumb shit that brings them right back to the spot they started from.... And that reflects exactly how they live, STUCK! Unable to move forward.....

So sad all these young men's lives were taken! They all were high on life! RIP.....😥

Oakland was a different city for me to grow up in than it is now. But around this 80's is when I noticed a change. Lots of people I knew around my age started using crack. It turned into an epidemic.Too many of these young adults today are the kids of past crack addicts. It's very sad the way things are.

BTW...This was a DOPE ass documentary! Hats off to the people/person who put this together!

Sad, The Town went crazy in 85 crack era, got worse in 96, and as of today it's 2021 it's horrible. Gentrification, Homelessness, and homicides. I pray for my city. I almost lost my little brother in them streets. Smh I love the Town but I'm glad I got out.

this really a stark contrast to a lot of these hood DVDs just exploiting people that are going through hell for views - this shit really dug into why the hood is the way it is, the pain people really go thru every day, and how deep-rooted these problems are

i came back to Oakland in june 2011 and my fam talked me into staying for good i got shot at twice in the first week of being back in that city after being gone for ten years, i was on the next plane out of their and back to kansas this vid is 100% truth, i have lots of fam in east and west Oakland, San Leandro, richmond the whole damn bay area was at war back then, idk if its still like that now in 2014, i bet it is

This was a very well done doc,a gripping story telling experience. Life's too short. RIP brothers.

That Pretty Black dude seemed like he had something special. He could have helped a lot of brothers if he been allowed to live and elevate himself.

I hate that the young man got shot while walking home from school… sad

"If you ain't got no back bone in your spirituality... " That's gonna stick with me. Crazy documentary smh