Tyrone Tate of Watts' Jordan Downs (Part 1) 

He said "we all wore Green Jackets cos I issued them out" he was talking about 3 hoods. Man what an absolute G!!!!

I truly honestly feel Kev should be honored he is the most deepest person in America to get this far in the game every Hood history Kev is the best he should be honored there should be an award in your name for bringing the real truth of blacks in Southern California. and the state much love to you kev mac keep up the good work I truly truly believe in what you're doing damn you can't get no deeper than this you are going above and beyond going the extra mile you truly should be honored for real for real 100 words can't not describe how much you should be honored you are real one OG real one

Much honor respect to all the elders giving history from the motherland/l.a west coast! SALUTE kev mac from the east coast n y c

So Rhea boyce, Tyrone Tate and Alfred Trotter started the green jacket gang in '67....then after about '72 Rhea boyce started the bounty hunter bloods, Tyrone started the Jordan down crips, and Alfred Trotter started the pygmies...wow...in '69 Raymond Washington started the whole crippin thang... wow

"Naaah,it was one,we all wore green jackets...cuz I issues em out " lolol OG right there!!

🍇🍇🍇Shout out to the OG OG triple OG Tyrone Tate. he is the original of the jdc's Jordan down Crips he is before Grape Street Watts he is before Watts varrio grape or grape Watts Crips . he is before Honcho Wayne day.Kevin Day.and Billy Ray. I lived in the Jordan down I've heard of you growing up Tyrone Tate. is a legend I lived in the Jordan Downs from Head Start hundred Second Street School I went to Markham Junior High School graduated from Jordan High School from 1969-1970 to 1996 this is the real deal can't get no better than this I know I'm from Grape Street OG T. bacon locc triple OG must respect🍇🍇🍇 Watts up 3 times for the set

Big ups to Jimmy Lavender for putting this thing together

Kev Mac For President. Dropping this need To be known history! ! Im a youngsta my self but I love my history. These days homies my age don't care or understand this history. Like i always tried to tell em how could we stand for somthing and dont know our history and why we stand we for this.. This Is as raw as it gets!

Kev, to get this kind of info out is incredible! Wow. Noooooobody can do what you're doing right now

Kev don’t ask for nothing you have to appreciate that he stands on his own two feet #SUPPORT THE REAL#

This is a list of my favorite K.Mac interviews,, Big Rebo #1, Monster #2, Lil Doc #3, Too Pretty #4, Bird #5, Moon #6, Alfred Trotter "Pygmy" #7, Tyrone Tate #8, Hawk #9, J. Lavender #10. Michael Dorrough #11, Cutes #12, Frog #13, Honorable mentions: A.C, Nugget, Jackamoe, Barefoot, Lil Caesar, Joe Rocchead, Cat Caesar, Tight Eyes, Pretty Boy, Big Cat, Big Mizz, Bad News, Sinbad IFGB, Chino, Bitter Dog, Doe Eye, Mumpy, Madd Ronald, Squirrel, Kokane, Bam, Preach, Squeaky Lance, Clean, Pervis Patterson, Giggles, Ms. Broadway Blue, Etc... they are all good though, keep up the good work K. MAC. Hope everyone is well.... peace, prosperity 🎯

All My Loved One's In Watts, Need To Get Back On Their Green Jacket Tip! ✊🏾

Cuz please keep bringing the heat from the legends. This shit is priceless and educational. Salute and respect. Kev Mac ... straight like that.

Big Kev, this footage is priceless homie! Thanks bro. For giving us this gold! Waiting on the next one!

@kevmac you are doing something that people won’t realize the magnitude untold years to come! Legendary Gshit homie

KEEP UP THA GREAT WORK!! YOUR VIDEOS R KEEPING THA HISTORY & TRUTH ALIVE... ITS GOOD WHEN U GET YOUR INFO STRAIGHT FROM THA HORSES MOUTH!!! POWER TO YOU!!!

"Tyrone fasho had hands, another Sugar Ray Leonard, mix that blender, pick you up and dust you off" Somebody call OOOG Frog and tell him Kev Mac got Tyrone.

Them old school crips was serious!!! Kev please keep it coming! 💯💯💯

L.A. always had the largest high schools in the nation. For example, my mom went to Freemont before Locke was built and they had almost 4000 students in 1968. We used to have several high schools with over 6000 students.

The king of Hood/Gang Interviews! Point blank Period! A kev i need a application lol

@KevMac From Texas with respect homie these are legendary elders you're interviewing. Salute Kiwe keep doing your stuff..♿

My favorite channel on RU-vid! You killin it Kev... #Salute

k mac what up doe keep dem good interviews comin bro shout out 2 L.A. from Detroit

Barry white use to play TE at Jefferson High... his brother was cold as well my coaches use to tell us about them all the time... said Barry and his brother use to catch cases lol...

You know what i really appreciate from the elders is their ability to recollect, reflect and have simply remember so accurately! With Alzheimers/Dementia and just so much shit they went through, their ability to do this is special and tells me their life was REAL! Kev what your getting these old heads to do is VERY special! Salute!

Peace to u kev and to all these brothers. 5000 brothers moving for one cause powerful. This is what the system is afraid of unity

These interviews are like old scrolls.... full of the unexpected and unknown #Dope

Shout out to the G homie 🍇🍇🍇 COMPTON and WATTS Rest N PEACE MAC Thomas CC GRANDEES/NUTTY 🔵🔵

This right here pretty deep,Rosecrans skating rink,the stables on Rosecrans,nuff said right there,old school.

Kev Mac keeping the interviews coming thick n fast these days👏keep up the grind brother

Kev is doing a great job. I love the Jimmy Lavender 2018 interview.

Great content Kev Mac! You've done it again. Much love from DA DIRTY SOUTH!!

This is my guy we meet in Pleasant Valley State Prison on C yard Tyrone was on Swoll he use to workout hard everyday good guy from Grape st Crip. This Droopy From R60s what it do Tyrone?

Dope Interview.Good looking Kev i mentioned Barry White on your other video and you asked a Barry White question.lol.

Kev Mac you on fire! Never been a gang member but this content you're producing is fire! Real fascinating for the everyday civilian... SALUTE!!! Please if you can, pose the question you asked Jimmy Lavender about "One person you would go to war with," so we can find out who the real hogs were back in the day

kev you killing it with these interviews great job brother

ANOTHER GOOD ONE KEV..HISTORY FROM ANOTHER SIDE!!

That's right, Barry White is from Compton. Man, I wish, I was old enough to attend those festivals, back then. Great interview, Kev.

This brother has an impeccable memory!

Just like I figured. Everybody wasn't forced to be Crips. "Crip or what". A lot of cats became Crips because they could call they own shots in they hood. I can run my own gang and have other soldiers in the Crip army back me up all across the city. It was a win win situation. Raymond Washington couldnt be everywhere at the same time.

Kev Mac the truth with the interviews.

People don’t talk about there being 3 different introductions of Crip. LA, Watts, and Compton.. 3 totally different histories

It was not James Brown at the Coliseum festival. It was was Edwin Star. He asked the "youngmen" to clear the stage area. He had no clue that they would fight and beat people to clear the space. Things were flying through the seating area like rain...you had to have your hear on a swivel. A White kind of "hippie looking" guy was walking on the track (during this wrecklessness). He got swarmed on by 20 people; he disappeared from sight under it, then a metal chain was held high above the swarm, it then disappeared downward on this guy. *The Coliseum felt like a giant brawl and food fight (with heavy objects). There was no casual time to watch what became of the White guy. You were lucky to find an exit tunnel clean. James Brown was not there...the thing had barely started good before it was turned out. Signed: SCLA Graduate 73' *Flashback..."Just say no to mobbing."'

Damn this brother is official 5 star

Just imagine if all my brothers from Watts, Compton, south Central, Inglewood , Blood or Crip, Green jacket, Businessman, Chain Gang, and so on would have united on one accord, how we could've changed history and the conditions of the Black community.

Im here after watching the mike dorrough interview everytime some mention a name i get to it

Mac.... You gonna go diamond, fuck platinum! You making history bro!

Aye Kev... I'm from Chicago, and I truly respect and appreciate your craft..... You know we've always been a big gang city in Chicago, but it's extremely interesting to see and hear how things were in different states.. Keep up the great work, and if they ever come up with a hood Pulitzer, you're definitely at the top of the list.... Salute and much love from the Windy City

Peace Bro Kev Mac. Here on RU-vid there's a short 20 minute documentary on L.A. gang life in the 70's that was actually made in the 70s called "Street Gangs: A Challenge for Law Enforcement". I typed in 1970s Crips and it came up. They interviewed a couple of OG Crips while they're young at that time, amongst other gang bangers as well. I was wondering were you familiar with it? If not you should get up on it because I'm sure you would dig it bro. I wonder if any OGs you've interviewed are familiar with it or anybody shown in it. You preserve the history by interviewing the OGs. Thanks for what you do. This is Black HIStory from the streetz!

✊🏿🔥 God Damn this is History I always wanted to know Growing up in South Central and Compton !! Thanks 🙏🏿 . One Love Kev MAC !!!!!

Me and this man grew up on the same exact street. Legend

You already Kev.Signified and Dignified.Apprecieate you bro.Is it christmas?Word...

Sounds like something straight out of the Warriors, the Cyrus Plan.

Just found out that the black panthers started the WIC program

I can't believe he said they was gone off the cops that killed ricky thats some real gangsta shit

These real ogs...they don't disrespect they enemies that died...they always say rest in peace

Alot of good history Kev Mac 👍🏽💯

Triple O.G. started a legacy of strong black folk and its our turn to keep these kids in check so they can live and appreciate life. Kev we all appreciate you for putting these videos together. seems like they are not coming quick enough lol!!

Spent a lot of time in the Jordan downs as a kid in the 70’s visiting my cousin the Lampkins I remember Tyrone take as a cool guy and but someone not to b fucked with!!!

You the MVP for this one bruh 👀💯💯💯💯👍🏾

Big time legend all the OGs talk about him

Instant Classic 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Bruh need that part 2 asap

I got to say Kev this is the hardest video to me 1 through 5

I wish it would have went down,California love

#WVG was the first knowledge I got first hand about crips from the mecca. Watts baby loc crips was the spin off after the Mexican departure. Much love to all Grapes across the country from LA to PA and parts in between.,🍇🍇

God bless Tyrone Tate real crip!!!!!

good video. keep up the hard work.

You can tell his mind was kept Sharp even at age 64. Great Interview!

Keep the history coming bro i love to listen while i dtive

The older brothers, most of them have a memory and vocabulary better than a lot of the cats bangin today.

Why does it seem like most f the original crips came from Louisiana and Texas

Tyrone Tate you're looking very well God bless you and your family I grew up in the Jordan down and I also remember as a child going up to Will Rogers Park during the Watts Festival swimming having lots of fun keep the interview coming I really enjoyed them

He a general.old schools i surround myself with in Tulsa OG aint the word.

Good video keep it Kev Mac

This guy is on point with his Facts

Black history told by us for us!! Salute kev mac

Well damn..Kev done found one of the oldest OG's up in this bitch..I guess Kev said niggas aint slowing his "Hood Flow" down..haha

@kevmac right on kind sir, right on time

1st of all... *** Much Respect to the historical documentation of the foundations of "the game'. *** - - - A lot of these O/O/G's in your videos keep mentioning Rosecrans Skating Rink which was in Gardena Shotguns set until they turned it into the Gardena SwapMeet... and a lot also they mention Shotguns playing a role in the early foundations of the westside... Nugget from Raymonds mention them as originals, Hawk from Blocc mention them as originals plus how they got the name, and at least 10 others O/O/G Crips and Pirus have mentioned Rosecrans Skating Rink just like homie here mention it in the first one minute of the interview. Sounds to me like we need to hear some perspective from the Shotguns. I'm just sayin'... throwing it out there.

Just met Cuz at Phil’s liquor store he’s a Real OG Watts Babyloc Crip shout out all my Grape street Watts Babyloc Droop said it...✋🏿✋🏿✋🏿

man keV you come with the real history.

K. Mac!! What we doing for Black History Month??? I got a feeling u got something up your sleeve

There's a constant "beep" throughout the interview. I kept checking my smoke alarm batteries thinking the source was in my home before I realized it was coming from this interview!

Powerful

Yesterday’s OOOG’s making money for their hood and today’s bangers making money off their hood.... Looks like doing the opposite what the founders had in mind... smh

why did tyrone tate become JD crips when the rest of the green jackets was anti-crip, including his uncle, "alfred pigmy"?

I love this man Life.

This is good stuff, some history.

Kev mac you go crazy

Need these elders to give the true stories

Watts Stax was in the early 1970s. It was a part of what was called the Watts Summer Festival. I can see how they get conflated because the 1972 concert was a part of the festival. But Watts Stax was only one year.

I hear you bro. Just tryna offer some ideas. Maybe put together some volumes where someone that didn't know about the culture could watch in order and see from A to B how it all came together. You could maybe even turn it into a class/curriculum that students could study.. I like the hard work you puttin in bro, keep pushin.

This is like finding an Atrack Tape... Straight classic!!!

Brah. He cool with everybody!

That was dope, good look KM. Something about Tyrone reminds me of Marlon Brando/Don Corleone in the Godfather.

its crazy to hear him say Griffith Park. I'm from LA by Dodger stadium and never been to watts or Compton even south central seems like another world. glad to see history of LA that i never been to.

Kev Mac, Comrade George is my relative on my dad side. His mama, Georgia Bea, is form Harrisburg where I reside today. Salute.

How can 26 hate ? Smh.. Great interview Kev Mac

I heard Mc Thomas was an original founder of the Bacc St Crips off of Avalon and 109th.