🏞️ Sign up to Camp for exclusive updates: https://camp.beehiiv.com/ LA Rapper and former gang member Young OG Lil Cuete and I had a very raw conversation about his upbringing in the gang infested streets of west Los Angeles and how he escaped the violence. Cuete is truly a remarkable dude and I if you liked my interview with former inmates and reformed legends, you’re gonna love this one. Welcome to camp! 🏕️ Edited and Produced by @99OvrAll S/O to our sponsors Morgan & Morgan, Bespoke, Marek Health & Bluechew!! Thanks to Bespoke Post for sponsoring this video! New subscribers get 15% off of their first monthly shipment! Go to https://bespokepost.com/campgagnon and enter code [CAMPGAGNON] at checkout. MAREK 🥼 - Get a 10% discount on the Optimization Panel I use myself. To get the exact same panel and medical oversight CLICK https://marekhealth.com/gagnon and use Gagnon for 10% off TIME STAMPS: 00:00 Intro 00:57 Hard to be a funny gang banger? 2:11 Where he grew up + childhood + getting into fights 5:42 First time seeing a gun + getting involved in gang life 10:06 Starting rapping + getting jumped in at 16 15:16 Lil Cuete beat them up + jumped by 3 18:41 First tattoo + insane back piece 21:31 Becoming a father young + What was he searching for? 29:38 Witnessing his friend dying + Feeling true love 33:40 Finding and supporting a community + Lil Cuete life time commitment 35:19 How are LA gangs different? NYers are RUDE 39:25 Difference between gangs and sets 42:53 Life of a gangbanger, dally in substances + wanting real mushrooms 48:02 Involvement with drogas, Lil Cuete = crime stopper + women packing 50:58 Feeling on edge in NY + moving out + $250k at 16 53:49 1st thing he bought + pressure on delivering + process of creating 58:05 Toxic relationship + feeling constrained 1:01:40 Beating a case + Police search 1:04:39 Tattoos to compensate emotional pain 1:08:53 What do tattoos represent? Tat on his D 1:14:45 Helping people leaving prison + Are Chicanos different? 1:16:53 Joining the oil rig + impact of brother passing away 1:23:29 Dreaming of his brother + finding brotherhood on oil rig 1:27:36 Touring now + searching for something 1:30:36 WILD story on tour 1:33:06 Peter Cuete + Cuete’s brother changed everything 1:42:40 Not believing in Space + Aliens are the watching + The Firmament 1:51:07 Being into spirits 1:54:12 Closest experiences with death