Chapter 403 - 212: Black and Red are Both Red_3
My ancestors must have hoarded eight generations of virtue!!
At its core, West Coast gangster rap is still gang-related; with the stuff they pull, they’re already marked by the FBI, they couldn’t wash themselves clean if they tried. One glance at your skin tone and you’re pegged as cotton-picking material!
Even if some boss up top wants to go legit, licking the boots of white politicians, they can’t stop the underlings from howling daily about making big moves and big money.
If you want to use gang connections for business but don’t want to get too cozy with gang members—lest you end up with a crooked ass—you better prepare to get shot in the back! Replacing a boss isn’t exactly a barrier to making money; there’s always someone ready to take over.
Gangster families from Chicago and Detroit are much more influential than these street gangs out of Los Angeles. They’ve been dealing with black business too, but since massive cleanups starting from the last century, most have transitioned into legitimate industries. With Capone’s lessons learned, the top ranks are stable and not easily changed. Mixing black and gray activities, grabbing both drug and entertainment markets, these aren’t just simple little circles anymore.
However well you mix with the gang, you still scurry like mice in front of the FBI, desperately squeezing into higher society to launder your reputation. The channels to rise up are already locked down, leaving you only to swagger within certain Blue States.
Forget about crossing borders; crossing districts, or even half a street, gets you beaten half to death by rival forces. And as for neighboring Texas, black folks barely show their faces before getting wiped out.
The General Sect Leader, even though he runs a gun shop, is all above board—a beggar boss, a stinking beggar, with a completely legal business. Red states, blue states, which state wouldn’t you go to? Beggars are in every country in the world!
Military majors even sit down respectfully to discuss deals with them—their futures hold boundless potential.