Dog In The Yard

Queens' own Yetti grew up in Hollis, one of the roughest neighborhoods in New York. His childhood was like many from the neighborhood., Broken home with drugs and crime at every turn and he quickly got caught up in the game after some minor offenses he got busted with his Mom on drug charges and went up state and learned to grow up quickly. After doing his time he went back again and then began to really understand that the street hustle and jail was no way to go through life. He saw the worst side of humanity while locked up and knew that he had to find a way out. Today this man wants all the youth growing up in underprivileged neighborhoods thinking the street game is the way up, that there is better way to live your life.

Fabian goes deep into his story and how he dealt with his time behind bars and came out the other side with hope and optimism.

Harry O opens up about what its like to be free most of your adult life then in a blink of an eye he's spending the next 18 years in prison for a murder rap. Harry O shares how he held it down and kept moving forward when most people counted him out. And after all that time away he didn't become a bitter man, instead become a better man. he's still on parole and laking the talk. This dude is a real one.

Leo spent more than 21 years behind bars. While on the inside he had two lives. The life of being that dog in the yard dealing with of riots and drugs and his other life of becoming dedicated to getting an education. Leo received his G.E.D., college Associates degree, Bachelors degree in Behavioral Sciences, a Masters and is now a Phd candidate. he went from cracking heads to cracking the books and now is a professor art Mercy College and has been one of the leading advocates in New York state for developing programs and counseling that assist in inmates in dealing with the trauma that goes with doing time. Leo believes learning to deal with the the stress and trauma of being locked up for long periods of time in is essential for anyone to rehabilitate back into society. Without a clear mind and an understanding of who you are, you will fall back into the same trap that got you locked up in the first place. Enjoy this episode as Pete takes this special walk with his long time friend of 33 years.

Tony Perez is a real inspiration to anyone who has done hard time or anyone who thinks they can play the street game and not get caught. After ten years he is a free man and walkin the talk everyday and letting the youth know the crime ain't worth the time.

Chi Ali was an up and coming Rap star putting out his first album at age 15. Then through a series of events he ends up committing man slaughter and doing 12 years. Chi Ali break downs what happened and what those 12 long lonely years were like behind bars. He explains how he decided he was going to get out and make sure he never came back. While in, he gets his college degree and upon getting dedicated himself to help the youth stay out of prison and fighting to reform the American Justice system. he now has a book and documentary out. His story is inspirational

From the age of 17, Big Mike didn't know what freedom felt like for over 20 years. He opens up with Pete about his earl years at Rikers and going up north. From beefs over phone time to full scale brawls, getting stabbed in the lung, kidney, and stomach to near death. Pistol and Mike relive how they were at the center of the infamous Coxsackie prison riots. Mike shares how after 10 years behind bars a visit from his Mom changed his entire perspective on how he would finish out his bid and turned his life around. Mike is a shining example of how to never give up on yourself as he transformed form a guy breaking heads behind bars to a husband, father and supportive son providing for his family everyday in the working world.

This episode is about one of the real ones from the Bronx who got out and got busy . After seven years of hard time, Anthony Delgado, known in neighborhood as Tone, has started multiple businesses with great success including his well known and star studded clothing line SVCCESS. When a celebrity wants to look "fly" SVCCESS fashion is who they turn too.

"Yard Talk" kicks off season 2 breaking new ground as Pete gets an exclusive story of New York Sates first ever transvestite to do time in both a male and female prison. Hear the story of how Diamond was incarcerated for years in a male prison and feeling good about it until one day when a visit from the CO changed everything. Hear about what its like to be part of the LGBT prison brotherhood and sisterhood. With gender identity being front and center in our societies conversation, this is an episode you want to see.

Pete takes a special season ending walk with his long time close friend DJ Khaled. Khaled shares stories about growing up in a close family how his real friends Big Pun, Fat Joe, and Pete helped him stay on the right side of right and not get caught up in the street game. Learning when you fall down you can get up and change your path and selecting love over hate is a better way. Khaled shares how being a father and husband is the most important responsibility a man can ever have and the most rewarding. They laugh about Khaled's first house with no furniture and sleeping on the floor with Pete and Fat Joe and Pun. He breaks down the need for justice reform and how he supports Meek Mills initiative. As a bonus in this episode Pete talks about visiting OJ Simpson's house back in the day!