Big U is truly. a man that walks the talk. After growing up in the worst parts of Los Angeles like Compton's Crenshaw area. Big U ran the streets and hooked up with the Crips and was associated with the Rollin 60's and eventually becoming one of the most notorious people in LA gang life. After being convicted of multiple charges and going in and out of jail, he started playing the music game and built a real business and used his success and reputation to go back to the streets and set the youth straight about why doing crime is not with the time. He also began using his stature and influence to get the local authorities to realize that helping make the neighborhoods a safer place and by reducing all the injustice that gets put on minorities you get a people to believe there is a way out without being shot or arrested. He now runs the biggest non profit organization dedicated to black youth. Big U is a true legend of west coast urban culture. He was part of the early days of gang life and all the violence it came with. He eventually became the first person to bring the two most famous gangs the Bloods and Crips together and start working to create a safer and better life in the roughest neighborhoods. Big U raised his game in Hiphop and messed with everyone from Suge Knight and Death Row records and eventually Nipsey Hussle. Big U had a big influence on Nipsey's desire to give back to his hood (Crenshaw) and why it's important to help those young ones. U also helped Ving Rhames and extend his acting career. Through his efforts he has helped thousands kids to get off the streets and finish high school to hundreds of college grads and even through youth football getting 8 boys to the NFL