OG breaks down a side of Miami history almost never discussed: the Black and Islander underworld that operated alongside — and often beneath — the Cocaine Cowboys era. From Liberty City and Brownsville to federal penitentiaries and near-death prison riots, this is a raw, unfiltered account of survival, crime, and eventual transformation

OG came up during the wild 80s and 90s, where robbery was second nature, violence was currency, and the streets raised kids faster than families ever could. He details:

-Seeing dead bodies as a child in Miami

-Carjackings and robberies in broad daylight

-The structure of Miami’s Black drug economy before it was ever “professionalized” elsewhere

-Stabbings, race wars, and near-fatal ambushes inside state and federal prison

-How Islam and time forced him to confront who he had become

This isn’t glorification — it’s documentation. A firsthand account of a world most people only know through movies like Scarface or Cocaine Cowboys, told by someone who actually lived it.

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05:36 Life in the Miami Hood & Early Hustle

12:00 Structure of Miami Drug Trade

19:03 Island Influence & Culture in Miami Crime

26:27 Transition to Robbery & Early Trouble

33:03 Juvenile Prison: Survival & Violence

40:28 Rising in Street Hierarchy & Prison Politics

45:06 State Prison: Robbing from Inside

53:34 Confrontations, Transfers, & Release

01:01:01 Struggles with Release & Cycle of Incarceration

01:06:34 Running a Trap and Chasing Fast Money

01:13:53 CM: The Harshest Lockdown in Florida Prisons

01:19:21 Post-Prison Hustling & Out-of-Town Moves

01:27:32 The Ecstasy Era & Big Hustles in Tennessee

01:34:08 Getting Caught: Counterfeit Money & Fed Indictment

01:41:58 21 Years in the Feds & Road to Redemption

01:46:11 OG Gigavelli's Books, Podcast & New Message

01:52:39 Miami Legacy, Final Reflections & Sign-Off

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