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DO YOU WANNA GO TO THE LIQUOR STO'?
Los Angeles, California, Circa 1985 – Ham-Dog
I took this photo on the corner of Pico Blvd and Carmona Avenue, the street that I grew up on.
We had just, as that full 40-ounce of OE on the ground in front of the boombox signifies, come from the liquor store.
Please note the WCA (West Coast Artists graffiti crew) tag on the upper left.
Me and Ham lived across the street from Dr. Dre's first babymama, Lisa.
When I became the hip-hop music editor at URB Magazine, I started a hip-hop column called "Beats & Rhymes" which had a section called "Baller of the Month".
Ham was the very first honoree. He dropped out of school to take care of his 3 younger brothers. He watched the kids of his older brother (one of which grew up to be R&B singer James Wright). He walked our dog Fila everyday, for years. He washed my mother's car. He always asked us if we needed anything from the liquor store.
Ham used to look out for me. He was low-key security at all my house parties. He was the one who taught me how to stomp and Cripwalk.
Often jailed, he was in the wrong at times.
But his heart was always in the right. #Flashbackfriday #cgirlchronicles #1980s #carmonaavenue
Los Angeles, California, Circa 1985 – Ham-Dog
I took this photo on the corner of Pico Blvd and Carmona Avenue, the street that I grew up on.
We had just, as that full 40-ounce of OE on the ground in front of the boombox signifies, come from the liquor store.
Please note the WCA (West Coast Artists graffiti crew) tag on the upper left.
Me and Ham lived across the street from Dr. Dre's first babymama, Lisa.
When I became the hip-hop music editor at URB Magazine, I started a hip-hop column called "Beats & Rhymes" which had a section called "Baller of the Month".
Ham was the very first honoree. He dropped out of school to take care of his 3 younger brothers. He watched the kids of his older brother (one of which grew up to be R&B singer James Wright). He walked our dog Fila everyday, for years. He washed my mother's car. He always asked us if we needed anything from the liquor store.
Ham used to look out for me. He was low-key security at all my house parties. He was the one who taught me how to stomp and Cripwalk.
Often jailed, he was in the wrong at times.
But his heart was always in the right. #Flashbackfriday #cgirlchronicles #1980s #carmonaavenue
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