Gangs may be a part of life in Compton, but that doesn't mean that gangbangers don't have the same American Dreams as anyone else. "It's not for the luxury," Kendrick Lamar explains. "It's the circumstances that be. A lot of these cats got kids, man. They don't want they kids seeing the same lifestyle."
In the fifth of six segments of Noisey Bompton, Kendrick's friend Lil L talks to us about his plans to get out of gang life and brings us to Trap Kitchen LA, a catering company run by a Piru and a Crip out of a former trap house. We also get some perspective on the social forces like mass incarceration contributing to the neighborhood environment and get to know the Pirus on the block.
Noisey Bompton is a new documentary made by the people who brought you Noisey Atlanta and Noisey Chiraq. It's the first episode in an eight part series, NOISEY, on VICE's upcoming TV channel VICELAND. Each episode focuses on a different city, its major stars, and the stories and issues that influence its music scene.
Noisey premieres on VICELAND March 1 at 10PM, and Tuesdays at the same time each week after that. More info on VICELAND, and how to watch it, here:https://viceland.com/
Executive Producer: Andy Capper
Host: Zach Goldbaum
Supervising Editor: Matthew Murphy
Producers: Scott Pierce, Gregory "Beef" Jones, Shadeed G-Weed Muhammad, Jay Worthy
For Viceland & Noisey: Executive Producers: Patrick Moses & Trevor Silmser