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This photo was taken over 30 years ago of the IFG Inglewood Family members. These guys had style and was about their money for sure.

yeah they look like pimps from the mid seventies in harlem but not colourful,..sure they got style back then. But i'm sure they made, per capita, more money that the ones of today.
They had a larger peace of the cake, now, as Blacks are vanishing : high life, no' mo' lol.
Jocking

We have to remember Inglewood is not all bad I mean for crying out loud ladrea heights.

Nice Post! That's old school, back in my day. Check out the pager! That was clean for back then, no t-shirts or sagging, suited and booted, but still ready for whatever.

Is that 'Stacey' from the Wood on the far left??

Looks just like dude...

Adobo wrote:Is that 'Stacey' from the Wood on the far left??

Looks just like dude...

@Adobo- lol- He does!!

Adobo wrote:Is that 'Stacey' from the Wood on the far left??

Looks just like dude...

Damn...he does.

Quepolo3 wrote:Nice Post! That's old school, back in my day. Check out the pager! That was clean for back then, no t-shirts or sagging, suited and booted, but still ready for whatever.

Aww ! So it's a pager... I was wondering "what the hell is this little box on fixed on his suit's pocket ??"
They were flashy as hell and for sure with the bisness...
Are you from that era Quepolo ?
@Alonso: where is this pic come from ? A member of the IFB ? Or from some 82 magazine/article maybe ??

I'm surprised nobody said anything about who's in the picture, even though people always give him a shoutout whenever Inglewood reputables are mentioned.

So ? Who is on this picture ?

karim wrote:So ? Who is on this picture ?

A-Bay is second from the left, standing.

Quepolo3 wrote:Nice Post! That's old school, back in my day. Check out the pager! That was clean for back then, no t-shirts or sagging, suited and booted, but still ready for whatever.

They're just dressed up for the picture. The day to day gangbanger style for 82 was actually more casual than today - flannels/pendletons, white t-shirts, jeans or khakis, army belts or stretch belts. Some dudes were even rocking preppy clothes like polo shirts. Not much bling.

Silencioso wrote:

Quepolo3 wrote:Nice Post! That's old school, back in my day. Check out the pager! That was clean for back then, no t-shirts or sagging, suited and booted, but still ready for whatever.

They're just dressed up for the picture. The day to day gangbanger style for 82 was actually more casual than today - flannels/pendletons, white t-shirts, jeans or khakis, army belts or stretch belts. Some dudes were even rocking preppy clothes like polo shirts. Not much bling.

Here's the average gangbanger c. 1982-85

L Grindin wrote:

karim wrote:So ? Who is on this picture ?

A-Bay is second from the left, standing.

And can you tell us/me ore about this "A-Bay" guy ?
First, what does "A-Bay" mean ?

Silencioso wrote:

Silencioso wrote:

Quepolo3 wrote:Nice Post! That's old school, back in my day. Check out the pager! That was clean for back then, no t-shirts or sagging, suited and booted, but still ready for whatever.

They're just dressed up for the picture. The day to day gangbanger style for 82 was actually more casual than today - flannels/pendletons, white t-shirts, jeans or khakis, army belts or stretch belts. Some dudes were even rocking preppy clothes like polo shirts. Not much bling.

Here's the average gangbanger c. 1982-85

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@Silencioso- Nice Photo! I agree with you 100%. You just don't see the young men dressing up anymore. It has become progressively worse. Think about how it was when you were 18-25 compared to now. My wife and I went to a club here in Atlanta called the Atrium for our anniversary. We were just out kickin it. When you looked around the fellas had on sissy jeans with tennis shoes, big belt buckles and Polo's. There were a few youngsta's that were presentable, but that just doesn't make sense. All of the honey's had tight, low cut dresses ( I liked that part), but it wasn't classy. We used to take pride in how we looked but to me the mindset and style today is just way out.

Fashion is an eternal come back... Today's 70's fashion will be overated soon...

Quepolo3 wrote:

Silencioso wrote:

Silencioso wrote:

Quepolo3 wrote:Nice Post! That's old school, back in my day. Check out the pager! That was clean for back then, no t-shirts or sagging, suited and booted, but still ready for whatever.

They're just dressed up for the picture. The day to day gangbanger style for 82 was actually more casual than today - flannels/pendletons, white t-shirts, jeans or khakis, army belts or stretch belts. Some dudes were even rocking preppy clothes like polo shirts. Not much bling.

Here's the average gangbanger c. 1982-85

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@Silencioso- Nice Photo! I agree with you 100%. You just don't see the young men dressing up anymore. It has become progressively worse. Think about how it was when you were 18-25 compared to now. My wife and I went to a club here in Atlanta called the Atrium for our anniversary. We were just out kickin it. When you looked around the fellas had on sissy jeans with tennis shoes, big belt buckles and Polo's. There were a few youngsta's that were presentable, but that just doesn't make sense. All of the honey's had tight, low cut dresses ( I liked that part), but it wasn't classy. We used to take pride in how we looked but to me the mindset and style today is just way out.

Aw man they used to dress sleazy back in the day but it was ghetto fab though. Now a days young teens are just lost, they decide are they going to wear the Burberry shorts or Burberry pants.

karim wrote:

Quepolo3 wrote:Nice Post! That's old school, back in my day. Check out the pager! That was clean for back then, no t-shirts or sagging, suited and booted, but still ready for whatever.

Aww ! So it's a pager... I was wondering "what the hell is this little box on fixed on his suit's pocket ??"
They were flashy as hell and for sure with the bisness...
Are you from that era Quepolo ?
@Alonso: where is this pic come from ? A member of the IFB ? Or from some 82 magazine/article maybe ??

i hAVE AN OLD Friend from IFG and one day he showed it to me, and I said I need to scan it, so it is straight from a member from IF.

L Grindin wrote:

karim wrote:So ? Who is on this picture ?

A-Bay is second from the left, standing.

Big Mike is all the way to the right.

A-Bay was an OG. Brother of Phil Bill and Cornel Evans (OGs). Sister Carolyn and I went IHS together. I moved out of the Wood in '86. Always wondered what became of them. Anybody know? Also, that's Tony (don't know his street name) on the far left, Pumpkin seated. Went to Crozier with them. Slap boxed once with dude between A-Bay and Big Mike. First name and street name escapes me, but his last name was Augustine. Always wondered if his brother Patrick followed in his footsteps. Anybody know their street names, and status?

AK4Sure wrote:A-Bay was an OG. Brother of Phil Bill and Cornel Evans (OGs). Sister Carolyn and I went IHS together. I moved out of the Wood in '86. Always wondered what became of them. Anybody know? Also, that's Tony (don't know his street name) on the far left, Pumpkin seated. Went to Crozier with them. Slap boxed once with dude between A-Bay and Big Mike. First name and street name escapes me, but his last name was Augustine. Always wondered if his brother Patrick followed in his footsteps. Anybody know their street names, and status?

Tony who? TC?

AK4Sure wrote:A-Bay was an OG. Brother of Phil Bill and Cornel Evans (OGs). Sister Carolyn and I went IHS together. I moved out of the Wood in '86. Always wondered what became of them. Anybody know? Also, that's Tony (don't know his street name) on the far left, Pumpkin seated. Went to Crozier with them. Slap boxed once with dude between A-Bay and Big Mike. First name and street name escapes me, but his last name was Augustine. Always wondered if his brother Patrick followed in his footsteps. Anybody know their street names, and status?

As you probably know, A-Bay got killed around 1993/1994. Phil Bill and Carolyn are alive and free. Carnell has been in prison since about 1994. I showed someone this picture who knows everyone in it, and from what I hear, Bully and L-Baby are doing fine.

L Grindin wrote:

AK4Sure wrote:A-Bay was an OG. Brother of Phil Bill and Cornel Evans (OGs). Sister Carolyn and I went IHS together. I moved out of the Wood in '86. Always wondered what became of them. Anybody know? Also, that's Tony (don't know his street name) on the far left, Pumpkin seated. Went to Crozier with them. Slap boxed once with dude between A-Bay and Big Mike. First name and street name escapes me, but his last name was Augustine. Always wondered if his brother Patrick followed in his footsteps. Anybody know their street names, and status?

As you probably know, A-Bay got killed around 1993/1994. Phil Bill and Carolyn are alive and free. Carnell has been in prison since about 1994. I showed someone this picture who knows everyone in it, and from what I hear, Bully and L-Baby are doing fine.

Who is he referring to in regards to Tony? TC?

alsheikh971 wrote:yeah they look like pimps from the mid seventies in harlem but not colourful,..sure they got style back then. But i'm sure they made, per capita, more money that the ones of today.
They had a larger peace of the cake, now, as Blacks are vanishing : high life, no' mo' lol.
Jocking

Harlem pimps let alone Harlem niggas never dressed like that.

Abay died right before his 32nd birthday.
Too bad Big Spyder passed away. He had stories for days on Abay, Isom, Petie Wheat, etc. RIP to them both.