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Gorilla Nems: Selling Drugs, Rikers Island & Going Viral
2025/7/1
Locked In with Ian Bick
Gorilla Nems: 我在康尼岛的贫民窟长大，那里充斥着暴力和毒品。为了生存，我不得不抢劫出租车司机来获取毒资。我并不为自己的过去感到骄傲，但我也不后悔。这些经历塑造了今天的我。我曾经深陷毒瘾，多次进出戒毒所，甚至还因为抢劫入狱。在监狱里，我参加了一个shock program，这让我有机会反思自己的人生。出狱后，我并没有立即改过自新，而是很快又开始吸毒。直到有一天，我意识到自己不能再这样下去了，我决定改变。我向妈妈寻求帮助，她收留了我，并帮助我戒毒。从那以后，我就再也没有碰过毒品或酒精。戒毒后，我开始专注于自己的音乐事业。我一直都知道自己很有实力，即使我不是最好的说唱歌手。我坚持自己的风格，从不在乎别人的看法。最终，我的努力得到了回报。“Bing Bong”让我一炮而红，我的音乐也受到了越来越多人的喜爱。我现在的生活很幸福，我有一个温暖的家，一份稳定的工作，还有一群支持我的朋友和家人。我为自己所取得的成就感到自豪，但我知道自己还有很长的路要走。我会继续努力，争取更大的成功。
Deep Dive
Gorilla Nems describes growing up in Coney Island, surrounded by violence and addiction. He explains how his environment and drug use shaped his personality, including his sharp wit and ability to remember information quickly. Nems also discusses his early passion for music and how it served as a coping mechanism after his father's death.
- Nems grew up in Coney Island's O'Dwyer Gardens Projects.
- His father died from complications related to drug use when Nems was four.
- He discovered his passion for rap while staying with his grandparents in the Poconos.
- Drug use and his Brooklyn upbringing contributed to his sharp wit and resilience.
- Nems was expelled from high school for setting a fire.
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