Before he was a standup comedian, Richard Villa grew up in Compton where at the age of 8 years old he worked his dad as a drug dealer. Richard joins The Connect to talk about his upbringing in Los Angeles, the trauma of being involved in crime at such a young age, and how he turned his life around and became a successful comedian.

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0:00 Podcast Announcement
0:17 Intro
3:13 Getting Family Permission To Tell His Story
4:09 Growing Up In Compton And Watts After Riots
5:12 Father’s First Criminal Smuggling Enterprise
12:03 Moving Back To Mexico And A Life Changing Car Accident
14:22 Starting Cr*ck House In Compton With Biker Gang
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16:06 Selling Drugs For A Goat
20:09 Connection To Biker Gang
22:06 How The Family Cr*ck Business Was Structured
25:53 How They Covered The Foot Traffic Of A Thriving Drug Operation
30:16 Dangerous Of Other Dealers And Getting Extorted By Gangs
34:45 Getting In Shootouts With Local Gang
38:47 Selling Fake Green Cards And Moving Out Of Compton
48:02 Ending The Family Drug Ring And Dad’s Final Years
51:07 Father’s Pr*stit*tion Ring And Discovering Comedy
54:09 Dad Getting Shot And Passing Away
58:12 How The Whole Family Moved On
1:02:27 Traumatic Memories And Dealing With Them
1:12:47 Stand Up Career And Getting Cancelled
1:14:56 Making Amends With His Childhood Upbringing
1:18:20 Getting Caught With $300 In Kindergarten
1:20:09 Reflection On The Cr*ck Era