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The Life and Death of a College Grad

26. Interview with Wayne “Classic” Price: Part 5

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11 July 2011

– Everybody got problems, son. Tony ain’t have no right to put his on Earl. But he did. He put all that shit together, all them bullshit excuses: his bitch left him, he got fired from his job—

What?

– Man, hell naw. Tony’s dumbass couldn’t a gotten in on no med school shit. Nigga got fired, bruh. Was doin’ some shit in social work or somethin’. Was broke as shit too, had ‘bout a month before they kicked his ass out his apartment. Nigga had student loans comin’ out his ass, jackin’ all his pay checks—heard them loans is a bitch, son, that’s why I never got into that college shit. Nigga had all that shit goin’ on then he got fired, so now he ain’t even got no check for the muhfuckin’ loan people to jack. Pussy-less and broke, that’s how Tony came to Earl’s crib and asked him for help. If you ever saw the nigga, that’s the reason he’d give you for fuckin’ up Earl’s life.

– All bullshit though, bruh. All bullshit. He a coward. A bitch. Plain and simple.

– What you mean? The nigga asked Earl to help him. Fuck else I’m supposed to say?

– Bruh, ain’t that the reason you got me down here?

– ‘Cause a that crazy muhfucka Tony’s bullshit plan?

– Shit got my cuz locked up, son? You tellin’ me you ain’t heard this shit?

– Bruh, Tony came at Earl at his crib—muhfuckin’ balls on this nigga. Couldn’t have pulled that shit on me, I’da capped his ass right there in the kitchen, bruh. Like how they be putting horses down when they break a leg and shit? Yeah, bruh, I’da taken Tony’s ass out just like that son. Come at me with some shit like that in my crib? Disrespect, bruh. Nigga came at Earl like Earl was a fuckin’ idiot or something, told Earl straight up—damn, you ain’t heard thisshit for real?

– You goin’ laugh yo ass off—Tony stepped to Earl like he was Don Corleone and shit, know what I’m sayin’? Tapped Earl on the chest and told Earl what Earl was goin’ do, you see? Ain’t give the brother a choice, just straight up told him. Said—here’s the shit you ain’t goin’ believe—Tony says, Earl, you goin’ help me kill myself.

– Muhfuckin’ suicide, bruh. Nigga stepped to Earl like, you helpin’ me kill myself, and ain’t shit you goin’ say about it.

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