Los Angeles, CA – Earlier than doing greater than 9 years in jail on prices kidnapping Women Gone Wild founder Joe Francis on mob orders, Riley Perez was interwoven within the cloth Hollywood’s illustrious nightlife. From Scott Caan to the Hilton sisters, who finally performed a component in his seize to some Hip Hop’s elite.
One these elite people was the late nice Heavy D.
Perez, whose e-book What Is Actual? The Life and Crimes Darnell Riley was launched earlier this month, recollects assembly the late MC/producer some his underworld connections and later forging a friendship rooted in a mutual love for boxing.
“I met Heavy] within the 90s. One his good associates is a man that I used to work for, Matty ‘The Horse’ Ianniello within the playing rackets. Matty being from New York, Heavy being from New York you possibly can think about the various paths they’ve crossed, however Heavy cherished boxing, I grew up in boxing that’s one connection we saved all through our friendship,” Perez advised HipHopDX in an unique dialog. “He positioned bets however he wasn’t that nice a gambler so he didn’t take it any additional than that.”
When Perez went away, the Obese Lover was one few folks that will all the time reply when he referred to as. “Once I was away I’d give him a name each couple months simply to catch up and see what life was like on the skin and Heavy all the time took my name and talked shit to me about how silly I used to be,” famous Perez. “Heavy was actual easy, actual humble. All the time there to assist out a good friend and rather a lot instances he did.
The previous mob enforcer was locked up when Heavy D handed away again in 2011 however one story that fueled his motivation from that second on was a dialog the MC had with Diddy.
“Heavy and I used to jog by his place in Beverly Hills and he had simply booked The Tracy Morgan Present and he was telling me how he had simply referred to as Puffy and he was all excited that he had gotten a component on The Tracy Morgan Present and Puffy turned the desk on him and mentioned ‘What are you content about that for? That’s peanuts. They handed you f a bit of one thing. Sean John simply made X quantity this yr. Go on and do your personal shit,” remembered Perez. “They all the time had that aggressive vibe with one another they usually’d push one another. He was telling me that trigger on the time I used to be capturing a industrial on spec so it was his manner letting me know that that is how our boys discuss to one another. Don’t be glad with a pair pennies. Go for the massive .”
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Within the e-book, Riley chronicles the darkish day-to-day life incarceration (together with a stint he did as Charles Manson’s neighbor). From race and gang politics to clandestine negotiations with the Corrections Officers Perez’s e-book depicts a system that should change. Like Meek Mill (https://www.thefader.com/2018/08/15/meek-mill-prison-reform-wrongful-conviction-podcast) Perez noticed firsthand a system devoid rehabilitation.
“It’s a damaged system. When you received a system that’s been doing a set issues for 50 years however the very same outcomes are popping out it it hasn’t created a safer jail surroundings then it hasn’t created a safer society at massive,” mentioned Perez. “The total objective jail is to guard society from people who have violated the legislation. The second objective is to guard these which are in jail. The proliferation avenue gangs and jail gangs, how the 2 join and the way the within and out of doors are interconnected. A big half it’s the jail ficials who’ve caught with the identical design. Man comes out after a ten-year sentence, was he given any alternatives to be taught a commerce? Was he given entry to rehabilitative applications? These are subjects that should be continually on the desk as a result of most folk are gonna be launched from jail in some unspecified time in the future and what are they being launched to? What are their choices? If there are not any different choices the very best one is what led them to jail.”
Perez hopes his story will serve for example to assist others keep away from incarceration. He can be doing a e-book studying and signing in Los Angeles Wednesday, September 26th at The Dime on Fairfax.