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Big respect to everyone hitting the cash app too and for anybody trying to throw support to the channel you can catch me at evil streets tv on cash app everything gets pumped right back into this thing Aight y'all let's dive into this gangster chronicles So check it Don Diva dropped their 51st issue back in August 2013 and they ran this piece called old gangsters and young guns Do or die bed stuy the article broke down the brutal back and forth bloodshed between CMB cash money brothers and Damon world Hardy going up against the legendary ivory nut Davis but yo the headline alone don't really tell the whole twisted tale The true heart of that article is buried in the grimy particulars of Brooklyn's notorious Lafayette Gardens LG projects more commonly recognized as part of bed stuy a hood with a resume for birthing some of the coldest names in the game bed stuy is probably best known for notorious BIG but it's that first word in his name that connects to this whole saga notorious Lafayette Gardens where this drama played out sat right in the eye of the storm in a clash of power and control between the seasoned street soldiers and the hungry new breed of grinders trying to stake their claim the chronicle of ivory nut Davis becomes the centerpiece as his role in the warfare with Damon Hardy and his people turned into a defining moment in bed stuy street lore bed stuy with its labyrinth of project buildings like Breavort Tomkins Roosevelt RV Marcy and Lafayette Gardens LG was a zone where the street life consumed everything the hood's standing for bloodshed and making it out alive earned it that cold nickname do or die back in the eighties and early nineties it transformed into a war zone for dominance where partnerships and vendettas controlled the blocks making it crystal clear that in bed stuy you either flourished or you got buried now the headline of that Don Diva article old gangsters and young guns do or die bed stuy might make you think it's about a takeover of the projects by younger starving street cats the truth was way more complicated the dynamic between Damon world Hardy and ivory nut Davis didn't play out like your typical story of a generation split causing beef truth be told nut and world possibly even connected through their shared come up in the same ruthless projects where respect and loyalty was everything they were locked in during those early days with their connection holding strong into the early nineties but the script started flipping and the battle between CMB and nuts squad began brewing the beef might've been lit in 1991 by the body of Tyrone the pops of a CMB affiliate an incident that sent shockwaves through the concrete Darrell Hamo Baum recognized for his ties with CMB was heavy in this tragedy some people say it was this murder that planted the seeds for the split between nut and world even though it wasn't as straightforward as a basic double cross the circumstances ran much deeper tangled up in personal relationships old bonds and changing loyalties the stick up that took the life of ed Taz Cooks father was a crucial turning point in the rising heat within CMB this moment would permanently link the Cook family to the conflict the murder wasn't just some random act of violence it was the spark that triggered a chain reaction that would carry lasting consequences for everybody caught up in it Taz might not ring bells for most but his part in the story goes deeper when you connect the dots to Mike Tyson word on the street was that Tyson dropped a fifty thousand dollar contract on Taz head along with Damon world this wasn't no light situation Tyson who had his own tangled street connections was tight with Hamo and was known to handle business with a brand of street justice that carried weight the wild part is the whole thing could be traced back to Tyrone Baum the brother of Darrell Hamo Baum and his hand in the robbery that went left it's a cruel twist that Tyrone's participation in the killing and the aftermath from it might've indirectly stoked the flames between CMB and nut even though they weren't the ones directly involved in the robbery the situation didn't explode right away though it wasn't until a couple years down the line that the full intensity of the war would erupt Tyrone Baum would wind up catching six to twelve years on a manslaughter charge for his part in the robbery turned homicide but the destruction was already set in motion his conviction didn't prevent the pressure from building and the war between the factions would become unavoidable as both sides moved to protect their own and seize control the death of Myron Wise Hardy in the early two thousands marked the flash point that amplified the already bubbling tensions between CMB and ivory nut Davis crew while the previous incidents had been a blend of street conflicts and tragic circumstances the murder of Wise was a personal violation but was framed as stemming from a war over territorial control the connection between Wise and world was special with their bond reaching beyond blood they had been raised together in a Muslim household a detail that suggests a deep familial and spiritual tie by the late nineties ivory nut Davis had already positioned himself as a feared presence in the streets of Lafayette Gardens but it was his clashes with the law and his involvement in the intensifying CMB versus nut beef that locked in his legend nuts attachment to LG was cemented not just by family roots but by his readiness to participate in street violence to claim authority in nineteen ninety three nut got knocked for an attempted robbery and caught one to three years but he would max out his bid and touch down in nineteen ninety six during that same stretch Damon world Hardy the head of CMB was locked up on charges of witness tampering and shooting at a narcotics cop eventually doing two to six years while both men were behind bars their street operations kept stirring tension between them but it was nineteen ninety nine the year Wise Hardy worlds older brother got murdered that really set the war ablaze nuts involvement in the murder of Wise would kick off a full blown conflict between nuts crew and CMB in the years that came after nut would be connected to multiple shootings and schemes further feeding the already explosive situation one standout incident went down in February two thousand at the legendary NYC nightclub the tunnel a magnet for hip hop culture the tunnel was infamous for its Sunday night events which often stretched well into the early morning hours according to a spokesperson for the club Sundays were especially troublesome with elevated tensions and constant violence this specific night would witness a shooting that was whispered to be tied to the ongoing beef between CMB and nuts crew the murder of Myron Wise Hardy in June nineteen ninety nine was the breaking point in the CMB versus nut conflict even though it was nuts nephew Rommel Davis who squeezed the trigger it was nuts moves and power that basically put him in the crosshairs Wise murder went down in front of some mailboxes on four five six Lafayette street a key location in Lafayette Gardens a backdrop that connected directly to the ongoing territorial battles nut had already constructed his reputation within LG becoming a major player in the local drug trade but climbing to the peak in this game often meant crossing the wrong people and Wise though family to world was competition for nut just as much as the two men had history competition in the streets had a way of flipping allies into enemies Wise a respected hustler in the neighborhood represented a direct threat to nuts dominance in LG and when nuts nephew ended his life it delivered a clear statement that nut wasn't stepping back from the war for power in the streets for Damon world Hardy losing his older brother was more than just personal it was a slap to his leadership in CMB the Hardy brothers were deeply rooted in the drug game and Wise murder was a direct assault on their territory the murder also confirmed nut as the number one target for payback despite the fact that nut didn't pull the trigger himself his influence and connection to Rommel made him the one ultimately accountable in the eyes of world and CMB this would place nut in the sights of one of Brooklyns most powerful crews the relationship between nut and Darrell Hamo Baum was one of mutual respect but it was also calculated Homos reputation as a loyal and trusted figure in the streets was well documented and with his recent release from prison after serving a fifteen year sentence it was obvious that his presence was valuable for whoever he aligned himself with Hamo had just come home in January nineteen ninety nine a few months before the murder of Myron Wise Hardy when he touched the streets he was stepping into a world that had changed drastically during his absence the CMB nut war was in full effect by then but Hamo was likely unaware of the scale of the conflict his loyalty to world and his ties to the CMB crew however would eventually drag him into the drama whether he was fully prepared for it or not Tyrone's sister believed that he had been set up by a female she knew but the streets were closing in fast and the real players were about to make their moves when you got beef this deep running through the concrete the only way it settles is through blood and in Lafayette Gardens that was the only language everybody understood
The legacy of Ivory Nut Davis remains etched into the streets of bed stuy as a reminder of how power ambition and loyalty collide in the hood he became a symbol of the ruthless game that consumed Lafayette Gardens a man who rose from nothing to command respect through fear and determination his story ain't no inspiration tape for young cats looking to get money and make noise it's a cautionary tale about the price you pay when you chase dominance in a world where death is always knocking at your door nut's name got remembered not for building something lasting but for the bodies that piled up in the process for the families he tore apart and the generations left picking up the pieces what's wild is how dudes like Ivory Nut Davis become legendary in street culture when really they just exemplify the trap the system got set up for young Black men trying to survive in neighborhoods abandoned by society these are the stories that get told in the projects the ones that get passed down and glorified but the real takeaway fam is understanding that streets don't love nobody and the game ain't got no retirement plan everybody who climbed to the top in those projects ended up six feet under or locked in a cell for life that's the only two outcomes this lifestyle guarantees and Ivory Nut Davis is just another chapter in that never ending cycle of violence and destruction that keep our communities bleeding out stay blessed fam