King Los Goes to Baltimore in “Ghetto Boy” Video

King Los goes back to his hometown in "Ghetto Boy" music video. The video focuses on the streets that raised the RCA Records signee and also the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody. Gray, a 25-year-old African-American, died on April 19, 2015 from injuries to his spinal cord allegedly at the hands of six Baltimore police officers. Following Gray's death, the city of Baltimore erupted in riots. In the "Ghetto Boy" visual, Los is seen performing in the projects and cooking up ramen noodles while other scenes showcase dirt bike tricks and locals getting camera time. "Ghetto Boy," which is off of his last project God, Money, War, is a record about the struggles that occur in the ghetto plus Los' rise out of it. The video captures that song completely. Back in May shortly after the riots, K.L. spoke to us about his city.

"There are more laws against us and it’s justifiable to kill us," he said. "I mean, it’s almost fucking legal to kill us, bro. I just don’t understand how that can still be continuous through White prejudice, Black prejudice, it don’t matter. It’s a bigger issue than just race. We got a Black president and more Black kids are getting killed than ever. We got to do something, and I think it starts with having a value system put in place and there has to be actual real friendships between the communities and the police. Like I said, people got to really know God, and there is a war for your soul. You’re a human being first, then you’re a police officer. Know the love inside of yourself that’s not going to make you mishandle someone to the point where it's not going to make you break their back or sever their spine. Imagine me handling your son or loved one with such vicious, brute force that I break their back? What love is inside of me of that point? What regard do I have for this person's life? None. And that’s what happened. It’s unacceptable and those things have to change. There has to be value and it’s just not enough."