“East Buffalo is a raw description of what it’s like to live on the East Side of Buffalo,” Hooks said in a recent interview. “A lot of people don’t know what it’s like to live over there and the stuff we go through and the people that we lose. You can literally live a normal life and not bother anybody and still be a product of your environment. Like, it’s crazy. The stuff that you go through at a young age makes you feel like you have PTSD.”