Bluflame

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BluFlame was born in Bartow, Florida, located between Tampa and Orlando, and just
south of Lakeland, Florida. The city was named in honor of FRANCIS S. BARTOW, the
first brigade commander of the Confederate Army to die in combat, during the
American Civil War. It is also the birthplace of Hall of Fame linebacker and two-time
Super Bowl Champion, RAY LEWIS. But his journey would begin, twenty miles
northward, in the City of Winter Haven, Florida.
“I grew up in the neighborhood called ABBY LANE. Back then, ABBY LANE
was the streets. My cousin and I witnessed out first murder. A lady got her
head blown off by her husband. I remember me and my cousin running,
until the asthma kicked in.
We seen the police everyday, if not every night. It was crazy fights
everyday. Throw ‘em up, bust ‘em up…is what we called it. But it was a
grind all day, every day.”
His mother, a young black teen, worked for Taco Bell. And his father, worked for
Scottie’s - but Flame didn’t know what his father’s actual occupation was.
“It was a tough life. But we got along. My parents had me really young,
so it was like them raising themselves, and raising me at the same time.”
The conditions of his neighborhood, forced Flame to mature faster than most children
his age. It created an youthful desire to protect and provide for his family.
“I had to help take of my lil brother and sisters when I was 7. So I hustled
and sold candy...anything to keep the family alive.