- So I'm gonna buy some LSD.
I think that's pretty chill.
MDMA, he's out, so whatever, (bleep) you.
Always down with weed, so let's just get it all.
Let's just get all the weed.
And I think we can hit the road.
(funky music)
(sirens blaring)
I'm Amina, and I am an ex-drug dealer.
Drug dealing is a crime.
It's illegal, so please do not do it.
So being a drug dealer was really interesting.
It was kind of like a real job.
I was making appointments.
I was trying to figure out what amount they wanted.
The bulk of my drug dealing was weed.
What got me into drug dealing was honestly
just the fact that I personally loved drugs.
Day to day of drug dealing, you know,
unfortunately, it's pretty mundane.
But I was just doing it on like a college campus,
so it was really just boring.
I know video games.
I'm into them.
I've seen them on the peripheral.
I like playing them when I know how to play them.
I down. I ready to start.
Let's go.
So I just got out of this house.
I'm trying to get into this car,
and then I guess I'm just trying to sell some drugs
so I can make money.
Oh, I don't have any drugs yet.
I did not know that.
So I have to go get drugs.
So I'm gonna head up to this first pill.
That looks like it's the closest one.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Oh, no.
No!
Oh, he's bleeding.
I do not drive in real life,
so I think that that might be the main challenge.
I've never learned how to drive a car.
I don't know how to ride a bike.
I don't know how to swim.
I just kind of walk.
I don't know how much acceleration I need to put.
I'm gonna go right there.
Yeah, that's where I want to go.
So yeah, drug dealing in this world I feel like
is very different than the real world.
Usually in the real world, Google Maps takes the lead,
or an Uber driver takes the lead,
or a friend that's trying to help you make some money,
make ends meet, you know, good-willed hearted people
are usually there to help.
In this case, it looks like you're kind of on your own,
and honestly, it's scary.
And I think I see a pill.
These guys, you gonna give me a pill?
Is it them?
They were mad at me.
- [Producer] Well, you hit one of them.
- Oh, okay.
I didn't mean, I just wanted to get my pill.
Where are my boys?
Where did they go?
This is the drug-dealing house.
This is what we got.
I think that's my man.
So this is crazy.
Just rolling up to this drug dealer
and just having straight up like a menu,
a very organized list of a price breakdown.
Honestly, I respect it.
I think efficiency and organization are key to any business.
In hindsight, I wish I had a menu.
These prices sound crazy 'cause $688 for two things of LSD.
I paid $6 for LSD, for a tab.
No judgment, but I don't, I'm not down with crack,
not down with whatever the (bleep) the other (bleep) is,
not, no.
So I'm gonna buy some LSD.
I think that's pretty chill.
MDMA, he's out, so whatever.
(bleep) you.
Always down with weed, so let's just get it all.
Let's just get all the weed,
and I think we can hit the road.
Okay, so I just bought my drugs.
This is cool.
Thank you, dude.
Let's get out of here.
I'm gonna do some business.
He's just keeping an eye on things.
So one unit of LSD on the University campus.
Look at him just walk.
He's ready.
He's like, "I'm going, I'm going."
- [Prove] Love that you're a drug dealer
like staying to the predetermined path through this garden.
Like you won't run through the garden.
(laughs)
- I can break more rules if I wanted to,
but now I'm in the bushes.
I'm not a very good virtual drug dealer, but I promise you
I'm good in real life.
Am I holding a bomb? - Yes.
- I don't support that.
So this really sucks.
It looks like I lost my car while I was doing my drug deal
because people are mean.
I don't think it's very nice to steal cars.
I guess I never sold drugs in LA.
That's the obstacle in LA is being able to drive.
So this is the first time I've stolen a car in my life,
and it feels honestly exhilarating.
Sorry.
Get out of my way.
Oh, he's pushing me, what a.
That was not a nice person.
Just like try to be considerate.
I have a different experience than you.
I don't know how to drive.
- [Character] That was your fault!
- See, this person let me.
This person was like, I get it.
How realistic is it
that I would have made it to my drug deal
after killing people and stealing cars?
Probably not very.
Two units of weed for $720.
Sell one unit of weed outside the gas station
in Little Seoul.
Okay, so I gotta get back in this car, I guess.
Oh, beautiful.
What a nice little area.
It looks like a college campus.
Is he texting these people and telling them,
"Hey, tonight's a good deal.
"I got this and this and that."
They're just like hitting him up, and he's like,
"I just happen to have the amount that you need."
I mean, they took out the boring stuff,
I guess on purpose, 'cause nobody wants to deal with that.
And a lot of drug dealing isn't really exciting.
It's just regular.
It's just coordinating, scheduling, administrative.
There are drugs that I don't support
and I don't think deserve an outlet.
Heroin, bad drug.
Meth, bad drug.
I don't make deliveries.
Tell 'em, "Hey, I'm here. This is my time. Come to me."
- [Character] Man, I'm sorry!
(laughs)
- That was my drug dealer.
It says, "Drug deal ended. You earned $0."
He's mad at me.
Okay, hold on.
I'm gonna get back in and move out.
I think he's stuck.
I think he's like, I'm stuck.
I can't give it to you.
He ducked.
He left.
He was like (bleep) you.
The police on me is really scary and I don't like it.
It's like I gotta get out of here,
but I like I'm gonna run into this thing a bunch
so I'm scared.
Oh, they're behind me.
Hold on, hold on, hold on, get out of my way.
Did they shoot me?
I'm in Mount Zonah.
I'm in a hospital.
Well, that's nice.
I guess drug dealers deserve healthcare, right?
So let's go take this person out of their car.
No? Okay, bye.
I would really hope this is not reflective
of my ability to drive in real life.
I'm sorry.
Oh my god, the police are on my ass.
No, why are you hitting me?
Who the (bleep) are you?
Do I have a knife?
I don't want to kill anybody with a knife.
Deal done, you earned $260.
Is he checking her out?
What happening?
Why did it zoom in on that woman across the street?
All of this has kept me on the edge of my seat.
I've been very exhilarated.
Scared, worried, nonchalant.
He's looking at her ass.
It just focused on her butt.
This is, what is this game?
Okay, so it looks like I am out of the drugs now.
So I need to look for a drug dealer.
Got my shank ready.
Gotta get in.
Now we're cooking.
Two units of weed at Vespucci Canals.
I love how real this game feels in terms of location.
An easy drug deal honestly, it feels like no work.
It's a gift.
Oh, this is my guy.
Oh, oh no.
Maybe that's my guy.
No, why'd you get out?
Stop. Stay.
Oh, I see him.
Deal done. You earned $260.
This experience in buying and selling drugs
in a video game I feel like
was very much not realistic for me.
I was getting a great deal for drugs
from a guy I'd been hooking up with,
so it was very like I had to meet a stranger
in a sketch alley or run over some people
in order to get them out of the way,
or just even drive.
But, you know, I'm sure
it's realistic for someone out there.
(jazzy music)