Marlo Chris Monk hand out cash to children

[vijanatrix]

lil niggas aint up to no good is you?

[WLYBEE]

It's scenes like this that made The Wire such a great show. So well written and acted, even little things like the half smirk on Marlo's face and the look back to Chris. Amazing programme.

[rocafella2008]

I love the way Marlo looks at chris as if to say ''this kid's okay, we should keep an eye on him'' + in a way you kinda feel Marlo had a little respect for him for not taking his money.

[ggaboi17]

That should've told you right there how tough he was nigga straight dogged Marlo

[buggeazy102]

he knew mike wasnt a punk but what kills me was mike didnt want to take the money cause he didnt want to have nothin to do with them but ends up joining them any ways dont figure

[DaRocker21]

Lol. Monk be tripping me out. That's a funny dude.

[jstrick31907]

Marlo was expecting a hostile response or an expression of defeat from Michael, which he didn't get. But what he did get was a look of "If I was old enough I would kick your ass, but you got the upper hand". Since Marlo didn't get the typical "wimp" response he was duly impressed!! This youngster stood up to me without speaking. Classic scene!

[Foxist101]

He noticed Michael got wolf eyes.

[armstrong2mcgrady2k1]

Marlo saw that killa in Michael's eyes

[FUCKxUxNxURxMOTHERx2]

This shows awesome.

[Reqrezentin]

"Name gonna ring out man"

WTFF. LOL, what a bitchy way to get your name out. I never even noticed that bit.

[David198194]

Michael was a force the whole time n way,he was the only one of the four who didnt get bitched n da street.

[x5starhustla]

That nigga Mike cold

[Whatisright]

I like Namond and all, but why he took money from the guy who was waring and killing his father's people?

[mbproject21]

I'm surprised Marlo didn't have Michael killed since he thinks every little slight is a challenge or threat to his manhood.

[Mr1mathieu1]

@mbproject21 I think marlo didn't like killing children. He didn't even kill randy aldo he thought he snitched.

[tommybrown187]

all marlo cared about was making his name ring out. he did everything to get the strongest rep. but he had no character. ppl feared him but they didnt respect him. for the most part omar was a 1 man wrecking crew, but like he said " a man gotta have a code" because omar lived by a certain code of honor( even by street terms). his name rang out even after he was killed and he became a legend. its like a King who isnt loved by the kingdom but a hero peasent who is. its your classic story of honor

[holdupdown]

@tommybrown187 nigga you smart

[BookingBossDC]

eff u nikka, i only halfway tried ...

[union410]

Once Marlo called him a bitch ass punk he looked at him eye to eye. Damn Michael was that dude!

[mbproject21]

nigga monk always so miserable lol

[dagumpbest]

you know i was talking to a dude at work and he didn't notice the stare down i'm like how

[TheIrishny]

Thats exaactly what Clay Davis says when hes being accused of money laundering "Ill take any money if they GIVING it away". Nice touch in the series.

[o0R3stless0o]

Michael is smart, he know that prick Marlo tryna con him!

[CanadianChronic2121]

@o0R3stless0o

Michael < Omar

Dukie < Bubbles

Namond < Cutty

Randy < Avon

[dagumpbest]

@CanadianChronic2121 how can namond be cutty he never had heart and he couldn't fight i agree with all the rest randy maybe after he got his weight up

[CanadianChronic2121]

@dagumpbest

namond is like cutty because he had to realize he had heart ( choosing not to be in the game ) the same way cutty did ( by opening up a gym instead of being a soldier ) & trying to connect with the kids & keep them off the corners .

[dagumpbest]

@CanadianChronic2121 ok i see were you were going

[WiseGuy5674]

Thats a young Omar talking to a young Clay Davis.."Sheeeeeiiiiiitt, I'll take any mothafucka's money if he givin' it away!"

[datsher1]

if i didnt have this on?? haha

[bookert01]

Michael made Marlo think twice about who he is calling bitch ass punk.

[mikemillion2000]

Monk - 'Little n----z ain't up to no good is ya!? - LOL, I remember when the bigger guys in the neighborhood use to say that to me and the youngin's I used ta run with.. LOL...

[Suprayz]

Wait, whats the name of this movie?

[LeBronForTheWin]

@Suprayz u fucking with me son? THE WIRE, not a movie, HBO bitch

[youngs1ncere]

All Marlo ever wanted was to be recognized, known, and remembered.

[b4rn35y]

right at the end when namond says he'll take any motherfuckers money if he giving it away. exactly what clay davis said. how many times do you see this in the wire and sopranos where such contrasting characters say the same lines.

remarkably clever

[SingleServingJohn]

I think I've asked this before, but the beat that starts at 4.20, where is it from?

Thanks

[SingleServingJohn]

@SingleServingJohn

My bad, I mean 2.40 - while Marlo and Michael stare each other in the eyes.

[Fittsburgh]

Namond using a Clay Davis line at the end makes me laugh everytime

[trose113]

Damn! I just peeped the last lil line from young boy.."I'll take any muthafucka  money if he givin it away now".....Quick quiz qho else said that before???? Hint, shhiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeiiiT!

[jgrew030]

Give money to the kids, and you got eyes on the streets for you. You got eyes the cops and enemies wouldn't even think nothing of.

You also got a potential army and future slingers who will remember the only person who helped them out

[bhcdarkness]

Best part about this video is that Marlo blinks first. 

[targetegrat]

Namond said the same line that Clay Davis said when he was talking about taking money if someone gives it to him. Never noticed till now.

[fishqwer]

@targetegrat Never noticed this either. But did you also notice how Namond could be "the next Clay Davis" by the end of the series just as Michael is the next omar and Dukie the next Bubbles? I mean obviously they're not exactly the same, but I think the series was trying to show how the problems with B-more stay the same if no one changes anything.

[jgrew030]

@targetegrat good eye man! Never noticed that. You think he could become the next Senator? With that private school education, seems like Namond could be next in line for that.

[donnylorenzo]

the look on marlos face at 2:43 is almost like a surprised/impressed look, michael just stood up for himself to the leader of the top drug gang in west baltimore, it would be hard not to be impressed by that, especially if it was you were marlo. michael had the potentional to be anything kinda like the haniken skywalker of baltimore, but he joins the darkside because of his hatred for his mothers boyfriend.

[mistermordancy]

thats amazing i didn't realise the connection between clay's line and Namonds till i saw this... epic writing.

[NBAlegends]

I love Michael only looks Marlo in the eye after he calls him a bitch, and you can see that Marlo didn't expect that and he's a little impressed and that's when he takes up an interest in Michael.

Also one of my favourite little details is how Clay Davis repeats Namond's last line word for word in the very same episode.

It's the little things that make the show so special

[bendyplywood]

@NBAlegends Yeah, namond in the urban debate league could be the new clay..

[donnylorenzo]

@NBAlegends many characters in the show have similarities to them, like you said clay and namond. same with bunny and stringer, before stringer gets executed and before bunny becomes the sacrifical lamb and gets demoted they both say the same thing, "get on with it motherfu" and are both interrupted before they can finish. they are both very similar in their views of the drug game. the more obvious ones are michael and omar, bubbles and dukie. probably the smartest show ever

[donnylorenzo]

@NBAlegends omar had a code and did things with a purpose. michael questioned why people had to die because of senseless shit. from the start you could see michael sees outside of the box.

[Mike32587]

@NBAlegends Naymond will be the new Clay Davis some day.

[ConcaCon]

In that scene Michael reminds me a lot of myself. That cynical distrust, that pride in not taking nothing from noone if it is a handout. No need to say anything to Marlo, just the action of rejection itself spoke volumes. There also was smartness in not taking part in the conversation. Silence can often convey a lot more than mere words.

[vijanatrix]

@ConcaCon lol ur nowhere near as tough sa michael, so stfu

[ConcaCon]

@vijanatrix

I take it you have either followed my entire life and the trials therein to make such an assessment, or you are just a troll with a lot of internet courage. Either way, you shut the fuck up and mind your business.

[vijanatrix]

@ConcaCon fuck off

[frank88130]

This scene is a serious one when micheal looked at marlo, marlo could tell this kid got fire in him thats why marlo reacted the way he did and recruited him, body language, actions it does'nt show your wit it shows what your ABOUT.

[trillfire]

"ill take any muhfucka money if he giving it away" that quote seems to flow through the series alot lol

[MilchSir]

0:43 Quanise Davis?? SHEIIIIIIIIIIIIIT

[Paralyt1c]

In the end namond says just what clay davis said in royce' office, I believe that was intentional.

[jaykw90]

You ever notice Clay Davis says the same exact thing when he's talking to Royce after he gets accused of money laundering as Namond does at the end? "Sheeeit, I'll take any motherfucker's money if he's givin' it away!" Interesting connection... Nay was a smart kid. You'd hope he wouldn't get caught doing stupid shit like Davis was though... as long as Colvin raised him right, which he would have.

[1929bigman]

namond was the smartest out of all of them. he got outta the game and is gonna become the new clay davis. he said the exact same thing as him and will be making his money downtown. Then the gangstas aint gonna be able to touch him like when stringer told slim to kill clay davies. neither will the police coz of all the politics

[BLakNoSe777777]

this is the sons of the crack babies in control of the game this is nuts lol

[BLakNoSe777777]

shit namond is just like this portugal little street niggas there aint no special cclasses with cops in here we got to beat this dudes in the face quit a lot godammit

[devyvalentino]

wait... Marlo talks to Michael without nobody next to him while Michael crew right there but didn't talk to Bodie when he has his crew cross the street and little down the block lol

[devyvalentino]

Oh so he Nino Brown now.

[WiseGuy5674]

"Shit, I'll take any motha fucka's money if he givin' it away"..Clay Davis said the same line.

[berrybegood]

@WiseGuy5674 funny i was just about to post that same thing. its telling cuz when Michael says why he doesnt take the money its because he doesnt like owing people for shit. this emphasizes an underlying theme of the series which is that career politicians will take money from anyone giving it away and the politicians in turn give favorable accomidations to these campaign donors ie: andy krawcyk, maurice webber, ed bowers etc...

[wire1010102]

monk remind me of officer walker

[JoeTheMaestro]

Isn't what Namond says at the end an exact copy of what Clay Davis said? "I'll take any motherfuckers money if he's giving it away." Sheeeeit. Namond could be the next Senator.

[krishnm]

@JoeTheMaestro you are correct, it's exactly the same line. The wire does that sometimes. Stringer's last words to Brother Mouzone and Omar, "Get on with it motherf___ers," is the same thing Bunny Colvin says to Rawls and Burrell before they give him the axe.

[hadassah1965]

that is the first time that I seen Marlo smile; kind of cute, too!

[theanklebreaker88]

@uunit08 i dunno man remember the security guard he had chris and snoop put in da vacants. The only real soldiers who respected people not in da game was Avon and Omar. Marlo was da most cold hearted nigga in da game. Just straight ruthless.

[lace314]

namond say the same thing that fuckboy clay davis said "i'll take any muthafuckas money if they givin it away!" lhh

[Louifie]

Like looking into a mirror....Marlo seen a reflection of himself in Michael.

[bhcdarkness]

One of the best scenes - Predicts the future in a few seconds. Marlo looks away first and that says everything about Mike.

[jiac1125]

mike showed heart by looking him dead in the eye when marlow tried to pull his card. mike had no idea he was talking to a master mind killer. marlow like that. not only the fact that he didnt take his money he stood up to him in a way kind of. mike was smart.marlow saw the poteintal in mike. this was one of my favorite scenes.

[lovejah100]

@jiac1125 yh i feel you on that one bro..marlo saw mike is on real nigga time hence the moment of clarity on marlows face..!

[jiac1125]

@lovejah100 yeah yeah dope.

[Antrizzle2009]

@jiac1125 Actually Michael knew exactly who he was, which makes him standing up to him like that even more impressive.

[jiac1125]

@Antrizzle2009 agreed

[lildwayne21]

Marlo saw a lot of himself in Michael oddly enough. He saw that killer instinct in him that he possessed and he didn't even have to say shit.

[souf15]

2:11 look at Namond flashing the WESTSIDE handsign LMAO

[mmcneil777]

This was a great scene. A lot going on between the lines. Marlo 'saw' something in Michael. Sensed his potential. It's funny when a 'bad guy' from the streets 'sees' something in someone else. He's thinking about making him a 'soldier' but a deeper part of him is seeing something else... Great scene from the 'street', that actuall happens at times...

[kamikazefita]

dang he saw quawniece lucky.

[amster2007dam]

Marlo walks like a monkey...hahahahha:-)

[Omerta3000]

@amster2007dam lol I was gonna say like an alien. It was fuckin weird that's for sure

[Krowsnose]

I don't know how many crews do this sorta thing in the US but a lot of latin american and south american crews will give handouts to the public to keep them on their side as opposed to the police who probably don't do shit to help them.

[jimmd56]

@Krowsnose

it ain't nothing new. The traditional old school sicilian mafia did this too. They even solved peoples disputes too, policing the community in a kind of way.. It was like that until they decided to use their power solely for getting rich..

[lildwayne21]

The reality of season 4 is that in the hood there's always a Namond, a Chris, a Snoop, a Marlo, A Monk, Bodie, Poot, Randy, Michael or Dukie in the game. Growing up in poverty in the hood is a terrible thing, but without characters like this there is no hood. There is no game,

[pellepellecorps]

Lmao@ 20-25 seconds the lil kid says thats my money yo

[JusJuiceIt]

i never heard of it b4 lol..thnks yo

[JusJuiceIt]

whats the name of this show?

[Thuglet]

the wire lol

[tigerchief]

Despise the free lunch. Learn the laws of power children.

[mf0526]

"i'll take any motha' fucker's money if they be givin' it away"

what namond says is exactly what state senator clay davis said earlier in the series!

definitely one of my favorite lines... BAR NONE!

[smukles]

Yeah, I noticed that too.

[cmbsoldja]

Tru dat

[Theghot791]

Why was marlo given out money

[18ou]

marlo used a tactic to try and friend up michael after he seen he wasnt a bitch ass punk... thats why he starts smilin and turns to chris (like are you seeing this)

[IAMtheNewWorldOrder]

lol @ Randy "hey Mr. Monk I'll take his if he don't want it"

[cmbsoldja]

yea. Him calling him Mr. Monk

[IAMtheNewWorldOrder]

Marlo's like a politician. He knows P.R. is important.

[antihostile]

Michael is being cool but then he gives him that look when Marlo calls him a bitch-ass punk. That look lets Marlo know that Michael ain't no bitch-ass punk!!

[KleWdSide]

Marlo also admires his guts for refusing.

[GSp0on1489]

Michael was about to fuck him up.

[mrmootheirrev]

Marlo isn't being "kind hearted", handing out money like that is good business. The people will trust you more than the police, which is a better way of getting support than simply fear.

It's a tactic of every true resistance movement, why do you think Hamas has such high support in Gaza? They fund all this charitable work. And then the government uses strong arm tactics to try and break the groups and the population turns to the group even more.

[lildwayne21]

Marlo is not handing out money to be charitable. As you said before, he's doing what he has to do keep his reputation in tack.

[amster2007dam]

@mrmootheirrev Hamas is in the government though......democraticly elected!!!!

[tgodd]

@mrmootheirrev he just wants his name in the streets

[donnylorenzo]

@mrmootheirrev everyone in that show had good and bad qualities to them, except for marlo (possibly stringer as well), i couldnt find one in him, shit you can find it in even chris and snoop (maybe snoop).

[MobHeataEnt]

@mrmootheirrev Its like how the Mafiosos handed out Turkey on Thanksgiving and Christmas in them old days.

[mkvl1490]

Hahah that stare made Marlo back track his words in his mind and notice something in him

[xxNBAxx]

The Stare Michael Gives Marlo At 2:54 Can Work On Anything Loool. I Always Use It Now :D

[frankeinstein1]

"Mike was ready to 2 piece Marlo for real.."

[blunts40sbitches]

everytime I watch this, and hear those kids say "Thank you Mr. Marlo!" that shit creeps me out

[blunts40sbitches]

look at Namond's bitch ass, he was about to cry thinking Marlo was gonna kill MIchael haha

[weedblower89]

where da fuck was dookie when this money was being handed out

[wrighty535]

haha, good point, that kid couldn't catch a break

[KJMEmpireInc]

@weedblower89 I know you wrote this comment, damn near a year ago, but I've always thought the same thing,

[weedblower89]

@KJMEmpireInc yeah its like dukie is never around when money is being giving out

[BabyeSherry]

i think namond is nasty. Anyway he know he aint gonna get any. and i respect michael opinion.

[jayhova313]

marlo was such a bitch.. if he didnt have Chris on his side he wouldve been got popped.. Mike was the truth, he gave him that look like i a beat yo ass nigga.. lol

[shinsta123]

yeah, but the last time you see Marlo in season 5, he fended off two guys, one of them carrying a gun.

[groffo12345]

The scene is telling considering that Mike is going to know be robbing people like Marlo and giving real charity to people like Omar did.

[sexxyladychick]

namond threw up west side to marlo wat a loser..

[sexxyladychick]

yooo micheal if i aint have this on i would fuck you up!!!..

[3KeepsMeEntertained3]

I loved the way mike looked down at first, but when tested u can see hes real!

[PeteyB267]

Michael started in season 1. He was in 1,3,4,5

[shinsta123]

wrong information. when was Michael ever in 1 or 3

[DaRocker21]

That moment with Micheal was probably the only time you see Marlo feel defeat and even a bit of fear throughout the entire episode. That look Michael gave him said it all.

[Safo8888]

namond reminds me of so many fake, wanna be hard pussies i went to school with

[Words2soul]

@Safo8888 the ones who are loud are the fake ones the ones who are quiet are the ones to watch out for this applys for real life!!

[lubui2583]

@Safo8888 hes not a fake pussy. the game just wasn't for him. he was forced in to that lifestyle that he was never built for.

[MeiMeiluvsu]

Is Tina Jekins the one Tristan was on when Dukie caught them in the room?

[weedblower89]

when did that happen ?

[MeiMeiluvsu]

handing out money..you know that Pre- Recession episode...lol

[geebus83]

jamie hector harldy says anything but he's an awesome actor

[Krowsnose]

Not sure how authentic that is in the US but that sort of thing is done in Brazil. Dealers will hand out money t to people living in their territory so they trust them over the police.

[robertmurray7782]

Love how Michael didn't say anything, just looked at him. Marlo clearly wasn't intimidated but he certainly respected him for it.

[aharris82]

He probably had half of those kids' parents put up in the vacants

[GrizzINK]

What A Nice Drug Dealer lol

[TheGuyWithDaFace]

yeah besides Marlo having all those people killed... He has a soft side too.  :)

[woodwyrm]

he's just recruiting new hoppers