New York City rapper feared for his life on the Coquihalla Highway

CONTENT ADVISORY

If you think gangster culture seems hardcore, try driving on the Coquihalla Highway.

Tony Yayo is a member of G-Unit alongside fellow rapper 50 Cent.

During Yayo’s recent Canadian tour, he performed in Kelowna on Jan. 25, after playing in Chilliwack the night before.

Despite all the hard knocks life has thrown at Yayo, nothing had prepared him for the trip to the Okanagan.

In an interview with Vlad TV on YouTube, he recalls his experience on what he remembered as the “Kokanagan Highway.”

He begins talking about his travels around the 2:30 mark of the video.

%%Video1%%

“I know the promoter didn’t want to tell me, but some of these roads we could have died on bro,” he tells the host.

He called it “the scariest thing” he’s dealt with in a while.

“We used to buildings and taxis and shit, but they got mountains, they got moose… You got moose out there, deer – one false turn, it’s over for you. The nature part of it is crazy to see the mountain, the forest the lakes… it’s something you never see, it's beautiful.”

Yayo also said he was surprised to find out there are so many gun owners in Canada, and he gave a shout-out to B.C. for decriminalizing fentanyl, cocaine and heroin.

To contact a reporter for this story, email Dan Walton or call 250-488-3065 or email the editor. You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom and be entered to win a monthly prize draw.

We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above.