Who is big smoke based on?

5) Big Smoke
Melvin Harris, better known by fans as Big Smoke, was a high-ranking member of the Grove Street Families who later abandoned and joined Ballas. Clifton Powell voiced him. It is believed that Big Smoke's character in GTA San Andreas was inspired by Jamal Woolard, an American actor and rapper.
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Who is Carl Johnson based on?

The idea of the San Andreas character having been a former gang member turned basehead, also helps show this parallel. Also, Carl Johnson is based on Glenn Plummer's character Bobby Johnson.
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Is Big Smoke a Balla?

Big Smoke was a high-ranking member of the Grove Street Families who later defected to the Ballas, and made clandestine deals with the Los Santos Vagos and Russian Mafia, eventually becoming the most powerful crook in the criminal underworld of Los Santos.
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Was Ryder based on Eazy-E?

He has appeared in films such as Menace II Society, and can be heard in Radio Los Santos with the song "Hood Took Me Under". His look is based off Eazy-E, a late rapper and vocalist of the rap group N.W.A., who was famous during the late eighties and early nineties. He died of AIDS complications in 1995.
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Who is OG Loc based on?

OG Loc is also a very mocking parody of Ja Rule, although Ja Rule was not famous until 1999, seven years after the setting of GTA San Andreas. Both men are named "Jeffrey," portray themselves alike, and Ja Rule was also accused of stealing rhymes and other style notes from frequent collaborator DMX.
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Top 5 Hidden Early Signs That Big Smoke Was Going To Betray CJ GTA San Andreas Lore



Who is Ryder based on GTA?

Ryder Wilson, commonly referred to as Ryder by GTA fans, appeared in GTA San Andreas as a high-ranking member of the Grove Street Families. The character was voiced by MC Eiht, who was a rapper and a vocalist of the rap group CMW. Ryder's look is based on Eazy-E, a deceased rapper and vocalist of the rap group N.W.A.
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What does GTA mean in N.W.A. song?

He rolls down his window and he started to say. It's all about making that GTA! That last line stands for “grand theft auto.” We changed it to “GPA” in the dorms, though we felt just as hard-core saying it. Hip-hop heads of a certain age — call us OGs, original gangstas — remember where we were when N.W.A.
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Is CJ and Franklin related?

Franklin's GTAV Actor Is CJ's Real-Life Cousin

But what's perhaps even cooler is that he's the cousin of the voice actor who played CJ, Christopher Bellard, who was credited by his stage name Young Malay in GTA: San Andreas. Young Malay is also a rapper, record producer, and actor.
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What is Liberty city based on?

Liberty City, based on New York City, is one of the three original cities introduced in Grand Theft Auto. It is the first setting available to the player.
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How old is Franklin GTA 5?

Franklin Clinton was born in 1988, which would make him 24 or 25 in GTA 5 and 32 or 33 in GTA Online's The Contract.
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Why did Ryder betray?

His betrayal is very sudden and surprising. GTA San Andreas players often speculate about what Ryder did and why he did it. Arguments range from poor writing to changing the story midway through development. However, it can be argued that Ryder's personality and PCP usage led him down a path of destruction.
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How did OG Loc betray CJ?

Loc was then ordered to work as a Burger Shot janitor by his parole officer, and in the process of attempting to become famous, ruined Madd Dogg's career by having CJ steal his rhyme book and kill his manager (who called Loc whack).
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Is Carl Johnson still alive?

An Easter egg in GTA IV suggests that Carl, along with the other 3D Universe protagonists, are dead. However, this is simply to commemorate the game being the beginning of a new era and it is not considered canon. Rockstar Games have stated this is "a little joke to our fans".
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Is Carl Johnson in GTA 3?

9 He Worked For A GTA III Character At One Point

While CJ works for mob boss Salvatore Leone, a GTA III character, during his time in Las Venturas.
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Is CJ still alive in GTA 5?

Put simply he was killed sometime in the sixteen year time span between GTA San Andreas and GTA IV. in GTA V CJS block was controlled by the ballas. This also shows CJ to be dead as this would not have happened if he was alive.
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Why is Las Venturas and San Fierro not in GTA 5?

Las Venturas and San Fierro do exist within the GTA 5 world, they just aren't part of the map due to technical limitations. Modern consoles wouldn't be able to load in that much space, and PC would struggle unless it's pretty much bleeding edge.
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Are the Grove Street Families Bloods?

The Grove Street Families is based on the Crips, an African American street gang in South Central LA. They are one of the largest and most violent street gangs organizations in the United States. The gang, founded in 1969, has been associated with murders, robberies, and drug dealing, to name a few crimes.
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Is Niko Bellic alive?

By the end of GTA 4, Niko Bellic is alive. There is nothing to indicate he perishes after either ending (at least not right away). GTA 4 takes place in 2008, so plenty of years have passed between it and GTA 5.
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Is Boyz N the Hood based on a true story?

Production. Singleton wrote the film based on his own life and that of people he knew. When applying for film school, one of the questions on the application form was to describe "three ideas for films". One of the ideas Singleton composed was titled Summer of 84, which later evolved into Boyz n the Hood.
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What is the meaning of Boyz N the Hood?

This song is about the ghetto life in Compton, California, where N.W.A is from. It's describing a day in the life of a gangsta as rapped by Eazy-E. The tale of thug life in this song is something that its writer, Ice Cube, witnessed from a comfortable distance.
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Where is Grove street in real life?

Influence. Grove Street is most likely based on Spruce Street in Compton because of the cul-de-sac, the tree related name, the proximity to the city's river (in a separate location of the street), and that the Ballas occupy the area. In real-life, the Tree Top Piru set of the Bloods occupy the street.
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What city is GTA 6 based on?

Liberty City is a stand-in for New York, Vice City is Rockstar's version of Miami and San Andreas is all of California with Los Santos being LA. Now, it seems like Chicago is going to be added to the mix. According to insider Matheusbr9895, he's “80% confident” that GTA 6 will see some new locations.
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What is Vice City based on?

Vice City is based on Miami. Originally called Grand Theft Auto Miami and a direct sequel (instead of a prequel) to Grand Theft Auto III (2001).
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