How This Atlanta Hustler Built a Million-Dollar Drug Empire | Eric Girault

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🗓️ 28 September 2025

⏱️ 147 minutes

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Eric Girault grew up in New York City and was selling crack by the time he was 13 years old. Hoping to save him from the streets, his parents moved the family to Atlanta — but Eric’s hustle never stopped. After dropping out of college, he built a successful weed business that made him serious money… until an associate snitched, landing him in federal prison with a 12-year sentence. #DrugEmpire #AtlantaHustler #TrueCrimePodcast #KingpinStories #PrisonInterviews #DrugTrafficking #CrimeDocumentary #LockedInPodcast Thank you to EXPRESSVPN, BLUECHEW & PRIZEPICKS for sponsoring this episode: ExpressVPN: Secure your online data TODAY by visiting https://www.expressvpn.com/lockedin to find out how you can get up to four extra months. BlueChew: Visit https://bluechew.com/ and use promo code LOCKEDIN at checkout to get your first month of BlueChew FREE & pay five bucks for shipping. Prizepicks: Visit https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/IANBICK and use code IANBICK and get $50 in lineups when you play your first $5 lineup! Connect with Eric Girault: Website - https://www.innoutww.com/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@innoutww Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5yVcjJ5JeeWBKh5ZgMxVV0 Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-n-out-podcast-with-eric-girault/id1699916908 TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@innoutww Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/innoutww/ Hosted, Executive Produced & Edited By Ian Bick: https://www.instagram.com/ian_bick/?hl=en https://ianbick.com/ Presented by Tyson 2.0 & Wooooo Energy: https://tyson20.com/ https://woooooenergy.com/ Use code LOCKEDIN for 20% OFF Wooooo Energy Buy Merch: http://www.ianbick.com/shop Timestamps: 00:00 From Hustle Dreams to Federal Prison: Eric Girault’s Story02:13 Growing Up in NYC: Family, Streets & Survival04:42 The Neighborhood That Shaped Him06:14 Selling Crack at 13: How It All Began11:31 Street Rules & Lessons Learned Early13:33 Fast Money, Lifestyle & Getting Caught by His Parents20:48 Moving to Atlanta: Trying to Escape the Streets23:48 High School Years: Struggling to Stay Straight28:03 Dropping Out & Starting a Weed Business in College37:46 Music Industry Dreams & Dangerous Rivalries44:41 Earning the Nickname “The Black John Gotti”53:18 Building a Full College Weed Empire01:03:38 Scaling Up: Moving Serious Weight01:16:37 Drug Trafficking Logistics & Street Strategy01:32:00 Betrayal, Indictment & The Federal Case That Changed His Life01:51:51 12 Years in Federal Prison: Survival, Growth & Redemption02:11:40 Life After Prison: Mentorship, Advocacy & Giving Back02:23:32 Changing His Story & Inspiring the Next Generation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I wanted to be the biggest weed dealer in America.
0:02.0	What do you think your reputation was?
0:03.4	I wanted to be the black John Gotti.
0:04.9	Tell us that first moment you hustled when you were 13.
0:07.5	His dude literally put a hit out on me. It's crazy as hell. Tell us about prison. Where'd they send you to? Eric Geralt started selling crack on the streets of New York City when he was just 13 years old. after moving to Atlanta to escape the hustle,
0:18.6	he dropped out of college,
0:19.9	built a lucrative weed business,
0:21.9	and then an associate snitched,
0:23.6	landing him in federal prison. moving to Atlanta to escape the hustle, he dropped out of college, built a lucrative weed business,
0:21.8	and then an associate snitched, landing him in federal prison for 12 years.
0:26.3	Today, Eric shares the raw, unfiltered story of betrayal, prison life, and how he turned it all around.
0:34.9	Eric, welcome to Lockton, man.
0:36.6	What's happening, Ian? Thanks for having me, bro. Good to be here. Yeah, thanks so muched In, man. What's happening, Ian?
0:39.0	Thanks for having me, bro.
0:39.6	Good to be here.
0:55.7	Yeah, thanks so much for coming, man. I really appreciate it. I know you've been making your rounds. You're on Mats and Johnny's, and now you're locked in. Yeah, no doubt, no doubt. And I enjoy it. I'll tell you a little fun fact. This is my first time of Connecticut, but I actually grew up at a younger age in Queens, New York.
0:56.4	So I'm here.
0:54.7	I come last night and I'm looking for a good Italian restaurant.
0:59.5	So the lady at the hotel tells me to go to Ratchez. And so I'm driving within five minutes.
1:05.2	I see the sign and it says, like, welcome to New York, the Empire State. And I'm like, what the
1:10.4	fuck? I didn't, it sounds kind. And I'm like, what the fuck?
1:13.2	I didn't, it sounds kind of stupid.
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