East Harlem native James Cedric Hayden, known to the world as Dirtbike James was a legend in the streets but more importantly the bike world. Growing up in Harlem during the 80s, it was inevitable that one would become a hustler, always focused on the bag. Unfortunately for James, at the young age of 23 this path lead him to be sentenced to 48 years in Federal prison. During his trial, James was asked to cooperate by the FBI on several occasions to lighten his sentence. Being an honorable man and standing by the known code of the streets "Death Before Dishonor", James kindly declined to take the stand.
Ultimately, James' loyalty worked out in his favor. In 2010 President Obama, signed the Fair Sentencing Act. This was a law that dramatically reduced a 100-to-1 sentencing disparity between powder and crack cocaine. Due to this law, James only served 19 years before he was released back home to his family.
While incarcarated James' childhood friend would tell him stories and express his vision for his bike club Go Hard Boys. Celebrities like Fetty Wap, Kirk Frost, and Ronnie Faisst are member and supporters of that very bike club. Aside from popular belief, GHB is bigger than bikes. The organization is heavily involved into the community. GHB 100 day is a day dedicated to giving back. Last year, the organization gave the homeless sandwiches, water and socks sponsored by Vans. For the last 8 years, the organization has also hosted turkey giveaways sponsored by people like Jim Jones, Fetty Wap and Saucey Extracts. For James hardwork and dedicated to the team, he was soon named the General of GHB. Unfortunately, on March 3, 2020 James died from a heart attack.
James is survived by his only daughter Jasmine Jones. Jasmine received her Bachelor's degree in Sports Management from Barry University, a major she pushed due to her father's love of sports. Years later, Jasmine would launch her own Sport and Entertainment firm. Since the launch, Jasmine has worked closely with the NBA, NFL, WNBA, Showtime Sports and so much more. Carrying her father's legacy and love for sports and especially the dirt bike culture, Jasmine was able to peacefully gather over 100 riders from NYC, DC, Philadelphia and other cities to ride through Harlem and show their support for the legend Dirtbike James.
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