TheRetroArcade
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I recently watched the Netflix documentary Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee, and it's one of the craziest things I've seen in a long time. I've written about McAfee (who died in 2021) a few times over the years, and knew a few things about his chaotic and at times outright criminal life, but this sees filmmaker Charlie Russell and cameraman Robert King following and filming McAfee in 2012 and 2013 as he hides in Belize, escapes to Guatemala, and is deported back to the United States.
One of the most eye-popping moments in a documentary full of them comes when the raw footage suddenly segues into a rap music video for a song called The McAfee Effect by the CoinsBros (from 2018). As if that wasn't enough, it soon emerges the video is being filmed at a luxurious property with John McAfee, who among other things we see sitting at a table with endless booze, a huge pile of gold bars, stacks of cash, a handgun, and a large pile of white powder that probably isn't flour.
I couldn't believe what I was watching, and what I was hearing was even more absurd. The song's questionable contention is that the so-called "McAfee Effect" is to be desired in one's life, and to that end it goes through some of the man's greatest hits. The thing is, what in a normal rap song would just be the usual daft boasts are, in almost all cases, true.
Here is the video, followed by the lyrics with a few notes about how utterly, utterly bananas McAfee's life was.
What you know bout the streets?
What you know bout Belize?
Fairly simple to start off with: McAfee took a massive hit in the global financial crash of 2008, and emigrated to Belize, claiming he wished to escape US regulations and "materialism."
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What you know bout faking your own heart attack just to ditch the police!?
A classic: McAfee faked a heart attack while under threat of deportation in Belize, forcing his transfer to a hospital. Take everything McAfee says with a huge pinch of salt, but he later explained the incident on X:
"Did I really fake a heart attack while in prison in Guatemala?" writes McAfee. "A: Yes. Why? A: I was being deported back to Belize at noon. My lawyers needed until 2:00 to file a stay of deportation. I told them:
"Don't worry. Get the Stay. I g...Read more: Full article on www.pcgamer.com
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I recently watched the Netflix documentary Running with the Devil: The Wild World of John McAfee, and it's one of the craziest things I've seen in a long time. I've written about McAfee (who died in 2021) a few times over the years, and knew a few things about his chaotic and at times outright criminal life, but this sees filmmaker Charlie Russell and cameraman Robert King following and filming McAfee in 2012 and 2013 as he hides in Belize, escapes to Guatemala, and is deported back to the United States.
One of the most eye-popping moments in a documentary full of them comes when the raw footage suddenly segues into a rap music video for a song called The McAfee Effect by the CoinsBros (from 2018). As if that wasn't enough, it soon emerges the video is being filmed at a luxurious property with John McAfee, who among other things we see sitting at a table with endless booze, a huge pile of gold bars, stacks of cash, a handgun, and a large pile of white powder that probably isn't flour.
I couldn't believe what I was watching, and what I was hearing was even more absurd. The song's questionable contention is that the so-called "McAfee Effect" is to be desired in one's life, and to that end it goes through some of the man's greatest hits. The thing is, what in a normal rap song would just be the usual daft boasts are, in almost all cases, true.
Here is the video, followed by the lyrics with a few notes about how utterly, utterly bananas McAfee's life was.
What you know bout the streets?
What you know bout Belize?
Fairly simple to start off with: McAfee took a massive hit in the global financial crash of 2008, and emigrated to Belize, claiming he wished to escape US regulations and "materialism."
Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.
What you know bout faking your own heart attack just to ditch the police!?
A classic: McAfee faked a heart attack while under threat of deportation in Belize, forcing his transfer to a hospital. Take everything McAfee says with a huge pinch of salt, but he later explained the incident on X:
"Did I really fake a heart attack while in prison in Guatemala?" writes McAfee. "A: Yes. Why? A: I was being deported back to Belize at noon. My lawyers needed until 2:00 to file a stay of deportation. I told them:
"Don't worry. Get the Stay. I g...Read more: Full article on www.pcgamer.com
What do you think about this?