Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
After learning fraud from a Nigerian scammer and spending years in the streets, the Nappy Chef reveals how he left crime behind, built a legitimate culinary career, and completely turned his life around.
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Shark in the Housing Pool: amazon.com/dp/B0851KBYCF
Bent: amazon.com/dp/B0BV4GC7TM
It's Insanity: amazon.com/dp/B08KFYXKK8
Devil Exposed: amazon.com/dp/B08TH1WT5G
Devil Exposed (The Abridgment): amazon.com/dp/1070682438
The Program: amazon.com/dp/B0858W4G3K
Bailout: barnesandnoble.com/w/bailout-matthew-cox/1142275402
Dude, Where's My Hand-Grenade?: amazon.com/dp/B0BXNFHBDF/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1678623676&sr=1-1
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Chapters:
00:00 - Early life & influences
01:54 - Job Corps & hustling
08:59 - Getting kicked out & crime
15:00 - Trauma & homelessness
17:09 - Surviving on the streets
22:27 - North Charlotte & drug trade
30:04 - Betrayal & retaliation
32:08 - Ohio robberies & SWAT close call
36:11 - Loss, arrests & turning point
45:12 - Moving out & breakup
46:04 - West Virginia & quitting hard drugs
50:31 - Soft drugs, jail & culinary path
1:00:15 - Funding the food truck & restaurant
1:01:46 - Legal risks & prison stories
After learning fraud from a Nigerian scammer and spending years in the streets, the Nappy Chef reveals how he left crime behind, built a legitimate culinary career, and completely turned his life around.
Nappy Chef's links -
officialnappychef.com
instagram.com/nappychefeverything/?hl=en
Do you want to be a guest? Fill out the form insidetruecrimepodcast.com/apply-to-be-a-guest
Get 10% sitewide for a limited time. Just visit GhostBed.com/cox and use code COX at checkout.
Shop my merch: etsy.com/shop/MatthewCoxCollection
Send me an email here: insidetruecrime@gmail.com
Do you extra clips and behind the scenes content?
Subscribe to my Patreon: patreon.com/InsideTrueCrime
Check out my Dark Docs YouTube channel here -
youtube.com/@DarkDocsMatthewCox
Follow me on all socials!
Instagram: instagram.com/insidetruecrime
TikTok: tiktok.com/@matthewcoxtruecrime
Do you want a custom painting done by me? Check out my Etsy Store: etsy.com/shop/coxpopart
Listen to my True Crime Podcasts anywhere: https://anchor.fm/mattcox
Check out my true crime books!
Shark in the Housing Pool: amazon.com/dp/B0851KBYCF
Bent: amazon.com/dp/B0BV4GC7TM
It's Insanity: amazon.com/dp/B08KFYXKK8
Devil Exposed: amazon.com/dp/B08TH1WT5G
Devil Exposed (The Abridgment): amazon.com/dp/1070682438
The Program: amazon.com/dp/B0858W4G3K
Bailout: barnesandnoble.com/w/bailout-matthew-cox/1142275402
Dude, Where's My Hand-Grenade?: amazon.com/dp/B0BXNFHBDF/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1678623676&sr=1-1
Checkout my disturbingly twisted satiric novel!
Stranger Danger: amazon.com/dp/B0BSWQP3WX
If you would like to support me directly, I accept donations here:
Paypal: paypal.me/MattCox69
Cashapp: $coxcon69
Chapters:
00:00 - Early life & influences
01:54 - Job Corps & hustling
08:59 - Getting kicked out & crime
15:00 - Trauma & homelessness
17:09 - Surviving on the streets
22:27 - North Charlotte & drug trade
30:04 - Betrayal & retaliation
32:08 - Ohio robberies & SWAT close call
36:11 - Loss, arrests & turning point
45:12 - Moving out & breakup
46:04 - West Virginia & quitting hard drugs
50:31 - Soft drugs, jail & culinary path
1:00:15 - Funding the food truck & restaurant
1:01:46 - Legal risks & prison stories
