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Bugzy鈥檚 own tough life mirrored San Andreas 鈥� a game set in the 鈥榟ood. But the game鈥檚 code also contained a sexy scene that would cause uproar.

In 2004, a new GTA was ready. It was called San Andreas and would take the world by storm with its daring signature of location and music.

The game was set in a fictional LA 鈥榟ood', and featured an array of gang members like no other title before. It was one of the very first to feature a black lead character in its storytelling and won instant plaudits.

Bugzy opens up on the time he spent playing the game and how its vivid caricatures of day-to-day gang life actually found a mirror in what he was going through in his own life.

He tells the story of how he grew up surrounded by crime.

He reflects on his experiences in a song he named after the game itself 鈥楽an Andreas Mentality鈥�.

San Andreas would become notorious not for its violence however but for a sex scene that was buried in its data files. One that was never supposed to be found.

But one that was discovered by a group of 鈥榤odders鈥� who couldn鈥檛 believe what they鈥檇 stumbled upon - one of whom tells his story in this episode.

The find became known as 鈥榟ot coffee鈥�. But it was a find that would land GTA in some seriously hot water.

WARNING: This podcast contains themes of a sexual nature and adult language.

This podcast was first published in November 2022, and has been edited and updated in October 2026.

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CREDITS:

Written by Ciaran Tracey and Chris Warburton
Presenter: Bugzy Malone
Presenter: Chris Warburton
Mixing and Mastering: James Bradshaw
Assistant Producer: Gabrielle Gatti
Additional journalism by Jo Newsholme, Helen Ledwick and Laura Conder

Executive Commissioners for 91福利社: Richard Maddock and Dylan Haskins
Assistant Commissioner: Natalie Mace

The Executive Producer is Ciaran Tracey for Big City Nights

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