by the time the twins were teenagers they were active drug dealers and were able to make some money. as they got older they became more aggressive and influential in the cape town underworld. by the 1990s the twins were notorious gang leaders and their gang the hard livings had members all around the cape peninsula. the hard livings gang participated in a range of crimes such as armed robbery, dealing of guns and drug distribution. the hard livings had clashes with rival gangs the americans and the mongrols. under the rule of rashied staggie, the hard livings took part in violent gang wars that led to a bloodbath in the streets of cape town.