{"id":67,"date":"2025-10-23T23:09:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T23:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chocolateroyale.vip\/?p=67"},"modified":"2025-10-23T23:09:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T23:09:30","slug":"first-time-felon-1997-full-movie-featuring-omar-epps-delroy-lindo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chocolateroyale.vip\/?p=67","title":{"rendered":"First Time Felon (1997) | Full Movie Featuring Omar Epps &amp; Delroy Lindo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"First Time Felon (1997) | Full Movie Featuring Omar Epps &amp; Delroy Lindo\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/64wMmlmxEYU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcfd\ufe0f Feature Presentation: First Time Felon (1997) Based on the true story of Greg Yance, First Time Felon follows a young Chicago gang member who, after being arrested for drug possession, is given a choice between a five-year prison sentence and a four-month stint in a military-style boot camp. 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