The Laundromat Trap House

The drugs were kept in the washers and dryers

I have a friend named Kosta Longmire, a rapper from the Ville, the heartbreakingly-gorgeous neighborhood in north St. Louis where Chuck Berry grew up.

It’s known for violent crime and stunning row houses, some red and crumbling, some freshly-painted in pink or blue. There’s a cop car permanently parked in front of Kosta’s neighbor’s house, to deter crim…