I know that I can't be the only person who has noticed what seems to be a "trend" of topic among black people our age. It seems like black people, mainly dudes, are always braggin about who comes from the roughest neighborhood or went to the roughest school, and they will diss somebody who may be from a nicer neighborhood. I see this a lot at FAMU and probably every other school I know about. For example, people from NY will be arguin about somethin and then one will be like "you don't know anyway, you are from the burbs, I live in the middle of the hood" and I hear it a lot from people from L.A. It's people from Carson, which is a nice suburb in my opinion, who will always compare their "hood" to other cities and talk about how hard the people in their hood are and all else.
How long has it been better to be raised in a bad neighborhood? Where I grew up is somethin between good and bad, it isn't Watts but damn sure ain't Beverly Hills. But if I was from a nice suburb, I would definitely not be ashamed of it, and if I was from a bad hood, i definitely wouldn't go around braggin about it like it makes me hard just because I was from a hard hood. Are people actin like this because thas the same thing the rappers do?
I stay in the south suburbs of Chicago and that is nothin to brag about, b/c most of the suburbs arent the typical suburb... They just lil extensions of the city. Ion have a big, nice house... a quiet street... whateva else makes a suburb a suburb. We got currency exchanges and liquor stores all over, prostitutes, strip clubs, etc. The south suburbs are basically all black and most, besides a few areas, are nice with manicured lawns and fences and ish... BASICALLY they aint nothin to brag about.
I use to stay in Hyde Park (in the middle of tha city), and there was a better class of people there than out here...
The mayor of Chicago, Richard Daley, has been destroying projects and replacing then with homes for upperclass white folks. So as housing in the city becomes more expensive, the people who once stayed in the projects are moving to the south suburbs in large numbers. They cant afford to move up north with the rich white folks, so they all move south.
All our communities are changing and becoming more urbanized by the second. Our school's test scores are plummeting.
So I wouldnt say living out here is anything special, but thas jus me. My parents are moving back to the city when I leave in August, so ma lil brother can go to a better high school.
F*ck a burb and the hood. I'm from St. Louis damnit and thats all that matters to me. Y'all can keep all that Eastside, Westside, Southside, SWATs, etc blah blah blah. I'm still a country, educated niggra. Ain't no need for me to be "hood" and prove myself.
well you can keep that St. Louis to yourself :roll:
you can keep that dumb arse look in ya sig to yourself as well :arrow:
I stay in the south suburbs of Chicago and that is nothin to brag about, b/c most of the suburbs arent the typical suburb... They just lil extensions of the city. Ion have a big, nice house... a quiet street... whateva else makes a suburb a suburb. We got currency exchanges and liquor stores all over, prostitutes, strip clubs, etc. The south suburbs are basically all black and most, besides a few areas, are nice with manicured lawns and fences and ish... BASICALLY they aint nothin to brag about.
I use to stay in Hyde Park (in the middle of tha city), and there was a better class of people there than out here...
The mayor of Chicago, Richard Daley, has been destroying projects and replacing then with homes for upperclass white folks. So as housing in the city becomes more expensive, the people who once stayed in the projects are moving to the south suburbs in large numbers. They cant afford to move up north with the rich white folks, so they all move south.
All our communities are changing and becoming more urbanized by the second. Our school's test scores are plummeting.
So I wouldnt say living out here is anything special, but thas jus me. My parents are moving back to the city when I leave in August, so ma lil brother can go to a better high school.
In my opinion.....the suburb is better than the CITY OF CHICAGO....
but the HYDE PARK AREA IS NICE....That is where my other house is....
But I like the North Side of Chicago better :wink:
I stay in the south suburbs of Chicago and that is nothin to brag about, b/c most of the suburbs arent the typical suburb... They just lil extensions of the city. Ion have a big, nice house... a quiet street... whateva else makes a suburb a suburb. We got currency exchanges and liquor stores all over, prostitutes, strip clubs, etc. The south suburbs are basically all black and most, besides a few areas, are nice with manicured lawns and fences and ish... BASICALLY they aint nothin to brag about.
I use to stay in Hyde Park (in the middle of tha city), and there was a better class of people there than out here...
The mayor of Chicago, Richard Daley, has been destroying projects and replacing then with homes for upperclass white folks. So as housing in the city becomes more expensive, the people who once stayed in the projects are moving to the south suburbs in large numbers. They cant afford to move up north with the rich white folks, so they all move south.
All our communities are changing and becoming more urbanized by the second. Our school's test scores are plummeting.
So I wouldnt say living out here is anything special, but thas jus me. My parents are moving back to the city when I leave in August, so ma lil brother can go to a better high school.
In my opinion.....the suburb is better than the CITY OF CHICAGO....
but the HYDE PARK AREA IS NICE....That is where my other house is....
But I like the North Side of Chicago better :wink:
Naw I aint say they weren't better. I said they were nothin special. Like its not all high class and ish.
But you kno Major Daley tryna move black folks out the city. The North side is better b/c thats where tha white folks are. Of course it going to be better!
But ma parents are movin to the low end, and ma brother's goin to DeLasalle...
First and foremost who tried to call Carson the hood? That is where I stay and it definitely is not the hood.
Secondly, I would definitely attribute the recent glorification of the hood/ hoodlife to hip hop music. It has now become trendy to be from the hood and act "hoodish". When you think about it who are the role models in the black community today. Sadly, athletes and entertainers (namely rappers). Many kids and adults as well try to emulate what they see on BET and prove there "hoodness". Sad thing is most of the rappers who portray that image are not hood at all. :?
"Why do rappers lie in 99% of they rhymes"------JadaKiss
Man at Hampton...well usually college in general people are pressed to rep big city's knowing they are from suburbs. I'm from MD...although I'm about 10 min away from the DC line I would never front like I'm from DC. I don't know how to even get around in the city without using the Metro.
My friend from Philly has a big problem with this cat that reps Chichester PA which is about 30-45 min away from the city. And its not like he knows the city culture...he just seems like he trys to hard.
First and foremost who tried to call Carson the hood? That is where I stay and it definitely is not the hood.
Secondly, I would definitely attribute the recent glorification of the hood/ hoodlife to hip hop music. It has now become trendy to be from the hood and act "hoodish". When you think about it who are the role models in the black community today. Sadly, athletes and entertainers (namely rappers). Many kids and adults as well try to emulate what they see on BET and prove there "hoodness". Sad thing is most of the rappers who portray that image are not hood at all. :?
"Why do rappers lie in 99% of they rhymes"------JadaKiss
Egggxactly.... I dont glorify the hood... I dont want a hoodish actin dude.... and only someone who doesnt think for themselves would. Tha ish is not cool!
I stay in the south suburbs of Chicago and that is nothin to brag about, b/c most of the suburbs arent the typical suburb... They just lil extensions of the city. Ion have a big, nice house... a quiet street... whateva else makes a suburb a suburb. We got currency exchanges and liquor stores all over, prostitutes, strip clubs, etc. The south suburbs are basically all black and most, besides a few areas, are nice with manicured lawns and fences and ish... BASICALLY they aint nothin to brag about.
I use to stay in Hyde Park (in the middle of tha city), and there was a better class of people there than out here...
The mayor of Chicago, Richard Daley, has been destroying projects and replacing then with homes for upperclass white folks. So as housing in the city becomes more expensive, the people who once stayed in the projects are moving to the south suburbs in large numbers. They cant afford to move up north with the rich white folks, so they all move south.
All our communities are changing and becoming more urbanized by the second. Our school's test scores are plummeting.
So I wouldnt say living out here is anything special, but thas jus me. My parents are moving back to the city when I leave in August, so ma lil brother can go to a better high school.
In my opinion.....the suburb is better than the CITY OF CHICAGO....
but the HYDE PARK AREA IS NICE....That is where my other house is....
But I like the North Side of Chicago better :wink:
Naw I aint say they weren't better. I said they were nothin special. Like its not all high class and ish.
But you kno Major Daley tryna move black folks out the city. The North side is better b/c thats where tha white folks are. Of course its going to be better!
But ma parents are movin to the low end, and ma brother's goin to DeLasalle...
U must be talkin bout Bronsville right???
Anyway...your bro is in a good school.....I just hope u don't turn ghetto coming to the city...but then again :? :roll: that area has some pretty decent chicks...so u should be straight....
I have mix emotions about Daley demolishing projects....it puts alot of people on the street and messes up the suburbs. They even trying to put them in our area since our area is a high/medium- retired middle class neighborhood...however we won't let them in...we don't want our area to go down hill...
In my opinion...it is said that lower class black people have to be treated like that...however the community is becoming better since they have left and nicer holmes are being built.....
It just shows u...if u don't go to school and make something of yourself...you will be treated like Sh*t!
Yea they're movin to Bronzeville... And I am not goin to jus all of a sudden turn ghetto from movin over there...lol U are too funny. Ma cousins all stay around there and they are very classy.
And they are lettin all the people from the torn down projects move out here and thats one of the reasons why the communities have changed so greatly.
F*ck a burb and the hood. I'm from St. Louis damnit and thats all that matters to me. Y'all can keep all that Eastside, Westside, Southside, SWATs, etc blah blah blah. I'm still a country, educated niggra. Ain't no need for me to be "hood" and prove myself.
well you can keep that St. Louis to yourself :roll:
you can keep that dumb arse look in ya sig to yourself as well :arrow:
F*ck a burb and the hood. I'm from St. Louis damnit and thats all that matters to me. Y'all can keep all that Eastside, Westside, Southside, SWATs, etc blah blah blah. I'm still a country, educated niggra. Ain't no need for me to be "hood" and prove myself.
well you can keep that St. Louis to yourself :roll:
you can keep that dumb arse look in ya sig to yourself as well :arrow:
(sigh) the pic's stayin ****, so get it over it... :roll:
this coming from someone who had a picture of their damn lips for a month.... did someone tear up the rest of your face at the time, and you was too afraid to show it? :lol:
but i'ma just let you get the last word... b/c i'm through... :arrow: don't have time or patience to be goin back and forth... 8) :arrow: no hard feelings
