silly thug... gangs are for kids

due to the overwhelming presence of gangs in hip hop and general youth culture
i have been compelled to write this

i have had many conversations with so called
bloods & crips
i say “so called” because i have had encounters with the real deal
and these encounters with real and fake have lead me to ask
when did claiming a gang become a fad?
i mean i could be wrong
but i remember being younger and gang affiliation not being something to claim frivolously
now everybody and their cousins wants to chunk the c or throw up the b
its getting ridiculous

the original
bloods & crips
were a gang formed for the purpose of comradery and protection
{no matter how illegal or violent}

i may not have the stats to support this
but when was the last time you saw a group of oppressed kids in the suburbs?
im not saying their soft or anything
but suburbs usually have a pd that responds to 911 calls
unlike many neighborhoods where these gangs were originated

the original
bloods & crips
have specific ways of initiating new members
{blessing, jumping, branding etc.}

when was the last time you were in the suburbs and you asked a kid
“how did you get all those bruises?”
and he responded with
“just got jumped in”
i have had countless run-ins with people who claim to be a
blood or crip
and iam supposed to believe them just because they say so
i have actually met someone who told me they were a blood
why? you ask
because their favorite color was red
wtf!?!?
{sorry but...}
get real my nigga!

i cant necessarily say that gangs are respected
but they are a serious matter
pop culture and ignorance has turned gangs into a joke

just a thought


p.s.
ill have more on the subject later


holla front, one and all that shilznit


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