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Gang Life: In The Words of Gang Members

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I  still live in the "hood" cause no matter what I'm still ghetto, but being ghetto don't mean being down to kill for my part of the street I live on. Who owns these streets and corners? NOT YOU or I... The Govt. they want you to kill yoselves. They want us to Kill Ourselves...One less "nigga" on the street.

Still kids be running around here with they "colors" on carrying guns being KiDs. GUN violence amongst teenagers and young adults is the top killer these days. White Suburbia is getting as bad. If being a cowboy, an outlaw is what you want its going to land you either dead, or in prison. And if you are lucky to live to walk these streets then what? Bitch and gripe of all the excuses you can think of why the world owes you something.

Listen Peeps.

We can bitch, and gripe why do certain people have this and certain people have that! It's not fair...But being one up on society is.. If you're reading this you have to be somewhat decent enough to be able to get away. Why? Because not every "poor", "poverty" stricken family has computers. So for you to be gang bangin to me it seems to be something you want to end just like you wanted to join.

I don't know about your specific Set or GANG.. But getting out is an option. These people don't own you. I decided It was time to get away when I started opening my eyes and seeing how easy it would have been for me to just be a memory. I didn't want that. Not right now. I had nothing for anyone to remember good about me. I see my son growing up and my G's will come around to show respect and love and I see my son throwing up Signs and I hate that. It's sickening I don't want him to live like that.  I'm hoping to one day be able to pull him out the Hood which I'm actually working on right now.

For those of you who say you can't get out. How hard is it to move...get away from all the shit? There are plenty of towns and places that don't have violence. I think for the most part most of you want out but don't want to leave the violence. You love the rush everyday gives you not knowing what will happen. I used to actually feel that way. I'm speaking from experience not everyone feels that way but I'm sure some do. I used to get up get all "blued" out and just walk around by my self sometimes and wait for beef to pop off. Just for the rush. I know some of you that's what it is. But it becomes a way of life, the way you live. After so long you don't want anything different.

But Listen the older you get if you're lucky to stay alive and on the street. You will realize it's time to leave all that shit alone. I know gang violence will never die, 'cause the shorties see us and think it's cool and carry it on. It's been on going since beginning of time. There has always been some sort of Gang even in the old west.

But if this only reaches a few of you and you stop all the violence and get out while you're breathing that's one less dead man walking. One less...I hope I touched some of you and if I didn't, I hope as you grow older you'll realize this...."being down till the world blows up" saying is for the birds because, well in your world it may be this evening, tomorrow, this weekend, and you're gone and for what?

A corner of the hood, a color, a set, a lifestyle?

Peace be to you my friends. Peace, Love, Happiness dwells in each and every one of us, we just got to dig deep enough into our inner souls to find it.

T.I.G.