This what we mean when we say it’s a cycle. Mom grew up in the environment so she don’t know any better, had kids and taught them the same thing and that’s how she probably grew up in it too. Trauma stunts mental and cognitive growth so her mentality is probably still the same from when she was younger. People don’t understand that and just say “it’s the parents fault”
@@Natalialoboorca yea but you always have a choice no matter how bad their situation is .your mindset is always the main key, change your mindset you chenge your environment but if you love been around violent then is a different story. once their love ones start dying left and right they going to wake up too late.chicago is no place to live in my opinion. there is always so beef or gang life corruption at all level and nobody in the hood is family.when they do shit togerher and get locked up and have life they will all flip. I seen that happen many time over and over there is no love in the street.even your people will rob/kill you when you least expect it because of ego or envy
@@dominicancutttie1212 I hear you. Respect. But I don't agree. You really think these 14, 15 year Olds have the choice to change their mindsets & environment? There are screwed from start. It's not the same for everyone. My thing is u really can't judge coz u don't know their stories. It could be anything. If it was easy we wouldn't have this problem. Everything seems easy from the outside. Everyone has a story to tell. Hear it, then judge after
That's black people mentality it has to do with slavery they but nice stuff to be broke rather than do something smart with the money buying from their slave master from people who don't like blacks those are the French.
Black folks are the number 1 race to waste money on useless junkk like fake jewelry thinking its real n stupid white merchandise designer that has no value no investment.
I don't ever want to stay in the hood again! This is sickening. And look at all the babies out there, if there was a drive-by who's going to protect those babies?! Certainly not those drugged and liquored out Super Gremlins! Those babies are grown and on their own! It's so said, my heart bleeds sometimes for my people, because I was born in an Era where BM and BW did their jobs as parents, and made sure we were good! SMDH
@@Profecy33 bro it went from day time to night time not one gun shot …did you watch the vid?you a grown man why would you wish some shit like on a baby smh your a weirdo
I lost my son to the streets. And it's sad because when your stuck in these streets u don't see anything outside of it. You live day to day and that's all that matters. I got out and moved away and it saved my life. This cycle needs to be broken. People are more loyal to the streets then their own blood
@@0NFL9Marr2 I honestly don't have much left in family. When I moved out I was caught up in the streets so I needed to focus on me and mylife. But that's a good ass question. What I will say is every one is at a different point in their lives so your goals and focus may not be on the same level as other family. Most of my family was str8 when I moved away.
being from the west side in my teens this just reminded me I wouldn't be here today if my relatives didn't get me off those streets and move me far away from that life I was addicted to the streets just like these kids and knew nothing else most have no Idea how big and beautiful the world really is now I've traveled to many other countries raised families have a career and have lived a truly blessed life thank you Jesus
When people ask why are the youngins so trashed out, just look at the generation before them and the people who raised them. The apple don’t fall far from the tree.
Facts bro I was just talking about that on one of my videos on my channel, how can someone really be willing to give their life away for something that they don’t own…some of them don’t own a house, car, the only thing most of them own is the clothes on they back and shoes on they feet..everything else is rented and they have the audacity to tell ppl they can’t come around in the place they have no control over. Wise up young men while you still have time to grow up and write your wrongs.
The part that stood out to me the most about this video is every time the camera is on the same person for more than a minute you can see them checking up and down the road. Constantly. Every 20-30 seconds they glance up and down, they look behind themselves real quick, but try not to make it obvious. When one of the brothers got distracted or noticed he was rambling, the first thing he did was look around and check for cars. I can't imagine how hellish that is for them, all day and all night, even when the music is loud and everyone is laughing and having fun, everybody the camera focuses on checks to see if the coast is clear.
I would have to move bruh because I can't live somewhere and call it home say I love this place and I have to constantly look over my shoulders that ain't no way to live but I guess because they grew up like this it comes natural like second nature but me... Hell nah ✌🏽
We call that karma, what did they do to all those ppl to have to be constantly paranoid of revenge? What struggles do they face anyway? Having to get a job? Oh wow, how tough to have to be a normal person...
I'm from the west side of Chicago, Avers and Pulaski Rd. Born and raised, but my mother wasn't having me, my two brothers and sister lost to the streets. She raised us right along with our dad. We're all successful as adults, living in affluent areas with 6 figure incomes. Just because someone is from the hood doesn't mean the hood stays in them. I hope those brothers in this video change their direction in life.
@gringo loco it ain't no such thing as your people. once you successful, no one hate you as much (or want u dead) as people from the same situation as you.
@@playafees7030 Hopefully the USA falls soon...it would be great if nuclear bombs from China, Iran, and North Korea could hit major cities here and then alot of people are gone and that way it would be easier for other countries to take over. America is no longer the most powerful country. So let's all join hands in prayer that the USA will self implode with all the division and then nuclear bombs strike! It is time for Asians to rule over whites and blacks and all other races. Let's continue to pray for this everyday guys🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Hood niggas Always be having they mind on the wrong shit they get shot “THEY AINT KILL ME!” they get arrested “FREE ME!” They never put they head on the wrong shit Failed Youth.
That’s all i could think the whole time the so called mama who seem proud & thirsty to be on “Hood Vlogs” & older men standing around with these young dudes ain’t no help, just as lost & brain fried from standing around getting high watching every car that pass by.. i wish the best for my people but ain’t no hope
This is just sad. I used to think gang culture was cool because I was a kid and didn’t know any better. Im 17 now and see this type of behavior as foolish and dumb. I go to work and do amazing in school so I don’t have to end up on the block like a bum. I hope these guys can better they lives.
Back when I was in HS I thought the same thing. I'm 32 now. You see all the gangbangers being loved and respected by everybody and they got all the attention from the girls you liked and all that. But I'm so glad I never went thru with doing that stuff. I can't imagine going to prison or having to worry about getting shot and looking over my shoulder every day. And some of them just stay in that to retain the respect and love they get from that lifestyle.
Can't even hold her accountable, she has about a 100 rehearsed excuses and can rattle em off faster than a full auto Ar15 And get full support from the Yaaz Qween Mafia.
“This our block” they forever stuck and in a delusional state of mind thinking they run or own a block. Any time you can be evicted from a neighborhood it ain’t yours. Ain’t no better when momma lost in the cycle and continuing it.
If they tell you to get off that street and don't come around then you better. Or else you better be a badass mofo armed to the teeth. They don't own anything legally but they call alot of shots on them blocks. Chicago don't play about that gangbanging shit.
I would have loved for someone to have said “this is Pookie and he is a straight A student and works after school and is saving for college” but they showed me they are about nothing postive and this is what the children in the neighborhood have to look up to and carry on 😣 into the future. Disappointing my people, truly disappointing.
@@BUCKTOWNBABY what you just typed is 'saving the hood'. You have to be the change you want to see. If the majority of households in any community did what you typed, the hood would be saved! That would be the wave, the change, the saving.
@@yourmommahouse naw you sound uneducated, that’s what stupid is hanging out on the street corner smoking drinking all day shooting 🎲 claiming a street that you will never own but you will always rent now that sounds stupid
Sad cycle.. the dudes sound like everyone from every other hood smh. And the Mom is even worse because she never changed her mindset. That cycle is vicious
@JulieK Killem Respect is not dropping f-bombs in public and especially not in front of children. But that's not your culture, is it? I'm skeptical of that so-called "spirit of love" you claim to represent.
I hope you brothers live to see 30 and beyond stay safe the street life demands blood most of y'all in this vid probably won't make it. Hopefully y'all see this message and make a change in your life immediately. These young guys don't know no better man.
I was born and raised in Chicago on the south side. I always thank God for my mom moving me and my older brother to Orlando when I was 14. She feared that me and my brother would be running the streets/gang banging. After being away since 2004 now I’m 32, I’m back in Chicago but on a much safer side of the city. I’m just thankful I didn’t have to grow up around this because I could’ve easily been one of these guys.
Love my city…Eastside Crazy and I got love for my Out West Brothers, but now people see why it’s so crazy here and one of the reasons why our shorties so lost. Got mom and the Big Homies still posted on the block co-signing this BS 🤦🏾♂️
@@chardin1900, that’s the problem Bro, ya’ll be too ready to react without really peeping The Demo being said, lol. I was on the block like them back in the day, but I’m 44 now and my daughter around the same age as them. While it may not be much I could do to slow them down in the streets, I’m fasho not about to co-sign that BS either. Much respect that you corrected yourself…appreciate it 💯
lolol, 5:56 did he say "We're good guys at heart?" I guarantee if I was driving in that location and got lost, stopped and waved them down to help me with directions, I would be dead. lololol...Good guys at heart 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Question is....are their parents not embarrassed? My parents told me either I work or go to school. They refused to have a grown man sitting around doing nothing!!! My brothers and sisters plz get it together 🤦🏾♂️
@TBupnext lmao getting money? they can't even buy their own house. Than count all the time they're doing in jail when they get popped. They're losing money. They live off the system and have no clue how to really hustle. I don't care if you got 5k in your pocket, you can't buy anything long term tangible with it. 99% of these people have shit credit and can't even move out of grandmas house.
@@jus7183 thats not long money ? are you stupid ? niggas making millions on the west outta cribs & pieces , even the lil niggas making A LOT of money on that side especially after ue & moving work during covid & that felony only stopping niggas from a regular job when they never had intentions to get one anyway
@TBupnext yeah you will learn later in life about that fast money compared to a brother working at Taco Bell!!!!!!!! Believe it or not the brother working at Taco Bell for 20 years will be in a better position in life and made more money then the brother standing on that corner will make in 20 years selling that dope.
My mother grew up on the Westside and graduated from John Marshall. The stories she tell me about the 70’s in Chicago was intriguing. I see beauty in Chicago that’s unmatched
Exactly, because you believe there is a reason to fight, the naysayers sit on the outside casting judgement because they are afraid to go back to lend a helping hand.
@@robertchambliss9338 My mom is pushing 70yrs old, I don’t know if y’all went to Marshall together. So long ago the Jackson 5 came and performed there.
@gringo loco crime in Chicago goes back as far the Al Capone era. Only shit hole you see is when you open your mouth. Lake Shore Dr. is still beautiful, downtown Chicago, Gold Coast, the food, culture, talent is unmatched.
I love you guys to death!! I was born and raised on the West Side of Chicago. Same hood. My parents insisted on upward advancement, educating the mind, intelligent discourse, and being a positive member of society. I will never disown where I’m from. These are indeed my people. With love, I am thoroughly, completely, saturated with sheer embarrassment.
Thank God for your parents and for them staying on you. It's a blessing to have that and look how good it worked out for you. If every black family in Chicago emphasized the same things it would do miracles for the shooting rate in the black neighborhoods
@@ksmooth2671 Thank you for the kind words. Yes, my parents stayed on my top. When I first filed a tax return that exceeded 100K, I knew that I owed it all to them. It’s simply a matter of controlling your environment and not letting your environment control you. I promise you…it’s not easy! I was told never to claim anything that I don’t own, that’s a starting point. Find legal methods of ownership of real estate and other things that appreciate. That gives you something of value to nurture and claim. It’s doable! I had some great times on the west side and I love my people, no matter what set they claim, but unfortunately, I had to leave almost all of them behind. The trap wasn’t for me. RIP Mom and Dad! I’m still striving to make you guys proud🥰🥰🥰
@@ImDatBish That's good to hear. You blessed especially how hard it be coming up in Austin over there. I'm still tryna make it myself on the North Side. It ain't easy doin things the long way but Im doin it the right way tryna make somethin thats gonna last. I hope you are passing on your knowledge and experience to others especially in the black community it be so few positive role models that done it the right way.
glad you made it out man, bless you and yours! a good friend of mine (we served together) lost his life on the way to church one sunday morning :( no gang affiliations, he served his country and had all types of goals in life.. homie was funny as hell too, so many stories i could tell! its just fucked when a soldier is taken out in his own neighborhood.. we gotta do better as a people. rip doyle
The culprit is sheer ignorance! When a person is living reckless that clearly shows how they feel about others, it's obvious that they don't value their lives so why would they care about another person's life? Sad but true. The level of ignorance is at an all-time high! If they learn to have self-love and truly care and understand how meaningful their lives are the killing would stop. However, how and when we will get there? I wish I had the answer a whole generation being wiped out by nothing but sheer ignorance, they don't know any better I guess that's why they can't do any better. Imagine if they fought like this for education? They would be unstoppable! Rip to all the youngsters that simply didn't know any better. Not an excuse but certainly the reason
As a Knicks fan it's good to see Ewing jerseys in Chicago especially after those classic bulls vs Knicks rivalries back in the 90's. Probably before these youngstas was born.
@@dbizzle5362 Chicago don’t have beef with people like that real respect real Ewing was a dog and a legend so he gone get repped. It’s not repping ny it just be respect for Ewing and liking the colors.
All these scribes and pharisees in the comment section judging these brothers, instead y'all should be praying for the protection and guidance of these gentlemen. Much love to all my brothers and sisters in Chicago and every hood worldwide🙏🏾❤
The West side does have some beautiful parts to it. I've volunteered there (I'm from Evanston) and have spoken to some of the gang members/residents in rehabilitation centers. Crazy stories
Please protect my brothers and sisters. No one should live afraid. I love y'all and pray that one day, black people can experience life that isn't like this in every single city in America. We were stolen from our homes in Africa and haven't been right since as a people. Everybody in this video is so beautiful. Much love to my people. I loooooooove y'all❤
Your ancestors were slaves to the African tribal kings and got sold to Arab and Jewish merchants and these merchants sold them again to the Spanish and Portuguese. That's how your ancestors came to the Americas.
Thank God,I grew out of being a gangbanger from the westside of Chicago/Pulaski and Dickens..Made it to 40 and living that peaceful life in Florida cho!🙏🏽✌🏽
They seem happy and not all mad and shit that's what I like about these guys they ain't trying too look all tough and shit salute to them i see the love in these guys
Educated at being the best consumers. Gucci shirts on babies with a boat load of debt standing in front of a house that's falling apart bragging about spending 10k on an attorney.
I didn't grow up like this, when I see this, it's actually sad, education is very important, stay in school, get a degree, own your own. I don't think any of these guys or girls are going to leave. Better yourselves.
i get what you saying trust me i do, but please don’t say WE as a collective, it’s time for some of us with common sense & dignity to disown mfs who wanna live like this, i don’t want no parts & ain’t no helping the ppl who find this cool
Unfortunately everybody is not going to get it together “asking” all black women to get it together is disingenuous because there’s so many black women who can’t relate and would never…these folks just are who they are
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I’m from the West Side off Walton and Kostner hung out on Chicago Avenue and Pulaski graduated from Orr. I realize that although I love where I’m from I hate that my people think there’s no way out but there is.
Where is their dads at? Where is the elders? Just that mother talking about wearing Gucci clothes? An old jail bird that got war scars and jail house tattoos? Slavery is over fam!!!
@@KG-us1bl thats reassuring to hear. I wonder why kids today wanna gangbang, but not do time though? And also, why join a gang looking for a father figure, if when the OGs come home they don't even want to show ANY kind of respect? Thats bass ackwards to me.
